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Population by world region in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Population by world region was 130.22 million people in 2100. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2100)
130.22 million people
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
16th
of 238 countries
All-time high
130.22 million people
in 2100
All-time low
1.75 million people
in 1300
Years of data
318
1000–2100

Population by world region in Afghanistan, 1000–2100

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Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

Afghanistan recorded 130.22 million people for population by world region in 2100. That is the highest value across all 318 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population by world region in Afghanistan peaked at 130.22 million people in 2100 and was at its lowest, 1.75 million people, in 1300.

Afghanistan ranks 16th of 238 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 2.25 million people 2.25 million people 2.25 million people 1
1100s 2.38 million people 2.38 million people 2.38 million people 1
1200s 2.50 million people 2.50 million people 2.50 million people 1
1300s 1.75 million people 1.75 million people 1.75 million people 1
1400s 1.88 million people 1.88 million people 1.88 million people 1
1500s 2.00 million people 2.00 million people 2.00 million people 1
1600s 2.50 million people 2.50 million people 2.50 million people 1
1700s 2.50 million people 2.50 million people 2.50 million people 1
1710s 2.56 million people 2.56 million people 2.56 million people 1
1720s 2.62 million people 2.62 million people 2.62 million people 1
1730s 2.68 million people 2.68 million people 2.68 million people 1
1740s 2.74 million people 2.74 million people 2.74 million people 1
1750s 2.80 million people 2.80 million people 2.80 million people 1
1760s 2.87 million people 2.87 million people 2.87 million people 1
1770s 2.93 million people 2.93 million people 2.93 million people 1
1780s 3.00 million people 3.00 million people 3.00 million people 1
1790s 3.07 million people 3.07 million people 3.07 million people 1
1800s 3.28 million people 3.28 million people 3.28 million people 10
1810s 3.28 million people 3.28 million people 3.28 million people 10
1820s 3.35 million people 3.29 million people 3.41 million people 10
1830s 3.50 million people 3.43 million people 3.57 million people 10
1840s 3.66 million people 3.59 million people 3.73 million people 10
1850s 3.83 million people 3.75 million people 3.90 million people 10
1860s 4.00 million people 3.92 million people 4.08 million people 10
1870s 4.18 million people 4.10 million people 4.27 million people 10
1880s 4.37 million people 4.29 million people 4.46 million people 10
1890s 4.57 million people 4.48 million people 4.67 million people 10
1900s 4.96 million people 4.71 million people 5.30 million people 10
1910s 7.54 million people 5.50 million people 9.98 million people 10
1920s 8.65 million people 6.85 million people 10.19 million people 10
1930s 6.44 million people 6.41 million people 6.63 million people 10
1940s 6.88 million people 6.47 million people 7.36 million people 10
1950s 8.29 million people 7.78 million people 8.87 million people 10
1960s 9.97 million people 9.04 million people 11.02 million people 10
1970s 12.58 million people 11.29 million people 13.66 million people 10
1980s 11.58 million people 10.92 million people 13.17 million people 10
1990s 16.11 million people 12.05 million people 19.89 million people 10
2000s 23.78 million people 20.13 million people 27.47 million people 10
2010s 33.14 million people 28.28 million people 37.86 million people 10
2020s 43.51 million people 39.07 million people 48.73 million people 10
2030s 55.99 million people 50.04 million people 61.94 million people 10
2040s 69.40 million people 63.35 million people 75.52 million people 10
2050s 82.93 million people 76.89 million people 89.08 million people 10
2060s 96.28 million people 90.36 million people 102.13 million people 10
2070s 108.66 million people 103.42 million people 113.58 million people 10
2080s 118.68 million people 114.67 million people 122.48 million people 10
2090s 126.57 million people 123.30 million people 129.62 million people 10
2100s 130.22 million people 130.22 million people 130.22 million people 1

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

  1. 13 Angola 150.05 million people compare
  2. 14 Sudan 136.89 million people compare
  3. 17 Russia 126.39 million people compare
  4. 18 Uganda 120.83 million people compare
  5. 19 Philippines 114.22 million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population by world region in Afghanistan?
Population by world region in Afghanistan was 130.22 million people in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population by world region recorded in Afghanistan?
The highest recorded value was 130.22 million people in 2100.
What is the lowest population by world region recorded in Afghanistan?
The lowest recorded value was 1.75 million people in 1300.
How does Afghanistan rank for population by world region?
Afghanistan ranks 16th out of 238 countries with data for 2100.
Is population by world region rising or falling in Afghanistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population by world region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population by world region
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 69,174 data points, 1000–2100
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.