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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Afghanistan was 42,647,492 in 2024 vs 14,462,724 people in Benin in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Afghanistan's population is 45,409,324 people compared to 15,272,847 in Benin.

Population statistics:

  • Afghanistan's population is 2.97 times bigger than Benin's.
  • Afghanistan is ranked the 36th most populous country in the world, while Benin is the 76th.
  • The countries together account for 0.73% of the world: 0.55% for Afghanistan vs 0.18% for Benin.
  • For the last 10 years, Afghanistan has had an average growth rate of +2.76% per year vs +2.77% in Benin.
  • Since 2006, the population of Afghanistan has increased from 25.4M people to 45.4M (78.6% growth), while Benin has grown from 8.69M to 15.3M (75.7% growth).

Afghanistan vs Benin: population by year and forecast

Afghanistan
Factual

Projection
Benin
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Afghanistan Benin
2100 131,803,615 39,989,767
2099 131,145,502 39,818,651
2098 130,482,225 39,641,581
2097 129,808,066 39,464,242
2096 129,147,895 39,272,978
2095 128,473,977 39,075,428
2094 127,761,785 38,867,372
2093 127,018,448 38,660,011
2092 126,270,202 38,444,222
2091 125,508,788 38,224,975
2090 124,636,092 38,000,359
2089 123,843,293 37,763,731
2088 123,034,495 37,520,135
2087 122,147,758 37,269,361
2086 121,381,088 37,016,296
2085 120,486,343 36,753,367
2084 119,491,780 36,488,045
2083 118,631,246 36,211,897
2082 117,742,446 35,924,760
2081 116,842,143 35,638,090
2080 115,793,841 35,345,991
2079 114,630,140 35,047,534
2078 113,624,958 34,742,657
2077 112,523,374 34,432,036
2076 111,442,221 34,117,234
2075 110,399,328 33,800,615
2074 109,236,338 33,470,800
2073 107,960,305 33,135,539
2072 106,746,984 32,790,810
2071 105,568,382 32,445,869
2070 104,230,485 32,092,820
2069 102,964,062 31,736,135
2068 101,629,164 31,381,779
2067 100,380,826 31,024,548
2066 99,116,663 30,663,928
2065 97,714,113 30,295,913
2064 96,306,602 29,924,160
2063 94,949,108 29,553,482
2062 93,579,065 29,180,287
2061 92,316,077 28,807,049
2060 91,000,643 28,430,337
2059 89,717,353 28,050,530
2058 88,346,732 27,671,195
2057 86,917,997 27,287,039
2056 85,480,219 26,904,721
2055 84,074,268 26,513,228
2054 82,676,432 26,119,305
2053 81,285,014 25,728,099
2052 79,908,081 25,330,792
2051 78,643,202 24,932,463
2050 77,331,830 24,533,080
2049 75,864,863 24,132,387
2048 74,479,782 23,730,545
2047 73,119,204 23,328,567
2046 71,697,214 22,922,898
2045 70,353,118 22,513,616
2044 69,024,959 22,110,933
2043 67,657,423 21,705,986
2042 66,357,363 21,299,816
2041 64,976,778 20,896,770
2040 63,535,531 20,495,080
2039 62,129,737 20,095,504
2038 60,803,646 19,696,033
2037 59,454,331 19,304,390
2036 58,114,874 18,913,667
2035 56,804,011 18,524,132
2034 55,502,408 18,138,864
2033 54,135,876 17,757,920
2032 52,791,273 17,380,954
2031 51,433,991 17,006,572
2030 50,079,746 16,637,754
2029 48,768,949 16,267,838
2028 47,533,470 15,901,575
2027 46,310,865 15,537,274
2026 45,075,045 15,174,802
2025 43,870,455 14,816,644
2024 42,647,492 14,462,724
2023 41,454,761 14,111,034
2022 40,578,842 13,759,501
2021 40,000,412 13,413,417
2020 39,068,979 13,070,169
2019 37,856,121 12,726,755
2018 36,743,039 12,383,347
2017 35,688,935 12,039,780
2016 34,700,612 11,697,842
2015 33,831,764 11,360,681
2014 32,792,523 11,030,004
2013 31,622,704 10,708,834
2012 30,560,034 10,397,657
2011 29,347,708 10,093,623
2010 28,284,089 9,797,484
2009 27,466,101 9,509,423
2008 26,482,622 9,228,466
2007 25,909,852 8,953,969
2006 25,424,094 8,693,242
2005 24,404,567 8,426,144
2004 23,560,654 8,159,094
2003 22,733,049 7,913,070
2002 21,378,117 7,675,426
2001 20,284,307 7,445,596
2000 20,130,327 7,221,619
1999 19,887,785 7,002,818
1998 19,159,996 6,789,489
1997 18,452,091 6,583,365
1996 17,763,266 6,391,858
1995 17,065,836 6,226,773
1994 16,250,794 6,096,506
1993 14,943,172 5,872,706
1992 13,278,974 5,617,844
1991 12,238,879 5,446,932
1990 12,045,660 5,281,479
1989 11,874,088 5,121,657
1988 11,523,298 4,967,341
1987 11,387,818 4,818,486
1986 11,420,074 4,675,420
1985 11,426,852 4,538,012
1984 11,190,221 4,405,895
1983 10,917,982 4,278,978
1982 10,991,378 4,156,596
1981 11,937,581 4,038,307
1980 13,169,311 3,925,251
1979 13,655,567 3,818,528
1978 13,611,441 3,718,305
1977 13,340,756 3,623,202
1976 13,059,851 3,532,196
1975 12,773,954 3,445,407
1974 12,469,127 3,362,633
1973 12,157,999 3,283,496
1972 11,853,696 3,207,543
1971 11,567,667 3,134,767
1970 11,290,128 3,065,057
1969 11,017,409 2,998,222
1968 10,756,922 2,934,257
1967 10,505,959 2,872,997
1966 10,266,395 2,814,317
1965 10,036,008 2,757,936
1964 9,814,318 2,704,003
1963 9,604,487 2,652,908
1962 9,404,406 2,604,659
1961 9,214,083 2,559,223
1960 9,035,043 2,517,286

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/benin | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Afghanistan increased by 9,276,518 people (a 36.5% growth), while Benin gained 3,004,600 people (a 34.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Afghanistan gained 10,708,712 people (a 30.9% growth), while Benin's population increased by 3,575,005 people (a 30.6% growth).

Afghanistan was ranked 45th most populous country in 2006 and is 36th in 2026. Benin was ranked 89th in 2006 and ranked 76th 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 Benin will increase by 60.6% to 24,533,080 people and rank change from 76th to 68th.

Afghanistan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 132M people compared to the peak of 40M people in 2100 for Benin.

Population growth rate by year

Afghanistan
Factual

Projection
Benin
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Afghanistan Benin
2100 0.5% 0.43%
2099 0.51% 0.45%
2098 0.52% 0.45%
2097 0.51% 0.49%
2096 0.52% 0.51%
2095 0.56% 0.54%
2094 0.59% 0.54%
2093 0.59% 0.56%
2092 0.61% 0.57%
2091 0.7% 0.59%
2090 0.64% 0.63%
2089 0.66% 0.65%
2088 0.73% 0.67%
2087 0.63% 0.68%
2086 0.74% 0.72%
2085 0.83% 0.73%
2084 0.73% 0.76%
2083 0.75% 0.8%
2082 0.77% 0.8%
2081 0.91% 0.83%
2080 1.02% 0.85%
2079 0.88% 0.88%
2078 0.98% 0.9%
2077 0.97% 0.92%
2076 0.94% 0.94%
2075 1.06% 0.99%
2074 1.18% 1.01%
2073 1.14% 1.05%
2072 1.12% 1.06%
2071 1.28% 1.1%
2070 1.23% 1.12%
2069 1.31% 1.13%
2068 1.24% 1.15%
2067 1.28% 1.18%
2066 1.44% 1.21%
2065 1.46% 1.24%
2064 1.43% 1.25%
2063 1.46% 1.28%
2062 1.37% 1.3%
2061 1.45% 1.33%
2060 1.43% 1.35%
2059 1.55% 1.37%
2058 1.64% 1.41%
2057 1.68% 1.42%
2056 1.67% 1.48%
2055 1.69% 1.51%
2054 1.71% 1.52%
2053 1.72% 1.57%
2052 1.61% 1.6%
2051 1.7% 1.63%
2050 1.93% 1.66%
2049 1.86% 1.69%
2048 1.86% 1.72%
2047 1.98% 1.77%
2046 1.91% 1.82%
2045 1.92% 1.82%
2044 2.02% 1.87%
2043 1.96% 1.91%
2042 2.12% 1.93%
2041 2.27% 1.96%
2040 2.26% 1.99%
2039 2.18% 2.03%
2038 2.27% 2.03%
2037 2.3% 2.07%
2036 2.31% 2.1%
2035 2.35% 2.12%
2034 2.52% 2.15%
2033 2.55% 2.17%
2032 2.64% 2.2%
2031 2.7% 2.22%
2030 2.69% 2.27%
2029 2.6% 2.3%
2028 2.64% 2.34%
2027 2.74% 2.39%
2026 2.75% 2.42%
2025 2.87% 2.45%
2024 2.88% 2.49%
2023 2.16% 2.55%
2022 1.45% 2.58%
2021 2.38% 2.63%
2020 3.2% 2.7%
2019 3.03% 2.77%
2018 2.95% 2.85%
2017 2.85% 2.92%
2016 2.57% 2.97%
2015 3.17% 3%
2014 3.7% 3%
2013 3.48% 2.99%
2012 4.13% 3.01%
2011 3.76% 3.02%
2010 2.98% 3.03%
2009 3.71% 3.04%
2008 2.21% 3.07%
2007 1.91% 3%
2006 4.18% 3.17%
2005 3.58% 3.27%
2004 3.64% 3.11%
2003 6.34% 3.1%
2002 5.39% 3.09%
2001 0.76% 3.1%
2000 1.22% 3.12%
1999 3.8% 3.14%
1998 3.84% 3.13%
1997 3.88% 3%
1996 4.09% 2.65%
1995 5.02% 2.14%
1994 8.75% 3.81%
1993 12.5% 4.54%
1992 8.5% 3.14%
1991 1.6% 3.13%
1990 1.44% 3.12%
1989 3.04% 3.11%
1988 1.19% 3.09%
1987 -0.28% 3.06%
1986 -0.06% 3.03%
1985 2.11% 3%
1984 2.49% 2.97%
1983 -0.67% 2.94%
1982 -7.93% 2.93%
1981 -9.35% 2.88%
1980 -3.56% 2.79%
1979 0.32% 2.7%
1978 2.03% 2.62%
1977 2.15% 2.58%
1976 2.24% 2.52%
1975 2.44% 2.46%
1974 2.56% 2.41%
1973 2.57% 2.37%
1972 2.47% 2.32%
1971 2.46% 2.27%
1970 2.48% 2.23%
1969 2.42% 2.18%
1968 2.39% 2.13%
1967 2.33% 2.09%
1966 2.3% 2.04%
1965 2.26% 1.99%
1964 2.18% 1.93%
1963 2.13% 1.85%
1962 2.07% 1.78%
1961 1.98% 1.67%

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/benin | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Afghanistan grew by 2.88%, while Benin's population grew by 2.49%.

Live population counters

Afghanistan Benin
Current population
45409324
15272847
Population rank 36/197 76/197
Percent of world population 0.55% 0.18%
One net population change
26.4 seconds
1.49 minutes
One birth every
21.5 seconds
1.1 minutes
One death every
2.19 minutes
4.23 minutes
Daily growth/decline +3,268 +964
Annual growth/decline +1,192,731 +351,690
Annual growth/decline rate +2.88% +2.49%
Population growth rate rank 20/197 27/197
One migration net change every
7.08 minutes
1.12 hours
Annual migration change -74,404 -7,847
Net migration rank 179/196 127/196
Foreign-born residents 98,110 418,202
Foreign-born residents rank 131/195 88/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.2% 2.9%
Foreign-born share rank 186/195 118/195

Natural population change vs migration

Afghanistan
Natural

Migration
Benin
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Afghanistan Benin
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -74,404 - -7,847
2024 - -44,089 - -7,725
2023 1,228,719 -48,958 353,933 -192
2022 1,219,475 -647,402 349,518 -192
2021 1,133,611 -548,784 341,103 1,729
2020 1,134,407 143,634 341,929 1,729
2019 1,138,485 9,159 339,817 3,366
2018 1,115,262 -36,753 340,270 3,372
2017 1,101,218 -71,491 339,763 3,716
2016 1,090,016 -143,049 336,559 3,837
2015 1,077,068 -286,314 330,573 3,369
2014 1,053,788 233,913 323,753 3,667
2013 1,033,778 18,119 315,804 -887
2012 1,004,814 68,628 306,180 1,260
2011 966,743 384,486 296,348 4,283
2010 943,473 -167,460 287,703 3,947
2009 920,581 -60,602 280,204 4,279
2008 891,246 215,753 274,242 3,198
2007 889,848 -851,298 271,305 241
2006 875,301 57,673 265,040 -15,135
2005 855,112 250,971 253,795 30,495
2004 850,940 -269,194 245,630 4,173
2003 826,165 247,317 237,962 4,283
2002 776,048 860,349 229,472 3,572
2001 764,090 -212,872 222,877 3,732
2000 782,727 -1,025,973 218,013 3,335
1999 760,727 -32,400 213,074 3,177
1998 719,860 7,380 208,342 2,051
1997 709,778 -21,215 203,182 -1,322
1996 685,005 4,072 197,643 -16,490
1995 653,280 52,505 194,481 -45,469
1994 609,096 315,206 196,637 -85,128
1993 541,257 1,149,684 179,858 156,223
1992 440,132 1,197,329 173,794 -138
1991 409,954 32,782 168,174 0
1990 402,433 -458,737 163,055 -333
1989 381,158 18,296 157,235 -315
1988 358,397 -56,263 153,580 -1,867
1987 314,361 -345,535 147,783 -1,792
1986 310,066 -343,397 142,039 -1,899
1985 228,469 -208,685 136,621 -1,953
1984 205,262 248,224 131,590 -2,018
1983 263,778 -172,797 126,349 -2,090
1982 263,210 -500,998 122,748 -2,253
1981 343,468 -1,998,086 118,634 -2,543
1980 365,396 -1,174,239 112,969 -2,946
1979 361,750 -525,413 106,782 -3,365
1978 369,101 -117,186 100,762 -3,731
1977 372,567 -83,115 97,200 -4,022
1976 357,775 -85,430 93,141 -4,308
1975 343,850 -44,418 89,350 -4,607
1974 330,232 -20,009 85,623 -4,814
1973 315,062 -3,030 82,422 -4,960
1972 300,633 -4,050 79,415 -4,970
1971 288,267 -12,801 76,034 -4,921
1970 275,129 4,458 73,156 -4,851
1969 263,823 2,029 70,155 -4,792
1968 251,798 3,333 67,327 -4,756
1967 239,967 6,824 64,709 -4,756
1966 228,786 3,563 62,169 -4,764
1965 217,741 10,695 60,154 -4,793
1964 207,867 7,079 57,352 -4,839
1963 198,035 6,681 54,514 -4,847
1962 188,427 7,016 51,664 -4,844
1961 179,094 6,109 48,838 -4,791
1960 170,257 2,606 44,564 -4,722

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

GeoRank.org/population/afghanistan/benin | CC BY

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 Benin 99.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,397,218 people) and 0.71% is from migration (a gain of 24,401 people).

As of 2024, 98,110 residents or 0.2% of the population were not native-born in Afghanistan, compared to 418,202 people or 2.9% in Benin.

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
Benin
City Population
Cotonou 780K
Porto-Novo 234K
Abomey 90.2K
Save 31.4K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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