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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Afghanistan was 42,647,492 in 2024 vs 173,562,364 people in Bangladesh in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Afghanistan's population is 45,409,324 people compared to 178,415,186 in Bangladesh.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 3.93 times bigger than Afghanistan's.
  • Afghanistan is ranked the 36th most populous country in the world, while Bangladesh is the 8th.
  • The countries together account for 2.7% of the world: 0.55% for Afghanistan vs 2.15% for Bangladesh.
  • For the last 10 years, Afghanistan has had an average growth rate of +2.76% per year vs +0.94% in Bangladesh.
  • Since 2006, the population of Afghanistan has increased from 25.4M people to 45.4M (78.6% growth), while Bangladesh has grown from 146M to 178M (21.9% growth).

Afghanistan vs Bangladesh: population by year and forecast

Afghanistan
Factual

Projection
Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Afghanistan Bangladesh
2100 131,803,615 210,399,059
2099 131,145,502 211,449,688
2098 130,482,225 212,479,977
2097 129,808,066 213,484,035
2096 129,147,895 214,463,720
2095 128,473,977 215,424,649
2094 127,761,785 216,368,088
2093 127,018,448 217,273,531
2092 126,270,202 218,151,426
2091 125,508,788 218,980,379
2090 124,636,092 219,782,575
2089 123,843,293 220,538,090
2088 123,034,495 221,257,201
2087 122,147,758 221,935,839
2086 121,381,088 222,585,679
2085 120,486,343 223,183,658
2084 119,491,780 223,742,603
2083 118,631,246 224,273,365
2082 117,742,446 224,763,738
2081 116,842,143 225,237,793
2080 115,793,841 225,665,152
2079 114,630,140 226,059,226
2078 113,624,958 226,389,150
2077 112,523,374 226,696,749
2076 111,442,221 226,954,762
2075 110,399,328 227,159,233
2074 109,236,338 227,315,415
2073 107,960,305 227,436,221
2072 106,746,984 227,503,342
2071 105,568,382 227,522,038
2070 104,230,485 227,495,122
2069 102,964,062 227,426,186
2068 101,629,164 227,302,632
2067 100,380,826 227,118,726
2066 99,116,663 226,878,385
2065 97,714,113 226,581,697
2064 96,306,602 226,235,839
2063 94,949,108 225,822,167
2062 93,579,065 225,349,674
2061 92,316,077 224,811,052
2060 91,000,643 224,216,813
2059 89,717,353 223,569,585
2058 88,346,732 222,855,839
2057 86,917,997 222,083,110
2056 85,480,219 221,273,932
2055 84,074,268 220,405,468
2054 82,676,432 219,511,997
2053 81,285,014 218,567,668
2052 79,908,081 217,585,554
2051 78,643,202 216,554,217
2050 77,331,830 215,489,899
2049 75,864,863 214,400,010
2048 74,479,782 213,275,216
2047 73,119,204 212,114,603
2046 71,697,214 210,918,933
2045 70,353,118 209,696,717
2044 69,024,959 208,446,830
2043 67,657,423 207,170,217
2042 66,357,363 205,859,107
2041 64,976,778 204,513,256
2040 63,535,531 203,143,300
2039 62,129,737 201,735,060
2038 60,803,646 200,262,138
2037 59,454,331 198,739,346
2036 58,114,874 197,147,970
2035 56,804,011 195,499,247
2034 55,502,408 193,789,143
2033 54,135,876 191,989,956
2032 52,791,273 190,141,739
2031 51,433,991 188,208,233
2030 50,079,746 186,212,272
2029 48,768,949 184,168,103
2028 47,533,470 182,087,511
2027 46,310,865 179,973,411
2026 45,075,045 177,837,418
2025 43,870,455 175,685,057
2024 42,647,492 173,562,364
2023 41,454,761 171,466,990
2022 40,578,842 169,384,897
2021 40,000,412 167,658,854
2020 39,068,979 166,298,024
2019 37,856,121 164,913,055
2018 36,743,039 163,523,103
2017 35,688,935 162,186,147
2016 34,700,612 160,811,932
2015 33,831,764 159,383,179
2014 32,792,523 157,964,929
2013 31,622,704 156,532,141
2012 30,560,034 155,070,101
2011 29,347,708 153,591,076
2010 28,284,089 152,201,981
2009 27,466,101 150,873,714
2008 26,482,622 149,474,264
2007 25,909,852 147,989,278
2006 25,424,094 146,405,973
2005 24,404,567 144,715,786
2004 23,560,654 142,902,856
2003 22,733,049 140,970,351
2002 21,378,117 138,933,658
2001 20,284,307 136,805,810
2000 20,130,327 134,544,304
1999 19,887,785 132,108,065
1998 19,159,996 129,622,332
1997 18,452,091 127,198,069
1996 17,763,266 124,862,179
1995 17,065,836 122,600,370
1994 16,250,794 120,343,179
1993 14,943,172 118,132,360
1992 13,278,974 115,952,192
1991 12,238,879 113,787,109
1990 12,045,660 111,633,717
1989 11,874,088 109,433,799
1988 11,523,298 107,216,008
1987 11,387,818 104,959,291
1986 11,420,074 102,635,572
1985 11,426,852 100,253,825
1984 11,190,221 97,814,966
1983 10,917,982 95,335,155
1982 10,991,378 92,814,507
1981 11,937,581 90,303,105
1980 13,169,311 88,016,432
1979 13,655,567 85,935,072
1978 13,611,441 83,889,655
1977 13,340,756 81,867,264
1976 13,059,851 79,855,318
1975 12,773,954 77,854,351
1974 12,469,127 75,839,348
1973 12,157,999 73,722,294
1972 11,853,696 71,641,519
1971 11,567,667 70,276,758
1970 11,290,128 69,058,894
1969 11,017,409 67,294,133
1968 10,756,922 65,408,276
1967 10,505,959 63,510,929
1966 10,266,395 61,669,806
1965 10,036,008 59,902,519
1964 9,814,318 58,178,374
1963 9,604,487 56,504,402
1962 9,404,406 54,881,146
1961 9,214,083 53,310,348
1960 9,035,043 51,828,660

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/bangladesh | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Afghanistan increased by 9,276,518 people (a 36.5% growth), while Bangladesh gained 14,405,959 people (a 9.84% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Afghanistan gained 10,708,712 people (a 30.9% growth), while Bangladesh's population increased by 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth).

Afghanistan was ranked 45th most populous country in 2006 and is 36th in 2026. Bangladesh was ranked 8th in 2006 and still ranked 8th 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 Bangladesh will increase by 20.8% to 215,489,899 people and rank change from 8th to 10th.

Afghanistan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 132M people compared to the peak of 228M people in 2071 for Bangladesh.

Population growth rate by year

Afghanistan
Factual

Projection
Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Afghanistan Bangladesh
2100 0.5% -0.5%
2099 0.51% -0.48%
2098 0.52% -0.47%
2097 0.51% -0.46%
2096 0.52% -0.45%
2095 0.56% -0.44%
2094 0.59% -0.42%
2093 0.59% -0.4%
2092 0.61% -0.38%
2091 0.7% -0.36%
2090 0.64% -0.34%
2089 0.66% -0.33%
2088 0.73% -0.31%
2087 0.63% -0.29%
2086 0.74% -0.27%
2085 0.83% -0.25%
2084 0.73% -0.24%
2083 0.75% -0.22%
2082 0.77% -0.21%
2081 0.91% -0.19%
2080 1.02% -0.17%
2079 0.88% -0.15%
2078 0.98% -0.14%
2077 0.97% -0.11%
2076 0.94% -0.09%
2075 1.06% -0.07%
2074 1.18% -0.05%
2073 1.14% -0.03%
2072 1.12% -0.008%
2071 1.28% 0.01%
2070 1.23% 0.03%
2069 1.31% 0.05%
2068 1.24% 0.08%
2067 1.28% 0.11%
2066 1.44% 0.13%
2065 1.46% 0.15%
2064 1.43% 0.18%
2063 1.46% 0.21%
2062 1.37% 0.24%
2061 1.45% 0.27%
2060 1.43% 0.29%
2059 1.55% 0.32%
2058 1.64% 0.35%
2057 1.68% 0.37%
2056 1.67% 0.39%
2055 1.69% 0.41%
2054 1.71% 0.43%
2053 1.72% 0.45%
2052 1.61% 0.48%
2051 1.7% 0.49%
2050 1.93% 0.51%
2049 1.86% 0.53%
2048 1.86% 0.55%
2047 1.98% 0.57%
2046 1.91% 0.58%
2045 1.92% 0.6%
2044 2.02% 0.62%
2043 1.96% 0.64%
2042 2.12% 0.66%
2041 2.27% 0.67%
2040 2.26% 0.7%
2039 2.18% 0.74%
2038 2.27% 0.77%
2037 2.3% 0.81%
2036 2.31% 0.84%
2035 2.35% 0.88%
2034 2.52% 0.94%
2033 2.55% 0.97%
2032 2.64% 1.03%
2031 2.7% 1.07%
2030 2.69% 1.11%
2029 2.6% 1.14%
2028 2.64% 1.17%
2027 2.74% 1.2%
2026 2.75% 1.23%
2025 2.87% 1.22%
2024 2.88% 1.22%
2023 2.16% 1.23%
2022 1.45% 1.03%
2021 2.38% 0.82%
2020 3.2% 0.84%
2019 3.03% 0.85%
2018 2.95% 0.82%
2017 2.85% 0.85%
2016 2.57% 0.9%
2015 3.17% 0.9%
2014 3.7% 0.92%
2013 3.48% 0.94%
2012 4.13% 0.96%
2011 3.76% 0.91%
2010 2.98% 0.88%
2009 3.71% 0.94%
2008 2.21% 1%
2007 1.91% 1.08%
2006 4.18% 1.17%
2005 3.58% 1.27%
2004 3.64% 1.37%
2003 6.34% 1.47%
2002 5.39% 1.56%
2001 0.76% 1.68%
2000 1.22% 1.84%
1999 3.8% 1.92%
1998 3.84% 1.91%
1997 3.88% 1.87%
1996 4.09% 1.84%
1995 5.02% 1.88%
1994 8.75% 1.87%
1993 12.5% 1.88%
1992 8.5% 1.9%
1991 1.6% 1.93%
1990 1.44% 2.01%
1989 3.04% 2.07%
1988 1.19% 2.15%
1987 -0.28% 2.26%
1986 -0.06% 2.38%
1985 2.11% 2.49%
1984 2.49% 2.6%
1983 -0.67% 2.72%
1982 -7.93% 2.78%
1981 -9.35% 2.6%
1980 -3.56% 2.42%
1979 0.32% 2.44%
1978 2.03% 2.47%
1977 2.15% 2.52%
1976 2.24% 2.57%
1975 2.44% 2.66%
1974 2.56% 2.87%
1973 2.57% 2.9%
1972 2.47% 1.94%
1971 2.46% 1.76%
1970 2.48% 2.62%
1969 2.42% 2.88%
1968 2.39% 2.99%
1967 2.33% 2.99%
1966 2.3% 2.95%
1965 2.26% 2.96%
1964 2.18% 2.96%
1963 2.13% 2.96%
1962 2.07% 2.95%
1961 1.98% 2.86%

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/bangladesh | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Afghanistan grew by 2.88%, while Bangladesh's population grew by 1.22%.

Live population counters

Afghanistan Bangladesh
Current population
45409324
178415186
Population rank 36/197 8/197
Percent of world population 0.55% 2.15%
One net population change
26.4 seconds
15.1 seconds
One birth every
21.5 seconds
9.04 seconds
One death every
2.19 minutes
36.7 seconds
Daily growth/decline +3,268 +5,741
Annual growth/decline +1,192,731 +2,095,374
Annual growth/decline rate +2.88% +1.22%
Population growth rate rank 20/197 90/197
One migration net change every
7.08 minutes
1.31 minutes
Annual migration change -74,404 -402,100
Net migration rank 179/196 194/196
Foreign-born residents 98,110 2,906,338
Foreign-born residents rank 131/195 24/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.2% 1.7%
Foreign-born share rank 186/195 139/195

Natural population change vs migration

Afghanistan
Natural

Migration
Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Afghanistan Bangladesh
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -74,404 - -402,100
2024 - -44,089 - -473,362
2023 1,228,719 -48,958 2,630,818 -549,918
2022 1,219,475 -647,402 2,633,258 -549,990
2021 1,133,611 -548,784 2,363,487 -994,722
2020 1,134,407 143,634 2,355,279 -1,002,522
2019 1,138,485 9,159 2,433,952 -1,016,796
2018 1,115,262 -36,753 2,391,853 -1,029,069
2017 1,101,218 -71,491 2,348,293 -1,037,176
2016 1,090,016 -143,049 2,356,056 -918,770
2015 1,077,068 -286,314 2,329,544 -909,223
2014 1,053,788 233,913 2,305,499 -889,222
2013 1,033,778 18,119 2,312,293 -862,944
2012 1,004,814 68,628 2,304,652 -829,875
2011 966,743 384,486 2,332,126 -848,910
2010 943,473 -167,460 2,408,597 -1,113,727
2009 920,581 -60,602 2,511,746 -1,150,194
2008 891,246 215,753 2,595,770 -1,158,420
2007 889,848 -851,298 2,666,175 -1,133,553
2006 875,301 57,673 2,725,786 -1,091,865
2005 855,112 250,971 2,783,029 -1,036,635
2004 850,940 -269,194 2,849,626 -970,264
2003 826,165 247,317 2,881,857 -896,335
2002 776,048 860,349 2,907,604 -819,909
2001 764,090 -212,872 2,905,755 -737,740
2000 782,727 -1,025,973 2,867,543 -512,422
1999 760,727 -32,400 2,803,597 -286,256
1998 719,860 7,380 2,740,993 -286,966
1997 709,778 -21,215 2,667,979 -273,442
1996 685,005 4,072 2,531,581 -254,239
1995 653,280 52,505 2,477,509 -231,304
1994 609,096 315,206 2,475,098 -206,958
1993 541,257 1,149,684 2,425,139 -271,677
1992 440,132 1,197,329 2,453,664 -246,914
1991 409,954 32,782 2,354,255 -230,852
1990 402,433 -458,737 2,587,558 -404,105
1989 381,158 18,296 2,623,347 -406,910
1988 358,397 -56,263 2,614,570 -395,408
1987 314,361 -345,535 2,661,768 -367,475
1986 310,066 -343,397 2,685,152 -331,992
1985 228,469 -208,685 2,698,231 -287,872
1984 205,262 248,224 2,713,094 -245,693
1983 263,778 -172,797 2,694,172 -201,909
1982 263,210 -500,998 2,705,822 -156,729
1981 343,468 -1,998,086 2,658,613 -184,884
1980 365,396 -1,174,239 2,615,497 -515,918
1979 361,750 -525,413 2,570,404 -507,354
1978 369,101 -117,186 2,514,509 -486,721
1977 372,567 -83,115 2,475,502 -458,491
1976 357,775 -85,430 2,431,754 -424,970
1975 343,850 -44,418 2,385,302 -390,212
1974 330,232 -20,009 2,312,418 -277,545
1973 315,062 -3,030 2,276,471 -77,324
1972 300,633 -4,050 2,231,204 -269,033
1971 288,267 -12,801 542,747 224,369
1970 275,129 4,458 1,742,287 -73,719
1969 263,823 2,029 1,985,984 -125,010
1968 251,798 3,333 1,918,686 -7,970
1967 239,967 6,824 1,860,743 23,164
1966 228,786 3,563 1,794,530 3,758
1965 217,741 10,695 1,688,652 47,610
1964 207,867 7,079 1,686,591 25,426
1963 198,035 6,681 1,612,749 23,215
1962 188,427 7,016 1,584,035 26,533
1961 179,094 6,109 1,504,524 26,503
1960 170,257 2,606 1,418,810 13,580

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 Bangladesh 73.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 24,148,039 people) and 26.9% is from migration (a loss of 8,897,408 people).

As of 2024, 98,110 residents or 0.2% of the population were not native-born in Afghanistan, compared to 2,906,338 people or 1.7% in Bangladesh.

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
Bangladesh
City Population
Dhaka 16.8M
Chittagong 2.58M
Narayanganj 968K
Khulna 929K
Sylhet 480K
Rajshahi 448K
Bogra 401K
Barisal 328K
Rangpur 294K
Brahmanbaria 268K

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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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