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Population in Afghanistan compared to Antigua and Barbuda: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Afghanistan was 42,647,492 in 2024 vs 93,772 people in Antigua and Barbuda in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Afghanistan's population is 44,810,409 people compared to 94,540 in Antigua and Barbuda.

Population statistics:

  • Afghanistan's population is 474 times bigger than Antigua and Barbuda's.
  • Afghanistan is ranked the 36th most populous country in the world, while Antigua and Barbuda is the 185th.
  • The countries together account for 0.54% of the world: 0.54% for Afghanistan vs 0.001% for Antigua and Barbuda.
  • For the last 10 years, Afghanistan has had an average growth rate of +2.76% per year vs +0.57% in Antigua and Barbuda.
  • Since 2005, the population of Afghanistan has increased from 24.4M people to 44.8M (83.6% growth), while Antigua and Barbuda has grown from 79.6K to 94.5K (18.8% growth).
  • Afghanistan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 130M people compared to the peak of 97.2K people in 2038 for Antigua and Barbuda.

Afghanistan vs Antigua and Barbuda: live population counter

Afghanistan Antigua
Current population
44810409
94540
Population rank 36/197 185/197
Percent of world population 0.54% 0.001%
One net population change
26.4 seconds
19.2 hours
One birth every
21.5 seconds
7.93 hours
One death every
2.19 minutes
13.6 hours
One migration net change every
11.9 minutes
1.45 months
Annual migration change -44,089 +9
Daily growth/decline +3,268 +1
Annual growth/decline +1,192,731 +456
Annual growth/decline rate +2.88% +0.49%
Population growth rate rank 20/197 135/197

Afghanistan and Antigua and Barbuda: population history and growth rate by year chart

Afghanistan
Population

Growth rate
Antigua and Barbuda
Population

Growth rate
Year Population Growth rate
Afghanistan Antigua Afghanistan Antigua
1960 9,035,043 55,603 - -
1961 9,214,083 56,540 1.98% 1.69%
1962 9,404,406 57,336 2.07% 1.41%
1963 9,604,487 58,138 2.13% 1.4%
1964 9,814,318 59,020 2.18% 1.52%
1965 10,036,008 59,970 2.26% 1.61%
1966 10,266,395 60,900 2.3% 1.55%
1967 10,505,959 61,837 2.33% 1.54%
1968 10,756,922 62,809 2.39% 1.57%
1969 11,017,409 63,819 2.42% 1.61%
1970 11,290,128 64,528 2.48% 1.11%
1971 11,567,667 64,729 2.46% 0.31%
1972 11,853,696 64,615 2.47% -0.18%
1973 12,157,999 64,342 2.57% -0.42%
1974 12,469,127 64,058 2.56% -0.44%
1975 12,773,954 63,839 2.44% -0.34%
1976 13,059,851 63,762 2.24% -0.12%
1977 13,340,756 63,862 2.15% 0.16%
1978 13,611,441 64,038 2.03% 0.28%
1979 13,655,567 64,274 0.32% 0.37%
1980 13,169,311 64,513 -3.56% 0.37%
1981 11,937,581 64,665 -9.35% 0.24%
1982 10,991,378 64,785 -7.93% 0.19%
1983 10,917,982 64,934 -0.67% 0.23%
1984 11,190,221 64,882 2.49% -0.08%
1985 11,426,852 64,591 2.11% -0.45%
1986 11,420,074 64,276 -0.06% -0.49%
1987 11,387,818 63,946 -0.28% -0.51%
1988 11,523,298 63,623 1.19% -0.51%
1989 11,874,088 63,325 3.04% -0.47%
1990 12,045,660 63,066 1.44% -0.41%
1991 12,238,879 63,387 1.6% 0.51%
1992 13,278,974 64,404 8.5% 1.6%
1993 14,943,172 65,587 12.5% 1.84%
1994 16,250,794 66,843 8.75% 1.92%
1995 17,065,836 68,189 5.02% 2.01%
1996 17,763,266 69,612 4.09% 2.09%
1997 18,452,091 71,053 3.88% 2.07%
1998 19,159,996 72,412 3.84% 1.91%
1999 19,887,785 73,666 3.8% 1.73%
2000 20,130,327 74,912 1.22% 1.69%
2001 20,284,307 76,069 0.76% 1.54%
2002 21,378,117 77,032 5.39% 1.27%
2003 22,733,049 77,884 6.34% 1.11%
2004 23,560,654 78,719 3.64% 1.07%
2005 24,404,567 79,611 3.58% 1.13%
2006 25,424,094 80,604 4.18% 1.25%
2007 25,909,852 81,704 1.91% 1.36%
2008 26,482,622 82,912 2.21% 1.48%
2009 27,466,101 84,173 3.71% 1.52%
2010 28,284,089 85,320 2.98% 1.36%
2011 29,347,708 86,332 3.76% 1.19%
2012 30,560,034 87,260 4.13% 1.07%
2013 31,622,704 88,064 3.48% 0.92%
2014 32,792,523 88,765 3.7% 0.8%
2015 33,831,764 89,409 3.17% 0.73%
2016 34,700,612 89,969 2.57% 0.63%
2017 35,688,935 90,468 2.85% 0.55%
2018 36,743,039 90,926 2.95% 0.51%
2019 37,856,121 91,364 3.03% 0.48%
2020 39,068,979 91,846 3.2% 0.53%
2021 40,000,412 92,349 2.38% 0.55%
2022 40,578,842 92,840 1.45% 0.53%
2023 41,454,761 93,316 2.16% 0.51%
2024 42,647,492 93,772 2.88% 0.49%
2025 43,844,105 94,211 2.81% 0.47%
2026 45,047,056 94,621 2.74% 0.44%
2027 46,258,902 95,008 2.69% 0.41%
2028 47,470,560 95,368 2.62% 0.38%
2029 48,725,707 95,708 2.64% 0.36%
2030 50,039,392 95,995 2.7% 0.3%
2031 51,375,991 96,251 2.67% 0.27%
2032 52,707,835 96,473 2.59% 0.23%
2033 54,044,241 96,679 2.54% 0.21%
2034 55,359,451 96,858 2.43% 0.19%
2035 56,647,220 97,009 2.33% 0.16%
2036 57,953,651 97,107 2.31% 0.1%
2037 59,279,025 97,158 2.29% 0.05%
2038 60,597,829 97,180 2.22% 0.02%
2039 61,944,459 97,172 2.22% -0.008%
2040 63,347,863 97,130 2.27% -0.04%
2041 64,738,834 97,049 2.2% -0.08%
2042 66,060,206 96,938 2.04% -0.11%
2043 67,375,149 96,790 1.99% -0.15%
2044 68,703,950 96,618 1.97% -0.18%
2045 70,021,184 96,412 1.92% -0.21%
2046 71,384,682 96,189 1.95% -0.23%
2047 72,756,288 95,940 1.92% -0.26%
2048 74,109,717 95,669 1.86% -0.28%
2049 75,515,588 95,377 1.9% -0.31%
2050 76,885,118 95,051 1.81% -0.34%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Afghanistan increased by 9,427,197 people (a 38.6% growth), while Antigua and Barbuda gained 9,798 people (a 12.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Afghanistan gained 10,978,645 (a 32.5% growth), while Antigua and Barbuda's population increased by 5,131 (a 5.74% growth).

Afghanistan was ranked 45th most populous country in 2005 and is 36th in 2025. Antigua and Barbuda was ranked 185th in 2005 and still ranked 185th 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 Antigua and Barbuda will increase by 0.54% to 95,051 people and will still be ranked 185th.

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