Afghanistan vs Brazil: Annual population growth

Afghanistan
875,915
in 2023
Brazil
834,320
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
22nd
Brazil rank
25th

Annual population growth over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Brazil
-1.0M01.0M2.0M3.0M195119872023

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 875,915 against 834,320 in Brazil, a difference of 41,595.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Brazil ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 22nd and Brazil ranks 25th of 236 countries.

Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Brazil Difference Ahead
1950s 121,454 1.87 million 1.75 million Brazil
1960s 214,815 2.28 million 2.07 million Brazil
1970s 263,816 2.53 million 2.27 million Brazil
1980s -178,149 2.81 million 2.99 million Brazil
1990s 801,369 2.51 million 1.71 million Brazil
2000s 757,830 2.04 million 1.29 million Brazil
2010s 1.04 million 1.54 million 498,547 Brazil
2020s 899,659 921,319 21,660 Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual population growth, Afghanistan or Brazil?
Afghanistan, at 875,915 against 834,320 in Brazil as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual population growth between Afghanistan and Brazil?
41,595, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Brazil?
73 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Brazil rank globally for annual population growth?
Afghanistan ranks 22nd and Brazil ranks 25th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Annual population growth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual population growth
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,228 data points, 1951–2023
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