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NSIA estimates Afghanistan population to be about 35.7 million
The National Statistics and Information Authority (NSIA) said this week the population of Afghanistan is estimated to be about 35.7 million.
The NSIA said 18.2 million were female and 17.5 million were male.
In addition, NSIA officials said 9.2 million people live in cities and over 25 million people live in villages.
Last year, the NSIA estimated the population of Afghanistan to be 34.9 million.
Surveys conducted by different international organizations meanwhile put the population at over 40 million.
The last actual census carried out in Afghanistan was in 1979.