Afghanistan has a population density of 169.4 people per square mile compared to 5,886 people in the Vatican. Afghanistan has 164,618 sq ft of land per person vs 5,274 sq ft in the Vatican. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, Afghanistan and the Vatican are ranked 124th and 3rd, 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 0.00001% of the population and 0.0000003% of the land area for the Vatican, hence the population density in Afghanistan is 97.1% lower than in the Vatican.
Population density comparison
Afghanistan
|
Vatican
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 169.4 ppl/mi² | 5,886 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 124/197 | 3/197 |
| Population |
44810409
|
949
|
| Land area | 251,827 sq mi | 0.17 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 164,618 sq ft | 4,736 sq ft |
| Rural population | 72.7% | n/a |
| Urban population | 27.3% | n/a |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 10% | 0% |
Afghanistan vs the Vatican:
Population density chart by year
From 2000 to 2019, population density in Afghanistan increased by 88.1%, compared to a 13.6% growth in the Vatican.
In 2000, Afghanistan ranked 140th for population density and is in 127th place now. The Vatican was 3rd in 2000 and still ranks 3rd out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Afghanistan
|
Vatican
|
|
| 2024 | 169.4 | - |
| 2023 | 164.6 | - |
| 2022 | 161.1 | - |
| 2021 | 158.8 | - |
| 2020 | 155.1 | - |
| 2019 | 150.3 | 5,886 |
| 2018 | 145.9 | 5,886 |
| 2017 | 141.7 | 5,886 |
| 2016 | 137.8 | 5,886 |
| 2015 | 134.3 | 5,886 |
| 2014 | 130.2 | 4,956 |
| 2013 | 125.6 | 4,939 |
| 2012 | 121.4 | 4,921 |
| 2011 | 116.5 | 4,897 |
| 2010 | 112.3 | 4,880 |
| 2009 | 109.1 | 4,862 |
| 2008 | 105.2 | 4,850 |
| 2007 | 102.9 | 4,833 |
| 2006 | 101 | 5,486 |
| 2005 | 96.9 | 5,421 |
| 2004 | 93.6 | 5,421 |
| 2003 | 90.3 | 5,362 |
| 2002 | 84.9 | 5,298 |
| 2001 | 80.5 | 5,239 |
| 2000 | 79.9 | 5,180 |
| 1999 | 79 | - |
| 1998 | 76.1 | - |
| 1997 | 73.3 | - |
| 1996 | 70.5 | - |
| 1995 | 67.8 | - |
| 1994 | 64.5 | - |
| 1993 | 59.3 | - |
| 1992 | 52.7 | - |
| 1991 | 48.6 | - |
| 1990 | 47.8 | - |
| 1989 | 47.2 | - |
| 1988 | 45.8 | - |
| 1987 | 45.2 | - |
| 1986 | 45.3 | - |
| 1985 | 45.4 | - |
| 1984 | 44.4 | - |
| 1983 | 43.4 | - |
| 1982 | 43.6 | - |
| 1981 | 47.4 | - |
| 1980 | 52.3 | - |
| 1979 | 54.2 | - |
| 1978 | 54.1 | - |
| 1977 | 53 | - |
| 1976 | 51.9 | - |
| 1975 | 50.7 | - |
| 1974 | 49.5 | - |
| 1973 | 48.3 | - |
| 1972 | 47.1 | - |
| 1971 | 45.9 | - |
| 1970 | 44.8 | - |
| 1969 | 43.7 | - |
| 1968 | 42.7 | - |
| 1967 | 41.7 | - |
| 1966 | 40.8 | - |
| 1965 | 39.9 | - |
| 1964 | 39 | - |
| 1963 | 38.1 | - |
| 1962 | 37.3 | - |
| 1961 | 36.6 | - |
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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