Afghanistan Population

Live population as of 20 May 2024, updated in real time:

43,242,222

Historical and Future Population

Caveats and explanations

Year	Population
1950	7,470,584
1951	7,561,210
1952	7,656,785
1953	7,754,077
1954	7,852,436
1955	7,959,359
1956	8,074,248
1957	8,195,666
1958	8,320,602
1959	8,451,209
1960	8,603,486
1961	8,770,344
1962	8,948,220
1963	9,135,308
1964	9,332,666
1965	9,540,522
1966	9,758,347
1967	9,983,529
1968	10,220,203
1969	10,465,842
1970	10,722,830
1971	10,987,110
1972	11,254,530
1973	11,541,418
1974	11,836,954
1975	12,125,226
1976	12,396,570
1977	12,655,787
1978	12,909,258
1979	13,000,734
1980	12,591,373
1981	11,390,316
1982	10,103,680
1983	9,939,558
1984	10,169,035
1985	10,518,189
1986	10,467,590
1987	10,338,756
1988	10,350,543
1989	10,625,869
1990	10,748,800
1991	10,704,922
1992	11,761,684
1993	13,819,412
1994	15,320,776
1995	16,351,420
1996	17,030,057
1997	17,712,722
1998	18,410,823
1999	19,160,107
2000	19,601,205
2001	19,628,884
2002	20,728,577
2003	22,517,111
2004	23,502,055
2005	24,275,766
2006	25,329,193
2007	25,935,738
2008	26,281,224
2009	27,294,069
2010	28,109,982
2011	29,084,774
2012	30,345,279
2013	31,424,663
2014	32,562,379
2015	33,675,795
2016	34,521,343
2017	35,525,866
2018	36,569,196
2019	37,644,369
2020	38,817,419
2021	39,998,219
2022	41,004,002
2023	42,112,920
2024	43,242,222
2025	44,387,465
2026	45,537,552
2027	46,697,478
2028	47,857,489
2029	49,026,595
2030	50,198,809
2031	51,374,106
2032	52,549,448
2033	53,734,737
2034	54,914,273
2035	56,094,463
2036	57,274,041
2037	58,466,033
2038	59,659,094
2039	60,851,799
2040	62,042,732
2041	63,241,962
2042	64,437,165
2043	65,634,883
2044	66,827,596
2045	68,026,942
2046	69,221,540
2047	70,412,694
2048	71,593,711
2049	72,774,464
2050	73,943,995
2051	75,106,829
2052	76,258,507
2053	77,404,529
2054	78,537,408
2055	79,661,701
2056	80,773,988
2057	81,874,984
2058	82,963,294
2059	84,032,971
2060	85,085,193
2061	86,125,879
2062	87,142,807
2063	88,138,084
2064	89,117,455
2065	90,083,605
2066	91,026,200
2067	91,956,171
2068	92,869,423
2069	93,764,140
2070	94,628,843
2071	95,469,946
2072	96,290,866
2073	97,097,897
2074	97,883,348
2075	98,647,977
2076	99,390,065
2077	100,116,053
2078	100,820,056
2079	101,502,962
2080	102,167,665
2081	102,810,924
2082	103,431,500
2083	104,034,120
2084	104,612,260
2085	105,168,024
2086	105,695,783
2087	106,199,947
2088	106,681,413
2089	107,143,633
2090	107,583,351
2091	107,997,636
2092	108,386,474
2093	108,760,821
2094	109,114,455
2095	109,450,763
2096	109,767,035
2097	110,063,983
2098	110,337,103
2099	110,594,056
2100	110,831,081

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.