Afghanistan
Population in Afghanistan
Population in Afghanistan: 7.78 million people in 1950 and 41.5 million people in 2023, by UN estimates.
- Latest, 2023
- 41.5 million people
- Since 1950
- +33.7 million people
- Rank, 2023
- 36 of 229
- counting from the highest
- World, 2023
- 8.09 billion people
- Projected, 2100
- 130 million people
- UN projection (medium variant)
people · UN
What the numbers say
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at 130 million people in 2100, between 44.1 million people and 401 million people (95% prediction interval).
- Older estimates from HYDE and Gapminder reach back to 1800: 3.28 million people.
Every year
people · UN
| Year | Afghanistan | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 41.5 million | 8.09 billion |
| 2022 | 40.6 million | 8.02 billion |
| 2021 | 40 million | 7.95 billion |
| 2020 | 39.1 million | 7.89 billion |
| 2019 | 37.9 million | 7.81 billion |
| 2018 | 36.7 million | 7.73 billion |
| 2017 | 35.7 million | 7.65 billion |
| 2016 | 34.7 million | 7.56 billion |
| 2015 | 33.8 million | 7.47 billion |
| 2014 | 32.8 million | 7.38 billion |
| 2013 | 31.6 million | 7.29 billion |
| 2012 | 30.6 million | 7.2 billion |
| 2011 | 29.4 million | 7.11 billion |
| 2010 | 28.3 million | 7.02 billion |
| 2009 | 27.5 million | 6.93 billion |
| 2008 | 26.5 million | 6.84 billion |
| 2007 | 25.9 million | 6.76 billion |
| 2006 | 25.4 million | 6.67 billion |
| 2005 | 24.4 million | 6.59 billion |
| 2004 | 23.6 million | 6.5 billion |
| 2003 | 22.7 million | 6.42 billion |
| 2002 | 21.4 million | 6.34 billion |
| 2001 | 20.3 million | 6.26 billion |
| 2000 | 20.1 million | 6.17 billion |
| 1999 | 19.9 million | 6.09 billion |
| 1998 | 19.2 million | 6.01 billion |
| 1997 | 18.5 million | 5.93 billion |
| 1996 | 17.8 million | 5.84 billion |
| 1995 | 17.1 million | 5.76 billion |
| 1994 | 16.3 million | 5.68 billion |
| 1993 | 14.9 million | 5.59 billion |
| 1992 | 13.3 million | 5.51 billion |
| 1991 | 12.2 million | 5.42 billion |
| 1990 | 12.1 million | 5.33 billion |
| 1989 | 11.9 million | 5.23 billion |
| 1988 | 11.5 million | 5.14 billion |
| 1987 | 11.4 million | 5.05 billion |
| 1986 | 11.4 million | 4.96 billion |
| 1985 | 11.4 million | 4.87 billion |
| 1984 | 11.2 million | 4.78 billion |
| 1983 | 10.9 million | 4.7 billion |
| 1982 | 11 million | 4.61 billion |
| 1981 | 11.9 million | 4.53 billion |
| 1980 | 13.2 million | 4.45 billion |
| 1979 | 13.7 million | 4.37 billion |
| 1978 | 13.6 million | 4.29 billion |
| 1977 | 13.3 million | 4.22 billion |
| 1976 | 13.1 million | 4.14 billion |
| 1975 | 12.8 million | 4.07 billion |
| 1974 | 12.5 million | 4 billion |
| 1973 | 12.2 million | 3.92 billion |
| 1972 | 11.9 million | 3.85 billion |
| 1971 | 11.6 million | 3.77 billion |
| 1970 | 11.3 million | 3.7 billion |
| 1969 | 11 million | 3.62 billion |
| 1968 | 10.8 million | 3.55 billion |
| 1967 | 10.5 million | 3.47 billion |
| 1966 | 10.3 million | 3.4 billion |
| 1965 | 10 million | 3.34 billion |
| 1964 | 9.81 million | 3.26 billion |
| 1963 | 9.6 million | 3.19 billion |
| 1962 | 9.4 million | 3.12 billion |
| 1961 | 9.21 million | 3.07 billion |
| 1960 | 9.04 million | 3.02 billion |
| 1959 | 8.87 million | 2.97 billion |
| 1958 | 8.72 million | 2.91 billion |
| 1957 | 8.59 million | 2.85 billion |
| 1956 | 8.45 million | 2.8 billion |
| 1955 | 8.33 million | 2.74 billion |
| 1954 | 8.21 million | 2.69 billion |
| 1953 | 8.1 million | 2.63 billion |
| 1952 | 7.99 million | 2.58 billion |
| 1951 | 7.88 million | 2.54 billion |
| 1950 | 7.78 million | 2.49 billion |
| 1949 | 7.36 million | – |
| 1948 | 7.24 million | – |
| 1947 | 7.13 million | – |
| 1946 | 7.02 million | – |
| 1945 | 6.92 million | – |
| 1944 | 6.81 million | – |
| 1943 | 6.71 million | – |
| 1942 | 6.61 million | – |
| 1941 | 6.53 million | – |
| 1940 | 6.47 million | – |
| 1939 | 6.43 million | – |
| 1938 | 6.41 million | – |
| 1937 | 6.41 million | – |
| 1936 | 6.41 million | – |
| 1935 | 6.41 million | – |
| 1934 | 6.41 million | – |
| 1933 | 6.41 million | – |
| 1932 | 6.41 million | – |
| 1931 | 6.48 million | – |
| 1930 | 6.63 million | – |
| 1929 | 6.85 million | – |
| 1928 | 7.16 million | – |
| 1927 | 7.56 million | – |
| 1926 | 7.97 million | – |
| 1925 | 8.42 million | – |
| 1924 | 8.88 million | – |
| 1923 | 9.37 million | – |
| 1922 | 9.89 million | – |
| 1921 | 10.2 million | – |
| 1920 | 10.2 million | – |
| 1919 | 9.98 million | – |
| 1918 | 9.53 million | – |
| 1917 | 8.85 million | – |
| 1916 | 8.23 million | – |
| 1915 | 7.66 million | – |
| 1914 | 7.12 million | – |
| 1913 | 6.62 million | – |
| 1912 | 6.16 million | – |
| 1911 | 5.79 million | – |
| 1910 | 5.5 million | – |
| 1909 | 5.3 million | – |
| 1908 | 5.17 million | – |
| 1907 | 5.11 million | – |
| 1906 | 5.04 million | – |
| 1905 | 4.98 million | – |
| 1904 | 4.92 million | – |
| 1903 | 4.86 million | – |
| 1902 | 4.8 million | – |
| 1901 | 4.75 million | – |
| 1900 | 4.71 million | – |
| 1899 | 4.67 million | – |
| 1898 | 4.64 million | – |
| 1897 | 4.62 million | – |
| 1896 | 4.6 million | – |
| 1895 | 4.58 million | – |
| 1894 | 4.56 million | – |
| 1893 | 4.54 million | – |
| 1892 | 4.52 million | – |
| 1891 | 4.5 million | – |
| 1890 | 4.48 million | – |
| 1889 | 4.46 million | – |
| 1888 | 4.44 million | – |
| 1887 | 4.42 million | – |
| 1886 | 4.4 million | – |
| 1885 | 4.38 million | – |
| 1884 | 4.37 million | – |
| 1883 | 4.35 million | – |
| 1882 | 4.33 million | – |
| 1881 | 4.31 million | – |
| 1880 | 4.29 million | – |
| 1879 | 4.27 million | – |
| 1878 | 4.25 million | – |
| 1877 | 4.23 million | – |
| 1876 | 4.21 million | – |
| 1875 | 4.19 million | – |
| 1874 | 4.18 million | – |
| 1873 | 4.16 million | – |
| 1872 | 4.14 million | – |
| 1871 | 4.12 million | – |
| 1870 | 4.1 million | – |
| 1869 | 4.08 million | – |
| 1868 | 4.07 million | – |
| 1867 | 4.05 million | – |
| 1866 | 4.03 million | – |
| 1865 | 4.01 million | – |
| 1864 | 3.99 million | – |
| 1863 | 3.98 million | – |
| 1862 | 3.96 million | – |
| 1861 | 3.94 million | – |
| 1860 | 3.92 million | – |
| 1859 | 3.91 million | – |
| 1858 | 3.89 million | – |
| 1857 | 3.87 million | – |
| 1856 | 3.85 million | – |
| 1855 | 3.84 million | – |
| 1854 | 3.82 million | – |
| 1853 | 3.8 million | – |
| 1852 | 3.78 million | – |
| 1851 | 3.77 million | – |
| 1850 | 3.75 million | – |
| 1849 | 3.73 million | – |
| 1848 | 3.72 million | – |
| 1847 | 3.7 million | – |
| 1846 | 3.68 million | – |
| 1845 | 3.67 million | – |
| 1844 | 3.65 million | – |
| 1843 | 3.64 million | – |
| 1842 | 3.62 million | – |
| 1841 | 3.6 million | – |
| 1840 | 3.59 million | – |
| 1839 | 3.57 million | – |
| 1838 | 3.55 million | – |
| 1837 | 3.54 million | – |
| 1836 | 3.52 million | – |
| 1835 | 3.51 million | – |
| 1834 | 3.49 million | – |
| 1833 | 3.48 million | – |
| 1832 | 3.46 million | – |
| 1831 | 3.45 million | – |
| 1830 | 3.43 million | – |
| 1829 | 3.42 million | – |
| 1828 | 3.4 million | – |
| 1827 | 3.38 million | – |
| 1826 | 3.37 million | – |
| 1825 | 3.35 million | – |
| 1824 | 3.34 million | – |
| 1823 | 3.32 million | – |
| 1822 | 3.31 million | – |
| 1821 | 3.3 million | – |
| 1820 | 3.29 million | – |
| 1819 | 3.28 million | – |
| 1818 | 3.28 million | – |
| 1817 | 3.28 million | – |
| 1816 | 3.28 million | – |
| 1815 | 3.28 million | – |
| 1814 | 3.28 million | – |
| 1813 | 3.28 million | – |
| 1812 | 3.28 million | – |
| 1811 | 3.28 million | – |
| 1810 | 3.28 million | – |
| 1809 | 3.28 million | – |
| 1808 | 3.28 million | – |
| 1807 | 3.28 million | – |
| 1806 | 3.28 million | – |
| 1805 | 3.28 million | – |
| 1804 | 3.28 million | – |
| 1803 | 3.28 million | – |
| 1802 | 3.28 million | – |
| 1801 | 3.28 million | – |
| 1800 | 3.28 million | – |
- 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Afghanistan | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 42.7 million41.6 million–43.6 million | 8.16 billion |
| 2025 | 43.8 million40.9 million–46.6 million | 8.23 billion |
| 2026 | 45.1 million40.3 million–49.6 million | 8.3 billion |
| 2027 | 46.3 million39.9 million–52.7 million | 8.37 billion |
| 2028 | 47.5 million39.5 million–55.8 million | 8.44 billion |
| 2029 | 48.7 million39.2 million–59.1 million | 8.5 billion |
| 2030 | 50 million39.2 million–62.8 million | 8.57 billion |
| 2031 | 51.4 million39.2 million–66.4 million | 8.63 billion |
| 2032 | 52.7 million38.9 million–69.9 million | 8.7 billion |
| 2033 | 54 million38.9 million–73.5 million | 8.76 billion |
| 2034 | 55.4 million38.7 million–77.6 million | 8.82 billion |
| 2035 | 56.7 million38.5 million–81.5 million | 8.89 billion |
| 2036 | 58 million38.6 million–85 million | 8.95 billion |
| 2037 | 59.3 million38.4 million–88.1 million | 9.01 billion |
| 2038 | 60.6 million38.6 million–92.3 million | 9.06 billion |
| 2039 | 61.9 million38.8 million–96.4 million | 9.12 billion |
| 2040 | 63.4 million38.9 million–100 million | 9.18 billion |
| 2041 | 64.7 million38.9 million–104 million | 9.23 billion |
| 2042 | 66.1 million39.3 million–109 million | 9.29 billion |
| 2043 | 67.4 million39.7 million–113 million | 9.34 billion |
| 2044 | 68.7 million39.9 million–117 million | 9.39 billion |
| 2045 | 70 million40.1 million–121 million | 9.44 billion |
| 2046 | 71.4 million40.3 million–124 million | 9.49 billion |
| 2047 | 72.8 million40.7 million–127 million | 9.54 billion |
| 2048 | 74.1 million41.1 million–131 million | 9.58 billion |
| 2049 | 75.5 million41.6 million–135 million | 9.62 billion |
| 2050 | 76.9 million42.1 million–139 million | 9.66 billion |
| 2051 | 78.2 million42.2 million–142 million | 9.7 billion |
| 2052 | 79.5 million42.8 million–147 million | 9.74 billion |
| 2053 | 80.8 million43.7 million–151 million | 9.78 billion |
| 2054 | 82.2 million43.9 million–155 million | 9.81 billion |
| 2055 | 83.6 million43.9 million–159 million | 9.85 billion |
| 2056 | 85 million43.8 million–164 million | 9.88 billion |
| 2057 | 86.4 million43.7 million–167 million | 9.91 billion |
| 2058 | 87.8 million43.7 million–170 million | 9.94 billion |
| 2059 | 89.1 million43.5 million–174 million | 9.96 billion |
| 2060 | 90.4 million43.4 million–178 million | 9.99 billion |
| 2061 | 91.6 million43.3 million–182 million | 10 billion |
| 2062 | 92.9 million43.3 million–186 million | 10 billion |
| 2063 | 94.3 million44.1 million–192 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2064 | 95.6 million45.1 million–199 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2065 | 97 million45.6 million–204 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2066 | 98.3 million45.9 million–211 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2067 | 99.6 million46.1 million–218 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2068 | 101 million46.1 million–223 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2069 | 102 million46.3 million–227 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2070 | 103 million46.4 million–232 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2071 | 105 million46.3 million–239 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2072 | 106 million46.4 million–246 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2073 | 107 million46.9 million–251 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2074 | 108 million47.1 million–256 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2075 | 109 million47 million–261 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2076 | 110 million46.6 million–266 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2077 | 112 million45.8 million–272 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2078 | 113 million45.1 million–276 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2079 | 114 million44.9 million–280 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2080 | 115 million45.1 million–282 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2081 | 116 million45.4 million–286 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2082 | 117 million46 million–293 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2083 | 117 million46.1 million–300 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2084 | 118 million46.3 million–308 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2085 | 119 million46.8 million–313 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2086 | 120 million46.9 million–315 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2087 | 121 million46.9 million–320 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2088 | 122 million46.3 million–329 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2089 | 123 million45.1 million–337 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2090 | 123 million44.4 million–344 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2091 | 124 million44.4 million–355 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2092 | 125 million44.3 million–365 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2093 | 126 million44.2 million–371 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2094 | 126 million43.9 million–376 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2095 | 127 million43.8 million–377 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2096 | 128 million44 million–379 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2097 | 128 million44.4 million–381 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2098 | 129 million44.9 million–386 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2099 | 130 million44.5 million–393 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2100 | 130 million44.1 million–401 million | 10.2 billion |
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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- Military spending1.83% of GDP in 2021
- Military spending in US dollars$8.55M in 1977
- Military spending per person$7 in 2021
- Military share of state spending5% of government spending in 2020
- Armed forces personnel165,000 people in 2020
- National power0.29% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workers1.82% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms imports65 million TIV in 2021
- Arms exports1 million TIV in 1992