Real-time economic and demographic statistics for Afghanistan
0.52% of world total
Last updated: Nov 1, 2025
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Afghanistan is a Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan economy with a GDP of $17.8B, ranked 130th of 200 worldwide. Its population places the country 36th of 217 globally, at 42.6M people. Life expectancy at birth is 66.0 years (2023). Internet reaches 16.1% of the population (2024). CO₂ emissions stand at 0.3 metric tons per person — below the world average of 4.7.
Data from World Bank, WHO, and ITU.