Afghanistan ended 1979 with a population of 12,986,369 people, which represents an increasea of 47,507 people compared to 1978.
Afghanistan ranks No. 51 among196 countries which published this information in countryeconomy.com.
The male population is greater, with 6,612,822 men, representing 50.92% of the total, compared to 6,373,547 or 50.92% women.
Afghanistan shows a moderate population density, with 20 people per square km and it was in position 59th in our ranking of density population in 1979.
In this page we show you the progression of the population in Afghanistan. You can see the population in other countries in population and see all the information about Afghanistan in Afghan economy.