Languages of the country
Afghanistan
Official languages (2): Persian, Pashto. Regional: Uzbek, Turkmen. Population (CLDR): 40 million.
Map of regions
We have not described regional languages for this country yet – the map shows the whole country in the colour of its main language.
Languages and their status
Share: the estimated part of the population that uses the language (also as a second language), according to CLDR.
| Language | Status | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Persian فارسی | Co-official | 50% |
| Pashto پښتو | Co-official | 43% |
| Uzbek o‘zbek | Regional | 4.7% |
| Turkmen türkmen dili | Regional | 1.7% |
| Hazaragi | Minority | 5.9% |
| Western Balochi | Minority | 0.6% |
| Kara-Kalpak | Minority | <0.1% |
| Uyghur ئۇيغۇرچە | Minority | <0.1% |
| Kazakh қазақ тілі | Minority | <0.1% |
Afghanistan on other Ominuvo maps
- World in NumbersPopulation: 43.8 million (2025)Source: World Bank – WDI: UN World Population Prospects (CC BY 4.0)
- Prices around the worldAfghan afghani (AFN)Source: ISO 4217
- Time zones mapUTC+4:30Source: IANA tz database (public domain)
- Plugs and sockets of the worldType C, F · 220 V · 50 Hz
- National dishes of the world2 national dishes
- Plants of the world8 characteristic plants
- Castles map4 castles and palacesSource: Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- VPN provider mapServers of 3 VPN providersSource: VPN Map (Ominuvo) (CC BY 4.0)