Population in Afghanistan in 2025 — 43,844,111 people. Ranked 36 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 385.3%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Afghanistan
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 43.84M | +1.2M | +2.81% |
| 2024 | 42.65M | +1.19M | +2.88% |
| 2023 | 41.45M | +875,919 | +2.16% |
| 2022 | 40.58M | +578,430 | +1.45% |
| 2021 | 40M | +931,433 | +2.38% |
| 2020 | 39.07M | +1.21M | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 37.86M | +1.11M | +3.03% |
| 2018 | 36.74M | +1.05M | +2.95% |
| 2017 | 35.69M | +988,323 | +2.85% |
| 2016 | 34.7M | +868,848 | +2.57% |
| 2015 | 33.83M | +1.04M | +3.17% |
| 2014 | 32.79M | +1.17M | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 31.62M | +1.06M | +3.48% |
| 2012 | 30.56M | +1.21M | +4.13% |
| 2011 | 29.35M | +1.06M | +3.76% |
| 2010 | 28.28M | +817,988 | +2.98% |
| 2009 | 27.47M | +983,479 | +3.71% |
| 2008 | 26.48M | +572,770 | +2.21% |
| 2007 | 25.91M | +485,758 | +1.91% |
| 2006 | 25.42M | +1.02M | +4.18% |
| 2005 | 24.4M | +843,913 | +3.58% |
| 2004 | 23.56M | +827,605 | +3.64% |
| 2003 | 22.73M | +1.35M | +6.34% |
| 2002 | 21.38M | +1.09M | +5.39% |
| 2001 | 20.28M | +153,980 | +0.76% |
| 2000 | 20.13M | +242,542 | +1.22% |
| 1999 | 19.89M | +727,789 | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 19.16M | +707,905 | +3.84% |
| 1997 | 18.45M | +688,825 | +3.88% |
| 1996 | 17.76M | +697,430 | +4.09% |
| 1995 | 17.07M | +815,042 | +5.02% |
| 1994 | 16.25M | +1.31M | +8.75% |
| 1993 | 14.94M | +1.66M | +12.53% |
| 1992 | 13.28M | +1.04M | +8.5% |
| 1991 | 12.24M | +193,219 | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 12.05M | +171,572 | +1.44% |
| 1989 | 11.87M | +350,790 | +3.04% |
| 1988 | 11.52M | +135,480 | +1.19% |
| 1987 | 11.39M | −32,256 | −0.28% |
| 1986 | 11.42M | −6,778 | −0.06% |
| 1985 | 11.43M | +236,631 | +2.11% |
| 1984 | 11.19M | +272,239 | +2.49% |
| 1983 | 10.92M | −73,396 | −0.67% |
| 1982 | 10.99M | −946,203 | −7.93% |
| 1981 | 11.94M | −1.23M | −9.35% |
| 1980 | 13.17M | −486,256 | −3.56% |
| 1979 | 13.66M | +44,126 | +0.32% |
| 1978 | 13.61M | +270,685 | +2.03% |
| 1977 | 13.34M | +280,905 | +2.15% |
| 1976 | 13.06M | +285,897 | +2.24% |
| 1975 | 12.77M | +304,827 | +2.44% |
| 1974 | 12.47M | +311,128 | +2.56% |
| 1973 | 12.16M | +304,303 | +2.57% |
| 1972 | 11.85M | +286,029 | +2.47% |
| 1971 | 11.57M | +277,539 | +2.46% |
| 1970 | 11.29M | +272,719 | +2.48% |
| 1969 | 11.02M | +260,487 | +2.42% |
| 1968 | 10.76M | +250,963 | +2.39% |
| 1967 | 10.51M | +239,564 | +2.33% |
| 1966 | 10.27M | +230,387 | +2.3% |
| 1965 | 10.04M | +221,690 | +2.26% |
| 1964 | 9.81M | +209,831 | +2.18% |
| 1963 | 9.6M | +200,081 | +2.13% |
| 1962 | 9.4M | +190,323 | +2.07% |
| 1961 | 9.21M | +179,040 | +1.98% |
| 1960 | 9.04M | — | — |
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Total population counts all residents of a country regardless of legal status or citizenship, as of mid-year. The series follows the World Population Prospects revisions of the UN: national censuses and population registers are harmonized to a single de facto definition of population, so the figures may diverge from the official data of countries that count resident population instead.
Important: Values for the years after the latest census are estimates; for countries with heavy migration the gap with national statistics can reach several percent.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
Annual population growth in percent — natural increase together with migration.
Demography Population densityHow many people there are per square kilometer of a country's territory.
Demography Urban population shareWhat part of a country's residents lives in cities — the level of urbanization.
Demography Life expectancy at birthLife expectancy at birth — how many years a newborn will live on average.
