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🌆 Largest Cities in Afghanistan

Cities of Afghanistan with more than 15,000 inhabitants, ranked by population (GeoNames).

📅 2026📏 people50 entries🇦🇫 See all of this country’s rankings →
Each tile’s area is its share of the combined total of 8,688,369 (50 entries). Stronger colour means a higher rank. The smallest 10 are merged into one grey tile.
1
KabulKabul
4,434,550
2
HerātHerat
574,300
3
KandahārKandahar
523,300
4
Mazār-e SharīfBalkh
523,300
5
JalālābādNangarhar
271,900
6
KunduzKunduz
161,902
7
GhazniGhazni
141,000
8
BalkhBalkh
114,883
9
BagrāmParwan
113,173
10
BaghlānBaghlan
108,449
11
GardezPaktia
103,601
12
KhōstKhowst
96,123
13
MaymanaFaryab
75,900
14
KhanabadKunduz
71,531
15
Bāzār-e YakāwlangBamyan
65,000
16
BāzārakPanjshir
65,000
17
KhulmBalkh
64,933
18
TaloqanTakhar
64,256
19
BāmyānBamyan
61,863
20
Pul-e KhumrīBaghlan
56,369
21
ShibirghānJowzjan
55,641
22
CharikarParwan
53,676
23
Sar-e PulSar-e Pol Province
52,121
24
ZaranjNimroz
49,851
25
PaghmānKabul
49,157
26
AsadābādKunar
48,400
27
AībakSamangan
47,823
28
FayzabadBadakhshan
44,421
29
Lashkar GāhHelmand
43,934
30
GereshkHelmand
43,588
31
FarahFarah
43,561
32
IstālifKabul
41,413
33
AndkhoyFaryab
37,900
34
BahārakBadakhshan
32,551
35
NīlīDaykundi
30,058
36
GhormachBadghis
30,000
37
ShīnḏanḏHerat
29,264
38
RustāqTakhar
25,636
39
Khān NeshīnHelmand
25,600
40
QarāwulKunduz
24,544
41
JurmBadakhshan
23,064
42
NahrīnBaghlan
22,363
43
Baraki BarakLogar
22,305
44
Ārt KhwājahTakhar
18,623
45
Eslam QalehHerat
18,086
46
KarukhHerat
17,484
47
Mehtar LāmLaghman
17,345
48
KushkHerat
16,952
49
ShahrakGhowr
15,967
50
ĀsmārKunar
15,708

Highlights

Within Afghanistan, Kabul ranks first in 2026 with 4,434,550, followed by Herāt (574,300) and Kandahār (523,300).

Kabul is 7.7 times higher than Herāt, the runner-up.

Across 50 entries, values run from 4,434,550 (Kabul) to 15,708 (Āsmār), with a median of 48,779.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: people.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants · CC BY 4.0 (GeoNames) · fetched Oct 14, 2026 — GeoNames aggregates census and estimate figures, so the reference year varies by city, and a few figures cover the metropolitan area rather than the city proper.