Population growth in Afghanistan in 2025 — 2.77%. Ranked 20 in the world out of 217. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 0.8 pp.
1961–2025 · % per year
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Afghanistan
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.77 | −0.07 pp |
| 2024 | 2.84 | +0.7 pp |
| 2023 | 2.14 | +0.7 pp |
| 2022 | 1.44 | −0.92 pp |
| 2021 | 2.36 | −0.8 pp |
| 2020 | 3.15 | +0.17 pp |
| 2019 | 2.98 | +0.07 pp |
| 2018 | 2.91 | +0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 2.81 | +0.27 pp |
| 2016 | 2.54 | −0.58 pp |
| 2015 | 3.12 | −0.51 pp |
| 2014 | 3.63 | +0.21 pp |
| 2013 | 3.42 | −0.63 pp |
| 2012 | 4.05 | +0.36 pp |
| 2011 | 3.69 | +0.76 pp |
| 2010 | 2.93 | −0.71 pp |
| 2009 | 3.65 | +1.46 pp |
| 2008 | 2.19 | +0.29 pp |
| 2007 | 1.89 | −2.2 pp |
| 2006 | 4.09 | +0.57 pp |
| 2005 | 3.52 | −0.06 pp |
| 2004 | 3.58 | −2.57 pp |
| 2003 | 6.15 | +0.89 pp |
| 2002 | 5.25 | +4.49 pp |
| 2001 | 0.76 | −0.45 pp |
| 2000 | 1.21 | −2.52 pp |
| 1999 | 3.73 | −0.04 pp |
| 1998 | 3.76 | −0.04 pp |
| 1997 | 3.8 | −0.2 pp |
| 1996 | 4.01 | −0.89 pp |
| 1995 | 4.89 | −3.5 pp |
| 1994 | 8.39 | −3.42 pp |
| 1993 | 11.81 | +3.65 pp |
| 1992 | 8.16 | +6.57 pp |
| 1991 | 1.59 | +0.16 pp |
| 1990 | 1.43 | −1.56 pp |
| 1989 | 3 | +1.82 pp |
| 1988 | 1.18 | +1.47 pp |
| 1987 | -0.28 | −0.22 pp |
| 1986 | -0.06 | −2.15 pp |
| 1985 | 2.09 | −0.37 pp |
| 1984 | 2.46 | +3.13 pp |
| 1983 | -0.67 | +7.59 pp |
| 1982 | -8.26 | +1.56 pp |
| 1981 | -9.82 | −6.19 pp |
| 1980 | -3.63 | −3.95 pp |
| 1979 | 0.32 | −1.69 pp |
| 1978 | 2.01 | −0.12 pp |
| 1977 | 2.13 | −0.09 pp |
| 1976 | 2.21 | −0.2 pp |
| 1975 | 2.42 | −0.11 pp |
| 1974 | 2.53 | −0.01 pp |
| 1973 | 2.53 | +0.09 pp |
| 1972 | 2.44 | +0.01 pp |
| 1971 | 2.43 | −0.02 pp |
| 1970 | 2.45 | +0.05 pp |
| 1969 | 2.39 | +0.03 pp |
| 1968 | 2.36 | +0.05 pp |
| 1967 | 2.31 | +0.04 pp |
| 1966 | 2.27 | +0.04 pp |
| 1965 | 2.23 | +0.07 pp |
| 1964 | 2.16 | +0.06 pp |
| 1963 | 2.11 | +0.06 pp |
| 1962 | 2.04 | +0.08 pp |
| 1961 | 1.96 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The annual population growth rate is the change in population size over a year as a percent of the previous year. It takes in both natural increase (births minus deaths) and net migration. Negative values mean the population is shrinking; at 1% a year population doubles in about 70 years, at 2% in about 35.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
Resident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
Demography Total fertility rateHow many children one woman would bear on average if current age-specific fertility held.
Demography Net migrationThe difference between the number of arrivals and departures over a five-year period.
Demography Crude birth rateLive births per 1,000 people of population per year.
