List of cities in Afghanistan

List of cities in Afghanistan is located in Afghanistan
Kabul
Kabul
Herat
Herat
Jalalabad
Jalalabad
Kandahar
Kandahar
Mazar-i-Sharif
Mazar-i-Sharif
Kunduz
Kunduz
Lashkargah
Lashkargah
Puli Khumri
Puli Khumri
Farah
Farah
Ghazni
Ghazni
Maymana
Maymana
Khost
Khost
Map of major cities as identified by governmental organizations[1]

The only city in Afghanistan with over 1 million settled residents is the nation's capital, Kabul. According to Afghanistan's National Statistics and Information Authority (NSIA), an estimated 36,435,197 citizens are physically residing in Afghanistan as of September 2025.[2][3] Over 4 million natives of Afghanistan are temporarily residing in Iran and approximately 2 million in Pakistan,[4] and there are at least a million more among the Afghan diaspora around the world. This makes Afghanistan's population over 40 million people.[a]

List

The chart below shows 26 cities of Afghanistan with an estimated population of over 100,000 people, by order of population. The estimates are from September 2025, provided by NSIA.[11]

Capitals of provinces are shown in bold face.

Ancient names

Ancient names of places or cities in Afghanistan:

Current city and region Ancient name
Kabul Kophene,[38] Gaofū, Kābūrā
Ghazni Ghaznīn, Ghazna
Balkh Bakhlo, Bactra, Bokhdī
Bamyan Bamikan[39]
Herat Haraiva, Harī, Aria
Laghman Lampaka[38]
Jalalabad Adinapur[40]
Kandahar Arachosia[38]
Lashkargah Bost, Bust
Zaranj Zranka, Zarangia, Drangiana
Kunduz Drapsaka, Walwalij

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ The last census was conducted in 1979. Sources disagree about the current population: All figures are mid-year.

References

  1. ↑ "STATE OF AFGHAN CITIES -2015 VOLUME ONE" (PDF). samuelhall.org. Ministry of Urban Development Affairs.
  2. ↑ "Estimated Population of Afghanistan 2025-26" (PDF). National Statistics and Information Authority. September 2025. p. 3. Retrieved 2025-12-27.
  3. ↑ "Global, national figures differ; Afghanistan's exact population remains unclear". Pajhwok Afghan News. 31 October 2025. Retrieved 2025-12-27.
  4. ↑ "UN: Nearly Two Million Afghan Refugees Still in Pakistan". TOLOnews. 27 December 2025. Retrieved 2025-12-27.
  5. ↑ "Afghanistan". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 25 Jan 2025.
  6. ↑ "Afghanistan country profile". bbc.com. 15 Aug 2023. Retrieved 23 Jan 2025.
  7. ↑ "Afghanistan". cia.gov. Archived from the original on January 4, 2021. Retrieved 6 Jan 2025.
  8. ↑ "World Population Prospects 2024 Summary of Results" (PDF). un.org. p61. Retrieved 6 Jan 2025.
  9. ↑ "World Population Prospects 2024 Data Sources" (PDF). un.org. p11. Retrieved 6 Jan 2025.
  10. ↑ "Afghanistan". census.gov. Retrieved 23 Jan 2025.
  11. ↑ "Estimated Population of Afghanistan 2025-26" (PDF). National Statistics and Information Authority. September 2025. Retrieved 2025-12-27.
  12. ↑ "Estimated Population of Afghanistan 2025-26" (PDF). National Statistics and Information Authority. September 2025. p. 13. Retrieved 2025-12-27.
  13. ↑ "Estimated Population of Afghanistan 2025-26" (PDF). National Statistics and Information Authority. September 2025. p. 94. Retrieved 2025-12-27.
  14. ↑ "Estimated Population of Afghanistan 2025-26" (PDF). National Statistics and Information Authority. September 2025. p. 109. Retrieved 2025-12-27.
  15. ↑ "Estimated Population of Afghanistan 2025-26" (PDF). National Statistics and Information Authority. September 2025. p. 76. Retrieved 2025-12-27.
  16. ↑ "Estimated Population of Afghanistan 2025-26" (PDF). National Statistics and Information Authority. September 2025. p. 70. Retrieved 2025-12-27.
  17. ↑ "Estimated Population of Afghanistan 2025-26" (PDF). National Statistics and Information Authority. September 2025. p. 29. Retrieved 2025-12-27.
  18. ↑ "Estimated Population of Afghanistan 2025-26" (PDF). National Statistics and Information Authority. September 2025. p. 67. Retrieved 2025-12-27.
  19. ↑ "Estimated Population of Afghanistan 2025-26" (PDF). National Statistics and Information Authority. September 2025. p. 39. Retrieved 2025-12-27.
  20. ↑ "Estimated Population of Afghanistan 2025-26" (PDF). National Statistics and Information Authority. September 2025. p. 20. Retrieved 2025-12-27.
  21. ↑ "Estimated Population of Afghanistan 2025-26" (PDF). National Statistics and Information Authority. September 2025. p. 39. Retrieved 2026-01-07.
  22. ↑ "Estimated Population of Afghanistan 2025-26" (PDF). National Statistics and Information Authority. September 2025. p. 97. Retrieved 2025-12-27.
  23. ↑ "Estimated Population of Afghanistan 2025-26" (PDF). National Statistics and Information Authority. September 2025. p. 45. Retrieved 2025-12-27.
  24. ↑ "Estimated Population of Afghanistan 2025-26" (PDF). National Statistics and Information Authority. September 2025. p. 103. Retrieved 2025-12-27.
  25. ↑ "Estimated Population of Afghanistan 2025-26" (PDF). National Statistics and Information Authority. September 2025. p. 54. Retrieved 2025-12-27.
  26. ↑ "Estimated Population of Afghanistan 2025-26" (PDF). National Statistics and Information Authority. September 2025. p. 33. Retrieved 2025-12-27.
  27. ↑ "Estimated Population of Afghanistan 2025-26" (PDF). National Statistics and Information Authority. September 2025. p. 76. Retrieved 2025-12-27.
  28. ↑ "Estimated Population of Afghanistan 2025-26" (PDF). National Statistics and Information Authority. September 2025. p. 112. Retrieved 2025-12-27.
  29. ↑ "Estimated Population of Afghanistan 2025-26" (PDF). National Statistics and Information Authority. September 2025. p. 79. Retrieved 2025-12-27.
  30. ↑ "Estimated Population of Afghanistan 2025-26" (PDF). National Statistics and Information Authority. September 2025. p. 26. Retrieved 2025-12-27.
  31. ↑ "Estimated Population of Afghanistan 2025-26" (PDF). National Statistics and Information Authority. September 2025. p. 73. Retrieved 2025-12-27.
  32. ↑ "Estimated Population of Afghanistan 2025-26" (PDF). National Statistics and Information Authority. September 2025. p. 82. Retrieved 2025-12-27.
  33. ↑ "Estimated Population of Afghanistan 2025-26" (PDF). National Statistics and Information Authority. September 2025. p. 88. Retrieved 2025-12-27.
  34. ↑ "Estimated Population of Afghanistan 2025-26" (PDF). National Statistics and Information Authority. September 2025. p. 94. Retrieved 2025-12-27.
  35. ↑ "Estimated Population of Afghanistan 2025-26" (PDF). National Statistics and Information Authority. September 2025. p. 100. Retrieved 2025-12-27.
  36. ↑ "Estimated Population of Afghanistan 2025-26" (PDF). National Statistics and Information Authority. September 2025. p. 51. Retrieved 2025-12-27.
  37. ↑ "Estimated Population of Afghanistan 2025-26" (PDF). National Statistics and Information Authority. September 2025. p. 42. Retrieved 2025-12-27.
  38. 1 2 3 The Ancient Geography of India by Alexander Cunningham.
  39. ↑ "معنی بامیکان | لغت‌نامه دهخدا". Vajehyab.com.
  40. ↑ Gazetteer of the Peshawar District 1897-98 Page 55
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