Global Statistics and Country Indicators
Afghanistan Population Over Time (1950–2026)
Population
Data table
| 1950 | 7.78M | 1961 | 9.21M | 1972 | 11.85M | 1983 | 10.92M | 1994 | 16.25M | 2005 | 24.4M | 2016 | 34.7M |
| 1951 | 7.88M | 1962 | 9.4M | 1973 | 12.16M | 1984 | 11.19M | 1995 | 17.07M | 2006 | 25.42M | 2017 | 35.69M |
| 1952 | 7.99M | 1963 | 9.6M | 1974 | 12.47M | 1985 | 11.43M | 1996 | 17.76M | 2007 | 25.91M | 2018 | 36.74M |
| 1953 | 8.1M | 1964 | 9.81M | 1975 | 12.77M | 1986 | 11.42M | 1997 | 18.45M | 2008 | 26.48M | 2019 | 37.86M |
| 1954 | 8.21M | 1965 | 10.04M | 1976 | 13.06M | 1987 | 11.39M | 1998 | 19.16M | 2009 | 27.47M | 2020 | 39.07M |
| 1955 | 8.33M | 1966 | 10.27M | 1977 | 13.34M | 1988 | 11.52M | 1999 | 19.89M | 2010 | 28.28M | 2021 | 40M |
| 1956 | 8.45M | 1967 | 10.51M | 1978 | 13.61M | 1989 | 11.87M | 2000 | 20.13M | 2011 | 29.35M | 2022 | 40.58M |
| 1957 | 8.59M | 1968 | 10.76M | 1979 | 13.66M | 1990 | 12.05M | 2001 | 20.28M | 2012 | 30.56M | 2023 | 41.45M |
| 1958 | 8.72M | 1969 | 11.02M | 1980 | 13.17M | 1991 | 12.24M | 2002 | 21.38M | 2013 | 31.62M | 2024 | 42.65M |
| 1959 | 8.87M | 1970 | 11.29M | 1981 | 11.94M | 1992 | 13.28M | 2003 | 22.73M | 2014 | 32.79M | 2025 | 43.84M |
| 1960 | 9.04M | 1971 | 11.57M | 1982 | 10.99M | 1993 | 14.94M | 2004 | 23.56M | 2015 | 33.83M | 2026 | 45.05M |