Rural Population

Herat is the top region by rural population in Afghanistan. As of 2012, rural population in Herat was 1.28 million persons that accounts for 6.59% of Afghanistan's rural population. The top 5 regions (others are Nangarhar, Ghazni, Badakhshan, and Faryab) account for 27.39% of it. Afghanistan's total rural population was estimated at 19.4 million persons in 2012.