| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2024) |
| Date | 18 Nov 2024 |
As of 2024, the population of Afghanistan is projected at 42.65 million, compared to 41.45 million in 2023. It ranks 36th in the world by population and 15th in Asia. The population growth rate in 2024 is projected at 2.83 percent, the 16th highest among 237 countries and dependent territories.
There are 21.53 million males and 21.11 million females in Afghanistan. The percentage of the male population is 50.49%, compared to 49.51% of the female population. Afghanistan has 418k more males than females. The sex ratio in Afghanistan in 2024 will be 101.978 males per 100 females. Afghanistan is in the 192nd position in terms of the female-to-male ratio.
| Year | Population | Growth (%) | M per 100 F | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Total | |||
| 1950 | 4,118,834 | 3,657,341 | 7,776,176 | 1.27 | 112.618 |
| 1955 | 4,362,582 | 3,964,398 | 8,326,979 | 1.49 | 110.044 |
| 1960 | 4,690,245 | 4,344,798 | 9,035,043 | 1.91 | 107.951 |
| 1965 | 5,173,290 | 4,862,718 | 10,036,008 | 2.28 | 106.387 |
| 1970 | 5,788,703 | 5,501,424 | 11,290,128 | 2.48 | 105.222 |
| 1975 | 6,524,498 | 6,249,456 | 12,773,954 | 2.34 | 104.401 |
| 1980 | 6,697,575 | 6,471,736 | 13,169,311 | -6.14 | 103.490 |
| 1985 | 5,736,473 | 5,690,379 | 11,426,852 | 0.17 | 100.810 |
| 1990 | 6,011,167 | 6,034,493 | 12,045,660 | -0.47 | 99.613 |
| 1995 | 8,525,665 | 8,540,170 | 17,065,836 | 4.14 | 99.830 |
| 2000 | 10,094,646 | 10,035,682 | 20,130,327 | -1.21 | 100.588 |
| 2005 | 12,284,657 | 12,119,909 | 24,404,567 | 4.53 | 101.359 |
| 2010 | 14,272,309 | 14,011,779 | 28,284,089 | 2.74 | 101.859 |
| 2015 | 17,099,520 | 16,732,244 | 33,831,764 | 2.34 | 102.195 |
| 2020 | 19,725,450 | 19,343,529 | 39,068,979 | 3.27 | 101.974 |
| 2021 | 20,186,456 | 19,813,956 | 40,000,412 | 1.46 | 101.880 |
| 2022 | 20,475,675 | 20,103,167 | 40,578,842 | 1.41 | 101.853 |
| 2023 | 20,924,078 | 20,530,683 | 41,454,761 | 2.85 | 101.916 |
| 2024 | 21,532,540 | 21,114,952 | 42,647,492 | 2.83 | 101.978 |
| Year | Life expectancy | Median age | Fertility rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 28.156 | 18.395 | 7.248 |
| 1955 | 30.366 | 18.187 | 7.262 |
| 1960 | 32.799 | 17.864 | 7.282 |
| 1965 | 35.124 | 17.525 | 7.305 |
| 1970 | 37.460 | 16.974 | 7.400 |
| 1975 | 39.994 | 16.360 | 7.542 |
| 1980 | 39.258 | 15.825 | 7.643 |
| 1985 | 32.132 | 15.320 | 7.550 |
| 1990 | 45.118 | 15.002 | 7.576 |
| 1995 | 52.103 | 14.556 | 7.767 |
| 2000 | 55.005 | 13.989 | 7.566 |
| 2005 | 58.247 | 13.979 | 6.858 |
| 2010 | 60.702 | 14.608 | 6.195 |
| 2015 | 62.270 | 15.490 | 5.652 |
| 2020 | 61.454 | 16.411 | 5.145 |
| 2021 | 60.417 | 16.575 | 5.039 |
| 2022 | 65.617 | 16.752 | 4.932 |
| 2023 | 66.035 | 16.940 | 4.840 |
| 2024 | 66.289 | 17.116 | 4.761 |
| Year | Total | Crude(per 1000) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Death | Birth | Crude death | Crude birth | |
| 1950 | 290,970 | 383,985 | 37.418 | 49.380 |
| 1955 | 286,725 | 417,650 | 34.433 | 50.156 |
| 1960 | 286,157 | 456,418 | 31.672 | 50.516 |
| 1965 | 292,983 | 510,721 | 29.193 | 50.889 |
| 1970 | 302,999 | 578,135 | 26.838 | 51.207 |
| 1975 | 311,723 | 655,576 | 24.403 | 51.321 |
| 1980 | 338,529 | 703,929 | 25.706 | 53.452 |
| 1985 | 362,217 | 590,687 | 31.699 | 51.693 |
| 1990 | 234,642 | 637,076 | 19.479 | 52.888 |
| 1995 | 245,793 | 899,076 | 14.403 | 52.683 |
| 2000 | 253,807 | 1,036,525 | 12.608 | 51.491 |
| 2005 | 241,933 | 1,097,038 | 9.913 | 44.952 |
| 2010 | 237,639 | 1,181,113 | 8.402 | 41.759 |
| 2015 | 254,691 | 1,331,758 | 7.528 | 39.364 |
| 2020 | 295,554 | 1,429,983 | 7.565 | 36.601 |
| 2021 | 320,099 | 1,453,685 | 8.002 | 36.342 |
| 2022 | 243,193 | 1,462,654 | 5.993 | 36.045 |
| 2023 | 240,296 | 1,469,029 | 5.797 | 35.437 |
| 2024 | 243,186 | 1,492,956 | 5.702 | 35.007 |
| Year | Population | Urban (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban | Rural | ||
| 1950 | 465,127 | 7,286,991 | 6.000 |
| 1955 | 587,818 | 7,682,763 | 7.107 |
| 1960 | 755,797 | 8,240,554 | 8.401 |
| 1965 | 984,350 | 8,954,064 | 9.904 |
| 1970 | 1,295,433 | 9,830,690 | 11.643 |
| 1975 | 1,717,422 | 10,872,864 | 13.641 |
| 1980 | 2,119,078 | 11,129,292 | 15.995 |
| 1985 | 2,238,468 | 9,544,582 | 18.997 |
| 1990 | 2,593,947 | 9,655,167 | 21.177 |
| 1995 | 3,697,570 | 13,401,971 | 21.624 |
| 2000 | 4,436,282 | 15,657,474 | 22.078 |
| 2005 | 5,691,836 | 19,378,962 | 22.703 |
| 2010 | 6,836,980 | 21,966,187 | 23.737 |
| 2015 | 8,367,571 | 25,368,923 | 24.803 |
| 2020 | 9,904,337 | 28,150,604 | 26.026 |
| 2021 | 10,239,684 | 28,674,023 | 26.314 |
| 2022 | 10,587,583 | 29,191,512 | 26.616 |
| 2023 | 10,948,055 | 29,701,149 | 26.933 |
| 2024 | 11,320,521 | 30,199,465 | 27.265 |
| Age group | Male | Female | Total | M per 100 F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons | Share (%) | ||||
| 00-04 | 3,462,499 | 3,315,884 | 6,778,382 | 15.89 | 104.422 |
| 05-09 | 3,112,693 | 2,977,050 | 6,089,743 | 14.28 | 104.556 |
| 10-14 | 2,775,836 | 2,646,485 | 5,422,320 | 12.71 | 104.888 |
| 15-19 | 2,445,200 | 2,326,735 | 4,771,935 | 11.19 | 105.091 |
| 20-24 | 2,177,015 | 2,087,175 | 4,264,189 | 10.00 | 104.304 |
| 25-29 | 1,819,366 | 1,776,716 | 3,596,081 | 8.43 | 102.400 |
| 30-34 | 1,427,410 | 1,406,238 | 2,833,648 | 6.64 | 101.506 |
| 35-39 | 1,087,432 | 1,074,812 | 2,162,245 | 5.07 | 101.174 |
| 40-44 | 855,941 | 847,703 | 1,703,644 | 3.99 | 100.972 |
| 45-49 | 704,144 | 705,297 | 1,409,441 | 3.30 | 99.837 |
| 50-54 | 549,614 | 571,731 | 1,121,345 | 2.63 | 96.132 |
| 55-59 | 401,039 | 448,504 | 849,543 | 1.99 | 89.417 |
| 60-64 | 280,247 | 340,773 | 621,020 | 1.46 | 82.239 |
| 65-69 | 193,322 | 247,939 | 441,261 | 1.03 | 77.972 |
| 70-74 | 123,775 | 166,479 | 290,253 | 0.68 | 74.349 |
| 75-79 | 72,022 | 106,736 | 178,758 | 0.42 | 67.477 |
| 80-84 | 32,846 | 48,489 | 81,334 | 0.19 | 67.739 |
| 85-89 | 10,201 | 16,444 | 26,645 | 0.06 | 62.035 |
| 90-94 | 1,778 | 3,381 | 5,159 | 0.01 | 52.588 |
| 95-99 | 154 | 366 | 521 | 0.00 | 42.077 |
| 100+ | 5 | 18 | 22 | 0.00 | 27.778 |
| Total | 21,532,539 | 21,114,955 | 42,647,489 | 101.978 | |