| no. | nom | nom original | estimation 2009 | calculation 2012 | croissance annuelle | superficie (km²) | densité de population (par km²) | d'autres noms | centre administratif |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Badaẖšan | بدخشان | 860 300 | 901 607 | 1.58 | 44 059.27 | 20.46 | Badakhshan | Fayzābād |
| 2 | Bādgīs | بادغيس | 448 800 | 470 015 | 1.55 | 20 590.64 | 22.83 | Badgis, Bādghīs, Badghis | Qal'eh-ye Naw |
| 3 | Baġlān | بغلان | 818 600 | 860 707 | 1.69 | 21 118.40 | 40.76 | Baglan, Baghlān, Baghlan | Baġlān |
| 4 | Balẖ | بلخ | 1 169 000 | 1 239 626 | 1.97 | 17 248.54 | 71.87 | Balkh | Mazār-e Šarīf |
| 5 | Bāmiyān | باميان | 404 700 | 423 916 | 1.56 | 14 175.35 | 29.91 | Bamiyan, Bāmīān, Bamian | Bāmīyān |
| 6 | Daykondī | دايكندي | 417 300 | 437 398 | 1.58 | 8 088.00 | 54.08 | Daikondi | |
| 7 | Farāh | فراه | 458 500 | 463 001 | 0.33 | 48 470.90 | 9.55 | Fahrah | Farāh |
| 8 | Fāryāb | فارياب | 900 000 | 944 878 | 1.64 | 20 292.79 | 46.56 | Fariab | Maymanah |
| 9 | Ġawr | غور | 625 200 | 654 718 | 1.55 | 36 478.77 | 17.95 | Ghawr, Ghowr, Gōr, Ghor | Čaġčarān |
| 10 | Ġaznī | غزنى | 1 111 300 | 1 164 944 | 1.58 | 22 914.58 | 50.84 | Gazni, Ghazni | Ġaznī |
| 11 | H̱awst | خوست | 520 200 | 544 858 | 1.56 | 4 151.50 | 131.2 | Khost, H̱ōst, Khawst, Matūn, Matun, Khowst | H̱awst |
| 12 | Herāt | هرات | 1 676 000 | 1 772 789 | 1.89 | 54 778.05 | 32.36 | Herat | Herāt |
| 13 | Hilmand | هلمند | 835 800 | 875 964 | 1.58 | 58 583.68 | 14.95 | Helmand, Hilmend | Laškar Gāh |
| 14 | Jawzjān | جوزجان | 485 300 | 510 102 | 1.68 | 11 798.30 | 43.24 | Jawzjan, Jowzjān, Jowzjan, Jozjan, Juzjan | Šibarġan |
| 15 | Kābul | كابل | 3 568 500 | 3 927 961 | 3.25 | 4 461.57 | 880.4 | Kabul, Kābol, Kabol | Kābul |
| 16 | Kandahār | كندهار | 1 080 300 | 1 146 954 | 2.02 | 54 021.96 | 21.23 | Kandahar | Qandahār |
| 17 | Kāpīsā | كاپيسا | 399 500 | 418 426 | 1.55 | 1 842.14 | 227.1 | Kapisa, Kapesa, Kapissa | Mah̨mūd-e Rāqī |
| 18 | Kunarhā | كنرها | 407 800 | 427 315 | 1.57 | 4 941.53 | 86.47 | Kunar | Asādābād |
| 19 | Kunduz | كندز | 900 300 | 950 813 | 1.84 | 8 039.67 | 118.3 | Qundūz | |
| 20 | Laġmān | لغمان | 403 500 | 422 721 | 1.56 | 3 842.58 | 110.0 | Lagman, Laghmān, Laghman | Mehtar Lām |
| 21 | Lawgar | لوگر | 354 900 | 371 829 | 1.57 | 3 879.82 | 95.84 | Lowghar, Logar, Lowgar, Loghar | Pol-e Alam |
| 22 | Maydan-Wardak | ميدان وردك | 540 100 | 565 610 | 1.55 | 8 938.13 | 63.28 | Wardak, Maydan, Wardag | Maydānšahr |
| 23 | Nangarhār | ننگرهار | 1 358 400 | 1 430 320 | 1.73 | 7 727.36 | 185.1 | Nangarhar, Ningarhar | Jalālābād |
| 24 | Nimruz | نيمروز | 148 500 | 176 332 | 5.89 | 41 005.39 | 4.30 | Neemroze, Nimroz, Nimroze, Chakhānsur | Zaranj |
| 25 | Nūristān | نورستان | 134 100 | 140 407 | 1.54 | 9 224.96 | 15.22 | Nurestan, Nouristan, Nooristan | Nūristān |
| 26 | Paktīkā | پكتيكا | 393 800 | 412 438 | 1.55 | 19 482.40 | 21.17 | Paktika | Zareh Šaran |
| 27 | Paktiyā | پكتيا | 499 200 | 523 010 | 1.57 | 6 431.75 | 81.32 | Paktiya, Paktīā, Paktia | Gardez |
| 28 | Panjšīr | پنجشير | 139 100 | 146 010 | 1.63 | 3 610.00 | 40.45 | Panjshir | |
| 29 | Parwān | پروان | 600 000 | 629 621 | 1.62 | 5 974.00 | 105.4 | Parwan, Parvān, Parvan | Čārīkār |
| 30 | Samangān | سمنگان | 350 400 | 367 658 | 1.62 | 11 261.90 | 32.65 | Āybak | |
| 31 | Sar-e Pul | سر پل | 505 400 | 529 807 | 1.58 | 15 999.22 | 33.11 | Sar-e Pol, Sar-i Pol, Sari Pol | Sar-e Pul |
| 32 | Taẖār | تخار | 886 400 | 931 024 | 1.65 | 12 333.03 | 75.49 | Tahar, Takhār, Takhar | Tāloqān |
| 33 | Urūzgān | ارزگان | 317 200 | 332 414 | 1.57 | 22 696.00 | 14.65 | Uruzgan, Orūzghān, Oruzghan, Oruzgan, Urūzghān, Uruzghan | Tarīn Kawt |
| 34 | Zābul | زابل | 275 100 | 287 996 | 1.54 | 17 343.45 | 16.61 | Zabul, Zabol, Zābol | Qalāt-e Ġilzay |
| Afghanistan | 23 993 500 | 25 403 189 | 1.92 | 645 806.56 | 39.34 | Afganistán | Kābul |