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Afghanistan population, 1950 to 2100

Afghanistan grew from 7.8 million people in 1950 to 41.5 million in 2023, and the UN projects 130.2 million by 2100.

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  • Afghanistan: 7.8M in 1950, 130.2M in 2100 (projected) (17× higher). The latest estimate is 41.5M in 2023.

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Afghanistan has multiplied its population more than five times since 1950, from about 7.8 million to 41.5 million in 2023. The path was not smooth. The series climbs to about 13.7 million in 1979, then falls to about 10.9 million by 1983, a period of war and mass displacement, before growth resumes and the country passes 20 million around 2000.

The UN medium projection shows no peak before the end of the century. It puts Afghanistan at about 76.9 million in 2050 and about 130.2 million in 2100, which would lift its world rank from 36th in 2023 to 25th in 2050 and 16th in 2100. In 1950 it ranked 45th. Figures come from UN World Population Prospects 2024: estimates through 2023, projections after.

The data

Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024 via Our World in Data; estimates to 2023, medium-variant projections after, millions. Retrieved November 4, 2026.

Afghanistan's population, Millions of people, 1950 to 2100 (UN projections), 1950–2100
Date🇦🇫 Afghanistan
19507.8M
19517.9M
19528.0M
19538.1M
19548.2M
19558.3M
19568.5M
19578.6M
19588.7M
19598.9M
19609.0M
19619.2M
19629.4M
19639.6M
19649.8M
196510.0M
196610.3M
196710.5M
196810.8M
196911.0M
197011.3M
197111.6M
197211.9M
197312.2M
197412.5M
197512.8M
197613.1M
197713.3M
197813.6M
197913.7M
198013.2M
198111.9M
198211.0M
198310.9M
198411.2M
198511.4M
198611.4M
198711.4M
198811.5M
198911.9M
199012.1M
199112.2M
199213.3M
199314.9M
199416.3M
199517.1M
199617.8M
199718.5M
199819.2M
199919.9M
200020.1M
200120.3M
200221.4M
200322.7M
200423.6M
200524.4M
200625.4M
200725.9M
200826.5M
200927.5M
201028.3M
201129.4M
201230.6M
201331.6M
201432.8M
201533.8M
201634.7M
201735.7M
201836.7M
201937.9M
202039.1M
202140.0M
202240.6M
202341.5M
202442.7M
202543.8M
202645.1M
202746.3M
202847.5M
202948.7M
203050.0M
203151.4M
203252.7M
203354.0M
203455.4M
203556.7M
203658.0M
203759.3M
203860.6M
203961.9M
204063.4M
204164.7M
204266.1M
204367.4M
204468.7M
204570.0M
204671.4M
204772.8M
204874.1M
204975.5M
205076.9M
205178.2M
205279.5M
205380.8M
205482.2M
205583.6M
205685.0M
205786.4M
205887.8M
205989.1M
206090.4M
206191.6M
206292.9M
206394.3M
206495.6M
206597.0M
206698.3M
206799.6M
2068100.9M
2069102.1M
2070103.4M
2071104.7M
2072105.8M
2073107.1M
2074108.3M
2075109.4M
2076110.4M
2077111.5M
2078112.5M
2079113.6M
2080114.7M
2081115.6M
2082116.5M
2083117.4M
2084118.3M
2085119.2M
2086120.0M
2087120.9M
2088121.7M
2089122.5M
2090123.3M
2091124.1M
2092124.9M
2093125.6M
2094126.3M
2095127.0M
2096127.7M
2097128.3M
2098129.0M
2099129.6M
2100130.2M

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Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Afghanistan?

Afghanistan had about 41.5 million people in 2023, the latest UN estimate, which ranks 36th in the world. The UN projects about 50.0 million by 2030.

How big will Afghanistan's population be in 2100?

The UN projects about 130.2 million people in 2100 under its medium scenario, roughly three times the 2023 estimate. That would be 16th in the world. Projections are scenarios, not forecasts, and depend on assumptions about births, deaths and migration.

Where does this data come from?

UN World Population Prospects 2024 via Our World in Data; estimates to 2023, medium-variant projections after, millions. Retrieved November 4, 2026. You can download the full table as a CSV from this page.

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