Afghanistan Population Growth Rate 1950-2021
Chart and table of Afghanistan population from 1950 to 2021. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population of Afghanistan in 2021 is 39,835,428, a 2.33% increase from 2020.
- The population of Afghanistan in 2020 was 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.
Similar Countries Ranked by Population Growth Rate |
Country Name |
2021 Population Growth Rate |
Ethiopia |
117,876,227 |
Tanzania |
61,498,437 |
Uganda |
47,123,531 |
Afghanistan |
39,835,428 |
Mozambique |
32,163,047 |
Yemen |
30,490,640 |
Nepal |
29,674,920 |
Madagascar |
28,427,328 |
North Korea |
25,887,041 |
Niger |
25,130,817 |
Burkina Faso |
21,497,096 |
Mali |
20,855,735 |
Malawi |
19,647,684 |
Senegal |
17,196,301 |
Chad |
16,914,985 |
Somalia |
16,359,504 |
Zimbabwe |
15,092,171 |
Guinea |
13,497,244 |
Rwanda |
13,276,513 |
Benin |
12,451,040 |
Burundi |
12,255,433 |
Haiti |
11,541,685 |
South Sudan |
11,381,378 |
Tajikistan |
9,749,627 |
Togo |
8,478,250 |
Sierra Leone |
8,141,343 |
Liberia |
5,180,203 |
Central African Republic |
4,919,981 |
Eritrea |
3,601,467 |
Gambia |
2,486,945 |
Guinea-Bissau |
2,015,494 |
Comoros |
888,451 |
Afghanistan - Historical Population Growth Rate Data
|
Year |
Population Growth Rate |
Growth Rate |
2021 |
39,835,428 |
2.33% |
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% |