Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2022) |
Date | 22 Feb 2024 |
The current population of Afghanistan is 43,084,715 as of November 10, 2024, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of Afghanistan is projected at 43,372,950 or 43.37 million as of July 1, 2024. The total population in Afghanistan is projected at 42,239,854 or 42.24 million people for the year 2023.
Afghanistan ranks 36th in the world by population on the 237 countries and territories list. Afghanistan is ranked 15th among 51 countries and territories in Asia.
Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 Jan | 1 July | Net Change | rate (%) | to World | |
2022 | 40,580,490 | 41,128,771 | 1,096,562 | 2.666 | 0.52 |
2023 | 41,677,052 | 42,239,854 | 1,125,604 | 2.665 | 0.53 |
2024 | 42,802,656 | 43,372,950 | 1,140,587 | 2.630 | 0.53 |
2025 | 43,943,243 | 44,515,793 | 1,145,101 | 2.572 | 0.54 |
2026 | 45,088,344 | 45,667,550 | 1,158,413 | 2.537 | 0.55 |
2027 | 46,246,757 | 46,827,624 | 1,161,733 | 2.481 | 0.56 |
2028 | 47,408,490 | 47,990,912 | 1,164,845 | 2.427 | 0.57 |
2029 | 48,573,335 | 49,158,072 | 1,169,474 | 2.379 | 0.58 |
2030 | 49,742,809 | 50,330,837 | 1,176,056 | 2.337 | 0.59 |
2031 | 50,918,865 | 51,506,437 | 1,175,143 | 2.282 | 0.60 |
2032 | 52,094,008 | 52,685,458 | 1,182,900 | 2.245 | 0.61 |
2033 | 53,276,908 | 53,866,558 | 1,179,300 | 2.189 | 0.62 |
2034 | 54,456,208 | 55,046,630 | 1,180,845 | 2.145 | 0.62 |
2035 | 55,637,053 | 56,226,855 | 1,179,605 | 2.098 | 0.63 |
2036 | 56,816,658 | 57,410,144 | 1,186,972 | 2.068 | 0.64 |
2037 | 58,003,630 | 58,600,249 | 1,193,238 | 2.036 | 0.65 |
2038 | 59,196,868 | 59,792,941 | 1,192,146 | 1.994 | 0.66 |
2039 | 60,389,014 | 60,985,590 | 1,193,151 | 1.957 | 0.67 |
2040 | 61,582,165 | 62,180,342 | 1,196,353 | 1.924 | 0.68 |
2041 | 62,778,518 | 63,375,847 | 1,194,658 | 1.885 | 0.69 |
2042 | 63,973,176 | 64,572,473 | 1,198,593 | 1.856 | 0.69 |
2043 | 65,171,769 | 65,768,823 | 1,194,109 | 1.816 | 0.70 |
2044 | 66,365,878 | 66,964,990 | 1,198,225 | 1.789 | 0.71 |
2045 | 67,564,103 | 68,161,269 | 1,194,333 | 1.752 | 0.72 |
2046 | 68,758,436 | 69,355,671 | 1,194,471 | 1.722 | 0.73 |
2047 | 69,952,907 | 70,546,052 | 1,186,290 | 1.682 | 0.74 |
2048 | 71,139,197 | 71,729,374 | 1,180,354 | 1.646 | 0.75 |
2049 | 72,319,551 | 72,905,780 | 1,172,457 | 1.608 | 0.75 |
2050 | 73,492,008 | 74,075,234 | 1,166,451 | 1.575 | 0.76 |
2051 | 74,658,459 | 75,237,171 | 1,157,425 | 1.538 | 0.77 |
2052 | 75,815,884 | 76,389,963 | 1,148,159 | 1.503 | 0.78 |
2053 | 76,964,043 | 77,532,235 | 1,136,383 | 1.466 | 0.79 |
2054 | 78,100,426 | 78,663,890 | 1,126,928 | 1.433 | 0.80 |
2055 | 79,227,354 | 79,788,207 | 1,121,705 | 1.406 | 0.81 |
2056 | 80,349,059 | 80,899,832 | 1,101,545 | 1.362 | 0.81 |
2057 | 81,450,604 | 81,998,402 | 1,095,596 | 1.336 | 0.82 |
2058 | 82,546,200 | 83,084,272 | 1,076,144 | 1.295 | 0.83 |
2059 | 83,622,344 | 84,152,304 | 1,059,920 | 1.260 | 0.84 |
2060 | 84,682,264 | 85,205,111 | 1,045,695 | 1.227 | 0.85 |
2061 | 85,727,959 | 86,241,147 | 1,026,376 | 1.190 | 0.85 |
2062 | 86,754,335 | 87,254,855 | 1,001,039 | 1.147 | 0.86 |
2063 | 87,755,374 | 88,248,606 | 986,464 | 1.118 | 0.87 |
2064 | 88,741,838 | 89,228,558 | 973,441 | 1.091 | 0.88 |
2065 | 89,715,279 | 90,189,815 | 949,073 | 1.052 | 0.88 |
2066 | 90,664,352 | 91,131,134 | 933,564 | 1.024 | 0.89 |
2067 | 91,597,916 | 92,059,516 | 923,200 | 1.003 | 0.90 |
2068 | 92,521,116 | 92,972,912 | 903,592 | 0.972 | 0.91 |
2069 | 93,424,708 | 93,861,812 | 874,208 | 0.931 | 0.91 |
2070 | 94,298,916 | 94,723,569 | 849,307 | 0.897 | 0.92 |
2071 | 95,148,223 | 95,562,571 | 828,695 | 0.867 | 0.93 |
2072 | 95,976,918 | 96,383,675 | 813,514 | 0.844 | 0.93 |
2073 | 96,790,432 | 97,187,281 | 793,699 | 0.817 | 0.94 |
2074 | 97,584,131 | 97,970,493 | 772,725 | 0.789 | 0.95 |
2075 | 98,356,856 | 98,732,058 | 750,404 | 0.760 | 0.95 |
2076 | 99,107,260 | 99,473,737 | 732,954 | 0.737 | 0.96 |
2077 | 99,840,214 | 100,196,491 | 712,554 | 0.711 | 0.96 |
2078 | 100,552,768 | 100,896,716 | 687,897 | 0.682 | 0.97 |
2079 | 101,240,665 | 101,578,603 | 675,877 | 0.665 | 0.98 |
2080 | 101,916,542 | 102,242,085 | 651,086 | 0.637 | 0.98 |
2081 | 102,567,628 | 102,881,221 | 627,186 | 0.610 | 0.99 |
2082 | 103,194,814 | 103,500,474 | 611,320 | 0.591 | 0.99 |
2083 | 103,806,134 | 104,100,265 | 588,262 | 0.565 | 1.00 |
2084 | 104,394,396 | 104,677,122 | 565,452 | 0.540 | 1.00 |
2085 | 104,959,848 | 105,228,197 | 536,698 | 0.510 | 1.01 |
2086 | 105,496,546 | 105,752,837 | 512,582 | 0.485 | 1.01 |
2087 | 106,009,128 | 106,254,728 | 491,201 | 0.462 | 1.02 |
2088 | 106,500,329 | 106,734,775 | 468,892 | 0.439 | 1.02 |
2089 | 106,969,221 | 107,193,821 | 449,199 | 0.419 | 1.03 |
2090 | 107,418,420 | 107,630,910 | 424,980 | 0.395 | 1.03 |
2091 | 107,843,400 | 108,041,524 | 396,248 | 0.367 | 1.04 |
2092 | 108,239,648 | 108,430,416 | 381,535 | 0.352 | 1.04 |
2093 | 108,621,183 | 108,801,262 | 360,159 | 0.331 | 1.05 |
2094 | 108,981,342 | 109,153,078 | 343,472 | 0.315 | 1.05 |
2095 | 109,324,814 | 109,487,140 | 324,653 | 0.297 | 1.05 |
2096 | 109,649,467 | 109,802,281 | 305,628 | 0.278 | 1.06 |
2097 | 109,955,095 | 110,094,664 | 279,138 | 0.254 | 1.06 |
2098 | 110,234,233 | 110,366,921 | 265,376 | 0.240 | 1.06 |
2099 | 110,499,609 | 110,621,216 | 243,213 | 0.220 | 1.07 |
2100 | 110,742,822 | 110,854,784 | 223,925 | 0.202 | 1.07 |
Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | ||
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1 Jan | 1 July | Net Change | rate (%) | to World | |
1950 | 7,436,561 | 7,480,461 | 87,800 | 1.174 | 0.30 |
1951 | 7,524,361 | 7,571,537 | 94,351 | 1.246 | 0.30 |
1952 | 7,618,712 | 7,667,533 | 97,641 | 1.273 | 0.30 |
1953 | 7,716,353 | 7,764,546 | 96,385 | 1.241 | 0.29 |
1954 | 7,812,738 | 7,864,285 | 103,094 | 1.311 | 0.29 |
1955 | 7,915,832 | 7,971,931 | 112,197 | 1.407 | 0.29 |
1956 | 8,028,029 | 8,087,727 | 119,396 | 1.476 | 0.29 |
1957 | 8,147,425 | 8,210,201 | 125,553 | 1.529 | 0.29 |
1958 | 8,272,978 | 8,333,826 | 121,697 | 1.460 | 0.29 |
1959 | 8,394,675 | 8,468,211 | 147,073 | 1.737 | 0.29 |
1960 | 8,541,748 | 8,622,466 | 161,436 | 1.872 | 0.29 |
1961 | 8,703,184 | 8,790,140 | 173,912 | 1.979 | 0.29 |
1962 | 8,877,096 | 8,969,047 | 183,901 | 2.050 | 0.29 |
1963 | 9,060,997 | 9,157,465 | 192,935 | 2.107 | 0.29 |
1964 | 9,253,932 | 9,355,514 | 203,164 | 2.172 | 0.29 |
1965 | 9,457,096 | 9,565,147 | 216,102 | 2.259 | 0.29 |
1966 | 9,673,198 | 9,783,147 | 219,898 | 2.248 | 0.29 |
1967 | 9,893,096 | 10,010,030 | 233,868 | 2.336 | 0.29 |
1968 | 10,126,964 | 10,247,780 | 241,631 | 2.358 | 0.29 |
1969 | 10,368,595 | 10,494,489 | 251,789 | 2.399 | 0.29 |
1970 | 10,620,384 | 10,752,971 | 265,175 | 2.466 | 0.29 |
1971 | 10,885,559 | 11,015,857 | 260,596 | 2.366 | 0.29 |
1972 | 11,146,155 | 11,286,753 | 281,195 | 2.492 | 0.29 |
1973 | 11,427,350 | 11,575,305 | 295,909 | 2.557 | 0.30 |
1974 | 11,723,259 | 11,869,879 | 293,239 | 2.471 | 0.30 |
1975 | 12,016,498 | 12,157,386 | 281,776 | 2.318 | 0.30 |
1976 | 12,298,274 | 12,425,267 | 253,987 | 2.044 | 0.30 |
1977 | 12,552,261 | 12,687,301 | 270,081 | 2.129 | 0.30 |
1978 | 12,822,342 | 12,938,862 | 233,041 | 1.801 | 0.30 |
1979 | 13,055,383 | 12,986,369 | -138,028 | -1.063 | 0.30 |
1980 | 12,917,355 | 12,486,631 | -861,447 | -6.902 | 0.28 |
1981 | 12,055,908 | 11,155,195 | -1,801,426 | -16.184 | 0.25 |
1982 | 10,254,482 | 10,088,289 | -332,387 | -3.295 | 0.22 |
1983 | 9,922,095 | 9,951,449 | 58,708 | 0.590 | 0.21 |
1984 | 9,980,803 | 10,243,686 | 525,767 | 5.134 | 0.21 |
1985 | 10,506,570 | 10,512,221 | 11,303 | 0.108 | 0.22 |
1986 | 10,517,873 | 10,448,442 | -138,863 | -1.329 | 0.21 |
1987 | 10,379,010 | 10,322,758 | -112,504 | -1.090 | 0.20 |
1988 | 10,266,506 | 10,383,460 | 233,907 | 2.253 | 0.20 |
1989 | 10,500,413 | 10,673,168 | 345,511 | 3.237 | 0.20 |
1990 | 10,845,924 | 10,694,796 | -302,256 | -2.826 | 0.20 |
1991 | 10,543,668 | 10,745,167 | 402,998 | 3.751 | 0.20 |
1992 | 10,946,666 | 12,057,433 | 2,221,534 | 18.477 | 0.22 |
1993 | 13,168,200 | 14,003,760 | 1,671,120 | 11.948 | 0.25 |
1994 | 14,839,320 | 15,455,555 | 1,232,469 | 7.979 | 0.27 |
1995 | 16,071,789 | 16,418,912 | 694,246 | 4.229 | 0.29 |
1996 | 16,766,035 | 17,106,595 | 681,121 | 3.982 | 0.29 |
1997 | 17,447,156 | 17,788,819 | 683,326 | 3.842 | 0.30 |
1998 | 18,130,482 | 18,493,132 | 725,300 | 3.922 | 0.31 |
1999 | 18,855,782 | 19,262,847 | 814,131 | 4.227 | 0.32 |
2000 | 19,669,913 | 19,542,982 | -253,861 | -1.299 | 0.32 |
2001 | 19,416,052 | 19,688,632 | 545,161 | 2.769 | 0.32 |
2002 | 19,961,213 | 21,000,256 | 2,078,087 | 9.904 | 0.33 |
2003 | 22,039,300 | 22,645,130 | 1,211,660 | 5.352 | 0.35 |
2004 | 23,250,960 | 23,553,551 | 605,181 | 2.570 | 0.36 |
2005 | 23,856,141 | 24,411,191 | 1,110,099 | 4.548 | 0.37 |
2006 | 24,966,240 | 25,442,944 | 953,408 | 3.748 | 0.38 |
2007 | 25,919,648 | 25,903,301 | -32,695 | -0.126 | 0.39 |
2008 | 25,886,953 | 26,427,199 | 1,080,492 | 4.089 | 0.39 |
2009 | 26,967,445 | 27,385,307 | 835,725 | 3.052 | 0.40 |
2010 | 27,803,170 | 28,189,672 | 773,004 | 2.742 | 0.40 |
2011 | 28,576,174 | 29,249,157 | 1,345,966 | 4.603 | 0.41 |
2012 | 29,922,140 | 30,466,479 | 1,088,677 | 3.574 | 0.43 |
2013 | 31,010,817 | 31,541,209 | 1,060,783 | 3.363 | 0.44 |
2014 | 32,071,600 | 32,716,210 | 1,289,220 | 3.941 | 0.45 |
2015 | 33,360,820 | 33,753,499 | 785,358 | 2.327 | 0.45 |
2016 | 34,146,178 | 34,636,207 | 980,059 | 2.830 | 0.46 |
2017 | 35,126,237 | 35,643,418 | 1,034,361 | 2.902 | 0.47 |
2018 | 36,160,598 | 36,686,784 | 1,052,372 | 2.869 | 0.48 |
2019 | 37,212,970 | 37,769,499 | 1,113,057 | 2.947 | 0.49 |
2020 | 38,326,027 | 38,972,230 | 1,292,407 | 3.317 | 0.50 |
2021 | 39,618,434 | 40,099,462 | 962,056 | 2.399 | 0.51 |