Number of armed conflicts in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Number of armed conflicts was 3 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Number of armed conflicts in Afghanistan, 1989–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of armed conflicts in Afghanistan is 3, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
That represents a change of up 50.0% on the previous year and up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of armed conflicts in Afghanistan peaked at 3 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1989.
That places Afghanistan 9th out of 196 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.6 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.1 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.5 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More social development data for Afghanistan
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 20,869 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 2.67 million (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 7 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 0 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.041 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.018 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.069 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.023 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.022 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.051 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of armed conflicts in Afghanistan?
- Number of armed conflicts in Afghanistan was 3 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of armed conflicts recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 3 in 2019.
- What is the lowest number of armed conflicts recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1989.
- How does Afghanistan rank for number of armed conflicts?
- Afghanistan ranks 9th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of armed conflicts rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of armed conflicts. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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