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Population in Afghanistan compared to Algeria: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Afghanistan was 42,647,492 in 2024 vs 46,814,308 people in Algeria in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Afghanistan's population is 45,409,324 people compared to 48,222,325 in Algeria.

Population statistics:

  • Algeria's population is 1.06 times bigger than Afghanistan's.
  • Afghanistan is ranked the 36th most populous country in the world, while Algeria is the 34th.
  • The countries together account for 1.13% of the world: 0.55% 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 2006, the population of Afghanistan has increased from 25.4M people to 45.4M (78.6% growth), while Algeria has grown from 33.6M to 48.2M (43.4% growth).

Afghanistan vs Algeria: population by year and forecast

Afghanistan
Factual

Projection
Algeria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Afghanistan Algeria
2100 131,803,615 64,987,758
2099 131,145,502 65,099,593
2098 130,482,225 65,201,636
2097 129,808,066 65,286,684
2096 129,147,895 65,363,853
2095 128,473,977 65,425,396
2094 127,761,785 65,482,152
2093 127,018,448 65,511,098
2092 126,270,202 65,539,089
2091 125,508,788 65,560,728
2090 124,636,092 65,558,683
2089 123,843,293 65,560,674
2088 123,034,495 65,543,659
2087 122,147,758 65,518,674
2086 121,381,088 65,480,237
2085 120,486,343 65,436,284
2084 119,491,780 65,389,859
2083 118,631,246 65,339,591
2082 117,742,446 65,286,947
2081 116,842,143 65,228,570
2080 115,793,841 65,156,366
2079 114,630,140 65,077,934
2078 113,624,958 64,997,944
2077 112,523,374 64,912,164
2076 111,442,221 64,829,265
2075 110,399,328 64,732,964
2074 109,236,338 64,635,550
2073 107,960,305 64,539,251
2072 106,746,984 64,437,887
2071 105,568,382 64,334,505
2070 104,230,485 64,254,716
2069 102,964,062 64,156,721
2068 101,629,164 64,054,948
2067 100,380,826 63,947,346
2066 99,116,663 63,834,128
2065 97,714,113 63,711,038
2064 96,306,602 63,574,559
2063 94,949,108 63,435,887
2062 93,579,065 63,274,087
2061 92,316,077 63,110,028
2060 91,000,643 62,923,891
2059 89,717,353 62,712,836
2058 88,346,732 62,478,336
2057 86,917,997 62,226,357
2056 85,480,219 61,939,173
2055 84,074,268 61,635,604
2054 82,676,432 61,305,903
2053 81,285,014 60,952,313
2052 79,908,081 60,585,478
2051 78,643,202 60,184,066
2050 77,331,830 59,759,780
2049 75,864,863 59,319,414
2048 74,479,782 58,863,159
2047 73,119,204 58,399,750
2046 71,697,214 57,923,788
2045 70,353,118 57,438,215
2044 69,024,959 56,949,229
2043 67,657,423 56,458,404
2042 66,357,363 55,972,536
2041 64,976,778 55,486,685
2040 63,535,531 55,008,982
2039 62,129,737 54,525,726
2038 60,803,646 54,053,698
2037 59,454,331 53,581,185
2036 58,114,874 53,114,315
2035 56,804,011 52,635,824
2034 55,502,408 52,170,347
2033 54,135,876 51,701,970
2032 52,791,273 51,222,432
2031 51,433,991 50,743,202
2030 50,079,746 50,249,453
2029 48,768,949 49,738,822
2028 47,533,470 49,202,648
2027 46,310,865 48,647,196
2026 45,075,045 48,064,789
2025 43,870,455 47,453,061
2024 42,647,492 46,814,308
2023 41,454,761 46,164,219
2022 40,578,842 45,477,389
2021 40,000,412 44,761,099
2020 39,068,979 44,042,091
2019 37,856,121 43,294,546
2018 36,743,039 42,505,035
2017 35,688,935 41,689,299
2016 34,700,612 40,850,721
2015 33,831,764 40,019,529
2014 32,792,523 39,205,031
2013 31,622,704 38,414,171
2012 30,560,034 37,646,166
2011 29,347,708 36,903,376
2010 28,284,089 36,188,236
2009 27,466,101 35,490,445
2008 26,482,622 34,816,961
2007 25,909,852 34,189,416
2006 25,424,094 33,623,506
2005 24,404,567 33,109,249
2004 23,560,654 32,628,286
2003 22,733,049 32,175,818
2002 21,378,117 31,750,835
2001 20,284,307 31,331,221
2000 20,130,327 30,903,893
1999 19,887,785 30,474,354
1998 19,159,996 30,054,133
1997 18,452,091 29,579,301
1996 17,763,266 29,033,044
1995 17,065,836 28,470,191
1994 16,250,794 27,887,279
1993 14,943,172 27,277,048
1992 13,278,974 26,628,568
1991 12,238,879 25,987,928
1990 12,045,660 25,375,810
1989 11,874,088 24,754,485
1988 11,523,298 24,109,536
1987 11,387,818 23,443,624
1986 11,420,074 22,745,499
1985 11,426,852 22,008,544
1984 11,190,221 21,271,969
1983 10,917,982 20,558,115
1982 10,991,378 19,872,348
1981 11,937,581 19,220,704
1980 13,169,311 18,607,174
1979 13,655,567 18,036,655
1978 13,611,441 17,506,974
1977 13,340,756 17,015,994
1976 13,059,851 16,409,170
1975 12,773,954 15,678,596
1974 12,469,127 15,133,502
1973 12,157,999 14,771,147
1972 11,853,696 14,427,072
1971 11,567,667 14,098,936
1970 11,290,128 13,783,719
1969 11,017,409 13,475,960
1968 10,756,922 13,172,614
1967 10,505,959 12,876,118
1966 10,266,395 12,590,069
1965 10,036,008 12,365,976
1964 9,814,318 12,179,813
1963 9,604,487 11,982,118
1962 9,404,406 11,800,771
1961 9,214,083 11,628,883
1960 9,035,043 11,424,922

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/afghanistan/algeria | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Afghanistan increased by 9,276,518 people (a 36.5% growth), while Algeria gained 7,227,215 people (a 21.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Afghanistan gained 10,708,712 people (a 30.9% growth), while Algeria's population increased by 7,371,604 people (a 18% growth).

Afghanistan was ranked 45th most populous country in 2006 and is 36th in 2026. Algeria was ranked 34th in 2006 and still ranked 34th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Afghanistan's population will grow by 70.3% to 77,331,830 people with a rank change from 36th to 24th. The population of Algeria will increase by 23.9% to 59,759,780 people and rank change from 34th to 33rd.

Afghanistan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 132M people compared to the peak of 65.6M people in 2091 for Algeria.

Population growth rate by year

Afghanistan
Factual

Projection
Algeria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Afghanistan Algeria
2100 0.5% -0.17%
2099 0.51% -0.16%
2098 0.52% -0.13%
2097 0.51% -0.12%
2096 0.52% -0.09%
2095 0.56% -0.09%
2094 0.59% -0.04%
2093 0.59% -0.04%
2092 0.61% -0.03%
2091 0.7% 0.003%
2090 0.64% -0.003%
2089 0.66% 0.03%
2088 0.73% 0.04%
2087 0.63% 0.06%
2086 0.74% 0.07%
2085 0.83% 0.07%
2084 0.73% 0.08%
2083 0.75% 0.08%
2082 0.77% 0.09%
2081 0.91% 0.11%
2080 1.02% 0.12%
2079 0.88% 0.12%
2078 0.98% 0.13%
2077 0.97% 0.13%
2076 0.94% 0.15%
2075 1.06% 0.15%
2074 1.18% 0.15%
2073 1.14% 0.16%
2072 1.12% 0.16%
2071 1.28% 0.12%
2070 1.23% 0.15%
2069 1.31% 0.16%
2068 1.24% 0.17%
2067 1.28% 0.18%
2066 1.44% 0.19%
2065 1.46% 0.21%
2064 1.43% 0.22%
2063 1.46% 0.26%
2062 1.37% 0.26%
2061 1.45% 0.3%
2060 1.43% 0.34%
2059 1.55% 0.38%
2058 1.64% 0.4%
2057 1.68% 0.46%
2056 1.67% 0.49%
2055 1.69% 0.54%
2054 1.71% 0.58%
2053 1.72% 0.61%
2052 1.61% 0.67%
2051 1.7% 0.71%
2050 1.93% 0.74%
2049 1.86% 0.78%
2048 1.86% 0.79%
2047 1.98% 0.82%
2046 1.91% 0.85%
2045 1.92% 0.86%
2044 2.02% 0.87%
2043 1.96% 0.87%
2042 2.12% 0.88%
2041 2.27% 0.87%
2040 2.26% 0.89%
2039 2.18% 0.87%
2038 2.27% 0.88%
2037 2.3% 0.88%
2036 2.31% 0.91%
2035 2.35% 0.89%
2034 2.52% 0.91%
2033 2.55% 0.94%
2032 2.64% 0.94%
2031 2.7% 0.98%
2030 2.69% 1.03%
2029 2.6% 1.09%
2028 2.64% 1.14%
2027 2.74% 1.21%
2026 2.75% 1.29%
2025 2.87% 1.36%
2024 2.88% 1.41%
2023 2.16% 1.51%
2022 1.45% 1.6%
2021 2.38% 1.63%
2020 3.2% 1.73%
2019 3.03% 1.86%
2018 2.95% 1.96%
2017 2.85% 2.05%
2016 2.57% 2.08%
2015 3.17% 2.08%
2014 3.7% 2.06%
2013 3.48% 2.04%
2012 4.13% 2.01%
2011 3.76% 1.98%
2010 2.98% 1.97%
2009 3.71% 1.93%
2008 2.21% 1.84%
2007 1.91% 1.68%
2006 4.18% 1.55%
2005 3.58% 1.47%
2004 3.64% 1.41%
2003 6.34% 1.34%
2002 5.39% 1.34%
2001 0.76% 1.38%
2000 1.22% 1.41%
1999 3.8% 1.4%
1998 3.84% 1.61%
1997 3.88% 1.88%
1996 4.09% 1.98%
1995 5.02% 2.09%
1994 8.75% 2.24%
1993 12.5% 2.44%
1992 8.5% 2.47%
1991 1.6% 2.41%
1990 1.44% 2.51%
1989 3.04% 2.68%
1988 1.19% 2.84%
1987 -0.28% 3.07%
1986 -0.06% 3.35%
1985 2.11% 3.46%
1984 2.49% 3.47%
1983 -0.67% 3.45%
1982 -7.93% 3.39%
1981 -9.35% 3.3%
1980 -3.56% 3.16%
1979 0.32% 3.03%
1978 2.03% 2.89%
1977 2.15% 3.7%
1976 2.24% 4.66%
1975 2.44% 3.6%
1974 2.56% 2.45%
1973 2.57% 2.38%
1972 2.47% 2.33%
1971 2.46% 2.29%
1970 2.48% 2.28%
1969 2.42% 2.3%
1968 2.39% 2.3%
1967 2.33% 2.27%
1966 2.3% 1.81%
1965 2.26% 1.53%
1964 2.18% 1.65%
1963 2.13% 1.54%
1962 2.07% 1.48%
1961 1.98% 1.79%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/afghanistan/algeria | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Afghanistan grew by 2.88%, while Algeria's population grew by 1.41%.

Live population counters

Afghanistan Algeria
Current population
45409324
48222325
Population rank 36/197 34/197
Percent of world population 0.55% 0.58%
One net population change
26.4 seconds
48.5 seconds
One birth every
21.5 seconds
34.8 seconds
One death every
2.19 minutes
2.45 minutes
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 74/197
One migration net change every
7.08 minutes
19.1 minutes
Annual migration change -74,404 -27,531
Net migration rank 179/196 161/196
Foreign-born residents 98,110 259,458
Foreign-born residents rank 131/195 104/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.2% 0.6%
Foreign-born share rank 186/195 168/195

Natural population change vs migration

Afghanistan
Natural

Migration
Algeria
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Afghanistan Algeria
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -74,404 - -27,531
2024 - -44,089 - -31,240
2023 1,228,719 -48,958 691,724 -25,963
2022 1,219,475 -647,402 722,591 -14,684
2021 1,133,611 -548,784 735,514 -10,803
2020 1,134,407 143,634 724,140 -10,798
2019 1,138,485 9,159 809,522 -27,786
2018 1,115,262 -36,753 824,428 -27,146
2017 1,101,218 -71,491 848,585 -14,403
2016 1,090,016 -143,049 849,368 -6,438
2015 1,077,068 -286,314 847,054 -27,638
2014 1,053,788 233,913 839,654 -30,064
2013 1,033,778 18,119 802,203 -30,052
2012 1,004,814 68,628 790,645 -26,763
2011 966,743 384,486 741,832 -20,108
2010 943,473 -167,460 719,350 -10,788
2009 920,581 -60,602 691,496 -4,458
2008 891,246 215,753 662,044 -2,101
2007 889,848 -851,298 620,196 -25,046
2006 875,301 57,673 580,812 -44,138
2005 855,112 250,971 543,158 -51,345
2004 850,940 -269,194 508,773 -38,648
2003 826,165 247,317 474,272 -39,421
2002 776,048 860,349 451,369 -36,255
2001 764,090 -212,872 450,637 -26,539
2000 782,727 -1,025,973 447,025 -16,454
1999 760,727 -32,400 434,198 -5,657
1998 719,860 7,380 425,928 -13,991
1997 709,778 -21,215 450,138 87,582
1996 685,005 4,072 483,632 71,139
1995 653,280 52,505 533,104 37,817
1994 609,096 315,206 594,445 430
1993 541,257 1,149,684 611,306 14,289
1992 440,132 1,197,329 627,289 44,102
1991 409,954 32,782 616,850 -6,945
1990 402,433 -458,737 612,369 1,962
1989 381,158 18,296 628,542 -234
1988 358,397 -56,263 637,215 24,376
1987 314,361 -345,535 645,309 24,933
1986 310,066 -343,397 661,644 64,381
1985 228,469 -208,685 672,185 75,729
1984 205,262 248,224 656,475 68,774
1983 263,778 -172,797 641,167 61,292
1982 263,210 -500,998 620,415 48,660
1981 343,468 -1,998,086 595,150 39,043
1980 365,396 -1,174,239 559,983 32,879
1979 361,750 -525,413 523,875 24,311
1978 369,101 -117,186 491,876 19,317
1977 372,567 -83,115 465,405 5,360
1976 357,775 -85,430 440,192 302,662
1975 343,850 -44,418 417,803 300,482
1974 330,232 -20,009 399,509 -27,605
1973 315,062 -3,030 382,736 -29,938
1972 300,633 -4,050 368,179 -32,832
1971 288,267 -12,801 356,069 -35,141
1970 275,129 4,458 346,564 -37,058
1969 263,823 2,029 334,541 -28,535
1968 251,798 3,333 324,560 -23,870
1967 239,967 6,824 316,289 -23,983
1966 228,786 3,563 309,628 -29,832
1965 217,741 10,695 311,190 -142,810
1964 207,867 7,079 312,729 -108,798
1963 198,035 6,681 315,645 -124,175
1962 188,427 7,016 283,903 -112,676
1961 179,094 6,109 296,467 -123,928
1960 170,257 2,606 290,582 -55,212

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/afghanistan/algeria | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 89% of the population change in Afghanistan is from natural causes (a gain of 11,292,049 people) and 11% is from migration (a loss of 1,396,045 people). In Algeria 97.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,892,580 people) and 2.42% is from migration (a loss of 195,723 people).

As of 2024, 98,110 residents or 0.2% of the population were not native-born in Afghanistan, compared to 259,458 people or 0.6% in Algeria.

Biggest cities by population

Afghanistan
City Population
Kabul 5.33M
Kandahar 614K
Herat 556K
Mazar-i-Sharif 469K
Kunduz 357K
Jalalabad 263K
Lashkargah 202K
Sheberghan 176K
Khost 160K
Ghazni 143K
Algeria
City Population
Algiers 2.36M
Oran 803K
Constantine 465K
Batna 291K
Setif 288K
Djelfa 266K
Annaba 257K
Sidi Bel Abbes 213K
Biskra 205K
Tebessa 194K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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