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Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Kabul

Industry Description	Number of Establishments	Average Age of Business
Shopping	1,208	—
Education	1,003	35 years
Mosques	912	—
Restaurants	712	—
Apartments	675	—
Grocery stores and supermarkets	567	—
Corporate management	525	18 years
Hospitals	466	28 years
Electronics stores	452	14 years
Pharmacies and drug stores	377	—

Kabul Facts

Area	357.4 km²
Population	4,957,881
Male Population	2,567,297 (51.8%)
Female Population	2,390,584 (48.2%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+361.3%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+112.7%
Median Age	15.6 years (Male: 15.4, Female: 15.7)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$2,629 (2022)
Area Codes	20
Neighborhoods	Shahre Naow, Karte-Ye-Sakhi, Qala-e-Fathullah, Sherpur, Wazir Akbar Khan
Local Time
Timezone	Afghanistan Time
Lat & Lng	34.52813, 69.17233
Postal Codes	1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, More

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Kabul Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	1,074,798	1,298,461	2,331,449	4,213,393	4,957,881	5,929,608	7,226,834
Population Density	3,007.5 / km²	3,633.3 / km²	6,523.8 / km²	11,789.8 / km²	13,873 / km²	16,592.1 / km²	20,222 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Kabul Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 112.7% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Kabul	+361.3%	+281.8%	+112.7%
Kabul Province	—	—	—
Afghanistan	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Kabul Median Age

Median Age: 15.6 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Kabul	15.6 yrs	15.7 yrs	15.4 yrs
Kabul Province	15.6 yrs	15.7 yrs	15.4 yrs
Afghanistan	15.6 yrs	15.8 yrs	15.5 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Kabul Population Density

Population Density: 13,873 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Kabul	5 million	357.4 km²	13,873 / km²
Kabul Province	5.1 million	4,597.1 km²	1,102 / km²
Afghanistan	32.3 million	641,852.2 km²	50.4 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Kabul Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1810 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Neighborhoods in Kabul

Percentage of businesses by neighborhood in Kabul

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Kabul

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Kabul

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Kabul Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$1,742	$2,085	$1,897	$2,215	$3,313	$3,400	$3,414	$2,629
Total GDP	$2.2B	$3.3B	$3.8B	$5.3B	$8.5B	$9.9B	$11.8B	$9.9B

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Kabul CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Kabul	2,171,091 tn	0.44 tn	6,075.1 tons/km²
Kabul Province	2,119,308 tn	0.42 tn	461 tons/km²
Afghanistan	13,716,136 tn	0.42 tn	21.4 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Kabul CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	2,171,091 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	0.44 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	6,075.1 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	High (9)
Flood	High (9)
Earthquake	Medium (6.8)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and International Research Institute for Climate and Society - IRI - Columbia University. 2005. Global Drought Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4VX0DFT.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
10/3/17	4:28 PM	4.4	49.2 km	7,230 m	16km NE of Pul-e `Alam, Afghanistan	usgs.gov
6/22/17	9:13 AM	4.5	37.2 km	24,870 m	19km SW of Tagab, Afghanistan	usgs.gov
5/26/17	4:11 PM	3.5	45.6 km	10,400 m	22km S of Maidan Shahr, Afghanistan	usgs.gov
5/24/17	12:40 PM	3.7	45 km	9,950 m	16km N of Pul-e `Alam, Afghanistan	usgs.gov
5/17/17	4:19 PM	4.5	34.2 km	13,200 m	24km NW of Hukumati Azrow, Afghanistan	usgs.gov
5/17/17	3:05 PM	4.3	39.2 km	17,150 m	27km NE of Pul-e `Alam, Afghanistan	usgs.gov
4/29/17	6:17 AM	4	64.5 km	10,000 m	29km NE of Hukumati Azrow, Afghanistan	usgs.gov
4/9/17	6:20 PM	3.4	57.3 km	10,000 m	6km NW of Pul-e `Alam, Afghanistan	usgs.gov
12/8/16	2:34 PM	4.2	34.8 km	18,640 m	26km NNE of Pul-e `Alam, Afghanistan	usgs.gov
12/8/16	10:01 AM	4.6	40.3 km	10,000 m	30km NE of Pul-e `Alam, Afghanistan	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Kabul

Kabul (/ˈkɑːbᵿl/; Pashto: کابل‎ Persian pronunciation: [ˈkʰɒːbul], Persian: کابل‎‎) is the capital of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan as well as the largest city of Afghanistan, located in the eastern section of the country. According to a 2015 e..

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