Afghanistan Population 1950-2023
Chart and table of Afghanistan population from 1950 to 2023. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population of Afghanistan in 2023 is 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.
- The population of Afghanistan in 2020 was 38,972,230, a 3.18% increase from 2019.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population |
| Country Name |
2023 Population |
| Ethiopia |
126,527,060 |
| Democratic Republic of Congo |
102,262,808 |
| Tanzania |
67,438,106 |
| Uganda |
48,582,334 |
| Afghanistan |
42,239,854 |
| Yemen |
34,449,825 |
| Mozambique |
33,897,354 |
| Nepal |
30,896,590 |
| Madagascar |
30,325,732 |
| Niger |
27,202,843 |
| North Korea |
26,160,821 |
| Mali |
23,293,698 |
| Burkina Faso |
23,251,485 |
| Malawi |
20,931,751 |
| Chad |
18,278,568 |
| Somalia |
18,143,378 |
| Senegal |
17,763,163 |
| Zimbabwe |
16,665,409 |
| Guinea |
14,190,612 |
| Rwanda |
14,094,683 |
| Benin |
13,712,828 |
| Burundi |
13,238,559 |
| Haiti |
11,724,763 |
| South Sudan |
11,088,796 |
| Tajikistan |
10,143,543 |
| Togo |
9,053,799 |
| Sierra Leone |
8,791,092 |
| Central African Republic |
5,742,315 |
| Liberia |
5,418,377 |
| Eritrea |
3,748,901 |
| Gambia |
2,773,168 |
| Guinea-Bissau |
2,150,842 |
| Comoros |
852,075 |
|
Afghanistan - Historical Population Data
|
| Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
| 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% |
