Afghanistan Population 1950-2024
Chart and table of Afghanistan population from 1950 to 2024. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population of Afghanistan in 2024 is 43,372,950, a 2.68% increase from 2023.
- The population of Afghanistan in 2023 was 42,239,854, a 2.7% increase from 2022.
- The population of Afghanistan in 2022 was 41,128,771, a 2.57% increase from 2021.
- The population of Afghanistan in 2021 was 40,099,462, a 2.89% increase from 2020.
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Country Name |
2024 Population |
Ethiopia |
129,719,719 |
Democratic Republic of Congo |
105,625,114 |
Tanzania |
69,419,073 |
Uganda |
49,924,252 |
Afghanistan |
43,372,950 |
Yemen |
35,219,853 |
Mozambique |
34,858,402 |
Nepal |
31,240,315 |
Madagascar |
31,056,610 |
Niger |
28,238,972 |
North Korea |
26,244,582 |
Mali |
24,015,789 |
Burkina Faso |
23,840,247 |
Malawi |
21,475,962 |
Chad |
18,847,148 |
Somalia |
18,706,922 |
Senegal |
18,221,567 |
Zimbabwe |
17,020,321 |
Guinea |
14,528,770 |
Rwanda |
14,414,910 |
Benin |
14,080,072 |
Burundi |
13,591,657 |
Haiti |
11,867,030 |
South Sudan |
11,277,092 |
Tajikistan |
10,331,513 |
Togo |
9,260,864 |
Sierra Leone |
8,977,972 |
Central African Republic |
5,915,627 |
Liberia |
5,536,949 |
Eritrea |
3,817,651 |
Gambia |
2,841,803 |
Guinea-Bissau |
2,197,149 |
Comoros |
867,605 |
Afghanistan - Historical Population Data
|
Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
2024 |
43,372,950 |
2.68% |
2023 |
42,239,854 |
2.70% |
2022 |
41,128,771 |
2.57% |
2021 |
40,099,462 |
2.89% |
2020 |
38,972,230 |
3.18% |
2019 |
37,769,499 |
2.95% |
2018 |
36,686,784 |
2.93% |
2017 |
35,643,418 |
2.91% |
2016 |
34,636,207 |
2.62% |
2015 |
33,753,499 |
3.17% |
2014 |
32,716,210 |
3.73% |
2013 |
31,541,209 |
3.53% |
2012 |
30,466,479 |
4.16% |
2011 |
29,249,157 |
3.76% |
2010 |
28,189,672 |
2.94% |
2009 |
27,385,307 |
3.63% |
2008 |
26,427,199 |
2.02% |
2007 |
25,903,301 |
1.81% |
2006 |
25,442,944 |
4.23% |
2005 |
24,411,191 |
3.64% |
2004 |
23,553,551 |
4.01% |
2003 |
22,645,130 |
7.83% |
2002 |
21,000,256 |
6.66% |
2001 |
19,688,632 |
0.75% |
2000 |
19,542,982 |
1.45% |
1999 |
19,262,847 |
4.16% |
1998 |
18,493,132 |
3.96% |
1997 |
17,788,819 |
3.99% |
1996 |
17,106,595 |
4.19% |
1995 |
16,418,912 |
6.23% |
1994 |
15,455,555 |
10.37% |
1993 |
14,003,760 |
16.14% |
1992 |
12,057,433 |
12.21% |
1991 |
10,745,167 |
0.47% |
1990 |
10,694,796 |
0.20% |
1989 |
10,673,168 |
2.79% |
1988 |
10,383,460 |
0.59% |
1987 |
10,322,758 |
-1.20% |
1986 |
10,448,442 |
-0.61% |
1985 |
10,512,221 |
2.62% |
1984 |
10,243,686 |
2.94% |
1983 |
9,951,449 |
-1.36% |
1982 |
10,088,289 |
-9.56% |
1981 |
11,155,195 |
-10.66% |
1980 |
12,486,631 |
-3.85% |
1979 |
12,986,369 |
0.37% |
1978 |
12,938,862 |
1.98% |
1977 |
12,687,301 |
2.11% |
1976 |
12,425,267 |
2.20% |
1975 |
12,157,386 |
2.42% |
1974 |
11,869,879 |
2.54% |
1973 |
11,575,305 |
2.56% |
1972 |
11,286,753 |
2.46% |
1971 |
11,015,857 |
2.44% |
1970 |
10,752,971 |
2.46% |
1969 |
10,494,489 |
2.41% |
1968 |
10,247,780 |
2.38% |
1967 |
10,010,030 |
2.32% |
1966 |
9,783,147 |
2.28% |
1965 |
9,565,147 |
2.24% |
1964 |
9,355,514 |
2.16% |
1963 |
9,157,465 |
2.10% |
1962 |
8,969,047 |
2.04% |
1961 |
8,790,140 |
1.94% |
1960 |
8,622,466 |
1.82% |
1959 |
8,468,211 |
1.61% |
1958 |
8,333,826 |
1.51% |
1957 |
8,210,201 |
1.51% |
1956 |
8,087,727 |
1.45% |
1955 |
7,971,931 |
1.37% |
1954 |
7,864,285 |
1.28% |
1953 |
7,764,546 |
1.27% |
1952 |
7,667,533 |
1.27% |
1951 |
7,571,537 |
1.22% |
1950 |
7,480,461 |
0.00% |