| 2010 | |
|---|---|
| Kabul | 250 895 |
| Herat | 103 718 |
| Balkh | 98 264 |
| Nangarhar | 70 273 |
| Badakhshan | 58 561 |
| Ghazni | 54 400 |
| Takhar | 54 154 |
| Baghlan | 49 677 |
| Kunduz | 47 837 |
| Faryab | 40 993 |
| Parwan | 34 307 |
| Jowzjan | 32 961 |
| Kapisa | 27 076 |
| Daykundi | 24 323 |
| Laghman | 24 123 |
| Ghor | 23 757 |
| Khost | 23 590 |
| Wardak | 22 550 |
| Bamyan | 21 696 |
| Kunar | 19 606 |
| Logar | 18 551 |
| Paktiya | 17 373 |
| Samangan | 17 084 |
| Sar-e Pul | 16 313 |
| Kandahar | 14 931 |
| Farah | 13 013 |
| Badghis | 11 105 |
| Helmand | 10 350 |
| Uruzgan | 7 937 |
| Panjshayr | 7 399 |
| Paktika | 6 810 |
| Nimroz | 4 390 |
| Nūristan | 4 328 |
| Zabul | 2 174 |