Afghanistan Population Growth Rate 1950-2020
NOTE: All data from 2020 and beyond are UN projections and DO NOT include any impacts of the COVID-19 virus.
Chart and table of Afghanistan population from 1950 to 2020. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population of Afghanistan in 2020 is 38,928,346, a 2.33% increase from 2019.
- The population of Afghanistan in 2019 was 38,041,754, a 2.34% increase from 2018.
- The population of Afghanistan in 2018 was 37,171,921, a 2.41% increase from 2017.
- The population of Afghanistan in 2017 was 36,296,113, a 2.58% increase from 2016.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population Growth Rate | |
|---|---|
| Country Name | 2020 Population Growth Rate |
| Ethiopia | 114,963,588 |
| Tanzania | 59,734,218 |
| Uganda | 45,741,007 |
| Afghanistan | 38,928,346 |
| Mozambique | 31,255,435 |
| Yemen | 29,825,964 |
| Nepal | 29,136,808 |
| Madagascar | 27,691,018 |
| North Korea | 25,778,816 |
| Niger | 24,206,644 |
| Burkina Faso | 20,903,273 |
| Mali | 20,250,833 |
| Malawi | 19,129,952 |
| Senegal | 16,743,927 |
| Chad | 16,425,864 |
| Somalia | 15,893,222 |
| Zimbabwe | 14,862,924 |
| Guinea | 13,132,795 |
| Rwanda | 12,952,218 |
| Benin | 12,123,200 |
| Burundi | 11,890,784 |
| Haiti | 11,402,528 |
| South Sudan | 11,193,725 |
| Tajikistan | 9,537,645 |
| Togo | 8,278,724 |
| Sierra Leone | 7,976,983 |
| Liberia | 5,057,681 |
| Central African Republic | 4,829,767 |
| Eritrea | 3,546,421 |
| Gambia | 2,416,668 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1,968,001 |
| Comoros | 869,601 |
| Afghanistan - Historical Population Growth Rate Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Population Growth Rate | Growth Rate |
| 2020 | 38,928,346 | 2.33% |
| 2019 | 38,041,754 | 2.34% |
| 2018 | 37,171,921 | 2.41% |
| 2017 | 36,296,113 | 2.58% |
| 2016 | 35,383,032 | 2.82% |
| 2015 | 34,413,603 | 3.12% |
| 2014 | 33,370,794 | 3.41% |
| 2013 | 32,269,589 | 3.56% |
| 2012 | 31,161,376 | 3.47% |
| 2011 | 30,117,413 | 3.19% |
| 2010 | 29,185,507 | 2.78% |
| 2009 | 28,394,813 | 2.43% |
| 2008 | 27,722,276 | 2.29% |
| 2007 | 27,100,536 | 2.53% |
| 2006 | 26,433,049 | 3.04% |
| 2005 | 25,654,277 | 3.75% |
| 2004 | 24,726,684 | 4.42% |
| 2003 | 23,680,871 | 4.78% |
| 2002 | 22,600,770 | 4.60% |
| 2001 | 21,606,988 | 3.98% |
| 2000 | 20,779,953 | 3.02% |
| 1999 | 20,170,844 | 2.19% |
| 1998 | 19,737,765 | 1.97% |
| 1997 | 19,357,126 | 2.67% |
| 1996 | 18,853,437 | 4.10% |
| 1995 | 18,110,657 | 6.06% |
| 1994 | 17,075,727 | 7.96% |
| 1993 | 15,816,603 | 9.19% |
| 1992 | 14,485,546 | 8.92% |
| 1991 | 13,299,017 | 7.14% |
| 1990 | 12,412,308 | 4.58% |
| 1989 | 11,868,877 | 2.16% |
| 1988 | 11,618,005 | 0.12% |
| 1987 | 11,604,534 | -1.12% |
| 1986 | 11,736,179 | -1.69% |
| 1985 | 11,938,208 | -2.18% |
| 1984 | 12,204,292 | -2.66% |
| 1983 | 12,537,730 | -2.68% |
| 1982 | 12,882,528 | -2.20% |
| 1981 | 13,171,673 | -1.38% |
| 1980 | 13,356,511 | -0.41% |
| 1979 | 13,411,056 | 0.52% |
| 1978 | 13,341,198 | 1.29% |
| 1977 | 13,171,306 | 1.76% |
| 1976 | 12,943,093 | 2.00% |
| 1975 | 12,689,160 | 2.23% |
| 1974 | 12,412,950 | 2.51% |
| 1973 | 12,108,963 | 2.69% |
| 1972 | 11,791,215 | 2.75% |
| 1971 | 11,475,445 | 2.70% |
| 1970 | 11,173,642 | 2.57% |
| 1969 | 10,893,776 | 2.41% |
| 1968 | 10,637,063 | 2.28% |
| 1967 | 10,399,926 | 2.21% |
| 1966 | 10,174,836 | 2.19% |
| 1965 | 9,956,320 | 2.17% |
| 1964 | 9,744,781 | 2.11% |
| 1963 | 9,543,205 | 2.05% |
| 1962 | 9,351,441 | 1.99% |
| 1961 | 9,169,410 | 1.92% |
| 1960 | 8,996,973 | 1.85% |
| 1959 | 8,833,946 | 1.77% |
| 1958 | 8,680,101 | 1.70% |
| 1957 | 8,535,163 | 1.62% |
| 1956 | 8,398,875 | 1.55% |
| 1955 | 8,270,991 | 1.47% |
| 1954 | 8,151,317 | 1.39% |
| 1953 | 8,039,694 | 1.31% |
| 1952 | 7,935,997 | 1.22% |
| 1951 | 7,840,156 | 1.14% |
| 1950 | 7,752,118 | 0.00% |
