Afghanistan vs Argentina: World population over the last 12000 years and un projection until

Afghanistan
41.45 million
in 2023
Argentina
45.54 million
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
37th
Argentina rank
35th

World population over the last 12000 years and un projection until over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Argentina
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How they compare

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

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 37th and Argentina ranks 35th of 239 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 27 and Argentina in 13.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Argentina Difference Ahead
1000s 2.25 million 200,000 2.05 million Afghanistan
1100s 2.38 million 220,000 2.15 million Afghanistan
1200s 2.50 million 240,000 2.26 million Afghanistan
1300s 1.75 million 260,000 1.49 million Afghanistan
1400s 1.88 million 280,000 1.59 million Afghanistan
1500s 2.00 million 300,000 1.70 million Afghanistan
1600s 2.50 million 300,000 2.20 million Afghanistan
1700s 2.50 million 300,000 2.20 million Afghanistan
1710s 2.56 million 300,000 2.26 million Afghanistan
1720s 2.62 million 300,000 2.32 million Afghanistan
1730s 2.68 million 300,000 2.38 million Afghanistan
1740s 2.74 million 300,000 2.44 million Afghanistan
1750s 2.80 million 300,000 2.50 million Afghanistan
1760s 2.87 million 300,000 2.57 million Afghanistan
1770s 2.93 million 300,000 2.63 million Afghanistan
1780s 3.00 million 300,000 2.70 million Afghanistan
1790s 3.07 million 300,000 2.77 million Afghanistan
1800s 3.28 million 473,510 2.81 million Afghanistan
1810s 3.28 million 462,725 2.82 million Afghanistan
1820s 3.35 million 577,358 2.77 million Afghanistan
1830s 3.50 million 692,800 2.81 million Afghanistan
1840s 3.66 million 909,313 2.75 million Afghanistan
1850s 3.83 million 1.19 million 2.64 million Afghanistan
1860s 4.00 million 1.51 million 2.49 million Afghanistan
1870s 4.18 million 2.07 million 2.11 million Afghanistan
1880s 4.37 million 2.84 million 1.53 million Afghanistan
1890s 4.57 million 3.92 million 656,064 Afghanistan
1900s 4.96 million 5.56 million 598,991 Argentina
1910s 7.54 million 7.65 million 103,779 Argentina
1920s 8.65 million 10.08 million 1.44 million Argentina
1930s 6.44 million 12.78 million 6.34 million Argentina
1940s 6.88 million 15.35 million 8.47 million Argentina
1950s 8.29 million 18.54 million 10.25 million Argentina
1960s 9.97 million 21.94 million 11.97 million Argentina
1970s 12.58 million 25.68 million 13.11 million Argentina
1980s 11.58 million 30.11 million 18.53 million Argentina
1990s 16.11 million 34.81 million 18.71 million Argentina
2000s 23.78 million 39.02 million 15.25 million Argentina
2010s 33.14 million 43.21 million 10.07 million Argentina
2020s 40.28 million 45.36 million 5.09 million Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher world population over the last 12000 years and un projection until, Afghanistan or Argentina?
Argentina, at 45.54 million against 41.45 million in Afghanistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in world population over the last 12000 years and un projection until between Afghanistan and Argentina?
4.08 million, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Argentina?
241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Argentina rank globally for world population over the last 12000 years and un projection until?
Afghanistan ranks 37th and Argentina ranks 35th of 239 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as World population over the last 12000 years and un projection until 2100. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
World population over the last 12000 years and un projection until 2100
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
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