Afghanistan vs Pakistan

Afghanistan vs Pakistan: Population

Population in 2023: 41.5 million people in Afghanistan and 248 million people in Pakistan, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Pakistan, by 206 million people, or 5.97 times that in Afghanistan.

people · UN

Afghanistan vs Pakistan: PopulationPopulation in 2023: 41.5 million people in Afghanistan and 248 million people in Pakistan, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Pakistan, by 206 million people, or 5.97 times that in Afghanistan.
AfghanistanPakistanEstimates, HYDE and GapminderUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • Pakistan has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
  • In 2023, Afghanistan ranked 36 and Pakistan ranked 5 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Afghanistan at 130 million people and Pakistan at 511 million people in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 8.09 billion people in 2023.

Every year

people · UN

YearAfghanistanPakistanWorld
202341.5 million248 million8.09 billion
202240.6 million244 million8.02 billion
202140 million240 million7.95 billion
202039.1 million235 million7.89 billion
201937.9 million231 million7.81 billion
201836.7 million227 million7.73 billion
201735.7 million223 million7.65 billion
201634.7 million220 million7.56 billion
201533.8 million217 million7.47 billion
201432.8 million214 million7.38 billion
201331.6 million211 million7.29 billion
201230.6 million208 million7.2 billion
201129.4 million204 million7.11 billion
201028.3 million199 million7.02 billion
200927.5 million194 million6.93 billion
200826.5 million190 million6.84 billion
200725.9 million185 million6.76 billion
200625.4 million180 million6.67 billion
200524.4 million176 million6.59 billion
200423.6 million171 million6.5 billion
200322.7 million167 million6.42 billion
200221.4 million163 million6.34 billion
200120.3 million159 million6.26 billion
200020.1 million155 million6.17 billion
199919.9 million151 million6.09 billion
199819.2 million147 million6.01 billion
199718.5 million143 million5.93 billion
199617.8 million139 million5.84 billion
199517.1 million135 million5.76 billion
199416.3 million131 million5.68 billion
199314.9 million127 million5.59 billion
199213.3 million124 million5.51 billion
199112.2 million120 million5.42 billion
199012.1 million116 million5.33 billion
198911.9 million112 million5.23 billion
198811.5 million109 million5.14 billion
198711.4 million105 million5.05 billion
198611.4 million102 million4.96 billion
198511.4 million98.2 million4.87 billion
198411.2 million95.2 million4.78 billion
198310.9 million92.2 million4.7 billion
198211 million89.1 million4.61 billion
198111.9 million85.8 million4.53 billion
198013.2 million82.3 million4.45 billion
197913.7 million79 million4.37 billion
197813.6 million76.3 million4.29 billion
197713.3 million73.9 million4.22 billion
197613.1 million71.6 million4.14 billion
197512.8 million69.5 million4.07 billion
197412.5 million67.4 million4 billion
197312.2 million65.5 million3.92 billion
197211.9 million63.6 million3.85 billion
197111.6 million61.9 million3.77 billion
197011.3 million60.2 million3.7 billion
196911 million58.5 million3.62 billion
196810.8 million56.8 million3.55 billion
196710.5 million55.2 million3.47 billion
196610.3 million53.7 million3.4 billion
196510 million52.2 million3.34 billion
19649.81 million50.8 million3.26 billion
19639.6 million49.5 million3.19 billion
19629.4 million48.2 million3.12 billion
19619.21 million46.9 million3.07 billion
19609.04 million45.7 million3.02 billion
19598.87 million44.5 million2.97 billion
19588.72 million43.3 million2.91 billion
19578.59 million42.2 million2.85 billion
19568.45 million41.1 million2.8 billion
19558.33 million40.1 million2.74 billion
19548.21 million39.1 million2.69 billion
19538.1 million38.2 million2.63 billion
19527.99 million37.4 million2.58 billion
19517.88 million36.6 million2.54 billion
19507.78 million35.9 million2.49 billion
19497.36 million36.9 million–
19487.24 million36.2 million–
19477.13 million35.6 million–
19467.02 million34.9 million–
19456.92 million34.3 million–
19446.81 million33.7 million–
19436.71 million33.1 million–
19426.61 million32.5 million–
19416.53 million31.9 million–
19406.47 million31.3 million–
19396.43 million30.7 million–
19386.41 million30.2 million–
19376.41 million29.6 million–
19366.41 million29.1 million–
19356.41 million28.6 million–
19346.41 million28 million–
19336.41 million27.5 million–
19326.41 million27 million–
19316.48 million26.5 million–
19306.63 million26.1 million–
19296.85 million25.6 million–
19287.16 million25.1 million–
19277.56 million24.7 million–
19267.97 million24.2 million–
19258.42 million23.8 million–
19248.88 million23.4 million–
19239.37 million22.9 million–
19229.89 million22.5 million–
192110.2 million22.1 million–
192010.2 million21.8 million–
19199.98 million21.5 million–
19189.53 million21.2 million–
19178.85 million20.9 million–
19168.23 million20.6 million–
19157.66 million20.4 million–
19147.12 million20.1 million–
19136.62 million19.9 million–
19126.16 million19.6 million–
19115.79 million19.4 million–
19105.5 million19.2 million–
19095.3 million19.1 million–
19085.17 million19 million–
19075.11 million18.9 million–
19065.04 million18.8 million–
19054.98 million18.7 million–
19044.92 million18.6 million–
19034.86 million18.5 million–
19024.8 million18.4 million–
19014.75 million18.4 million–
19004.71 million18.3 million–
18994.67 million18.2 million–
18984.64 million18.1 million–
18974.62 million18 million–
18964.6 million17.9 million–
18954.58 million17.8 million–
18944.56 million17.8 million–
18934.54 million17.7 million–
18924.52 million17.6 million–
18914.5 million17.5 million–
18904.48 million17.4 million–
18894.46 million17.3 million–
18884.44 million17.3 million–
18874.42 million17.2 million–
18864.4 million17.1 million–
18854.38 million17 million–
18844.37 million16.9 million–
18834.35 million16.9 million–
18824.33 million16.8 million–
18814.31 million16.7 million–
18804.29 million16.6 million–
18794.27 million16.6 million–
18784.25 million16.5 million–
18774.23 million16.4 million–
18764.21 million16.3 million–
18754.19 million16.2 million–
18744.18 million16.2 million–
18734.16 million16.1 million–
18724.14 million16 million–
18714.12 million15.9 million–
18704.1 million15.9 million–
18694.08 million15.8 million–
18684.07 million15.8 million–
18674.05 million15.7 million–
18664.03 million15.7 million–
18654.01 million15.7 million–
18643.99 million15.6 million–
18633.98 million15.6 million–
18623.96 million15.5 million–
18613.94 million15.5 million–
18603.92 million15.5 million–
18593.91 million15.4 million–
18583.89 million15.4 million–
18573.87 million15.3 million–
18563.85 million15.3 million–
18553.84 million15.3 million–
18543.82 million15.2 million–
18533.8 million15.2 million–
18523.78 million15.1 million–
18513.77 million15.1 million–
18503.75 million15.1 million–
18493.73 million15 million–
18483.72 million15 million–
18473.7 million14.9 million–
18463.68 million14.9 million–
18453.67 million14.8 million–
18443.65 million14.8 million–
18433.64 million14.7 million–
18423.62 million14.7 million–
18413.6 million14.6 million–
18403.59 million14.6 million–
18393.57 million14.5 million–
18383.55 million14.5 million–
18373.54 million14.4 million–
18363.52 million14.4 million–
18353.51 million14.3 million–
18343.49 million14.3 million–
18333.48 million14.3 million–
18323.46 million14.2 million–
18313.45 million14.2 million–
18303.43 million14.1 million–
18293.42 million14.1 million–
18283.4 million14 million–
18273.38 million14 million–
18263.37 million13.9 million–
18253.35 million13.9 million–
18243.34 million13.8 million–
18233.32 million13.8 million–
18223.31 million13.7 million–
18213.3 million13.7 million–
18203.29 million13.7 million–
18193.28 million13.7 million–
18183.28 million13.6 million–
18173.28 million13.6 million–
18163.28 million13.6 million–
18153.28 million13.5 million–
18143.28 million13.5 million–
18133.28 million13.5 million–
18123.28 million13.4 million–
18113.28 million13.4 million–
18103.28 million13.4 million–
18093.28 million13.4 million–
18083.28 million13.3 million–
18073.28 million13.3 million–
18063.28 million13.3 million–
18053.28 million13.3 million–
18043.28 million13.2 million–
18033.28 million13.2 million–
18023.28 million13.2 million–
18013.28 million13.2 million–
18003.28 million13.1 million–
  • 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearAfghanistanPakistanWorld
202442.7 million41.6 million–43.6 million251 million251 million–252 million8.16 billion
202543.8 million40.9 million–46.6 million255 million253 million–257 million8.23 billion
202645.1 million40.3 million–49.6 million259 million256 million–263 million8.3 billion
202746.3 million39.9 million–52.7 million264 million258 million–269 million8.37 billion
202847.5 million39.5 million–55.8 million268 million260 million–276 million8.44 billion
202948.7 million39.2 million–59.1 million272 million263 million–282 million8.5 billion
203050 million39.2 million–62.8 million277 million265 million–289 million8.57 billion
203151.4 million39.2 million–66.4 million282 million267 million–296 million8.63 billion
203252.7 million38.9 million–69.9 million286 million269 million–303 million8.7 billion
203354 million38.9 million–73.5 million291 million272 million–311 million8.76 billion
203455.4 million38.7 million–77.6 million296 million274 million–318 million8.82 billion
203556.7 million38.5 million–81.5 million301 million276 million–325 million8.89 billion
203658 million38.6 million–85 million306 million278 million–333 million8.95 billion
203759.3 million38.4 million–88.1 million310 million280 million–341 million9.01 billion
203860.6 million38.6 million–92.3 million315 million282 million–349 million9.06 billion
203961.9 million38.8 million–96.4 million320 million285 million–357 million9.12 billion
204063.4 million38.9 million–100 million325 million287 million–366 million9.18 billion
204164.7 million38.9 million–104 million330 million289 million–375 million9.23 billion
204266.1 million39.3 million–109 million335 million291 million–383 million9.29 billion
204367.4 million39.7 million–113 million339 million293 million–392 million9.34 billion
204468.7 million39.9 million–117 million344 million296 million–401 million9.39 billion
204570 million40.1 million–121 million349 million298 million–409 million9.44 billion
204671.4 million40.3 million–124 million354 million300 million–417 million9.49 billion
204772.8 million40.7 million–127 million358 million301 million–426 million9.54 billion
204874.1 million41.1 million–131 million363 million303 million–435 million9.58 billion
204975.5 million41.6 million–135 million367 million304 million–444 million9.62 billion
205076.9 million42.1 million–139 million372 million305 million–454 million9.66 billion
205178.2 million42.2 million–142 million376 million307 million–463 million9.7 billion
205279.5 million42.8 million–147 million381 million309 million–472 million9.74 billion
205380.8 million43.7 million–151 million385 million310 million–481 million9.78 billion
205482.2 million43.9 million–155 million390 million311 million–489 million9.81 billion
205583.6 million43.9 million–159 million394 million312 million–499 million9.85 billion
205685 million43.8 million–164 million398 million312 million–508 million9.88 billion
205786.4 million43.7 million–167 million402 million313 million–517 million9.91 billion
205887.8 million43.7 million–170 million406 million313 million–527 million9.94 billion
205989.1 million43.5 million–174 million410 million313 million–537 million9.96 billion
206090.4 million43.4 million–178 million414 million313 million–547 million9.99 billion
206191.6 million43.3 million–182 million418 million314 million–557 million10 billion
206292.9 million43.3 million–186 million422 million315 million–568 million10 billion
206394.3 million44.1 million–192 million426 million314 million–582 million10.1 billion
206495.6 million45.1 million–199 million430 million314 million–595 million10.1 billion
206597 million45.6 million–204 million434 million313 million–607 million10.1 billion
206698.3 million45.9 million–211 million437 million313 million–619 million10.1 billion
206799.6 million46.1 million–218 million441 million313 million–630 million10.1 billion
2068101 million46.1 million–223 million444 million313 million–640 million10.2 billion
2069102 million46.3 million–227 million448 million313 million–650 million10.2 billion
2070103 million46.4 million–232 million451 million313 million–659 million10.2 billion
2071105 million46.3 million–239 million455 million312 million–669 million10.2 billion
2072106 million46.4 million–246 million458 million311 million–680 million10.2 billion
2073107 million46.9 million–251 million461 million311 million–691 million10.2 billion
2074108 million47.1 million–256 million464 million311 million–704 million10.2 billion
2075109 million47 million–261 million467 million310 million–715 million10.3 billion
2076110 million46.6 million–266 million470 million309 million–726 million10.3 billion
2077112 million45.8 million–272 million472 million308 million–738 million10.3 billion
2078113 million45.1 million–276 million475 million306 million–752 million10.3 billion
2079114 million44.9 million–280 million477 million305 million–765 million10.3 billion
2080115 million45.1 million–282 million480 million304 million–777 million10.3 billion
2081116 million45.4 million–286 million482 million303 million–789 million10.3 billion
2082117 million46 million–293 million484 million302 million–800 million10.3 billion
2083117 million46.1 million–300 million487 million301 million–812 million10.3 billion
2084118 million46.3 million–308 million489 million299 million–822 million10.3 billion
2085119 million46.8 million–313 million491 million297 million–835 million10.3 billion
2086120 million46.9 million–315 million492 million296 million–845 million10.3 billion
2087121 million46.9 million–320 million494 million293 million–852 million10.3 billion
2088122 million46.3 million–329 million496 million291 million–861 million10.3 billion
2089123 million45.1 million–337 million498 million288 million–872 million10.3 billion
2090123 million44.4 million–344 million499 million285 million–886 million10.3 billion
2091124 million44.4 million–355 million501 million284 million–899 million10.3 billion
2092125 million44.3 million–365 million502 million283 million–916 million10.3 billion
2093126 million44.2 million–371 million504 million281 million–931 million10.3 billion
2094126 million43.9 million–376 million505 million281 million–945 million10.2 billion
2095127 million43.8 million–377 million506 million279 million–960 million10.2 billion
2096128 million44 million–379 million507 million277 million–973 million10.2 billion
2097128 million44.4 million–381 million508 million275 million–985 million10.2 billion
2098129 million44.9 million–386 million509 million273 million–997 million10.2 billion
2099130 million44.5 million–393 million510 million269 million–1.01 billion10.2 billion
2100130 million44.1 million–401 million511 million267 million–1.02 billion10.2 billion

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • Everyone living in the country on 1 July of each year.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
  • Before 1950: HYDE (2023), Gapminder (2022) and UN WPP (2024), via Our World in Data.
  • The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
  • Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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