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Population in Afghanistan

Latest: 43,844,111
Previous: 42,647,492
Change: +1,196,619 (+2.8%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Persons

Population over time

Annual, Persons, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Population in Afghanistan
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	10,266,395
Dec 31, 1967	10,505,959
Dec 31, 1968	10,756,922
Dec 31, 1969	11,017,409
Dec 31, 1970	11,290,128
Dec 31, 1971	11,567,667
Dec 31, 1972	11,853,696
Dec 31, 1973	12,157,999
Dec 31, 1974	12,469,127
Dec 31, 1975	12,773,954
Dec 31, 1976	13,059,851
Dec 31, 1977	13,340,756
Dec 31, 1978	13,611,441
Dec 31, 1979	13,655,567
Dec 31, 1980	13,169,311
Dec 31, 1981	11,937,581
Dec 31, 1982	10,991,378
Dec 31, 1983	10,917,982
Dec 31, 1984	11,190,221
Dec 31, 1985	11,426,852
Dec 31, 1986	11,420,074
Dec 31, 1987	11,387,818
Dec 31, 1988	11,523,298
Dec 31, 1989	11,874,088
Dec 31, 1990	12,045,660
Dec 31, 1991	12,238,879
Dec 31, 1992	13,278,974
Dec 31, 1993	14,943,172
Dec 31, 1994	16,250,794
Dec 31, 1995	17,065,836
Dec 31, 1996	17,763,266
Dec 31, 1997	18,452,091
Dec 31, 1998	19,159,996
Dec 31, 1999	19,887,785
Dec 31, 2000	20,130,327
Dec 31, 2001	20,284,307
Dec 31, 2002	21,378,117
Dec 31, 2003	22,733,049
Dec 31, 2004	23,560,654
Dec 31, 2005	24,404,567
Dec 31, 2006	25,424,094
Dec 31, 2007	25,909,852
Dec 31, 2008	26,482,622
Dec 31, 2009	27,466,101
Dec 31, 2010	28,284,089
Dec 31, 2011	29,347,708
Dec 31, 2012	30,560,034
Dec 31, 2013	31,622,704
Dec 31, 2014	32,792,523
Dec 31, 2015	33,831,764
Dec 31, 2016	34,700,612
Dec 31, 2017	35,688,935
Dec 31, 2018	36,743,039
Dec 31, 2019	37,856,121
Dec 31, 2020	39,068,979
Dec 31, 2021	40,000,412
Dec 31, 2022	40,578,842
Dec 31, 2023	41,454,761
Dec 31, 2024	42,647,492
Dec 31, 2025	43,844,111

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