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
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| Current population |
44810409
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94540
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| Population rank | 36/197 | 185/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.54% | 0.001% |
| One net population change |
26.4 seconds
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19.2 hours
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| One birth every |
21.5 seconds
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7.93 hours
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| One death every |
2.19 minutes
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13.6 hours
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| One migration net change every |
11.9 minutes
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1.45 months
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| 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
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 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.
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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| City | Population |
| St. John's | 22.2K |
| All Saints | 5.31K |
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Population differences between Afghanistan and Antigua and Barbuda
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| Life expectancy | 66.5 years | 77.9 years |
| Average age | 22.1 years | 37.7 years |
| Median age | 18.2 years | 36.9 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.5:49.5 | 47.6:52.4 |
| Fertility rate | 4.84 births per woman | 1.58 births per woman |
| Population density | 169.4 ppl/mi² | 552 ppl/mi² |
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