Half of People in Afghanistan Expected to Live in Cities by 2060, UN Says

The United Nations says rapid urbanisation will see half of Afghanistan’s people living in cities by 2060, raising both development opportunities and serious infrastructure challenges.

The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) says that by 2060, one in every two Afghans is expected to live in urban areas, marking a rapid demographic shift.

In a post on X, UN-Habitat described the trend as a “fast transformation in a short period of time,” stressing that it presents...