Population, long-run history in Afghanistan

Latest: 39,252
Previous: 38,127
Change: +1,125 (+3.0%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2022
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Persons, thousands

Population, long-run history over time

Annual, Persons, thousands, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Observations for Population, long-run history in Afghanistan
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1963	10,501
Dec 31, 1964	10,744
Dec 31, 1965	10,998
Dec 31, 1966	11,262
Dec 31, 1967	11,538
Dec 31, 1968	11,825
Dec 31, 1969	12,123
Dec 31, 1970	12,431
Dec 31, 1971	12,749
Dec 31, 1972	13,079
Dec 31, 1973	13,421
Dec 31, 1974	13,772
Dec 31, 1975	14,132
Dec 31, 1976	14,501
Dec 31, 1977	14,880
Dec 31, 1978	15,269
Dec 31, 1979	15,556
Dec 31, 1980	15,044
Dec 31, 1981	13,676
Dec 31, 1982	12,583
Dec 31, 1983	12,439
Dec 31, 1984	12,769
Dec 31, 1985	13,120
Dec 31, 1986	13,126
Dec 31, 1987	13,056
Dec 31, 1988	13,169
Dec 31, 1989	13,503
Dec 31, 1990	13,568
Dec 31, 1991	13,672
Dec 31, 1992	15,023
Dec 31, 1993	17,003
Dec 31, 1994	18,486
Dec 31, 1995	19,445
Dec 31, 1996	20,111
Dec 31, 1997	20,769
Dec 31, 1998	21,452
Dec 31, 1999	22,206
Dec 31, 2000	22,461
Dec 31, 2001	22,507
Dec 31, 2002	23,600
Dec 31, 2003	25,005
Dec 31, 2004	25,698
Dec 31, 2005	26,335
Dec 31, 2006	27,154
Dec 31, 2007	27,387
Dec 31, 2008	27,706
Dec 31, 2009	28,484
Dec 31, 2010	29,121
Dec 31, 2011	29,758
Dec 31, 2012	30,420
Dec 31, 2013	31,108
Dec 31, 2014	31,823
Dec 31, 2015	32,564
Dec 31, 2016	33,332
Dec 31, 2017	34,125
Dec 31, 2018	34,941
Dec 31, 2019	35,972
Dec 31, 2020	37,034
Dec 31, 2021	38,127
Dec 31, 2022	39,252

About this indicator

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023 (opens in a new tab)

Source: Bolt, J. and van Zanden, J.L. (2024), Maddison style estimates of the evolution of the world economy: A new 2023 update, Journal of Economic Surveys, 1-41, DOI 10.1111/joes.12618. Licensed under CC BY 4.0. The original sources are listed on each page.

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Original sources of these estimates

GDP pc: 2008 - 2022: Total Economy Database the Conference Board for all countries included in TED. Otherwise UN national accounts statistics

No separate list is published for Afghanistan; the database as a whole is cited above.

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