Population in Afghanistan

Population and total fertility rate (births per woman), yearly, for about 200 countries (UN estimates). All figures for Afghanistan

Latest population in Afghanistan
Measure	Latest	Period	Rank	vs median	Among countries with data
Population	43,844,111 people	2025	36th highest of 216	+37,065,789 people	Lowest 9,492 peopleHighest 1,463,865,525 people
Fertility rate	4.76 births per woman	2024	9th highest of 216	+2.86 births per woman	Lowest 0.58 births per womanHighest 6.03 births per woman

Where Afghanistan stands

Every country with data, highest first

Population (people) · 36th highest of 216

India1,463,865,525
China1,406,585,000
United States341,784,857
Indonesia285,721,236
Pakistan255,219,554
Nigeria237,527,782
Brazil212,812,405
Bangladesh175,686,899
Russia143,513,328
Ethiopia135,472,051
… 25 more
Afghanistan43,844,111
… 170 more
Liechtenstein41,024
Gibraltar40,126
British Virgin Islands39,732
Monaco38,341
Marshall Islands36,282
San Marino34,109
Saint Martin24,941
Palau17,663
Nauru12,025
Tuvalu9,492

Population

All 66 values: Population

Period	people
2025	43,844,111
2024	42,647,492
2023	41,454,761
2022	40,578,842
2021	40,000,412
2020	39,068,979
2019	37,856,121
2018	36,743,039
2017	35,688,935
2016	34,700,612
2015	33,831,764
2014	32,792,523
2013	31,622,704
2012	30,560,034
2011	29,347,708
2010	28,284,089
2009	27,466,101
2008	26,482,622
2007	25,909,852
2006	25,424,094
2005	24,404,567
2004	23,560,654
2003	22,733,049
2002	21,378,117
2001	20,284,307
2000	20,130,327
1999	19,887,785
1998	19,159,996
1997	18,452,091
1996	17,763,266
1995	17,065,836
1994	16,250,794
1993	14,943,172
1992	13,278,974
1991	12,238,879
1990	12,045,660
1989	11,874,088
1988	11,523,298
1987	11,387,818
1986	11,420,074
1985	11,426,852
1984	11,190,221
1983	10,917,982
1982	10,991,378
1981	11,937,581
1980	13,169,311
1979	13,655,567
1978	13,611,441
1977	13,340,756
1976	13,059,851
1975	12,773,954
1974	12,469,127
1973	12,157,999
1972	11,853,696
1971	11,567,667
1970	11,290,128
1969	11,017,409
1968	10,756,922
1967	10,505,959
1966	10,266,395
1965	10,036,008
1964	9,814,318
1963	9,604,487
1962	9,404,406
1961	9,214,083
1960	9,035,043

Fertility rate

All 65 values: Fertility rate

Period	births per woman
2024	4.76
2023	4.84
2022	4.93
2021	5.04
2020	5.15
2019	5.24
2018	5.33
2017	5.43
2016	5.54
2015	5.65
2014	5.77
2013	5.88
2012	5.99
2011	6.09
2010	6.20
2009	6.30
2008	6.39
2007	6.51
2006	6.69
2005	6.86
2004	7.02
2003	7.17
2002	7.32
2001	7.45
2000	7.57
1999	7.64
1998	7.69
1997	7.73
1996	7.76
1995	7.77
1994	7.77
1993	7.76
1992	7.70
1991	7.63
1990	7.58
1989	7.56
1988	7.55
1987	7.55
1986	7.55
1985	7.55
1984	7.55
1983	7.57
1982	7.60
1981	7.62
1980	7.64
1979	7.61
1978	7.60
1977	7.59
1976	7.56
1975	7.54
1974	7.53
1973	7.49
1972	7.45
1971	7.43
1970	7.40
1969	7.39
1968	7.36
1967	7.34
1966	7.32
1965	7.31
1964	7.30
1963	7.30
1962	7.29
1961	7.28
1960	7.28

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allfigures, “Population, Afghanistan, 2025: 43,844,111 people”. Source: World Bank (World Development Indicators) (CC BY 4.0). https://allfigures.xyz/data/population/afghanistan, retrieved 23 Sep 2026.

Source: World Bank (World Development Indicators), licence CC BY 4.0. Compiled 23 Sep 2026.