Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Afghanistan's population stands at 43.84M as of 2025-12-31, up from 42.65M in 2024. Historical data runs from 1960 to 2025 (66 observations).
In 2025, Afghanistan's population was 43.84M, up from 42.65M in 2024.
In 2024, Afghanistan's population was 42.65M, up from 41.45M in 2023.
In 2023, Afghanistan's population was 41.45M, up from 40.58M in 2022.
In 2022, Afghanistan's population was 40.58M, up from 40.00M in 2021.
In 2021, Afghanistan's population was 40.00M, up from 39.07M in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 43.84M | +1.20M |
| 2024 | 42.65M | +1.19M |
| 2023 | 41.45M | +875,919 |
| 2022 | 40.58M | +578,430 |
| 2021 | 40.00M | +931,433 |
| 2020 | 39.07M | +1.21M |
| 2019 | 37.86M | +1.11M |
| 2018 | 36.74M | +1.05M |
| 2017 | 35.69M | +988,323 |
| 2016 | 34.70M | +868,848 |
| 2015 | 33.83M | +1.04M |
| 2014 | 32.79M | +1.17M |
| 2013 | 31.62M | +1.06M |
| 2012 | 30.56M | +1.21M |
| 2011 | 29.35M | +1.06M |
| 2010 | 28.28M | +817,988 |
| 2009 | 27.47M | +983,479 |
| 2008 | 26.48M | +572,770 |
| 2007 | 25.91M | +485,758 |
| 2006 | 25.42M | +1.02M |
| 2005 | 24.40M | +843,913 |
| 2004 | 23.56M | +827,605 |
| 2003 | 22.73M | +1.35M |
| 2002 | 21.38M | +1.09M |
| 2001 | 20.28M | +153,980 |
| 2000 | 20.13M | +242,542 |
| 1999 | 19.89M | +727,789 |
| 1998 | 19.16M | +707,905 |
| 1997 | 18.45M | +688,825 |
| 1996 | 17.76M | +697,430 |
| 1995 | 17.07M | +815,042 |
| 1994 | 16.25M | +1.31M |
| 1993 | 14.94M | +1.66M |
| 1992 | 13.28M | +1.04M |
| 1991 | 12.24M | +193,219 |
| 1990 | 12.05M | +171,572 |
| 1989 | 11.87M | +350,790 |
| 1988 | 11.52M | +135,480 |
| 1987 | 11.39M | -32,256 |
| 1986 | 11.42M | -6,778 |
| 1985 | 11.43M | +236,631 |
| 1984 | 11.19M | +272,239 |
| 1983 | 10.92M | -73,396 |
| 1982 | 10.99M | -946,203 |
| 1981 | 11.94M | -1.23M |
| 1980 | 13.17M | -486,256 |
| 1979 | 13.66M | +44,126 |
| 1978 | 13.61M | +270,685 |
| 1977 | 13.34M | +280,905 |
| 1976 | 13.06M | +285,897 |
| 1975 | 12.77M | +304,827 |
| 1974 | 12.47M | +311,128 |
| 1973 | 12.16M | +304,303 |
| 1972 | 11.85M | +286,029 |
| 1971 | 11.57M | +277,539 |
| 1970 | 11.29M | +272,719 |
| 1969 | 11.02M | +260,487 |
| 1968 | 10.76M | +250,963 |
| 1967 | 10.51M | +239,564 |
| 1966 | 10.27M | +230,387 |
| 1965 | 10.04M | +221,690 |
| 1964 | 9.81M | +209,831 |
| 1963 | 9.60M | +200,081 |
| 1962 | 9.40M | +190,323 |
| 1961 | 9.21M | +179,040 |
| 1960 | 9.04M | — |
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Afghanistan's population is 43.84M as of 2025-12-31, compared with 42.65M in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 43.84M (2025); the lowest is 9.04M (1960), across data from 1960 to 2025.
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) Figures are republished with attribution and updated as the source releases new observations.