Afghanistan Population

Live population as of 18 May 2024, updated in real time:

43,237,132

Historical and Future Population

Caveats and explanations

Year	Population
1950	7,470,209
1951	7,560,777
1952	7,656,346
1953	7,753,638
1954	7,851,974
1955	7,958,853
1956	8,073,709
1957	8,195,094
1958	8,320,063
1959	8,450,537
1960	8,602,764
1961	8,769,557
1962	8,947,389
1963	9,134,442
1964	9,331,753
1965	9,539,544
1966	9,757,360
1967	9,982,471
1968	10,219,120
1969	10,464,717
1970	10,721,627
1971	10,985,954
1972	11,253,261
1973	11,540,077
1974	11,835,637
1975	12,123,965
1976	12,395,463
1977	12,654,554
1978	12,908,157
1979	13,001,498
1980	12,595,644
1981	11,399,464
1982	10,104,137
1983	9,938,989
1984	10,166,195
1985	10,518,496
1986	10,468,374
1987	10,339,315
1988	10,349,247
1989	10,624,098
1990	10,750,820
1991	10,702,937
1992	11,750,204
1993	13,812,167
1994	15,315,516
1995	16,348,762
1996	17,027,064
1997	17,709,669
1998	18,407,539
1999	19,156,196
2000	19,603,350
2001	19,626,149
2002	20,717,834
2003	22,512,169
2004	23,499,974
2005	24,270,388
2006	25,324,842
2007	25,936,890
2008	26,275,541
2009	27,290,456
2010	28,106,683
2011	29,078,241
2012	30,340,601
2013	31,419,989
2014	32,556,338
2015	33,672,709
2016	34,516,862
2017	35,521,187
2018	36,564,481
2019	37,639,367
2020	38,811,460
2021	39,994,190
2022	40,999,001
2023	42,107,847
2024	43,237,132
2025	44,382,333
2026	45,532,346
2027	46,692,270
2028	47,852,292
2029	49,021,352
2030	50,193,536
2031	51,368,846
2032	52,544,177
2033	53,729,459
2034	54,908,976
2035	56,089,176
2036	57,268,753
2037	58,460,691
2038	59,653,759
2039	60,846,451
2040	62,037,401
2041	63,236,621
2042	64,431,795
2043	65,629,540
2044	66,822,258
2045	68,021,601
2046	69,216,183
2047	70,407,386
2048	71,588,459
2049	72,769,225
2050	73,938,778
2051	75,101,647
2052	76,253,401
2053	77,399,452
2054	78,532,365
2055	79,656,674
2056	80,769,095
2057	81,870,089
2058	82,958,490
2059	84,028,234
2060	85,080,543
2061	86,121,298
2062	87,138,339
2063	88,133,668
2064	89,113,124
2065	90,079,369
2066	91,022,028
2067	91,952,038
2068	92,865,406
2069	93,760,248
2070	94,625,055
2071	95,466,242
2072	96,287,250
2073	97,094,353
2074	97,879,903
2075	98,644,635
2076	99,386,808
2077	100,112,876
2078	100,816,995
2079	101,499,939
2080	102,164,786
2081	102,808,139
2082	103,428,778
2083	104,031,502
2084	104,609,752
2085	105,165,644
2086	105,693,509
2087	106,197,758
2088	106,679,335
2089	107,141,631
2090	107,581,458
2091	107,995,873
2092	108,384,790
2093	108,759,225
2094	109,112,924
2095	109,449,325
2096	109,765,683
2097	110,062,750
2098	110,335,917
2099	110,592,988
2100	110,830,112

Caveats and explanations

All data is based on the 2022 edition of the UN World Population prospects.
Table data shows population as of January 1st of that year.
Historical records are based on the current territory of the country. For example, the population of Germany in 1970 includes both East Germany and West Germany.
Years after 2021 are projections based on the UN's "medium fertility" scenario.
Country population includes all overseas territories and autonomous regions. For example, population for the United States includes Puerto Rico.
Morocco includes Western Sahara.
Population for Israel does NOT include Palestine.