Afghanistan Population

Live population as of 19 April 2025, updated in real time:

43,606,419

Historical and Future Population

Caveats and explanations

Year	Population
1950	7,727,000
1951	7,826,000
1952	7,933,000
1953	8,043,000
1954	8,151,000
1955	8,265,000
1956	8,389,000
1957	8,520,000
1958	8,657,000
1959	8,790,000
1960	8,949,000
1961	9,121,000
1962	9,307,000
1963	9,502,000
1964	9,707,000
1965	9,922,000
1966	10,150,000
1967	10,383,000
1968	10,629,000
1969	10,884,000
1970	11,150,000
1971	11,430,000
1972	11,705,000
1973	12,002,000
1974	12,314,000
1975	12,624,000
1976	12,924,000
1977	13,196,000
1978	13,485,000
1979	13,737,000
1980	13,574,000
1981	12,765,000
1982	11,110,000
1983	10,872,000
1984	10,963,000
1985	11,417,000
1986	11,437,000
1987	11,403,000
1988	11,372,000
1989	11,674,000
1990	12,074,000
1991	12,018,000
1992	12,460,000
1993	14,098,000
1994	15,789,000
1995	16,713,000
1996	17,419,000
1997	18,108,000
1998	18,796,000
1999	19,524,000
2000	20,252,000
2001	20,009,000
2002	20,560,000
2003	22,196,000
2004	23,270,000
2005	23,852,000
2006	24,958,000
2007	25,891,000
2008	25,929,000
2009	27,036,000
2010	27,896,000
2011	28,672,000
2012	30,023,000
2013	31,097,000
2014	32,149,000
2015	33,436,000
2016	34,227,000
2017	35,174,000
2018	36,204,000
2019	37,282,000
2020	38,430,000
2021	39,708,000
2022	40,293,000
2023	40,865,000
2024	42,045,000
2025	43,250,000
2026	44,438,000
2027	45,656,000
2028	46,862,000
2029	48,080,000
2030	49,372,000
2031	50,707,000
2032	52,045,000
2033	53,371,000
2034	54,718,000
2035	56,001,000
2036	57,293,000
2037	58,614,000
2038	59,944,000
2039	61,252,000
2040	62,637,000
2041	64,058,000
2042	65,419,000
2043	66,701,000
2044	68,049,000
2045	69,359,000
2046	70,684,000
2047	72,086,000
2048	73,427,000
2049	74,792,000
2050	76,239,000
2051	77,532,000
2052	78,779,000
2053	80,136,000
2054	81,508,000
2055	82,886,000
2056	84,272,000
2057	85,689,000
2058	87,098,000
2059	88,449,000
2060	89,714,000
2061	91,011,000
2062	92,256,000
2063	93,607,000
2064	94,945,000
2065	96,333,000
2066	97,716,000
2067	98,962,000
2068	100,193,000
2069	101,509,000
2070	102,757,000
2071	104,076,000
2072	105,238,000
2073	106,434,000
2074	107,692,000
2075	108,839,000
2076	109,867,000
2077	110,933,000
2078	112,019,000
2079	113,010,000
2080	114,157,000
2081	115,191,000
2082	116,078,000
2083	116,954,000
2084	117,803,000
2085	118,783,000
2086	119,665,000
2087	120,421,000
2088	121,295,000
2089	122,093,000
2090	122,874,000
2091	123,735,000
2092	124,485,000
2093	125,223,000
2094	125,956,000
2095	126,658,000
2096	127,322,000
2097	127,973,000
2098	128,638,000
2099	129,292,000
2100	129,941,000

Caveats and explanations

All data is based on the 2024 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 2023 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.