Afghanistan vs Argentina: Has the population peaked?

Afghanistan
41.45 million people
in 2023
Argentina
45.54 million people
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
36th
Argentina rank
34th

Has the population peaked? over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Argentina
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How they compare

Argentina currently reports 45.54 million people against 41.45 million people in Afghanistan, a difference of 4.08 million people.

That makes Argentina's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Argentina has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 36th and Argentina ranks 34th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Argentina Difference Ahead
1950s 8.29 million people 18.54 million people 10.25 million people Argentina
1960s 9.97 million people 21.94 million people 11.97 million people Argentina
1970s 12.58 million people 25.68 million people 13.11 million people Argentina
1980s 11.58 million people 30.11 million people 18.53 million people Argentina
1990s 16.11 million people 34.81 million people 18.71 million people Argentina
2000s 23.78 million people 39.02 million people 15.25 million people Argentina
2010s 33.14 million people 43.21 million people 10.07 million people Argentina
2020s 40.28 million people 45.36 million people 5.09 million people Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher has the population peaked?, Afghanistan or Argentina?
Argentina, at 45.54 million people against 41.45 million people in Afghanistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in has the population peaked? between Afghanistan and Argentina?
4.08 million people, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Argentina?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Argentina rank globally for has the population peaked??
Afghanistan ranks 36th and Argentina ranks 34th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Has the population peaked?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Has the population peaked?
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.