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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Afghanistan was 42,647,492 in 2024 vs 3,033,500 people in Armenia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Afghanistan's population is 45,409,324 people compared to 2,989,841 in Armenia.

Population statistics:

  • Afghanistan's population is 15.2 times bigger than Armenia's.
  • Afghanistan is ranked the 36th most populous country in the world, while Armenia is the 137th.
  • The countries together account for 0.58% of the world: 0.55% for Afghanistan vs 0.04% for Armenia.
  • For the last 10 years, Afghanistan has had an average growth rate of +2.76% per year vs +0.04% in Armenia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Afghanistan has increased from 25.4M people to 45.4M (78.6% growth), while Armenia has declined from 3.13M to 2.99M (4.39% decline).

Afghanistan vs Armenia: population by year and forecast

Afghanistan
Factual

Projection
Armenia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Afghanistan Armenia
2100 131,803,615 1,726,155
2099 131,145,502 1,738,442
2098 130,482,225 1,750,778
2097 129,808,066 1,763,118
2096 129,147,895 1,775,426
2095 128,473,977 1,787,824
2094 127,761,785 1,800,498
2093 127,018,448 1,813,303
2092 126,270,202 1,826,180
2091 125,508,788 1,839,379
2090 124,636,092 1,852,808
2089 123,843,293 1,866,467
2088 123,034,495 1,880,473
2087 122,147,758 1,894,917
2086 121,381,088 1,909,962
2085 120,486,343 1,925,201
2084 119,491,780 1,940,818
2083 118,631,246 1,956,741
2082 117,742,446 1,973,327
2081 116,842,143 1,990,252
2080 115,793,841 2,007,426
2079 114,630,140 2,024,836
2078 113,624,958 2,042,672
2077 112,523,374 2,060,623
2076 111,442,221 2,078,608
2075 110,399,328 2,097,177
2074 109,236,338 2,115,982
2073 107,960,305 2,135,035
2072 106,746,984 2,154,014
2071 105,568,382 2,172,852
2070 104,230,485 2,191,664
2069 102,964,062 2,210,468
2068 101,629,164 2,229,358
2067 100,380,826 2,247,986
2066 99,116,663 2,266,479
2065 97,714,113 2,284,877
2064 96,306,602 2,302,956
2063 94,949,108 2,320,865
2062 93,579,065 2,338,236
2061 92,316,077 2,355,877
2060 91,000,643 2,373,382
2059 89,717,353 2,390,915
2058 88,346,732 2,407,952
2057 86,917,997 2,425,439
2056 85,480,219 2,442,510
2055 84,074,268 2,459,310
2054 82,676,432 2,476,652
2053 81,285,014 2,492,983
2052 79,908,081 2,510,452
2051 78,643,202 2,527,737
2050 77,331,830 2,544,715
2049 75,864,863 2,561,834
2048 74,479,782 2,578,975
2047 73,119,204 2,596,116
2046 71,697,214 2,613,159
2045 70,353,118 2,630,081
2044 69,024,959 2,646,916
2043 67,657,423 2,664,391
2042 66,357,363 2,682,314
2041 64,976,778 2,700,161
2040 63,535,531 2,718,522
2039 62,129,737 2,737,359
2038 60,803,646 2,755,417
2037 59,454,331 2,773,864
2036 58,114,874 2,792,492
2035 56,804,011 2,811,595
2034 55,502,408 2,830,390
2033 54,135,876 2,849,539
2032 52,791,273 2,868,514
2031 51,433,991 2,888,255
2030 50,079,746 2,908,073
2029 48,768,949 2,928,347
2028 47,533,470 2,948,331
2027 46,310,865 2,968,352
2026 45,075,045 2,989,841
2025 43,870,455 3,011,956
2024 42,647,492 3,033,500
2023 41,454,761 2,964,300
2022 40,578,842 2,969,200
2021 40,000,412 2,962,300
2020 39,068,979 2,961,500
2019 37,856,121 2,962,500
2018 36,743,039 2,969,000
2017 35,688,935 2,979,400
2016 34,700,612 2,992,300
2015 33,831,764 3,004,600
2014 32,792,523 3,013,800
2013 31,622,704 3,022,000
2012 30,560,034 3,024,100
2011 29,347,708 3,027,900
2010 28,284,089 3,044,800
2009 27,466,101 3,066,000
2008 26,482,622 3,087,100
2007 25,909,852 3,107,400
2006 25,424,094 3,127,100
2005 24,404,567 3,146,400
2004 23,560,654 3,164,900
2003 22,733,049 3,182,500
2002 21,378,117 3,199,800
2001 20,284,307 3,211,800
2000 20,130,327 3,221,100
1999 19,887,785 3,167,286
1998 19,159,996 3,208,401
1997 18,452,091 3,246,289
1996 17,763,266 3,278,735
1995 17,065,836 3,307,581
1994 16,250,794 3,364,610
1993 14,943,172 3,453,332
1992 13,278,974 3,571,861
1991 12,238,879 3,613,977
1990 12,045,660 3,552,128
1989 11,874,088 3,443,100
1988 11,523,298 3,355,125
1987 11,387,818 3,328,520
1986 11,420,074 3,294,847
1985 11,426,852 3,260,432
1984 11,190,221 3,224,547
1983 10,917,982 3,191,539
1982 10,991,378 3,163,144
1981 11,937,581 3,135,349
1980 13,169,311 3,107,415
1979 13,655,567 3,078,501
1978 13,611,441 3,012,807
1977 13,340,756 2,912,827
1976 13,059,851 2,818,165
1975 12,773,954 2,743,660
1974 12,469,127 2,686,445
1973 12,157,999 2,630,860
1972 11,853,696 2,577,079
1971 11,567,667 2,525,345
1970 11,290,128 2,475,633
1969 11,017,409 2,424,030
1968 10,756,922 2,367,319
1967 10,505,959 2,307,492
1966 10,266,395 2,246,159
1965 10,036,008 2,183,635
1964 9,814,318 2,120,135
1963 9,604,487 2,056,023
1962 9,404,406 1,991,689
1961 9,214,083 1,927,484
1960 9,035,043 1,863,705

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/armenia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Afghanistan increased by 9,276,518 people (a 36.5% growth), while Armenia lost 134,800 people (a 4.31% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Afghanistan gained 10,708,712 people (a 30.9% growth), while Armenia's population decreased by 2,459 people (a 0.08% decline).

Afghanistan was ranked 45th most populous country in 2006 and is 36th in 2026. Armenia was ranked 131st in 2006 and ranked 137th 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 Armenia will decrease by 14.9% to 2,544,715 people and rank change from 137th to 142nd.

Afghanistan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 132M people, while Armenia's population already peaked in 1991 at 3.61M people and is projected to decrease to 1.73M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Afghanistan
Factual

Projection
Armenia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Afghanistan Armenia
2100 0.5% -0.71%
2099 0.51% -0.7%
2098 0.52% -0.7%
2097 0.51% -0.69%
2096 0.52% -0.69%
2095 0.56% -0.7%
2094 0.59% -0.71%
2093 0.59% -0.71%
2092 0.61% -0.72%
2091 0.7% -0.72%
2090 0.64% -0.73%
2089 0.66% -0.74%
2088 0.73% -0.76%
2087 0.63% -0.79%
2086 0.74% -0.79%
2085 0.83% -0.8%
2084 0.73% -0.81%
2083 0.75% -0.84%
2082 0.77% -0.85%
2081 0.91% -0.86%
2080 1.02% -0.86%
2079 0.88% -0.87%
2078 0.98% -0.87%
2077 0.97% -0.87%
2076 0.94% -0.89%
2075 1.06% -0.89%
2074 1.18% -0.89%
2073 1.14% -0.88%
2072 1.12% -0.87%
2071 1.28% -0.86%
2070 1.23% -0.85%
2069 1.31% -0.85%
2068 1.24% -0.83%
2067 1.28% -0.82%
2066 1.44% -0.81%
2065 1.46% -0.79%
2064 1.43% -0.77%
2063 1.46% -0.74%
2062 1.37% -0.75%
2061 1.45% -0.74%
2060 1.43% -0.73%
2059 1.55% -0.71%
2058 1.64% -0.72%
2057 1.68% -0.7%
2056 1.67% -0.68%
2055 1.69% -0.7%
2054 1.71% -0.66%
2053 1.72% -0.7%
2052 1.61% -0.68%
2051 1.7% -0.67%
2050 1.93% -0.67%
2049 1.86% -0.66%
2048 1.86% -0.66%
2047 1.98% -0.65%
2046 1.91% -0.64%
2045 1.92% -0.64%
2044 2.02% -0.66%
2043 1.96% -0.67%
2042 2.12% -0.66%
2041 2.27% -0.68%
2040 2.26% -0.69%
2039 2.18% -0.66%
2038 2.27% -0.67%
2037 2.3% -0.67%
2036 2.31% -0.68%
2035 2.35% -0.66%
2034 2.52% -0.67%
2033 2.55% -0.66%
2032 2.64% -0.68%
2031 2.7% -0.68%
2030 2.69% -0.69%
2029 2.6% -0.68%
2028 2.64% -0.67%
2027 2.74% -0.72%
2026 2.75% -0.73%
2025 2.87% -0.71%
2024 2.88% 2.33%
2023 2.16% -0.17%
2022 1.45% 0.23%
2021 2.38% 0.03%
2020 3.2% -0.03%
2019 3.03% -0.22%
2018 2.95% -0.35%
2017 2.85% -0.43%
2016 2.57% -0.41%
2015 3.17% -0.31%
2014 3.7% -0.27%
2013 3.48% -0.07%
2012 4.13% -0.13%
2011 3.76% -0.56%
2010 2.98% -0.69%
2009 3.71% -0.68%
2008 2.21% -0.65%
2007 1.91% -0.63%
2006 4.18% -0.61%
2005 3.58% -0.58%
2004 3.64% -0.55%
2003 6.34% -0.54%
2002 5.39% -0.37%
2001 0.76% -0.29%
2000 1.22% 1.7%
1999 3.8% -1.28%
1998 3.84% -1.17%
1997 3.88% -0.99%
1996 4.09% -0.87%
1995 5.02% -1.69%
1994 8.75% -2.57%
1993 12.5% -3.32%
1992 8.5% -1.17%
1991 1.6% 1.74%
1990 1.44% 3.17%
1989 3.04% 2.62%
1988 1.19% 0.8%
1987 -0.28% 1.02%
1986 -0.06% 1.06%
1985 2.11% 1.11%
1984 2.49% 1.03%
1983 -0.67% 0.9%
1982 -7.93% 0.89%
1981 -9.35% 0.9%
1980 -3.56% 0.94%
1979 0.32% 2.18%
1978 2.03% 3.43%
1977 2.15% 3.36%
1976 2.24% 2.72%
1975 2.44% 2.13%
1974 2.56% 2.11%
1973 2.57% 2.09%
1972 2.47% 2.05%
1971 2.46% 2.01%
1970 2.48% 2.13%
1969 2.42% 2.4%
1968 2.39% 2.59%
1967 2.33% 2.73%
1966 2.3% 2.86%
1965 2.26% 3%
1964 2.18% 3.12%
1963 2.13% 3.23%
1962 2.07% 3.33%
1961 1.98% 3.42%

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

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In 2024, the population of Afghanistan grew by 2.88%, while Armenia's population grew by 2.33%.

Live population counters

Afghanistan Armenia
Current population
45409324
2989841
Population rank 36/197 137/197
Percent of world population 0.55% 0.04%
One net population change
26.4 seconds
7.6 minutes
One birth every
21.5 seconds
14.4 minutes
One death every
2.19 minutes
21.6 minutes
Daily growth/decline +3,268 +190
Annual growth/decline +1,192,731 +69,200
Annual growth/decline rate +2.88% +2.33%
Population growth rate rank 20/197 36/197
One migration net change every
7.08 minutes
18.2 minutes
Annual migration change -74,404 -29,013
Net migration rank 179/196 162/196
Foreign-born residents 98,110 274,645
Foreign-born residents rank 131/195 102/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.2% 9.2%
Foreign-born share rank 186/195 68/195

Natural population change vs migration

Afghanistan
Natural

Migration
Armenia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Afghanistan Armenia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -74,404 - -29,013
2024 - -44,089 - -29,966
2023 1,228,719 -48,958 12,153 75,000
2022 1,219,475 -647,402 9,799 38,001
2021 1,133,611 -548,784 2,370 -19,457
2020 1,134,407 143,634 296 -13,046
2019 1,138,485 9,159 10,072 -14,330
2018 1,115,262 -36,753 10,688 -13,129
2017 1,101,218 -71,491 10,428 -14,180
2016 1,090,016 -143,049 12,269 -14,697
2015 1,077,068 -286,314 13,821 -15,225
2014 1,053,788 233,913 15,371 -15,745
2013 1,033,778 18,119 14,505 -16,265
2012 1,004,814 68,628 14,818 -16,782
2011 966,743 384,486 15,442 -17,296
2010 943,473 -167,460 16,746 -30,009
2009 920,581 -60,602 16,863 -30,357
2008 891,246 215,753 13,583 -29,732
2007 889,848 -851,298 13,362 -29,980
2006 875,301 57,673 10,320 -29,921
2005 855,112 250,971 11,013 -29,921
2004 850,940 -269,194 11,710 -30,103
2003 826,165 247,317 9,866 -29,616
2002 776,048 860,349 6,719 -27,792
2001 764,090 -212,872 8,030 -51,303
2000 782,727 -1,025,973 9,985 -52,780
1999 760,727 -32,400 10,452 -51,871
1998 719,860 7,380 14,357 -55,171
1997 709,778 -21,215 16,685 -51,640
1996 685,005 4,072 21,092 -51,023
1995 653,280 52,505 22,452 -50,223
1994 609,096 315,206 26,271 -112,569
1993 541,257 1,149,684 35,818 -126,963
1992 440,132 1,197,329 50,346 -196,270
1991 409,954 32,782 56,269 5,422
1990 402,433 -458,737 59,893 2,122
1989 381,158 18,296 57,520 98,517
1988 358,397 -56,263 33,232 -13,325
1987 314,361 -345,535 60,176 -26,879
1986 310,066 -343,397 61,771 -27,727
1985 228,469 -208,685 62,499 -27,710
1984 205,262 248,224 62,124 -25,143
1983 263,778 -172,797 61,028 -31,993
1982 263,210 -500,998 58,617 -30,862
1981 343,468 -1,998,086 56,323 -28,487
1980 365,396 -1,174,239 54,128 -26,099
1979 361,750 -525,413 52,452 -22,659
1978 369,101 -117,186 48,326 53,277
1977 372,567 -83,115 45,320 53,042
1976 357,775 -85,430 41,948 49,014
1975 343,850 -44,418 40,217 17,829
1974 330,232 -20,009 38,392 17,995
1973 315,062 -3,030 37,355 17,425
1972 300,633 -4,050 36,943 15,836
1971 288,267 -12,801 36,590 14,094
1970 275,129 4,458 36,045 12,700
1969 263,823 2,029 37,333 17,128
1968 251,798 3,333 38,118 20,855
1967 239,967 6,824 38,674 22,014
1966 228,786 3,563 39,842 22,131
1965 217,741 10,695 42,271 20,809
1964 207,867 7,079 44,886 19,028
1963 198,035 6,681 48,058 16,252
1962 188,427 7,016 50,461 13,898
1961 179,094 6,109 51,957 12,102
1960 170,257 2,606 51,675 11,827

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

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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 Armenia 93.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 97,267 people) and 6.54% is from migration (a loss of 6,808 people).

As of 2024, 98,110 residents or 0.2% of the population were not native-born in Afghanistan, compared to 274,645 people or 9.2% in Armenia.

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
Armenia
City Population
Yerevan 1.11M
Gyumri 122K
Vanadzor 90.5K
Abovyan 44.4K
Kapan 43.2K
Armavir 38.6K
Ashtarak 21.6K
Masis 21.4K
Goris 17.1K
Spitak 15K

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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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