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Afghanistan: area, population and density
Afghanistan has 652,230 sq km of land and a 2025 population estimate of 43,844,111; calculated population density is 67 people/km².
Sources: World Bank — Land area · 2023 · World Bank — Population, total · 2025.
Afghanistan ranks 40th of 196 by land area, 36th by population and 124th by calculated population density among the the supported country set. Density uses the displayed population divided by land area converted to square kilometres.
- Land area
- 652,230 sq kmWorld Bank — Land area · 2023
- Population
- 43,844,111World Bank — Population, total · 2025
- Calculated density
- 67 people/km²Population ÷ land area in km²
Reading the figures
Afghanistan in the country comparison set
Afghanistan has 652,230 sq km of land area and a population value of 43,844,111 for 2025. In the 196-profile supported country set, it is 40th by land area, 36th by population, and 124th by calculated density.
Density is calculated from the two values above; it is not presented as an independent statistic. World Bank population and land-area series can refer to different years, so both years remain visible.
Country outline: Natural Earth Admin 0 at 1:10m. The drawing is fitted to this profile panel; use a comparison page for a shared-area scale.
Browse a separate Afghanistan first-level divisions map and list. It includes generalized reference boundaries and approximate outline-area comparisons, not official regional population or land-area statistics.
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