The latest officially reported population of Afghanistan was 43,844,111 in 2025 vs 175,686,899 people in Bangladesh in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Afghanistan's population is 45,682,388 people compared to 178,936,470 in Bangladesh.
Population statistics:
- Bangladesh's population is 3.92 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 +2.68% per year vs +0.97% in Bangladesh.
- Since 2006, the population of Afghanistan has increased from 25.4M people to 45.7M (79.7% growth), while Bangladesh has grown from 146M to 179M (22.2% growth).
Afghanistan vs Bangladesh: population by year and forecast
| Year | Population | |
|---|---|---|
Afghanistan
|
Bangladesh
|
|
| 2100 | 131,724,468 | 210,401,264 |
| 2099 | 131,066,750 | 211,451,904 |
| 2098 | 130,403,871 | 212,482,204 |
| 2097 | 129,730,117 | 213,486,272 |
| 2096 | 129,070,342 | 214,465,968 |
| 2095 | 128,396,829 | 215,426,907 |
| 2094 | 127,685,065 | 216,370,356 |
| 2093 | 126,942,174 | 217,275,808 |
| 2092 | 126,194,378 | 218,153,712 |
| 2091 | 125,433,421 | 218,982,674 |
| 2090 | 124,561,248 | 219,784,878 |
| 2089 | 123,768,926 | 220,540,401 |
| 2088 | 122,960,614 | 221,259,520 |
| 2087 | 122,074,409 | 221,938,165 |
| 2086 | 121,308,199 | 222,588,012 |
| 2085 | 120,413,992 | 223,185,997 |
| 2084 | 119,420,025 | 223,744,949 |
| 2083 | 118,560,008 | 224,275,716 |
| 2082 | 117,671,742 | 224,766,094 |
| 2081 | 116,771,980 | 225,240,154 |
| 2080 | 115,724,307 | 225,667,518 |
| 2079 | 114,561,305 | 226,061,595 |
| 2078 | 113,556,727 | 226,391,523 |
| 2077 | 112,455,804 | 226,699,126 |
| 2076 | 111,375,301 | 226,957,140 |
| 2075 | 110,333,033 | 227,161,614 |
| 2074 | 109,170,742 | 227,317,797 |
| 2073 | 107,895,475 | 227,438,605 |
| 2072 | 106,682,883 | 227,505,726 |
| 2071 | 105,504,989 | 227,524,423 |
| 2070 | 104,167,895 | 227,497,506 |
| 2069 | 102,902,233 | 227,428,570 |
| 2068 | 101,568,136 | 227,305,014 |
| 2067 | 100,320,548 | 227,121,107 |
| 2066 | 99,057,144 | 226,880,763 |
| 2065 | 97,655,437 | 226,584,072 |
| 2064 | 96,248,770 | 226,238,210 |
| 2063 | 94,892,092 | 225,824,534 |
| 2062 | 93,522,871 | 225,352,036 |
| 2061 | 92,260,642 | 224,813,409 |
| 2060 | 90,945,998 | 224,219,163 |
| 2059 | 89,663,478 | 223,571,928 |
| 2058 | 88,293,680 | 222,858,175 |
| 2057 | 86,865,803 | 222,085,438 |
| 2056 | 85,428,888 | 221,276,251 |
| 2055 | 84,023,782 | 220,407,778 |
| 2054 | 82,626,785 | 219,514,298 |
| 2053 | 81,236,203 | 218,569,959 |
| 2052 | 79,860,096 | 217,587,835 |
| 2051 | 78,595,977 | 216,556,487 |
| 2050 | 77,285,393 | 215,492,158 |
| 2049 | 75,819,307 | 214,402,257 |
| 2048 | 74,435,057 | 213,277,451 |
| 2047 | 73,075,297 | 212,116,827 |
| 2046 | 71,654,160 | 210,921,144 |
| 2045 | 70,310,871 | 209,698,915 |
| 2044 | 68,983,509 | 208,449,015 |
| 2043 | 67,616,795 | 207,172,388 |
| 2042 | 66,317,516 | 205,861,265 |
| 2041 | 64,937,760 | 204,515,400 |
| 2040 | 63,497,378 | 203,145,429 |
| 2039 | 62,092,429 | 201,737,174 |
| 2038 | 60,767,134 | 200,264,237 |
| 2037 | 59,418,629 | 198,741,429 |
| 2036 | 58,079,976 | 197,150,036 |
| 2035 | 56,769,901 | 195,501,296 |
| 2034 | 55,469,080 | 193,791,174 |
| 2033 | 54,103,368 | 191,991,968 |
| 2032 | 52,759,572 | 190,143,732 |
| 2031 | 51,403,105 | 188,210,205 |
| 2030 | 50,049,673 | 186,214,224 |
| 2029 | 48,739,663 | 184,170,034 |
| 2028 | 47,504,926 | 182,089,419 |
| 2027 | 46,283,055 | 179,975,298 |
| 2026 | 45,047,977 | 177,839,282 |
| 2025 | 43,844,111 | 175,686,899 |
| 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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).
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 10,981,776 people (a 31.6% growth), while Bangladesh's population increased by 18,124,538 people (a 11.3% 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 69.2% to 77,285,393 people with a rank change from 36th to 25th. The population of Bangladesh will increase by 20.4% to 215,492,158 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
| 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 | 2.81% | 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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).
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In 2025, the population of Afghanistan grew by 2.81%, while Bangladesh's population grew by 1.22%.
Live population counters
|
Afghanistan
|
Bangladesh
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
45682388
|
178936470
|
| Population rank | 36/197 | 8/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.55% | 2.15% |
| One net population change |
26.4 seconds
|
14.9 seconds
|
| One birth every |
21.1 seconds
|
9.09 seconds
|
| One death every |
2.16 minutes
|
35.6 seconds
|
| Daily growth/decline | +3,278 | +5,821 |
| Annual growth/decline | +1,196,619 | +2,124,535 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.81% | +1.22% |
| Population growth rate rank | 20/197 | 84/197 |
| 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
| Year | Population change | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Afghanistan
|
Bangladesh
|
|||
| Natural | Migration | Natural | Migration | |
| 2025 | - | -74,404 | - | -402,100 |
| 2024 | 1,249,785 | -44,089 | 2,583,129 | -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 2026-07-08).
GeoRank.org/population/afghanistan/bangladesh | CC BY
Over the last 10 years, 87.3% of the population change in Afghanistan is from natural causes (a gain of 11,488,046 people) and 12.7% is from migration (a loss of 1,674,047 people). In Bangladesh 74.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 24,425,669 people) and 25.8% is from migration (a loss of 8,481,548 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 | 3.23M |
| Narayanganj | 968K |
| Khulna | 929K |
| Sylhet | 480K |
| Rajshahi | 448K |
| Bogra | 401K |
| Barisal | 328K |
| Rangpur | 294K |
| Brahmanbaria | 268K |
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Population differences between Afghanistan and Bangladesh
|
Afghanistan
|
Bangladesh
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 66.8 years | 75.5 years |
| Average age | 22.2 years | 30 years |
| Median age | 18.3 years | 27 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.5:49.5 | 49.2:50.8 |
| Fertility rate | 4.76 births per woman | 2.14 births per woman |
| Population density | 178.9 ppl/mi² | 3,544 ppl/mi² |
Population map with other countries
Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).
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Data sources:
- World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
- United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
- U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
- Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
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