Afghanistan PopulationPopulation of Afghanistan Today
43,314,316
LiveMonday, January 20, 2025
Sources V.27 Edition UN Population Division
Current population of Afghanistan
In Afghanistan, the population is 43,314,316 as of Monday, January 20, 2025, with a growth rate of 2.71% per year, 4,131 births per day, and 674 deaths per day. The population of Afghanistan is equivalent to 0.53% of the world's total's population.
| Population Today: | 43,314,316 |
|---|---|
| Density (P/Km²): | 68 People per km² (42 People per mi²). |
| Daily births: | 4,131 |
| Daily deaths: | 674 |
| Equivalent world: | 0.53% of the total world population. |
| Growth Rate: | 2.71% |
| Median age: | 17 Years and 2 Months. |
10 Years Afghanistan Historical Population
| Year | Population (01 January) | Births | Deaths | Growth Rate | Total Population (31 December) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 42,044,654 | 1,492,956 | 243,186 | 2.83% | 43,233,256 |
| 2023 | 40,864,868 | 1,469,029 | 240,296 | 2.85% | 42,027,882 |
| 2022 | 40,292,816 | 1,462,654 | 243,193 | 1.41% | 40,860,945 |
| 2021 | 39,708,008 | 1,453,685 | 320,099 | 1.46% | 40,288,539 |
| 2020 | 38,429,950 | 1,429,983 | 295,554 | 3.27% | 39,687,378 |
| 2019 | 37,282,292 | 1,405,919 | 267,424 | 3.03% | 38,412,691 |
| 2018 | 36,203,786 | 1,382,424 | 267,162 | 2.94% | 37,266,367 |
| 2017 | 35,174,083 | 1,362,270 | 261,082 | 2.89% | 36,188,855 |
| 2016 | 34,227,141 | 1,344,010 | 254,011 | 2.73% | 35,161,200 |
| 2015 | 33,436,386 | 1,331,758 | 254,691 | 2.34% | 34,217,794 |
Afghanistan Population Growth Rate Past 10 Years
Sources V.27 Edition UN Population Division
Differences with the Major Countries on population
| India1,458,134,958 | 2.97% |
| China1,417,554,785 | 3.06% |
| United States346,471,933 | 12.5% |
| Indonesia284,741,748 | 15.21% |
| Pakistan253,421,217 | 17.09% |
| Nigeria235,351,645 | 18.4% |
| Brazil212,465,148 | 20.39% |
| Bangladesh174,733,410 | 24.79% |
Sources:
The 2022 Revision of World Population Prospects is the twenty-seventh edition of official United Nations population estimates and projections that have been prepared by the Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat.
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