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The first and only nationwide census of Afghanistan was carried out in 1979. It revealed a population of 13,051,358 (rural 11,037,231, urban 2,014,127). [21] Previously there had been scattered attempts to conduct censuses in individual cities. [22] According to the 1876 census, Kabul had a population of 140,700 people. [23]
[1] [2] Afghanistan is not always considered part of the region, but when it is, Central Asia has a total population of about 122 million (2016); Mongolia and Xinjiang (part of China) is also sometimes considered part of Central Asia due to its Central Asian cultural ties and traditions, although geographically it is East Asian.
The municipality of Chongqing is the only Chinese municipality with a resident population of over 30 million; [15] however, this number includes its large rural population. [16] In 2020, Chongqing surpassed Shanghai as China's largest municipality by urban population; as of 2022 [update] , it has an urban population of 22.8 million. [ 15 ]
The only city in Afghanistan with over 1 million people is its capital, Kabul. The rest are smaller cities and towns. Afghanistan's population is estimated to be between 36–50 million. [a] Of this, 26% were reported to be living in urban areas and the rest in rural areas or the countryside. [2]
Shanghai is China's most populous urban area, [8] [9] while Chongqing is its largest city proper, the only city in China with the largest permanent population of over 30 million. [10] As of 2020, there were 113 Chinese cities with over 1 million people in urban areas. [11]
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The population of Afghanistan was estimated at 35.7 million as of 2024 by the Afghanistan National Statistics and Information Authority, [26] whereas the UN estimates over 42.0 million. [31] In 1979 the total population was reported to be about 15.5 million. [ 437 ]
The provinces of Afghanistan are the primary administrative ... UN regions and demographic data Region Population Area km 2 Density /km 2; Central: 8,637,107: 30,835 ...