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Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · Country statistics

Afghanistan

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At a glance

Latest published figures · reporting years differ
Population43.84M2025 · peopleGross domestic product$17.78B2024 · current US$GDP per capita$416.872024 · current US$ / personLife expectancy at birth66.32024 · yearsInternet use16.1%2024 · % of populationForest area1.9%2023 · % of land area
Life expectancy at birth
66.3

years·2024

Published observation

Over time

Full published history
Afghanistan2024 · 66.3
016.5733.1449.7266.291960199320251960: 32.81961: 33.31962: 33.81963: 34.21964: 34.71965: 35.11966: 35.61967: 361968: 36.51969: 371970: 37.51971: 37.91972: 38.41973: 391974: 39.51975: 401976: 40.51977: 41.11978: 40.11979: 38.81980: 39.31981: 39.41982: 36.11983: 36.51984: 31.51985: 32.11986: 38.41987: 38.81988: 43.21989: 44.51990: 45.11991: 45.51992: 46.61993: 511994: 511995: 52.11996: 52.81997: 53.21998: 52.51999: 54.52000: 552001: 55.52002: 56.22003: 57.22004: 57.82005: 58.22006: 58.62007: 592008: 59.72009: 60.22010: 60.72011: 61.32012: 61.72013: 62.22014: 62.32015: 62.32016: 62.62017: 62.42018: 62.42019: 62.92020: 61.52021: 60.42022: 65.62023: 662024: 66.3

Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.

Country context

Afghanistan in perspective

Region
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Capital
Kabul
Country code
AFG

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