Afghanistan has a population density of 169.4 people per square mile compared to 792 people in El Salvador. Afghanistan has 164,618 sq ft of land per person vs 35,733 sq ft in El Salvador. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, Afghanistan and El Salvador are ranked 124th and 33rd, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Afghanistan has 0.52% of the world's population and 0.44% of the land area of all countries, compared to 0.08% of the population and 0.01% of the land area for El Salvador, hence the population density in Afghanistan is 78.6% lower than in El Salvador.
Population density comparison
Afghanistan
|
El Salvador
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 169.4 ppl/mi² | 792 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 124/197 | 33/197 |
| Population |
44810409
|
6386184
|
| Land area | 251,827 sq mi | 8,000 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 164,618 sq ft | 35,188 sq ft |
| Rural population | 72.7% | 24% |
| Urban population | 27.3% | 76% |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 10% | 0% |
Afghanistan vs El Salvador:
Population density chart by year
From 2004 to 2024, population density in Afghanistan increased by 81%, compared to a 5.55% growth in El Salvador.
In 2004, Afghanistan ranked 136th for population density and is in 124th place now. El Salvador was 27th in 2004 and ranks 33rd out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Afghanistan
|
El Salvador
|
|
| 2024 | 169.4 | 792 |
| 2023 | 164.6 | 789 |
| 2022 | 161.1 | 785 |
| 2021 | 158.8 | 782 |
| 2020 | 155.1 | 779 |
| 2019 | 150.3 | 778 |
| 2018 | 145.9 | 777 |
| 2017 | 141.7 | 777 |
| 2016 | 137.8 | 775 |
| 2015 | 134.3 | 773 |
| 2014 | 130.2 | 770 |
| 2013 | 125.6 | 767 |
| 2012 | 121.4 | 764 |
| 2011 | 116.5 | 761 |
| 2010 | 112.3 | 759 |
| 2009 | 109.1 | 756 |
| 2008 | 105.2 | 754 |
| 2007 | 102.9 | 751 |
| 2006 | 101 | 750 |
| 2005 | 96.9 | 751 |
| 2004 | 93.6 | 751 |
| 2003 | 90.3 | 750 |
| 2002 | 84.9 | 748 |
| 2001 | 80.5 | 746 |
| 2000 | 79.9 | 743 |
| 1999 | 79 | 739 |
| 1998 | 76.1 | 735 |
| 1997 | 73.3 | 731 |
| 1996 | 70.5 | 726 |
| 1995 | 67.8 | 720 |
| 1994 | 64.5 | 714 |
| 1993 | 59.3 | 707 |
| 1992 | 52.7 | 698 |
| 1991 | 48.6 | 687 |
| 1990 | 47.8 | 675 |
| 1989 | 47.2 | 662 |
| 1988 | 45.8 | 649 |
| 1987 | 45.2 | 637 |
| 1986 | 45.3 | 624 |
| 1985 | 45.4 | 612 |
| 1984 | 44.4 | 600 |
| 1983 | 43.4 | 588 |
| 1982 | 43.6 | 578 |
| 1981 | 47.4 | 571 |
| 1980 | 52.3 | 568 |
| 1979 | 54.2 | 560 |
| 1978 | 54.1 | 549 |
| 1977 | 53 | 538 |
| 1976 | 51.9 | 526 |
| 1975 | 50.7 | 512 |
| 1974 | 49.5 | 501 |
| 1973 | 48.3 | 489 |
| 1972 | 47.1 | 478 |
| 1971 | 45.9 | 467 |
| 1970 | 44.8 | 456 |
| 1969 | 43.7 | 444 |
| 1968 | 42.7 | 432 |
| 1967 | 41.7 | 421 |
| 1966 | 40.8 | 409 |
| 1965 | 39.9 | 397 |
| 1964 | 39 | 387 |
| 1963 | 38.1 | 376 |
| 1962 | 37.3 | 366 |
| 1961 | 36.6 | 357 |
Share of urban population by year
| Year | Urban population | |
|---|---|---|
|
Afghanistan
|
El Salvador
|
|
| 2024 | 27.3% | 76% |
| 2023 | 26.9% | 75.4% |
| 2022 | 26.6% | 74.8% |
| 2021 | 26.3% | 74.1% |
| 2020 | 26% | 73.4% |
| 2019 | 25.8% | 72.7% |
| 2018 | 25.5% | 72% |
| 2017 | 25.2% | 71.3% |
| 2016 | 25% | 70.5% |
| 2015 | 24.8% | 69.7% |
| 2014 | 24.6% | 68.9% |
| 2013 | 24.4% | 68% |
| 2012 | 24.2% | 67.2% |
| 2011 | 23.9% | 66.3% |
| 2010 | 23.7% | 65.5% |
| 2009 | 23.5% | 64.6% |
| 2008 | 23.3% | 63.7% |
| 2007 | 23.1% | 62.8% |
| 2006 | 22.9% | 62.2% |
| 2005 | 22.7% | 61.6% |
| 2004 | 22.5% | 61.1% |
| 2003 | 22.4% | 60.6% |
| 2002 | 22.3% | 60% |
| 2001 | 22.2% | 59.5% |
| 2000 | 22.1% | 58.9% |
| 1999 | 22% | 58.4% |
| 1998 | 21.9% | 57.8% |
| 1997 | 21.8% | 56.5% |
| 1996 | 21.7% | 55.3% |
| 1995 | 21.6% | 54% |
| 1994 | 21.5% | 52.7% |
| 1993 | 21.4% | 51.4% |
| 1992 | 21.4% | 50.3% |
| 1991 | 21.3% | 49.8% |
| 1990 | 21.2% | 49.3% |
| 1989 | 21.1% | 48.8% |
| 1988 | 21% | 48.2% |
| 1987 | 20.3% | 47.7% |
| 1986 | 19.6% | 47.2% |
| 1985 | 19% | 46.7% |
| 1984 | 18.4% | 46.2% |
| 1983 | 17.7% | 45.6% |
| 1982 | 17.1% | 45.1% |
| 1981 | 16.6% | 44.6% |
| 1980 | 16% | 44.1% |
| 1979 | 15.4% | 43.6% |
| 1978 | 15% | 43.1% |
| 1977 | 14.5% | 42.6% |
| 1976 | 14.1% | 42.1% |
| 1975 | 13.6% | 41.6% |
| 1974 | 13.2% | 41% |
| 1973 | 12.8% | 40.5% |
| 1972 | 12.4% | 40% |
| 1971 | 12% | 39.5% |
| 1970 | 11.6% | 39.4% |
| 1969 | 11.3% | 39.3% |
| 1968 | 10.9% | 39.2% |
| 1967 | 10.6% | 39.1% |
| 1966 | 10.2% | 39% |
| 1965 | 9.9% | 38.9% |
| 1964 | 9.59% | 38.8% |
| 1963 | 9.28% | 38.7% |
| 1962 | 8.98% | 38.6% |
| 1961 | 8.68% | 38.5% |
| 1960 | 8.4% | 38.4% |
From 2004 to 2024 share of the urban population changed from 22.5% to 27.3% in Afghanistan and from 61.1% to 76% in El Salvador.
Densely populated cities
|
Afghanistan
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Kabul | 4.27M |
| Kandahar | 614K |
| Herat | 556K |
| Mazar-i-Sharif | 469K |
| Kunduz | 357K |
| Jalalabad | 263K |
| Lashkargah | 202K |
| Sheberghan | 176K |
| Khost | 160K |
| Ghazni | 143K |
|
El Salvador
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| San Salvador | 331K |
| Santa Ana | 251K |
| San Miguel | 233K |
| Soyapango | 230K |
| Mejicanos | 137K |
| Apopa | 129K |
| Ahuachapan | 127K |
| Santa Tecla | 126K |
| Sonsonate | 72.2K |
| Usulutan | 66.1K |
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