Afghanistan has a population density of 169.4 people per square mile compared to 337 people in Jordan. Afghanistan has 164,618 sq ft of land per person vs 83,240 sq ft in Jordan. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, Afghanistan and Jordan are ranked 124th and 73rd, 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 0.14% of the population and 0.06% of the land area for Jordan, hence the population density in Afghanistan is 49.7% lower than in Jordan.
Population density comparison
Afghanistan
|
Jordan
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 169.4 ppl/mi² | 337 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 124/197 | 73/197 |
| Population |
44810409
|
11575983
|
| Land area | 251,827 sq mi | 34,284 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 164,618 sq ft | 82,730 sq ft |
| Rural population | 72.7% | 7.79% |
| Urban population | 27.3% | 92.2% |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 10% | 51.2% |
Afghanistan vs Jordan:
Population density chart by year
From 2004 to 2024, population density in Afghanistan increased by 81%, compared to a 95.2% growth in Jordan.
In 2004, Afghanistan ranked 136th for population density and is in 124th place now. Jordan was 102nd in 2004 and ranks 73rd out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Afghanistan
|
Jordan
|
|
| 2024 | 169.4 | 337 |
| 2023 | 164.6 | 334 |
| 2022 | 161.1 | 328 |
| 2021 | 158.8 | 323 |
| 2020 | 155.1 | 317 |
| 2019 | 150.3 | 311 |
| 2018 | 145.9 | 305 |
| 2017 | 141.7 | 298.6 |
| 2016 | 137.8 | 291.9 |
| 2015 | 134.3 | 278.4 |
| 2014 | 130.2 | 256.5 |
| 2013 | 125.6 | 233.1 |
| 2012 | 121.4 | 221.3 |
| 2011 | 116.5 | 218.2 |
| 2010 | 112.3 | 212.9 |
| 2009 | 109.1 | 208.3 |
| 2008 | 105.2 | 205.2 |
| 2007 | 102.9 | 200.4 |
| 2006 | 101 | 188.7 |
| 2005 | 96.9 | 177 |
| 2004 | 93.6 | 172.6 |
| 2003 | 90.3 | 168.5 |
| 2002 | 84.9 | 164.8 |
| 2001 | 80.5 | 161.4 |
| 2000 | 79.9 | 158.1 |
| 1999 | 79 | 154.9 |
| 1998 | 76.1 | 151.6 |
| 1997 | 73.3 | 148.1 |
| 1996 | 70.5 | 144.2 |
| 1995 | 67.8 | 139.5 |
| 1994 | 64.5 | 133.9 |
| 1993 | 59.3 | 127.6 |
| 1992 | 52.7 | 121.2 |
| 1991 | 48.6 | 114.9 |
| 1990 | 47.8 | 106.3 |
| 1989 | 47.2 | 98.3 |
| 1988 | 45.8 | 93.7 |
| 1987 | 45.2 | 89.5 |
| 1986 | 45.3 | 85.4 |
| 1985 | 45.4 | 81.6 |
| 1984 | 44.4 | 77.9 |
| 1983 | 43.4 | 74.5 |
| 1982 | 43.6 | 71.2 |
| 1981 | 47.4 | 68.3 |
| 1980 | 52.3 | 65.6 |
| 1979 | 54.2 | 63.2 |
| 1978 | 54.1 | 61.2 |
| 1977 | 53 | 59.3 |
| 1976 | 51.9 | 57.5 |
| 1975 | 50.7 | 55.7 |
| 1974 | 49.5 | 54 |
| 1973 | 48.3 | 52.2 |
| 1972 | 47.1 | 50.3 |
| 1971 | 45.9 | 48.3 |
| 1970 | 44.8 | 45.9 |
| 1969 | 43.7 | 43.2 |
| 1968 | 42.7 | 40.3 |
| 1967 | 41.7 | 37.3 |
| 1966 | 40.8 | 34.6 |
| 1965 | 39.9 | 32.3 |
| 1964 | 39 | 30.4 |
| 1963 | 38.1 | 28.9 |
| 1962 | 37.3 | 27.6 |
| 1961 | 36.6 | 26.3 |
Share of urban population by year
| Year | Urban population | |
|---|---|---|
|
Afghanistan
|
Jordan
|
|
| 2024 | 27.3% | 92.2% |
| 2023 | 26.9% | 92% |
| 2022 | 26.6% | 91.8% |
| 2021 | 26.3% | 91.6% |
| 2020 | 26% | 91.4% |
| 2019 | 25.8% | 91.2% |
| 2018 | 25.5% | 91% |
| 2017 | 25.2% | 90.7% |
| 2016 | 25% | 90.5% |
| 2015 | 24.8% | 90.3% |
| 2014 | 24.6% | 90% |
| 2013 | 24.4% | 89.1% |
| 2012 | 24.2% | 88.2% |
| 2011 | 23.9% | 87.2% |
| 2010 | 23.7% | 86.1% |
| 2009 | 23.5% | 84.9% |
| 2008 | 23.3% | 83.7% |
| 2007 | 23.1% | 82.4% |
| 2006 | 22.9% | 81% |
| 2005 | 22.7% | 79.5% |
| 2004 | 22.5% | 78.3% |
| 2003 | 22.4% | 78.3% |
| 2002 | 22.3% | 78.3% |
| 2001 | 22.2% | 78.3% |
| 2000 | 22.1% | 78.3% |
| 1999 | 22% | 78.3% |
| 1998 | 21.9% | 78.2% |
| 1997 | 21.8% | 78.2% |
| 1996 | 21.7% | 78.2% |
| 1995 | 21.6% | 78.2% |
| 1994 | 21.5% | 77.7% |
| 1993 | 21.4% | 76.7% |
| 1992 | 21.4% | 75.6% |
| 1991 | 21.3% | 74.5% |
| 1990 | 21.2% | 73.3% |
| 1989 | 21.1% | 72.1% |
| 1988 | 21% | 70.9% |
| 1987 | 20.3% | 69.6% |
| 1986 | 19.6% | 68.3% |
| 1985 | 19% | 67% |
| 1984 | 18.4% | 65.7% |
| 1983 | 17.7% | 64.3% |
| 1982 | 17.1% | 62.9% |
| 1981 | 16.6% | 61.5% |
| 1980 | 16% | 60% |
| 1979 | 15.4% | 59% |
| 1978 | 15% | 58.6% |
| 1977 | 14.5% | 58.3% |
| 1976 | 14.1% | 58% |
| 1975 | 13.6% | 57.6% |
| 1974 | 13.2% | 57.3% |
| 1973 | 12.8% | 57% |
| 1972 | 12.4% | 56.6% |
| 1971 | 12% | 56.3% |
| 1970 | 11.6% | 56% |
| 1969 | 11.3% | 55.6% |
| 1968 | 10.9% | 55.3% |
| 1967 | 10.6% | 55% |
| 1966 | 10.2% | 54.6% |
| 1965 | 9.9% | 54.3% |
| 1964 | 9.59% | 53.9% |
| 1963 | 9.28% | 53.6% |
| 1962 | 8.98% | 53.2% |
| 1961 | 8.68% | 52.4% |
| 1960 | 8.4% | 50.9% |
From 2004 to 2024 share of the urban population changed from 22.5% to 27.3% in Afghanistan and from 78.3% to 92.2% in Jordan.
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 |
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