Female population fell 9.90% to 17.9 mil in Afghanistan in 2022, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, female population in Afghanistan reached an all time high of 19.8 mil in 2021 and an all time low of 3.65 mil in 1950. When compared to Afghanistan's main peers, female population in Iran amounted to 41.2 mil, 98.7 mil in Pakistan, 4.86 mil in Tajikistan and 2.86 mil in Turkmenistan in 2022.
Afghanistan has been ranked 39th within the group of 174 countries we follow in terms of female population, 1 place above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Population (Female) | Unit | 2030 | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 |
| Afghanistan | mil | 23.6 | 23.8 | 23.9 | 24.0 | 24.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | mil | 618 | 614 | 608 | 603 | 598 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | mil | 693 | 692 | 692 | 691 | 690 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | mil | 43.8 | 43.8 | 43.8 | 43.7 | 43.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | mil | 29.5 | 29.8 | 30.2 | 30.5 | 30.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kazakhstan | mil | 9.31 | 9.30 | 9.29 | 9.27 | 9.25 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kyrgyzstan | mil | 3.51 | 3.51 | 3.52 | 3.53 | 3.53 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | mil | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tajikistan | mil | 6.38 | 6.44 | 6.50 | 6.55 | 6.61 | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkmenistan | mil | 2.99 | 2.98 | 2.98 | 2.97 | 2.96 | ||||||||||||||||
| Uzbekistan | mil | 16.3 | 16.2 | 16.2 | 16.1 | 16.1 |
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