Afghanistan
Kabul
Afghanistan is home to the ancient Minaret of Jam, a UNESCO World Heritage site, and the breathtaking Band-e Amir National Park, known for its stunning turquoise lakes. It is also the birthplace of the renowned poet Rumi, whose literary influence spans the globe.
| Year | Population | Change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 42,647,492 | +1,192,731 | |
| 2023 | 41,454,761 | +875,919 | |
| 2022 | 40,578,842 | +578,430 | |
| 2021 | 40,000,412 | +931,433 | |
| 2020 | 39,068,979 | +1,212,858 | |
| 2019 | 37,856,121 | +1,113,082 | |
| 2018 | 36,743,039 | +1,054,104 | |
| 2017 | 35,688,935 | +988,323 | |
| 2016 | 34,700,612 | +868,848 | |
| 2015 | 33,831,764 | +1,039,241 | |
| 2014 | 32,792,523 | +1,169,819 | |
| 2013 | 31,622,704 | +1,062,670 | |
| 2012 | 30,560,034 | +1,212,326 | |
| 2011 | 29,347,708 | +1,063,619 | |
| 2010 | 28,284,089 | +817,988 | |
| 2009 | 27,466,101 | +983,479 | |
| 2008 | 26,482,622 | +572,770 | |
| 2007 | 25,909,852 | +485,758 | |
| 2006 | 25,424,094 | +1,019,527 | |
| 2005 | 24,404,567 | +843,913 | |
| 2004 | 23,560,654 | +827,605 | |
| 2003 | 22,733,049 | +1,354,932 | |
| 2002 | 21,378,117 | +1,093,810 | |
| 2001 | 20,284,307 | +153,980 | |
| 2000 | 20,130,327 | +242,542 | |
| 1999 | 19,887,785 | +727,789 | |
| 1998 | 19,159,996 | +707,905 | |
| 1997 | 18,452,091 | +688,825 | |
| 1996 | 17,763,266 | +697,430 | |
| 1995 | 17,065,836 | +815,042 | |
| 1994 | 16,250,794 | +1,307,622 | |
| 1993 | 14,943,172 | +1,664,198 | |
| 1992 | 13,278,974 | +1,040,095 | |
| 1991 | 12,238,879 | +193,219 | |
| 1990 | 12,045,660 | +171,572 | |
| 1989 | 11,874,088 | +350,790 | |
| 1988 | 11,523,298 | +135,480 | |
| 1987 | 11,387,818 | -32,256 | |
| 1986 | 11,420,074 | -6,778 | |
| 1985 | 11,426,852 | +236,631 | |
| 1984 | 11,190,221 | +272,239 | |
| 1983 | 10,917,982 | -73,396 | |
| 1982 | 10,991,378 | -946,203 | |
| 1981 | 11,937,581 | -1,231,730 | |
| 1980 | 13,169,311 | -486,256 | |
| 1979 | 13,655,567 | +44,126 | |
| 1978 | 13,611,441 | +270,685 | |
| 1977 | 13,340,756 | +280,905 | |
| 1976 | 13,059,851 | +285,897 | |
| 1975 | 12,773,954 | +304,827 | |
| 1974 | 12,469,127 | +311,128 | |
| 1973 | 12,157,999 | +304,303 | |
| 1972 | 11,853,696 | +286,029 | |
| 1971 | 11,567,667 | +277,539 | |
| 1970 | 11,290,128 | +272,719 | |
| 1969 | 11,017,409 | +260,487 | |
| 1968 | 10,756,922 | +250,963 | |
| 1967 | 10,505,959 | +239,564 | |
| 1966 | 10,266,395 | +230,387 | |
| 1965 | 10,036,008 | +221,690 | |
| 1964 | 9,814,318 | +209,831 | |
| 1963 | 9,604,487 | +200,081 | |
| 1962 | 9,404,406 | +190,323 | |
| 1961 | 9,214,083 | +179,040 | |
| 1960 | 9,035,043 | — |