The latest officially reported population of Afghanistan was 42,647,492 in 2024 vs 2,714,617 people in Albania in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Afghanistan's population is 44,810,409 people compared to 2,694,925 in Albania.
Population statistics:
- Afghanistan's population is 16.6 times bigger than Albania's.
- Afghanistan is ranked the 36th most populous country in the world, while Albania is the 141st.
- The countries together account for 0.57% of the world: 0.54% for Afghanistan vs 0.03% for Albania.
- For the last 10 years, Afghanistan has had an average growth rate of +2.76% per year vs -0.58% in Albania.
- Since 2005, the population of Afghanistan has increased from 24.4M people to 44.8M (83.6% growth), while Albania has declined from 3.01M to 2.69M (10.5% decline).
- Afghanistan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 130M people, while Albania's population already peaked in 1990 at 3.29M people and is projected to decrease to 1.15M people by 2100.
Afghanistan vs Albania: live population counter
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| Current population |
44810409
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2694925
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| Population rank | 36/197 | 141/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.54% | 0.03% |
| One net population change |
26.4 seconds
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16.8 minutes
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| One birth every |
21.5 seconds
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18.7 minutes
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| One death every |
2.19 minutes
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23 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
11.9 minutes
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21.5 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -44,089 | -24,472 |
| Daily growth/decline | +3,268 | -86 |
| Annual growth/decline | +1,192,731 | -31,355 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.88% | -1.14% |
| Population growth rate rank | 20/197 | 193/197 |
Afghanistan and Albania: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 9,035,043 | 1,608,800 | - | - |
| 1961 | 9,214,083 | 1,659,800 | 1.98% | 3.17% |
| 1962 | 9,404,406 | 1,711,319 | 2.07% | 3.1% |
| 1963 | 9,604,487 | 1,762,621 | 2.13% | 3% |
| 1964 | 9,814,318 | 1,814,135 | 2.18% | 2.92% |
| 1965 | 10,036,008 | 1,864,791 | 2.26% | 2.79% |
| 1966 | 10,266,395 | 1,914,573 | 2.3% | 2.67% |
| 1967 | 10,505,959 | 1,965,598 | 2.33% | 2.67% |
| 1968 | 10,756,922 | 2,022,272 | 2.39% | 2.88% |
| 1969 | 11,017,409 | 2,081,695 | 2.42% | 2.94% |
| 1970 | 11,290,128 | 2,135,479 | 2.48% | 2.58% |
| 1971 | 11,567,667 | 2,187,853 | 2.46% | 2.45% |
| 1972 | 11,853,696 | 2,243,126 | 2.47% | 2.53% |
| 1973 | 12,157,999 | 2,296,752 | 2.57% | 2.39% |
| 1974 | 12,469,127 | 2,350,124 | 2.56% | 2.32% |
| 1975 | 12,773,954 | 2,404,831 | 2.44% | 2.33% |
| 1976 | 13,059,851 | 2,458,526 | 2.24% | 2.23% |
| 1977 | 13,340,756 | 2,513,546 | 2.15% | 2.24% |
| 1978 | 13,611,441 | 2,566,266 | 2.03% | 2.1% |
| 1979 | 13,655,567 | 2,617,832 | 0.32% | 2.01% |
| 1980 | 13,169,311 | 2,671,997 | -3.56% | 2.07% |
| 1981 | 11,937,581 | 2,726,056 | -9.35% | 2.02% |
| 1982 | 10,991,378 | 2,784,278 | -7.93% | 2.14% |
| 1983 | 10,917,982 | 2,843,960 | -0.67% | 2.14% |
| 1984 | 11,190,221 | 2,904,429 | 2.49% | 2.13% |
| 1985 | 11,426,852 | 2,964,762 | 2.11% | 2.08% |
| 1986 | 11,420,074 | 3,022,635 | -0.06% | 1.95% |
| 1987 | 11,387,818 | 3,083,605 | -0.28% | 2.02% |
| 1988 | 11,523,298 | 3,142,336 | 1.19% | 1.9% |
| 1989 | 11,874,088 | 3,227,943 | 3.04% | 2.72% |
| 1990 | 12,045,660 | 3,286,542 | 1.44% | 1.82% |
| 1991 | 12,238,879 | 3,266,790 | 1.6% | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 13,278,974 | 3,247,039 | 8.5% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 14,943,172 | 3,227,287 | 12.5% | -0.61% |
| 1994 | 16,250,794 | 3,207,536 | 8.75% | -0.61% |
| 1995 | 17,065,836 | 3,187,784 | 5.02% | -0.62% |
| 1996 | 17,763,266 | 3,168,033 | 4.09% | -0.62% |
| 1997 | 18,452,091 | 3,148,281 | 3.88% | -0.62% |
| 1998 | 19,159,996 | 3,128,530 | 3.84% | -0.63% |
| 1999 | 19,887,785 | 3,108,778 | 3.8% | -0.63% |
| 2000 | 20,130,327 | 3,089,027 | 1.22% | -0.64% |
| 2001 | 20,284,307 | 3,060,173 | 0.76% | -0.93% |
| 2002 | 21,378,117 | 3,051,010 | 5.39% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 22,733,049 | 3,039,616 | 6.34% | -0.37% |
| 2004 | 23,560,654 | 3,026,939 | 3.64% | -0.42% |
| 2005 | 24,404,567 | 3,011,487 | 3.58% | -0.51% |
| 2006 | 25,424,094 | 2,992,547 | 4.18% | -0.63% |
| 2007 | 25,909,852 | 2,970,017 | 1.91% | -0.75% |
| 2008 | 26,482,622 | 2,947,314 | 2.21% | -0.76% |
| 2009 | 27,466,101 | 2,927,519 | 3.71% | -0.67% |
| 2010 | 28,284,089 | 2,913,021 | 2.98% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 29,347,708 | 2,905,195 | 3.76% | -0.27% |
| 2012 | 30,560,034 | 2,900,401 | 4.13% | -0.17% |
| 2013 | 31,622,704 | 2,895,092 | 3.48% | -0.18% |
| 2014 | 32,792,523 | 2,889,104 | 3.7% | -0.21% |
| 2015 | 33,831,764 | 2,880,703 | 3.17% | -0.29% |
| 2016 | 34,700,612 | 2,876,101 | 2.57% | -0.16% |
| 2017 | 35,688,935 | 2,873,457 | 2.85% | -0.09% |
| 2018 | 36,743,039 | 2,866,376 | 2.95% | -0.25% |
| 2019 | 37,856,121 | 2,854,191 | 3.03% | -0.43% |
| 2020 | 39,068,979 | 2,837,849 | 3.2% | -0.57% |
| 2021 | 40,000,412 | 2,811,666 | 2.38% | -0.92% |
| 2022 | 40,578,842 | 2,777,689 | 1.45% | -1.21% |
| 2023 | 41,454,761 | 2,745,972 | 2.16% | -1.14% |
| 2024 | 42,647,492 | 2,714,617 | 2.88% | -1.14% |
| 2025 | 43,844,105 | 2,694,925 | 2.81% | -0.73% |
| 2026 | 45,047,056 | 2,675,010 | 2.74% | -0.74% |
| 2027 | 46,258,902 | 2,655,754 | 2.69% | -0.72% |
| 2028 | 47,470,560 | 2,636,738 | 2.62% | -0.72% |
| 2029 | 48,725,707 | 2,617,526 | 2.64% | -0.73% |
| 2030 | 50,039,392 | 2,598,055 | 2.7% | -0.74% |
| 2031 | 51,375,991 | 2,578,605 | 2.67% | -0.75% |
| 2032 | 52,707,835 | 2,559,433 | 2.59% | -0.74% |
| 2033 | 54,044,241 | 2,539,878 | 2.54% | -0.76% |
| 2034 | 55,359,451 | 2,519,713 | 2.43% | -0.79% |
| 2035 | 56,647,220 | 2,499,557 | 2.33% | -0.8% |
| 2036 | 57,953,651 | 2,479,237 | 2.31% | -0.81% |
| 2037 | 59,279,025 | 2,458,376 | 2.29% | -0.84% |
| 2038 | 60,597,829 | 2,437,333 | 2.22% | -0.86% |
| 2039 | 61,944,459 | 2,415,720 | 2.22% | -0.89% |
| 2040 | 63,347,863 | 2,393,840 | 2.27% | -0.91% |
| 2041 | 64,738,834 | 2,372,118 | 2.2% | -0.91% |
| 2042 | 66,060,206 | 2,350,472 | 2.04% | -0.91% |
| 2043 | 67,375,149 | 2,328,984 | 1.99% | -0.91% |
| 2044 | 68,703,950 | 2,307,685 | 1.97% | -0.91% |
| 2045 | 70,021,184 | 2,286,312 | 1.92% | -0.93% |
| 2046 | 71,384,682 | 2,264,596 | 1.95% | -0.95% |
| 2047 | 72,756,288 | 2,243,130 | 1.92% | -0.95% |
| 2048 | 74,109,717 | 2,221,710 | 1.86% | -0.95% |
| 2049 | 75,515,588 | 2,200,033 | 1.9% | -0.98% |
| 2050 | 76,885,118 | 2,178,271 | 1.81% | -0.99% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Afghanistan increased by 9,427,197 people (a 38.6% growth), while Albania lost 130,784 people (a 4.34% decline).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Afghanistan gained 10,978,645 (a 32.5% growth), while Albania's population decreased by -185,778 (a 6.45% decline).
Afghanistan was ranked 45th most populous country in 2005 and is 36th in 2025. Albania was ranked 132nd in 2005 and ranked 141st now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Afghanistan's population will grow by 71.6% to 76,885,118 people with a rank change from 36th to 25th. The population of Albania will decrease by 19.2% to 2,178,271 people and rank change from 141st to 146th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Kabul | 4.27M |
| Kandahar | 614K |
| Herat | 556K |
| Mazar-i-Sharif | 469K |
| Kunduz | 357K |
| Jalalabad | 263K |
| Lashkargah | 202K |
| Sheberghan | 176K |
| Khost | 160K |
| Ghazni | 143K |
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Population differences between Afghanistan and Albania
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| Life expectancy | 66.5 years | 80 years |
| Average age | 22.1 years | 39.9 years |
| Median age | 18.2 years | 37.8 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.5:49.5 | 49.4:50.6 |
| Fertility rate | 4.84 births per woman | 1.35 births per woman |
| Population density | 169.4 ppl/mi² | 256.6 ppl/mi² |
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