Afghanistan Population

Live population as of 17 May 2024, updated in real time:

43,233,562

Historical and Future Population

Caveats and explanations

Year	Population
1950	7,469,946
1951	7,560,473
1952	7,656,038
1953	7,753,330
1954	7,851,650
1955	7,958,497
1956	8,073,331
1957	8,194,692
1958	8,319,684
1959	8,450,066
1960	8,602,257
1961	8,769,005
1962	8,946,806
1963	9,133,834
1964	9,331,113
1965	9,538,858
1966	9,756,668
1967	9,981,728
1968	10,218,360
1969	10,463,928
1970	10,720,783
1971	10,985,143
1972	11,252,371
1973	11,539,137
1974	11,834,713
1975	12,123,081
1976	12,394,687
1977	12,653,690
1978	12,907,387
1979	13,002,039
1980	12,598,646
1981	11,405,869
1982	10,104,457
1983	9,938,587
1984	10,164,208
1985	10,518,712
1986	10,468,923
1987	10,339,705
1988	10,348,338
1989	10,622,860
1990	10,752,230
1991	10,701,531
1992	11,742,159
1993	13,807,087
1994	15,311,829
1995	16,346,897
1996	17,024,964
1997	17,707,527
1998	18,405,235
1999	19,153,460
2000	19,604,846
2001	19,624,219
2002	20,710,307
2003	22,508,705
2004	23,498,509
2005	24,266,617
2006	25,321,796
2007	25,937,688
2008	26,271,558
2009	27,287,922
2010	28,104,364
2011	29,073,661
2012	30,337,319
2013	31,416,708
2014	32,552,103
2015	33,670,541
2016	34,513,719
2017	35,517,904
2018	36,561,173
2019	37,635,856
2020	38,807,282
2021	39,991,363
2022	40,995,493
2023	42,104,289
2024	43,233,562
2025	44,378,732
2026	45,528,693
2027	46,688,616
2028	47,848,647
2029	49,017,674
2030	50,189,837
2031	51,365,157
2032	52,540,479
2033	53,725,757
2034	54,905,261
2035	56,085,468
2036	57,265,043
2037	58,456,944
2038	59,650,015
2039	60,842,699
2040	62,033,660
2041	63,232,875
2042	64,428,027
2043	65,625,792
2044	66,818,513
2045	68,017,853
2046	69,212,424
2047	70,403,663
2048	71,584,774
2049	72,765,550
2050	73,935,117
2051	75,098,011
2052	76,249,819
2053	77,395,891
2054	78,528,826
2055	79,653,148
2056	80,765,662
2057	81,866,655
2058	82,955,119
2059	84,024,911
2060	85,077,281
2061	86,118,085
2062	87,135,205
2063	88,130,570
2064	89,110,087
2065	90,076,397
2066	91,019,100
2067	91,949,139
2068	92,862,588
2069	93,757,517
2070	94,622,398
2071	95,463,643
2072	96,284,714
2073	97,091,866
2074	97,877,487
2075	98,642,290
2076	99,384,523
2077	100,110,647
2078	100,814,848
2079	101,497,819
2080	102,162,766
2081	102,806,185
2082	103,426,869
2083	104,029,666
2084	104,607,993
2085	105,163,974
2086	105,691,914
2087	106,196,223
2088	106,677,877
2089	107,140,226
2090	107,580,130
2091	107,994,636
2092	108,383,609
2093	108,758,105
2094	109,111,851
2095	109,448,316
2096	109,764,735
2097	110,061,885
2098	110,335,086
2099	110,592,239
2100	110,829,431

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.