Afghanistan vs Syria

Afghanistan vs Syria: Population growth

Population growth in 2023: 2.85% a year in Afghanistan and 4.92% a year in Syria, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Syria, by 2.07 percentage points, or 1.73 times that in Afghanistan.

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% a year · UN

Afghanistan vs Syria: Population growthPopulation growth in 2023: 2.85% a year in Afghanistan and 4.92% a year in Syria, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Syria, by 2.07 percentage points, or 1.73 times that in Afghanistan.
AfghanistanSyriaUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • Syria has been higher since 2021, when it overtook Afghanistan.
  • In 2023, Afghanistan ranked 16 and Syria ranked 3 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Afghanistan at 0.42% a year and Syria at -0.15% a year in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 0.87% a year in 2023.

Every year

% a year · UN

YearAfghanistanSyriaWorld
20232.854.920.87
20221.414.920.88
20211.462.60.8
20203.272.840.9
20193.033.911.03
20182.943.871.07
20172.89-0.261.13
20162.730.581.17
20152.34-2.951.18
20143.93-5.551.22
20133.33-7.671.23
20123.51-2.31.27
20114.611.261.26
20102.742.241.27
20093.132.311.28
20084.180.811.28
20070.156.371.28
20063.675.931.28
20054.532.561.27
20042.472.581.28
20034.722.371.29
20027.662.41.3
20012.722.441.33
2000-1.212.481.35
19993.662.511.35
19983.82.581.37
19973.732.581.39
19963.882.671.42
19954.142.751.45
19945.692.921.47
199311.332.981.52
199212.353.051.57
19913.623.091.63
1990-0.473.21.76
19893.363.271.78
19882.623.361.79
1987-0.273.431.84
1986-0.293.471.83
19850.173.511.8
19844.053.531.8
19830.833.491.78
1982-2.163.331.86
1981-13.883.31.82
1980-6.143.341.8
1979-1.23.371.79
19781.853.421.74
19772.173.441.75
19762.093.431.78
19752.343.411.8
19742.493.381.88
19732.573.361.94
19722.53.391.97
19712.383.41.97
19702.483.32.06
19692.413.252.06
19682.373.222.09
19672.353.192
19662.263.172.04
19652.283.132.09
19642.193.082.16
19632.133.032.28
19622.082.982.11
19612.012.911.67
19601.913.081.58
19591.7931.73
19581.532.92
19571.62.822.07
19561.552.731.98
19551.492.632.01
19541.392.51.99
19531.342.371.9
19521.372.231.94
19511.362.091.75
19501.281.91.74
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearAfghanistanSyriaWorld
20242.83-2.13–6.914.041.59–6.490.86
20252.71-2.95–7.663.510.35–6.460.84
20262.71-3.05–7.543.04-0.51–6.470.83
20272.61-2.82–7.62.84-0.92–6.690.81
20282.57-3.08–7.732.56-1.56–6.280.8
20292.65-2.96–7.942.47-1.51–6.240.78
20302.67-2.99–7.962.19-1.78–6.010.76
20312.61-3.11–8.272.08-1.97–6.150.75
20322.52-3.39–8.021.9-2.06–60.73
20332.49-3.33–8.011.84-2.08–5.850.72
20342.32-3.66–7.51.69-2.32–5.640.7
20352.28-3.65–7.421.6-2.57–5.80.69
20362.28-3.64–7.341.43-2.63–5.660.67
20372.24-3.65–7.641.41-2.77–5.450.65
20382.16-3.72–7.481.29-2.87–5.350.64
20392.24-3.62–7.341.19-3.12–5.240.62
20402.24-3.65–7.481.15-3.22–5.180.61
20412.1-3.77–7.421.06-3.26–5.120.59
20421.94-3.7–7.211.01-3.18–5.340.57
20432-3.73–7.30.93-3.48–5.190.56
20441.91-3.76–7.160.86-3.52–5.040.54
20451.89-3.71–7.010.91-3.5–4.870.52
20461.96-3.63–6.970.83-3.23–4.840.5
20471.84-3.9–7.10.78-3.61–4.830.48
20481.84-3.54–6.940.8-3.55–4.80.46
20491.92-3.51–7.110.84-3.68–5.040.44
20501.68-4.21–6.630.84-3.43–4.980.42
20511.6-3.96–6.860.8-3.48–4.880.4
20521.71-4.01–6.710.77-3.77–4.960.38
20531.7-4.34–6.630.87-3.65–5.030.36
20541.68-4.18–6.710.84-3.65–5.050.34
20551.66-4.25–6.70.76-3.69–4.950.33
20561.67-4.06–6.70.77-3.87–4.70.31
20571.63-4.21–6.680.69-4.05–4.680.3
20581.54-4.41–6.570.69-3.91–4.840.28
20591.42-4.46–6.410.76-3.55–5.070.27
20601.44-4.18–6.20.69-3.72–4.710.25
20611.36-4.51–6.350.61-3.93–4.60.24
20621.45-4.4–6.440.59-3.9–4.710.23
20631.42-4.51–6.350.58-4.01–4.730.22
20641.45-4.04–6.740.59-3.9–4.730.21
20651.43-4.48–6.60.58-4–4.430.2
20661.27-4.86–6.270.49-4.1–4.670.19
20671.24-4.58–6.160.45-4.27–4.410.18
20681.31-4.4–6.590.42-4.11–4.610.17
20691.22-4.91–6.280.34-4.54–4.570.16
20701.28-4.66–6.360.33-4.92–4.570.15
20711.11-4.63–5.930.33-4.4–4.340.14
20721.13-4.98–6.280.31-4.56–4.660.13
20731.18-4.39–6.230.24-4.48–4.650.12
20741.06-5.27–6.190.22-4.78–4.250.1
20750.94-5.18–5.970.21-4.46–4.440.09
20760.97-5.41–5.970.19-4.42–4.670.08
20770.97-4.89–6.080.1-4.59–4.360.07
20780.88-5.4–6.170.08-4.75–4.240.06
20791.01-5.54–6.20.13-4.5–4.520.05
20800.9-5.15–6.160.22-4.84–4.450.04
20810.77-5.67–5.990.15-5.07–4.430.03
20820.75-5.8–5.80.14-4.85–4.460.02
20830.72-5.9–6.110.06-4.97–4.320.01
20840.83-5.85–6.050.08-4.92–4.35-0
20850.74-6.12–5.830.08-4.79–4.3-0.01
20860.63-5.74–5.93-0.04-5.13–4.19-0.02
20870.72-5.65–5.88-0.02-5.08–4.18-0.03
20880.66-5.89–5.940.01-5.17–4.23-0.04
20890.64-5.87–5.780-5.1–4.26-0.05
20900.7-5.82–5.92-0.07-5.28–4.32-0.05
20910.61-5.72–5.79-0.03-5.37–4.23-0.06
20920.59-5.84–5.89-0.07-5.32–4.3-0.07
20930.58-6.52–5.67-0.07-5.43–4.1-0.07
20940.56-6.28–5.61-0.11-5.56–4.13-0.08
20950.52-6.1–5.53-0.06-5.67–4.19-0.09
20960.51-6.3–5.59-0.12-5.64–4.54-0.1
20970.52-6.21–5.6-0.14-5.74–4.45-0.11
20980.51-6.36–5.95-0.13-5.37–4.3-0.11
20990.5-6.48–5.74-0.16-5.71–4.21-0.12
21000.42-6.41–5.78-0.15-5.73–4.36-0.13

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • How fast the population grew or shrank in a year: births minus deaths, plus people moving in minus people moving out.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
  • 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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