Society profile
Afghanistan
Afghanistan: 30 indicators from open sources, newest value for each.
Demography
Population, total 43.8 MWorld Bank2025
Population aged 0-14 42.6%World Bank2025
Population aged 15-64 55.0%World Bank2025
Population aged 65+ 2.4%World Bank2025
Female share of population 49.5%World Bank2025
Urban population 25.9%World Bank2025
Fertility rate 4.8World Bank2024
Adolescent fertility rate 61.5World Bank2024
Life expectancy at birth 66.3yearsWorld Bank2024
Infant mortality 48.3‰World Bank2024
Net migration -74 404World Bank2025
Education
Adult literacy rate 37.3%World Bank2021
Secondary school enrolment 59.6%World Bank2023
Tertiary enrolment 10.9%World Bank2020
Education spending 4.3%World Bank2017
Income
Health
Connectivity
Individuals using the internet 16.1%World Bank2024
Mobile subscriptions 60.1per 100World Bank2024
Access to electricity 87.8%World Bank2024
Environment
Gender Roles
Employment
Unemployment rate 13.4%World Bank2025
Youth unemployment rate 16.8%World Bank2025
Female labour force participation 5.1%World Bank2025
Male labour force participation 69.8%World Bank2025
Self-employed share 83.4%World Bank2025
Safety
Every number carries its source and year. Where a country is missing, it is missing — we do not interpolate.