Total deaths and disappearances recorded during migration in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Total deaths and disappearances recorded during migration was 102 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
102
Change on year
up 308.0%
World rank
16th
of 81 countries
All-time high
188
in 2021
All-time low
1
in 2019
Years of data
8
2017–2025
Total deaths and disappearances recorded during migration in Afghanistan, 2017–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, total deaths and disappearances recorded during migration in Afghanistan stood at 102.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 308.0% on the previous year and up 920.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total deaths and disappearances recorded during migration in Afghanistan peaked at 188 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2019.
Afghanistan ranks 16th of 81 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Total deaths and disappearances recorded during migration in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10 | — |
| 2018 | 3 | -70.0% |
| 2019 | 1 | -66.7% |
| 2020 | 11 | +1000.0% |
| 2021 | 188 | +1609.1% |
| 2023 | 8 | -95.7% |
| 2024 | 25 | +212.5% |
| 2025 | 102 | +308.0% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 102 is above the median for low income countries, which is 32, 3.2× the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 102 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 102, 1.0× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.67 | 1 | 10 | 3 |
| 2020s | 66.8 | 8 | 188 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 13 United States 137 compare
- 14 Niger 111 compare
- 15 Western Sahara 110 compare
- 16 Mozambique 102
- 18 Greece 95 compare
- 19 Caribbean 85 compare
More development goals data for Afghanistan
- Red List Index 0.9237 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 9,820 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 27.99 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 9 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 9 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 9 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 37 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 37 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 37 (2025)
- Infant deaths 70,975 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total deaths and disappearances recorded during migration in Afghanistan?
- Total deaths and disappearances recorded during migration in Afghanistan was 102 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest total deaths and disappearances recorded during migration recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 188 in 2021.
- What is the lowest total deaths and disappearances recorded during migration recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2019.
- How does Afghanistan rank for total deaths and disappearances recorded during migration?
- Afghanistan ranks 16th out of 81 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total deaths and disappearances recorded during migration rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 920.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Total deaths and disappearances recorded during migration (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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