Nachfolgend sind die Ballungsräume mit mehr als 100.000 Einwohnern in Afghanistan aufgeführt, geordnet nach Einwohnerzahl.
Die Bevölkerung eines Ballungsraums (oder einer städtischen Agglomeration) bezieht sich auf die Einwohnerzahl innerhalb der Grenzen eines zusammenhängenden Gebiets, das mit städtischer Dichte besiedelt ist und typischerweise eine Stadt und ihren umliegenden Vorortgürtel umfasst.
| Rang | Städtisches Gebiet | Bevölkerungsschätzung (2025) | 1-Jahres-Veränderung (gegenüber 2024) | Landfläche (km²) | Dichte (P/km²) | Globaler Rang | Prognosen (2030) | Prognosen (2050) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kābul (Kabul) | 5.635.737 | 1,46% | 386 | 14.600 | 68 | 6.254.899 | 8.003.002 |
| 2 | Herat | 1.259.425 | 1,25% | 99 | 12.721 | 405 | 1.371.143 | 1.768.419 |
| 3 | Kandahar | 799.015 | 0,98% | 91 | 8.780 | 662 | 862.317 | 1.150.851 |
| 4 | Mazar i sharif | 651.287 | 0,64% | 47 | 13.857 | 834 | 707.652 | 848.758 |
| 5 | Jalalabad | 587.508 | 1,83% | 126 | 4.663 | 927 | 666.374 | 910.276 |
| 6 | Taloqan | 290.028 | 1,39% | 39 | 7.437 | 2.003 | 324.291 | 478.276 |
| 7 | Kunduz | 287.295 | 1,31% | 41 | 7.007 | 2.028 | 327.957 | 456.840 |
| 8 | Maymana | 229.355 | 1,45% | 25 | 9.174 | 2.560 | 257.718 | 375.062 |
| 9 | Puli Khumri | 228.271 | 1,44% | 28 | 8.153 | 2.574 | 260.720 | 379.692 |
| 10 | Charikar | 227.054 | 1,6% | 20 | 11.353 | 2.592 | 253.999 | 395.906 |
| 11 | Shindand | 213.596 | 2,23% | 25 | 8.544 | 2.776 | 241.599 | 370.361 |
| 12 | Firozkoh | 204.753 | 2,32% | 26 | 7.875 | 2.915 | 257.379 | 434.339 |
| 13 | Fayzabad | 195.148 | 1,42% | 27 | 7.228 | 3.080 | 217.079 | 322.694 |
| 14 | Toraghundi | 190.543 | 1,84% | 9 | 21.171 | 3.153 | 214.089 | 304.783 |
| 15 | Lashkar Gah | 188.936 | 0,94% | 40 | 4.723 | 3.183 | 201.216 | 251.822 |
| 16 | Khost | 188.579 | 0,99% | 67 | 2.815 | 3.196 | 201.425 | 280.948 |
| 17 | Sheberghan | 181.348 | 1,86% | 28 | 6.477 | 3.323 | 201.117 | 272.177 |
| 18 | Guzarah | 176.657 | 1,87% | 24 | 7.361 | 3.417 | 203.178 | 310.575 |
| 19 | Mihtarlam | 162.346 | 2,47% | 25 | 6.494 | 3.726 | 201.876 | 400.692 |
| 20 | Nao Deh | 160.058 | 1,42% | 23 | 6.959 | 3.785 | 178.093 | 243.630 |
| 21 | Girishk | 148.717 | 1,44% | 14 | 10.623 | 4.080 | 162.689 | 233.334 |
| 22 | Farah | 145.299 | 0,82% | 21 | 6.919 | 4.201 | 164.258 | 232.603 |
| 23 | Samangan | 137.944 | 2,07% | 22 | 6.270 | 4.414 | 155.700 | 239.398 |
| 24 | Andkhoy | 135.875 | 4,12% | 38 | 3.576 | 4.489 | 160.020 | 252.297 |
| 25 | Bai Ghesi | 133.028 | 2,03% | 15 | 8.869 | 4.586 | 150.573 | 280.830 |
| 26 | Sar-e Pol | 129.350 | 1,93% | 17 | 7.609 | 4.722 | 144.597 | 242.763 |
| 27 | Koh-i-Sayad | 128.109 | 2,1% | 24 | 5.338 | 4.770 | 145.445 | 236.089 |
| 28 | Qala i Naw | 121.540 | 4,65% | 14 | 8.681 | 5.042 | 137.904 | 223.266 |
| 29 | Ghurian | 121.509 | 2% | 18 | 6.751 | 5.046 | 139.050 | 220.409 |
| 30 | Bagram | 120.031 | 4,86% | 17 | 7.061 | 5.117 | 142.607 | 229.589 |
| 31 | Lal | 117.617 | 1,84% | 4 | 29.404 | 5.229 | 185.403 | 348.838 |
| 32 | Golbahar | 116.780 | 2,8% | 28 | 4.171 | 5.258 | 163.379 | 407.674 |
| 33 | Rustaq | 112.870 | 1,74% | 17 | 6.639 | 5.465 | 128.269 | 194.702 |
| 34 | Qeysar | 112.398 | 2,23% | 10 | 11.240 | 5.488 | 135.974 | 326.866 |
| 35 | Chayab | 109.442 | 1,55% | 10 | 10.944 | 5.645 | 121.314 | 170.956 |
| 36 | Baghlan | 109.385 | 1,08% | 13 | 8.414 | 5.649 | 174.208 | 316.829 |
| 37 | Ghazni | 109.080 | 0,71% | 21 | 5.194 | 5.670 | 113.452 | 132.556 |
| 38 | Bamian | 108.111 | 2,26% | 10 | 10.811 | 5.716 | 127.389 | 219.586 |
| 39 | Tarinkot | 106.741 | 1,18% | 12 | 8.895 | 5.787 | 120.104 | 188.599 |
| 40 | Qarabagh | 102.421 | 8,86% | 25 | 4.097 | 6.037 | 117.236 | 258.478 |
| 41 | Sange Shanda | 100.828 | 0,08% | 2 | 50.414 | 6.127 | 125.388 | 179.925 |
| 42 | Bandabad | 98.577 | 2,27% | 25 | 3.943 | 6.267 | 114.260 | 217.887 |
| 43 | Kishim | 98.217 | 1,96% | 16 | 6.139 | 6.294 | 109.459 | 172.746 |
| 44 | خان آباد | 96.371 | 1,64% | 15 | 6.425 | 6.415 | 107.437 | 188.600 |
| 45 | Imam Sahib | 95.933 | 1,66% | 14 | 6.852 | 6.439 | 106.544 | 159.101 |
| 46 | Muslem Abad | 95.726 | 1,74% | 19 | 5.038 | 6.451 | 107.652 | 165.284 |
| 47 | Qurbagheh Khaneh | 90.542 | – | 37 | 2.447 | 6.841 | 105.959 | 177.271 |
| 48 | Tulak | 83.115 | 4,45% | 11 | 7.556 | 7.488 | 103.520 | 213.667 |
| 49 | Orlamish | 81.219 | 2,17% | 7 | 11.603 | 7.680 | 92.469 | 143.491 |
| 50 | Baraki Rijan | 78.100 | – | 31 | 2.519 | 7.985 | 101.401 | 205.834 |
| 51 | Jabal us Saraj | 77.917 | 2,38% | 16 | 4.870 | 8.002 | 89.498 | 164.456 |
| 52 | Pol-E-Charkhi | 77.526 | 1,93% | 19 | 4.080 | 8.041 | 88.033 | 131.777 |
| 53 | Mahmud-e Raqi | 76.842 | 2,22% | 19 | 4.044 | 8.118 | 89.228 | 231.465 |
| 54 | Nejrab | 76.601 | 3,62% | 30 | 2.553 | 8.143 | 92.997 | 161.212 |
| 55 | Pasab | 76.047 | 1,77% | 6 | 12.675 | 8.192 | 83.638 | 138.108 |
| 56 | Shinkot | 75.860 | 4,97% | 11 | 6.896 | 8.212 | 96.256 | 198.877 |
| 57 | Bed-i-Kalan | 75.662 | 1,42% | 4 | 18.916 | 8.229 | 83.401 | 114.352 |
| 58 | Kaza | 74.779 | – | 24 | 3.116 | 8.324 | 118.846 | 296.420 |
| 59 | Siyahgird | 73.267 | 2,56% | 12 | 6.106 | 8.501 | 85.334 | 193.780 |
| 60 | Qal`ah-ye Sang-e Takht | 69.774 | 4,52% | 8 | 8.722 | 8.893 | 87.109 | 171.988 |
| 61 | Darzab | 68.812 | 1,76% | 5 | 13.762 | 9.013 | 77.000 | 162.937 |
| 62 | Bala Murghab | 67.539 | 2,01% | 10 | 6.754 | 9.173 | 76.384 | 134.380 |
| 63 | Nahrin | 66.953 | 2,71% | 13 | 5.150 | 9.263 | 74.230 | 125.280 |
| 64 | Zaranj | 65.164 | 0,82% | 18 | 3.620 | 9.509 | 70.203 | 94.788 |
| 65 | Qarabāg | 64.105 | 1,77% | 3 | 21.368 | 9.656 | 71.751 | 105.549 |
| 66 | Muḩammad Khwājah | 62.560 | – | 8 | 7.820 | 9.914 | 78.596 | 148.757 |
| 67 | Shahrak | 61.929 | 1,32% | 2 | 30.965 | 10.022 | 101.432 | 192.213 |
| 68 | Deh Rawud | 60.201 | 1,56% | 10 | 6.020 | 10.286 | 66.780 | 106.026 |
| 69 | Tukzar | 59.745 | 2,2% | 10 | 5.975 | 10.360 | 66.634 | 104.788 |
| 70 | Bomay | 59.407 | 0,91% | 5 | 11.881 | 10.408 | 71.051 | 179.131 |
| 71 | Shāghāsī | 58.517 | – | 13 | 4.501 | 10.548 | 66.269 | 108.836 |
| 72 | Mirzay | 58.513 | 2,15% | 9 | 6.501 | 10.549 | 66.566 | 108.725 |
| 73 | ‘Aynak | 58.346 | 1,39% | 4 | 14.587 | 10.581 | 64.246 | 177.513 |
| 74 | Khaṟsmīdu | 57.862 | −0,59% | 1 | 57.862 | 10.659 | 75.723 | 109.318 |
| 75 | Ishkamish | 57.259 | – | 17 | 3.368 | 10.758 | 66.421 | 106.316 |
| 76 | Obe | 56.457 | 1,97% | 8 | 7.057 | 10.905 | 63.734 | 100.098 |
| 77 | Khand Khil | 56.423 | 0,52% | 20 | 2.821 | 10.917 | 62.914 | 81.472 |
| 78 | Sayad | 55.953 | 1,8% | 5 | 11.191 | 11.009 | 62.711 | 108.245 |
| 79 | Islam Qala | 55.900 | 1,87% | 10 | 5.590 | 11.025 | 62.844 | 101.017 |
| 80 | Mir Bachah Kot | 55.280 | – | 9 | 6.142 | 11.135 | 67.018 | 167.471 |
| 81 | Khulm | 53.183 | – | 15 | 3.546 | 11.566 | 60.470 | 97.952 |
| 82 | Istalef | 52.167 | – | 10 | 5.217 | 11.785 | 59.124 | 101.217 |
| 83 | Qal‘ah | 52.142 | – | 7 | 7.449 | 11.791 | 59.436 | 130.768 |
| 84 | Darwēsh | 51.688 | – | 7 | 7.384 | 11.873 | 64.288 | 116.365 |
| 85 | Qal‘ah-ye Fārsī | 50.029 | – | 5 | 10.006 | 12.133 | 87.793 | 186.568 |
Quelle: Vereinte Nationen, Hauptabteilung Wirtschaftliche und Soziale Angelegenheiten, Bevölkerungsabteilung (2025). World Urbanization Prospects: The 2025 Revision, Online Edition.