KABUL (Pajhwok): National Statistics and Information Authority (NSIA) officials say their estimation shows Afghanistan’s population reached 34.3 million people in current solar year, 1401, which shows a 2.14 percent increase compared to the last year.
A statement from NSIA received by Pajhwok Afghan News estimated the country's population in 1401 solar year at 34.3 million.
The source said that 17.5 million (51 percent) of the population were male and 16.8 million (49 percent) were female.
The statement added that 24.2 million or 70.6 percent of the population belong to rural areas . . .
