Afghanistan
Region Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & PakistanIncome Low incomeCapital KabulISO3 AFG
Human development
0.496
HDI, 0–1 scale
GDP per capita
1,964.5PPP $
2021 international $
Life expectancy
66.3yrs
At birth
Governance
22.8/100
Avg. of six WGI
Governance
Control of Corruption
- Control of Corruption21.4Ranked 184th▲ 3· 2024
- Government Effectiveness13.7Ranked 200th▼ 2· 2024
- Political Stability & Absence of Violence28.2Ranked 200th▼ 1· 2024
- Rule of Law23.7Ranked 204th▲ 2· 2024
- Regulatory Quality30.6Ranked 192nd▲ 2· 2024
- Voice & Accountability19.2Ranked 203rd▲ 1· 2024
- Military spending1.8%Ranked 53rd▼ 38· 2021
- Women in parliament27%Ranked 72nd▲ 8· 2021
- V-Dem electoral democracy0.07Ranked 150th▼ 7· 2025
- V-Dem liberal democracy0.02Ranked 152nd▼ 5· 2025
- Human rights index (V-Dem)0.04Ranked 150th▲ 2· 2025
- Civil liberties index (V-Dem)0.04Ranked 150th▲ 2· 2025
- Freedom of expression index (V-Dem)0.02Ranked 151st▲ 13· 2025
- Participatory democracy index (V-Dem)0.05Ranked 142nd▼ 16· 2025
- Deliberative democracy index (V-Dem)0.01Ranked 155th▲ 1· 2025
- Egalitarian democracy index (V-Dem)0.02Ranked 157th▲ 1· 2025
- Women's political empowerment index (V-Dem)0.03Ranked 147th▲ 1· 2025
- Rule of law index (V-Dem)0.08Ranked 145th▼ 6· 2025
Economy
World Bank (WDI)CC BY 4.0updated 2027UNDP (HDRO)CC BY 3.0 IGOupdated 2027
GDP
- GDP17.78BRanked 134th▲ 3· 2024
- GDP per capita, PPP1,964.5Ranked 185th▼ 3· 2024
- GDP growth1.9%Ranked 145th▲ 18· 2024
- Inflation-6.6%Ranked 1st—· 2024
- Unemployment13.4%Ranked 162nd—· 2025
- Trade openness83.8%Ranked 81st▼ 30· 2024
- FDI net inflows0.14%Ranked 177th▲ 16· 2021
- Tax revenue9.9%Ranked 128th▲ 1· 2017
- Current account balance-15.7%Ranked 168th▼ 8· 2020
- Gross savings-2.7%Ranked 158th· 2020
- Gross capital formation17.1%Ranked 137th▼ 21· 2024
- Government expenditure39.2%Ranked 16th▲ 6· 2017
- External debt stocks19.9%Ranked 13th▼ 7· 2023
- Personal remittances received4%Ranked 62nd▲ 6· 2020
- High-technology exports0%Ranked 162nd▼ 4· 2019
- Youth unemployment16.8%Ranked 118th▼ 2· 2025
- Agricultural employment51.6%Ranked 22nd—· 2025
- Vulnerable employment81.8%Ranked 174th▲ 1· 2025
- Agriculture value added34.3%Ranked 7th▲ 2· 2024
- Industry value added14.5%Ranked 159th▼ 5· 2024
- GDP per capita (nominal)416.9Ranked 199th▼ 4· 2024
- GNI per capita (PPP)1,971.5Ranked 180th—· 2023
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled)13.1%Ranked 161st▲ 1· 2027
- Youth unemployment rate (ILO modelled)16.2%Ranked 115th▼ 3· 2027
- Labour force participation rate37.3%Ranked 176th▼ 1· 2027
- Employment-to-population ratio32.4%Ranked 177th—· 2027
Life expectancy
- Life expectancy66.3Ranked 184th▲ 1· 2024
- Infant mortality48.3Ranked 138th▼ 6· 2024
- Maternal mortality521Ranked 111th▼ 13· 2023
- Health spending15%Ranked 4th▲ 3· 2023
- Physicians0.32Ranked 43rd▼ 65· 2023
- Basic sanitation access54.5%Ranked 141st▼ 3· 2024
- Basic drinking water access80.8%Ranked 134th▼ 6· 2024
- Undernourishment28.1%Ranked 72nd—· 2023
- Measles immunization55%Ranked 39th▲ 2· 2024
- Tuberculosis incidence203Ranked 121st▼ 2· 2024
- Road traffic deaths15.9Ranked 66th▲ 4· 2019
- Suicide mortality rate3.6Ranked 39th▲ 1· 2021
- Smoking prevalence22.1%Ranked 78th▼ 2· 2024
- PM2.5 air pollution exposure37.9Ranked 175th▼ 2· 2023
- Child mortality5.3Ranked 132nd—· 2024
- Daily caloric supply per capita2,314.6Ranked 161st▼ 11· 2023
- Stunting prevalence (under 5)44.6%Ranked 29th▼ 11· 2022
- Wasting prevalence (under 5)3.6%Ranked 11th▼ 18· 2022
- Overweight prevalence (under 5)4.5%Ranked 18th▼ 1· 2022
- DTP3 immunization coverage59%Ranked 40th▲ 9· 2024
- Measles (MCV1) immunization coverage55%Ranked 39th▲ 2· 2024
- Under-5 mortality rate53Ranked 171st▼ 1· 2024
Education
World Bank (WDI)CC BY 4.0updated 2023UNDP (HDRO)CC BY 3.0 IGOupdated 2023
Secondary enrollment
- Secondary enrollment59.6%Ranked 128th▲ 6· 2023
- Education spending4.3%Ranked 80th▲ 5· 2017
- Adult literacy37.3%Ranked 43rd▲ 1· 2021
- Primary enrollment112.2%Ranked 21st▼ 6· 2023
- Tertiary enrollment10.9%Ranked 122nd—· 2020
- Primary completion rate90.3%Ranked 97th▼ 8· 2023
- Expected years of schooling10.8Ranked 165th▲ 2· 2023
- Mean years of schooling2.5Ranked 184th—· 2023
Demography
World Bank (WDI)CC BY 4.0updated 2050
Population
- Population43.84MRanked 36th—· 2025
- Population growth2.8%Ranked 20th—· 2025
- Urban population25.9%Ranked 193rd—· 2025
- Fertility rate4.8Ranked 9th—· 2024
- Crude birth rate35Ranked 9th—· 2024
- Median age of population16.9Ranked 207th▲ 1· 2023
- Total age dependency ratio83.8Ranked 14th—· 2023
- Net migration rate-1.2Ranked 143rd▼ 60· 2023
- Projected population in 2050 (medium)76,885.1Ranked 25th· 2050
- Projected life expectancy in 2050 (medium)70.9Ranked 176th· 2050
Electricity access
- Electricity access87.8%Ranked 34th▲ 4· 2024
- Renewable energy share20%Ranked 31st▼ 67· 2022
- Forest area1.9%Ranked 188th—· 2023
- CO₂ per capita0.25Ranked 186th▼ 2· 2024
- CO₂ emissions10.83MRanked 108th—· 2024
- Renewable electricity86.9%Ranked 20th▲ 1· 2024
- Electricity from coal3%Ranked 17th▼ 1· 2024
- Electricity from solar11.1%Ranked 34th▼ 4· 2024
- Electricity from wind0%Ranked 104th▼ 1· 2024
- Electricity from hydro75.8%Ranked 19th▲ 2· 2024
- Power-sector CO2 intensity131.3Ranked 33rd▲ 3· 2024
- Total GHG emissions incl. LULUCF31.5Ranked 82nd▲ 3· 2023
- GHG emissions per capita0.76Ranked 9th▲ 1· 2023
Deaths in armed conflicts
- Deaths in armed conflicts780Ranked 33rd▲ 5· 2025
- INFORM risk score7.8Ranked 61st· 2026
- Hazard & exposure7.7Ranked 66th· 2026
- Vulnerability8.3Ranked 65th· 2026
- Lack of coping capacity7.4Ranked 64th· 2026
- Natural hazard & exposure5.7Ranked 44th· 2026
- Human hazard & exposure9Ranked 67th· 2026
- Socio-economic vulnerability8Ranked 73rd· 2026
- Vulnerable groups8.6Ranked 71st· 2026
- Lack of institutional coping capacity7.9Ranked 57th· 2026
- Lack of infrastructure coping capacity6.9Ranked 59th· 2026
- Battle-related deaths (state-based)306Ranked 21st▲ 1· 2025
- Organized-violence deaths (total)332Ranked 26th▲ 1· 2025
Society
World Bank (WDI)CC BY 4.0updated 2027Our World in DataCC BY 4.0updated 2027UNDP (HDRO)CC BY 3.0 IGOupdated 2027
Internet users
- Internet users16.1%Ranked 175th▲ 1· 2024
- Homicide rate4Ranked 69th▼ 23· 2021
- Female labor participation5.1%Ranked 181st—· 2025
- Fixed broadband subscriptions0.08Ranked 161st▼ 34· 2023
- Life satisfaction1.4Ranked 144th—· 2025
- Human Development Index0.5Ranked 148th▼ 5· 2023
- Gender Inequality Index0.66Ranked 149th▲ 10· 2023
- Gender Development Index0.66Ranked 110th▼ 6· 2023
- Inequality-adjusted HDI0.32Ranked 133rd▲ 2· 2023
- Planetary pressures-adjusted HDI0.49Ranked 114th▲ 8· 2023
- Youth NEET rate55.5%Ranked 182nd▲ 1· 2027
- Poverty headcount at $2.15/day0.24Ranked 132nd▲ 2· 2026
- Poverty headcount at $3.65/day0.6Ranked 168th▼ 6· 2026
- Poverty headcount at $6.85/day0.9Ranked 193rd▼ 5· 2026
- Poverty gap at $2.15/day0.07Ranked 167th▼ 1· 2026
- Refugees hosted (by country of asylum)20,869Ranked 82nd—· 2025
- Refugees originating (by country of origin)2.67MRanked 173rd▼ 2· 2025
- Asylum seekers270,007Ranked 177th▼ 9· 2025
- Internally displaced persons3.2MRanked 29th—· 2025