Population growth in Afghanistan
The population of Afghanistan changed by 2.77% in 2025.
Afghanistan, 2025
2.77%
Change from 2024
−0.07percentage points
World, 2025
0.91%
Position in 2025
20th of 217
Population growth in Afghanistan over time
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Annual % change. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Afghanistan | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.77% | 0.91% |
| 2024 | 2.84% | 0.96% |
| 2023 | 2.14% | 0.93% |
| 2022 | 1.44% | 0.87% |
| 2021 | 2.36% | 0.83% |
| 2020 | 3.15% | 0.98% |
| 2019 | 2.98% | 1.05% |
| 2018 | 2.91% | 1.08% |
| 2017 | 2.81% | 1.13% |
| 2016 | 2.54% | 1.16% |
| 2015 | 3.12% | 1.18% |
| 2014 | 3.63% | 1.21% |
| 2013 | 3.42% | 1.23% |
| 2012 | 4.05% | 1.26% |
| 2011 | 3.69% | 1.22% |
| 2010 | 2.93% | 1.22% |
| 2009 | 3.65% | 1.25% |
| 2008 | 2.19% | 1.27% |
| 2007 | 1.89% | 1.26% |
| 2006 | 4.09% | 1.27% |
| 2005 | 3.52% | 1.27% |
| 2004 | 3.58% | 1.29% |
| 2003 | 6.15% | 1.29% |
| 2002 | 5.25% | 1.31% |
| 2001 | 0.76% | 1.34% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.07 percentage points from 2.84% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 3.12%, the figure has changed by −0.35 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Afghanistan has the 20th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 0.91%.
More for Afghanistan
All statistics for Afghanistan
Population
43,844,111 people
2025 · World Bank
Net migration
-74,404 people
2025 · World Bank
Population estimates and projections
41,454,761 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
16.9 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
4.84 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
2.85%
2023 · UN Population Division