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Population
Afghanistan — 38 years of data
Historical Values
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 15,862,293 (July 1990), growth rate 7.7% (1990) |
| 1991 | US Bureau of the Census--16,450,304 (July 1991), growth rate 5.2% (1991) and excludes 3,750,796 refugees in Pakistan and 1,607,281 refugees in Iran; note--another report indicates a July 1990 population of 16,904,904, including 3,271,580 refugees in Pakistan and 1,277,700 refugees in Iran |
| 1992 | US Bureau of the Census - 16,095,664 (July 1992), growth rate 2.4% (1992) and excludes 3,750,796 refugees in Pakistan and 1,607,281 refugees in Iran; note - another report indicates a July 1990 population of 16,904,904, including 3,271,580 refugees in Pakistan and 1,277,700 refugees in Iran |
| 1993 | 16,494,145 (July 1993 est.) |
| 1993 | Figures are estimates from the Bureau of the Census based on |
| 1994 | 16,903,400 (July 1994 est.) |
| 1994 | Figures are estimates from the Bureau of the Census based on |
| 1995 | 21,251,821 (July 1995 est.) |
| 1996 | 22,664,136 (July 1996 est.) |
| 1997 | 23,738,085 (July 1997 est.) |
| 1998 | 24,792,375 (July 1998 est.) |
| 1999 | 25,824,882 (July 1999 est.) |
| 2000 | 25,838,797 (July 2000 est.) |
| 2001 | 26,813,057 (July 2001 est.) |
| 2002 | 27,755,775 (July 2002 est.) |
| 2003 | 28,717,213 (July 2003 est.) |
| 2004 | 28,513,677 (July 2004 est.) |
| 2005 | 29,928,987 (July 2005 est.) |
| 2006 | 31,056,997 (July 2006 est.) |
| 2007 | 31,889,923 (July 2007 est.) |
| 2008 | 32,738,376 (July 2008 est.) |
| 2009 | 28.396 million (July 2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 43 note: this is a significantly revised figure; the previous estimate of 33,609,937 was extrapolated from the last Afghan census held in 1979, which was never completed because of the Soviet invasion; a new Afghan census is scheduled to take place in 2010 |
| 2010 | 29,121,286 country comparison to the world: 41 note: this is a significantly revised figure; the previous estimate of 33,609,937 was extrapolated from the last Afghan census held in 1979, which was never completed because of the Soviet invasion; a new Afghan census is scheduled to take place in 2010 (July 2010 est.) |
| 2011 | 29,835,392 (July 2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 40 note: this is a significantly revised figure; the previous estimate of 33,609,937 was extrapolated from the last Afghan census held in 1979, which was never completed because of the Soviet invasion |
| 2012 | 30,419,928 (July 2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 40 note: this is a significantly revised figure; the previous estimate of 33,609,937 was extrapolated from the last Afghan census held in 1979, which was never completed because of the Soviet invasion |
| 2013 | 31,108,077 (July 2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 41 |
| 2014 | 31,822,848 (July 2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 41 |
| 2015 | 32,564,342 (July 2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 41 |
| 2016 | 33,332,025 (July 2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 41 |
| 2017 | 34,124,811 (July 2017 est.) | country comparison to the world: 39 |
| 2018 | 34,940,837 (July 2018 est.) |
| 2019 | 34,940,837 (July 2018 est.) |
| 2020 | 36,643,815 (July 2020 est.) |
| 2021 | 37,466,414 (July 2021 est.) |
| 2022 | 38,346,720 (2022 est.) |
| 2023 | 39,232,003 (2023 est.) |
| 2024 | total: 40,121,552 male: 20,301,066 female: 19,820,486 (2024 est.) |
| 2025 | total: 49,474,805 (2025 est.) male: 25,051,967 female: 24,422,838 |