Afghanistan vs Low & middle income: Population in the largest city
Afghanistan
42.9%
in 2025
Low & middle income
15.3%
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
33rd
Low & middle income rank
33rd
Population in the largest city over time
- Afghanistan
- Low & middle income
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 42.9% against 15.3% in Low & middle income, a difference of 27.6%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 2.8 times Low & middle income's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 33rd and Low & middle income ranks 33rd of 153 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Low & middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 38.5% | 17.8% | 20.7% | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 38.9% | 18.4% | 20.6% | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 63.9% | 17.3% | 46.6% | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 67.0% | 16.4% | 50.6% | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 60.6% | 15.3% | 45.3% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 46.5% | 14.8% | 31.7% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 43.0% | 15.0% | 28.0% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in the largest city, Afghanistan or Low & middle income?
- Afghanistan, at 42.9% against 15.3% in Low & middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in the largest city between Afghanistan and Low & middle income?
- 27.6%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Low & middle income?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Low & middle income rank globally for population in the largest city?
- Afghanistan ranks 33rd and Low & middle income ranks 33rd of 153 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in the largest city (% of urban population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.