Population in Afghanistan
The population of Afghanistan was 43,844,111 people in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Afghanistan, 2025
43,844,111
Change from 2024
+2.8%
World, 2025
8,215,424,893 people
Position in 2025
36th of 217
Population in Afghanistan over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
People. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Afghanistan | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 43,844,111 people | 8,215,424,893 people |
| 2024 | 42,647,492 people | 8,140,897,523 people |
| 2023 | 41,454,761 people | 8,062,923,417 people |
| 2022 | 40,578,842 people | 7,988,550,201 people |
| 2021 | 40,000,412 people | 7,919,567,995 people |
| 2020 | 39,068,979 people | 7,853,863,139 people |
| 2019 | 37,856,121 people | 7,777,162,476 people |
| 2018 | 36,743,039 people | 7,696,159,728 people |
| 2017 | 35,688,935 people | 7,613,788,655 people |
| 2016 | 34,700,612 people | 7,528,221,579 people |
| 2015 | 33,831,764 people | 7,441,084,771 people |
| 2014 | 32,792,523 people | 7,353,532,223 people |
| 2013 | 31,622,704 people | 7,265,404,737 people |
| 2012 | 30,560,034 people | 7,176,482,165 people |
| 2011 | 29,347,708 people | 7,086,704,141 people |
| 2010 | 28,284,089 people | 7,000,860,073 people |
| 2009 | 27,466,101 people | 6,916,168,196 people |
| 2008 | 26,482,622 people | 6,830,080,867 people |
| 2007 | 25,909,852 people | 6,744,049,498 people |
| 2006 | 25,424,094 people | 6,659,536,021 people |
| 2005 | 24,404,567 people | 6,575,410,029 people |
| 2004 | 23,560,654 people | 6,492,354,627 people |
| 2003 | 22,733,049 people | 6,409,352,386 people |
| 2002 | 21,378,117 people | 6,327,171,255 people |
| 2001 | 20,284,307 people | 6,244,739,668 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +2.8% from 42,647,492 people in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 33,831,764 people, the figure has changed by +29.6%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Afghanistan has the 36th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 8,215,424,893 people.
More for Afghanistan
All statistics for Afghanistan
Population growth
2.77%
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
Population aged 65 and over
2.4%
2025 · World Bank