At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 1,465 in 415 households, when it was in Qaen County.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 1,315 people in 418 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 1,215 people in 402 households, by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Zirkuh County.[7] Afin was the most populous village in its rural district.[2]
12سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395: استان خراسان جنوبی[General Population and Housing Census 2016: South Khorasan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original(Excel) on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
↑Afin can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3051791" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
↑Aref, Mohammad Reza (29 May 2002) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1381/03/08 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. اصلاحات و تتغییرات تقسیماتی زیر را در استان خراسان[The following divisional reforms and changes in Khorasan province]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal No.] 1.4.42.77505. Archived from the original on 25 June 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
↑سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385: استان خراسان جنوبی[General Population and Housing Census 2006: South Khorasan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original(Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
↑سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390: استان خراسان جنوبی[General Population and Housing Census 2011: South Khorasan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original(Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
↑Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (27 October 2011) [مصوب (Approved) 1390,08,05 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. اصلاحات و ايجاد تقسيمات كشوري در شهرستانهاي قائنات و زيركوه در استان خراسان جنوبي[Reforms and creation of national divisions in the counties of Qaenat and Zirkuh in South Khorasan province]. سامانه ملی قوانین و مقررات [National System of Laws and Regulations] (in Persian). وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پيشنهاد شماره [Proposal Number] 96287/42/4/1. Archived from the original on 2 February 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
