Afghanistan vs Upper middle income: Population in the largest city
Afghanistan
42.9%
in 2025
Upper middle income
12.3%
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
33rd
Upper middle income rank
36th
Population in the largest city over time
- Afghanistan
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 42.9% against 12.3% in Upper middle income, a difference of 30.6%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 3.5 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 33rd and Upper middle income ranks 36th of 153 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 38.5% | 17.5% | 20.9% | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 38.9% | 18.0% | 20.9% | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 63.9% | 16.5% | 47.3% | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 67.0% | 14.8% | 52.2% | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 60.6% | 13.2% | 47.3% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 46.5% | 12.3% | 34.2% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 43.0% | 12.1% | 30.9% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in the largest city, Afghanistan or Upper middle income?
- Afghanistan, at 42.9% against 12.3% in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in the largest city between Afghanistan and Upper middle income?
- 30.6%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Upper middle income?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Upper middle income rank globally for population in the largest city?
- Afghanistan ranks 33rd and Upper middle income ranks 36th 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.