Afghanistan Population 1950-2021
Chart and table of Afghanistan population from 1950 to 2021. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population of Afghanistan in 2021 is 39,835,428, a 2.33% increase from 2020.
- The population of Afghanistan in 2020 was 38,928,346, a 2.33% increase from 2019.
- The population of Afghanistan in 2019 was 38,041,754, a 2.34% increase from 2018.
- The population of Afghanistan in 2018 was 37,171,921, a 2.41% increase from 2017.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population |
| Country Name |
2021 Population |
| Ethiopia |
117,876,227 |
| Tanzania |
61,498,437 |
| Uganda |
47,123,531 |
| Afghanistan |
39,835,428 |
| Mozambique |
32,163,047 |
| Yemen |
30,490,640 |
| Nepal |
29,674,920 |
| Madagascar |
28,427,328 |
| North Korea |
25,887,041 |
| Niger |
25,130,817 |
| Burkina Faso |
21,497,096 |
| Mali |
20,855,735 |
| Malawi |
19,647,684 |
| Senegal |
17,196,301 |
| Chad |
16,914,985 |
| Somalia |
16,359,504 |
| Zimbabwe |
15,092,171 |
| Guinea |
13,497,244 |
| Rwanda |
13,276,513 |
| Benin |
12,451,040 |
| Burundi |
12,255,433 |
| Haiti |
11,541,685 |
| South Sudan |
11,381,378 |
| Tajikistan |
9,749,627 |
| Togo |
8,478,250 |
| Sierra Leone |
8,141,343 |
| Liberia |
5,180,203 |
| Central African Republic |
4,919,981 |
| Eritrea |
3,601,467 |
| Gambia |
2,486,945 |
| Guinea-Bissau |
2,015,494 |
| Comoros |
888,451 |
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Afghanistan - Historical Population Data
|
| Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
| 2021 |
39,835,428 |
2.33% |
| 2020 |
38,928,346 |
2.33% |
| 2019 |
38,041,754 |
2.34% |
| 2018 |
37,171,921 |
2.41% |
| 2017 |
36,296,113 |
2.58% |
| 2016 |
35,383,032 |
2.82% |
| 2015 |
34,413,603 |
3.12% |
| 2014 |
33,370,794 |
3.41% |
| 2013 |
32,269,589 |
3.56% |
| 2012 |
31,161,376 |
3.47% |
| 2011 |
30,117,413 |
3.19% |
| 2010 |
29,185,507 |
2.78% |
| 2009 |
28,394,813 |
2.43% |
| 2008 |
27,722,276 |
2.29% |
| 2007 |
27,100,536 |
2.53% |
| 2006 |
26,433,049 |
3.04% |
| 2005 |
25,654,277 |
3.75% |
| 2004 |
24,726,684 |
4.42% |
| 2003 |
23,680,871 |
4.78% |
| 2002 |
22,600,770 |
4.60% |
| 2001 |
21,606,988 |
3.98% |
| 2000 |
20,779,953 |
3.02% |
| 1999 |
20,170,844 |
2.19% |
| 1998 |
19,737,765 |
1.97% |
| 1997 |
19,357,126 |
2.67% |
| 1996 |
18,853,437 |
4.10% |
| 1995 |
18,110,657 |
6.06% |
| 1994 |
17,075,727 |
7.96% |
| 1993 |
15,816,603 |
9.19% |
| 1992 |
14,485,546 |
8.92% |
| 1991 |
13,299,017 |
7.14% |
| 1990 |
12,412,308 |
4.58% |
| 1989 |
11,868,877 |
2.16% |
| 1988 |
11,618,005 |
0.12% |
| 1987 |
11,604,534 |
-1.12% |
| 1986 |
11,736,179 |
-1.69% |
| 1985 |
11,938,208 |
-2.18% |
| 1984 |
12,204,292 |
-2.66% |
| 1983 |
12,537,730 |
-2.68% |
| 1982 |
12,882,528 |
-2.20% |
| 1981 |
13,171,673 |
-1.38% |
| 1980 |
13,356,511 |
-0.41% |
| 1979 |
13,411,056 |
0.52% |
| 1978 |
13,341,198 |
1.29% |
| 1977 |
13,171,306 |
1.76% |
| 1976 |
12,943,093 |
2.00% |
| 1975 |
12,689,160 |
2.23% |
| 1974 |
12,412,950 |
2.51% |
| 1973 |
12,108,963 |
2.69% |
| 1972 |
11,791,215 |
2.75% |
| 1971 |
11,475,445 |
2.70% |
| 1970 |
11,173,642 |
2.57% |
| 1969 |
10,893,776 |
2.41% |
| 1968 |
10,637,063 |
2.28% |
| 1967 |
10,399,926 |
2.21% |
| 1966 |
10,174,836 |
2.19% |
| 1965 |
9,956,320 |
2.17% |
| 1964 |
9,744,781 |
2.11% |
| 1963 |
9,543,205 |
2.05% |
| 1962 |
9,351,441 |
1.99% |
| 1961 |
9,169,410 |
1.92% |
| 1960 |
8,996,973 |
1.85% |
| 1959 |
8,833,946 |
1.77% |
| 1958 |
8,680,101 |
1.70% |
| 1957 |
8,535,163 |
1.62% |
| 1956 |
8,398,875 |
1.55% |
| 1955 |
8,270,991 |
1.47% |
| 1954 |
8,151,317 |
1.39% |
| 1953 |
8,039,694 |
1.31% |
| 1952 |
7,935,997 |
1.22% |
| 1951 |
7,840,156 |
1.14% |
| 1950 |
7,752,118 |
0.00% |
