The latest officially reported population of Afghanistan was 42,647,492 in 2024 vs 46,814,308 people in Algeria in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Afghanistan's population is 44,810,409 people compared to 47,911,682 in Algeria.
Population statistics:
- Algeria's population is 1.07 times bigger than Afghanistan's.
- Afghanistan is ranked the 36th most populous country in the world, while Algeria is the 33rd.
- The countries together account for 1.12% of the world: 0.54% for Afghanistan vs 0.58% for Algeria.
- For the last 10 years, Afghanistan has had an average growth rate of +2.76% per year vs +1.81% in Algeria.
- Since 2005, the population of Afghanistan has increased from 24.4M people to 44.8M (83.6% growth), while Algeria has grown from 33.1M to 47.9M (44.7% growth).
- Afghanistan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 130M people compared to the peak of 65.1M people in 2090 for Algeria.
Afghanistan vs Algeria: live population counter
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| Current population |
44810409
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47911682
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| Population rank | 36/197 | 33/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.54% | 0.58% |
| One net population change |
26.4 seconds
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48.5 seconds
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| One birth every |
21.5 seconds
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34.8 seconds
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| One death every |
2.19 minutes
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2.45 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
11.9 minutes
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16.8 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -44,089 | -31,240 |
| Daily growth/decline | +3,268 | +1,781 |
| Annual growth/decline | +1,192,731 | +650,089 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.88% | +1.41% |
| Population growth rate rank | 20/197 | 76/197 |
Afghanistan and Algeria: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 9,035,043 | 11,424,922 | - | - |
| 1961 | 9,214,083 | 11,628,883 | 1.98% | 1.79% |
| 1962 | 9,404,406 | 11,800,771 | 2.07% | 1.48% |
| 1963 | 9,604,487 | 11,982,118 | 2.13% | 1.54% |
| 1964 | 9,814,318 | 12,179,813 | 2.18% | 1.65% |
| 1965 | 10,036,008 | 12,365,976 | 2.26% | 1.53% |
| 1966 | 10,266,395 | 12,590,069 | 2.3% | 1.81% |
| 1967 | 10,505,959 | 12,876,118 | 2.33% | 2.27% |
| 1968 | 10,756,922 | 13,172,614 | 2.39% | 2.3% |
| 1969 | 11,017,409 | 13,475,960 | 2.42% | 2.3% |
| 1970 | 11,290,128 | 13,783,719 | 2.48% | 2.28% |
| 1971 | 11,567,667 | 14,098,936 | 2.46% | 2.29% |
| 1972 | 11,853,696 | 14,427,072 | 2.47% | 2.33% |
| 1973 | 12,157,999 | 14,771,147 | 2.57% | 2.38% |
| 1974 | 12,469,127 | 15,133,502 | 2.56% | 2.45% |
| 1975 | 12,773,954 | 15,678,596 | 2.44% | 3.6% |
| 1976 | 13,059,851 | 16,409,170 | 2.24% | 4.66% |
| 1977 | 13,340,756 | 17,015,994 | 2.15% | 3.7% |
| 1978 | 13,611,441 | 17,506,974 | 2.03% | 2.89% |
| 1979 | 13,655,567 | 18,036,655 | 0.32% | 3.03% |
| 1980 | 13,169,311 | 18,607,174 | -3.56% | 3.16% |
| 1981 | 11,937,581 | 19,220,704 | -9.35% | 3.3% |
| 1982 | 10,991,378 | 19,872,348 | -7.93% | 3.39% |
| 1983 | 10,917,982 | 20,558,115 | -0.67% | 3.45% |
| 1984 | 11,190,221 | 21,271,969 | 2.49% | 3.47% |
| 1985 | 11,426,852 | 22,008,544 | 2.11% | 3.46% |
| 1986 | 11,420,074 | 22,745,499 | -0.06% | 3.35% |
| 1987 | 11,387,818 | 23,443,624 | -0.28% | 3.07% |
| 1988 | 11,523,298 | 24,109,536 | 1.19% | 2.84% |
| 1989 | 11,874,088 | 24,754,485 | 3.04% | 2.68% |
| 1990 | 12,045,660 | 25,375,810 | 1.44% | 2.51% |
| 1991 | 12,238,879 | 25,987,928 | 1.6% | 2.41% |
| 1992 | 13,278,974 | 26,628,568 | 8.5% | 2.47% |
| 1993 | 14,943,172 | 27,277,048 | 12.5% | 2.44% |
| 1994 | 16,250,794 | 27,887,279 | 8.75% | 2.24% |
| 1995 | 17,065,836 | 28,470,191 | 5.02% | 2.09% |
| 1996 | 17,763,266 | 29,033,044 | 4.09% | 1.98% |
| 1997 | 18,452,091 | 29,579,301 | 3.88% | 1.88% |
| 1998 | 19,159,996 | 30,054,133 | 3.84% | 1.61% |
| 1999 | 19,887,785 | 30,474,354 | 3.8% | 1.4% |
| 2000 | 20,130,327 | 30,903,893 | 1.22% | 1.41% |
| 2001 | 20,284,307 | 31,331,221 | 0.76% | 1.38% |
| 2002 | 21,378,117 | 31,750,835 | 5.39% | 1.34% |
| 2003 | 22,733,049 | 32,175,818 | 6.34% | 1.34% |
| 2004 | 23,560,654 | 32,628,286 | 3.64% | 1.41% |
| 2005 | 24,404,567 | 33,109,249 | 3.58% | 1.47% |
| 2006 | 25,424,094 | 33,623,506 | 4.18% | 1.55% |
| 2007 | 25,909,852 | 34,189,416 | 1.91% | 1.68% |
| 2008 | 26,482,622 | 34,816,961 | 2.21% | 1.84% |
| 2009 | 27,466,101 | 35,490,445 | 3.71% | 1.93% |
| 2010 | 28,284,089 | 36,188,236 | 2.98% | 1.97% |
| 2011 | 29,347,708 | 36,903,376 | 3.76% | 1.98% |
| 2012 | 30,560,034 | 37,646,166 | 4.13% | 2.01% |
| 2013 | 31,622,704 | 38,414,171 | 3.48% | 2.04% |
| 2014 | 32,792,523 | 39,205,031 | 3.7% | 2.06% |
| 2015 | 33,831,764 | 40,019,529 | 3.17% | 2.08% |
| 2016 | 34,700,612 | 40,850,721 | 2.57% | 2.08% |
| 2017 | 35,688,935 | 41,689,299 | 2.85% | 2.05% |
| 2018 | 36,743,039 | 42,505,035 | 2.95% | 1.96% |
| 2019 | 37,856,121 | 43,294,546 | 3.03% | 1.86% |
| 2020 | 39,068,979 | 44,042,091 | 3.2% | 1.73% |
| 2021 | 40,000,412 | 44,761,099 | 2.38% | 1.63% |
| 2022 | 40,578,842 | 45,477,389 | 1.45% | 1.6% |
| 2023 | 41,454,761 | 46,164,219 | 2.16% | 1.51% |
| 2024 | 42,647,492 | 46,814,308 | 2.88% | 1.41% |
| 2025 | 43,844,105 | 47,435,316 | 2.81% | 1.33% |
| 2026 | 45,047,056 | 48,028,344 | 2.74% | 1.25% |
| 2027 | 46,258,902 | 48,593,419 | 2.69% | 1.18% |
| 2028 | 47,470,560 | 49,135,532 | 2.62% | 1.12% |
| 2029 | 48,725,707 | 49,655,386 | 2.64% | 1.06% |
| 2030 | 50,039,392 | 50,154,168 | 2.7% | 1% |
| 2031 | 51,375,991 | 50,637,369 | 2.67% | 0.96% |
| 2032 | 52,707,835 | 51,113,505 | 2.59% | 0.94% |
| 2033 | 54,044,241 | 51,584,249 | 2.54% | 0.92% |
| 2034 | 55,359,451 | 52,048,009 | 2.43% | 0.9% |
| 2035 | 56,647,220 | 52,516,794 | 2.33% | 0.9% |
| 2036 | 57,953,651 | 52,986,277 | 2.31% | 0.89% |
| 2037 | 59,279,025 | 53,452,788 | 2.29% | 0.88% |
| 2038 | 60,597,829 | 53,921,847 | 2.22% | 0.88% |
| 2039 | 61,944,459 | 54,396,263 | 2.22% | 0.88% |
| 2040 | 63,347,863 | 54,873,482 | 2.27% | 0.88% |
| 2041 | 64,738,834 | 55,351,998 | 2.2% | 0.87% |
| 2042 | 66,060,206 | 55,834,554 | 2.04% | 0.87% |
| 2043 | 67,375,149 | 56,319,606 | 1.99% | 0.87% |
| 2044 | 68,703,950 | 56,806,185 | 1.97% | 0.86% |
| 2045 | 70,021,184 | 57,290,162 | 1.92% | 0.85% |
| 2046 | 71,384,682 | 57,767,681 | 1.95% | 0.83% |
| 2047 | 72,756,288 | 58,234,183 | 1.92% | 0.81% |
| 2048 | 74,109,717 | 58,690,893 | 1.86% | 0.78% |
| 2049 | 75,515,588 | 59,136,165 | 1.9% | 0.76% |
| 2050 | 76,885,118 | 59,565,558 | 1.81% | 0.73% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Afghanistan increased by 9,427,197 people (a 38.6% growth), while Algeria gained 6,910,280 people (a 20.9% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Afghanistan gained 10,978,645 (a 32.5% growth), while Algeria's population increased by 7,892,153 (a 19.7% growth).
Afghanistan was ranked 45th most populous country in 2005 and is 36th in 2025. Algeria was ranked 34th in 2005 and ranked 33rd 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 Algeria will increase by 24.3% to 59,565,558 people and will still be ranked 33rd.
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 Algeria
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| Life expectancy | 66.5 years | 76.7 years |
| Average age | 22.1 years | 30.8 years |
| Median age | 18.2 years | 29.3 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.5:49.5 | 51:49 |
| Fertility rate | 4.84 births per woman | 2.77 births per woman |
| Population density | 169.4 ppl/mi² | 50.9 ppl/mi² |
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