| 2005 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kabul | 399 810 | 449 528 |
| Nangarhar | 76 270 | 291 224 |
| Herat | 517 926 | 287 013 |
| Balkh | 307 115 | 254 569 |
| Badakhshan | 234 740 | 231 040 |
| Takhar | 120 939 | 215 388 |
| Faryab | 256 797 | 187 561 |
| Ghazni | 378 577 | 179 316 |
| Ghor | 213 293 | 176 407 |
| Daykundi | 156 630 | 150 113 |
| Bamyan | 126 296 | 121 746 |
| Baghlan | 209 165 | 121 719 |
| Sar-e Pul | 109 955 | 115 531 |
| Kunduz | 126 282 | 115 476 |
| Parwan | 49 218 | 111 943 |
| Jowzjan | 138 085 | 100 927 |
| Samangan | 87 517 | 84 265 |
| Wardak | 35 363 | 81 204 |
| Paktiya | 79 865 | 80 593 |
| Kandahar | 188 627 | 75 502 |
| Laghman | 246 758 | 72 122 |
| Kunar | 204 822 | 70 677 |
| Badghis | 136 781 | 62 112 |
| Kapisa | 83 966 | 45 271 |
| Paktika | 251 489 | 43 326 |
| Farah | 110 828 | 37 736 |
| Khost | 188 473 | 34 278 |
| Helmand | 194 162 | 33 305 |
| Logar | 87 484 | 26 902 |
| Panjshayr | 262 858 | 21 686 |
| Nimroz | 383 170 | 17 886 |
| Nūristan | 37 750 | 14 449 |
| Uruzgan | 279 246 | 9 487 |
| Zabul | 100 663 | 4 705 |