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