Population in the Largest City (As % of Urban Population) in Afghanistan

Population in the largest city as a share of urban population reached 41.1% in 2021 in Afghanistan, according to the National Statistical Office. This is 1.27% less than in the previous year.

Historically, population in the largest city as a share of urban population in Afghanistan reached an all time high of 70.8% in 1991 and an all time low of 37.4% in 1971.

Afghanistan has been ranked 37th within the group of 153 countries we follow in terms of population in the largest city as a share of urban population.