Afghanistan Population

Live population as of 21 May 2024, updated in real time:

43,245,501

Historical and Future Population

Caveats and explanations

Year	Population
1950	7,470,826
1951	7,561,489
1952	7,657,067
1953	7,754,359
1954	7,852,734
1955	7,959,685
1956	8,074,594
1957	8,196,034
1958	8,320,949
1959	8,451,642
1960	8,603,951
1961	8,770,851
1962	8,948,756
1963	9,135,866
1964	9,333,254
1965	9,541,153
1966	9,758,982
1967	9,984,211
1968	10,220,901
1969	10,466,567
1970	10,723,606
1971	10,987,855
1972	11,255,348
1973	11,542,281
1974	11,837,802
1975	12,126,039
1976	12,397,283
1977	12,656,581
1978	12,909,970
1979	13,000,247
1980	12,588,626
1981	11,384,410
1982	10,103,383
1983	9,939,921
1984	10,170,869
1985	10,517,992
1986	10,467,084
1987	10,338,394
1988	10,351,377
1989	10,627,014
1990	10,747,493
1991	10,706,189
1992	11,769,086
1993	13,824,082
1994	15,324,168
1995	16,353,132
1996	17,031,985
1997	17,714,689
1998	18,412,938
1999	19,162,635
2000	19,599,816
2001	19,630,636
2002	20,735,506
2003	22,520,298
2004	23,503,392
2005	24,279,233
2006	25,332,003
2007	25,934,987
2008	26,284,889
2009	27,296,396
2010	28,112,104
2011	29,088,984
2012	30,348,293
2013	31,427,673
2014	32,566,276
2015	33,677,782
2016	34,524,229
2017	35,528,880
2018	36,572,232
2019	37,647,591
2020	38,821,261
2021	40,000,813
2022	41,007,223
2023	42,116,188
2024	43,245,501
2025	44,390,772
2026	45,540,907
2027	46,700,833
2028	47,860,837
2029	49,029,973
2030	50,202,206
2031	51,377,494
2032	52,552,844
2033	53,738,137
2034	54,917,685
2035	56,097,869
2036	57,277,448
2037	58,469,475
2038	59,662,532
2039	60,855,244
2040	62,046,168
2041	63,245,403
2042	64,440,624
2043	65,638,325
2044	66,831,035
2045	68,030,383
2046	69,224,991
2047	70,416,114
2048	71,597,096
2049	72,777,839
2050	73,947,357
2051	75,110,168
2052	76,261,797
2053	77,407,799
2054	78,540,658
2055	79,664,939
2056	80,777,140
2057	81,878,138
2058	82,966,390
2059	84,036,023
2060	85,088,189
2061	86,128,830
2062	87,145,685
2063	88,140,929
2064	89,120,245
2065	90,086,335
2066	91,028,888
2067	91,958,833
2068	92,872,012
2069	93,766,648
2070	94,631,283
2071	95,472,332
2072	96,293,195
2073	97,100,180
2074	97,885,568
2075	98,650,130
2076	99,392,164
2077	100,118,100
2078	100,822,029
2079	101,504,909
2080	102,169,521
2081	102,812,718
2082	103,433,253
2083	104,035,807
2084	104,613,875
2085	105,169,559
2086	105,697,248
2087	106,201,358
2088	106,682,753
2089	107,144,923
2090	107,584,571
2091	107,998,772
2092	108,387,559
2093	108,761,849
2094	109,115,441
2095	109,451,690
2096	109,767,907
2097	110,064,777
2098	110,337,866
2099	110,594,744
2100	110,831,704

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.