Pajhwok News Agency, 31 October 2025
An interesting combination of figures of population data used by Afghan authorities and UN agencies:
Some international organizations estimated Afghanistan’s population at 42.6 million people in 2024, but the National Statistics and Information Authority (ASIA) declares these figures as inaccurate, saying that it has estimated Afghanistan’s population at 36.4 million in the current Hijri calendar year.
The article says there was “no accurate census” since 1358 (1979) – but also that were just samples, no complete census. It further says that Afghanistan’s National Statistics and Information Authority says it has a census plan approved by the Council of Ministers and practical work will begin when the leadership of the Islamic Emirate orders.
Revisions:
This article was last updated on 2 Nov 2025
