Hieronder staan de stedelijke gebieden met meer dan 100.000 inwoners in Afghanistan gerangschikt op inwonertal.
Stedelijk gebied (of stedelijke agglomeratie) verwijst naar de bevolking binnen de contouren van een aaneengesloten gebied dat bewoond wordt op stedelijk dichtheidsniveau, doorgaans bestaande uit een stad en de omliggende voorsteden.
| Rang | Stedelijk Gebied | Bevolkingsschatting (2025) | Verandering in 1 jaar (t.o.v. 2024) | Landoppervlak (km²) | Dichtheid (P/Km²) | Wereldwijde rang | Prognoses (2030) | Prognoses (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 |
Bron: Verenigde Naties, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025). World Urbanization Prospects: The 2025 Revision, Online Edition.