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Population in Afghanistan compared to Bosnia and Herzegovina: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Afghanistan was 42,647,492 in 2024 vs 3,164,253 people in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Afghanistan's population is 45,409,324 people compared to 3,116,111 in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Population statistics:

  • Afghanistan's population is 14.6 times bigger than Bosnia and Herzegovina's.
  • Afghanistan is ranked the 36th most populous country in the world, while Bosnia and Herzegovina is the 135th.
  • The countries together account for 0.59% of the world: 0.55% for Afghanistan vs 0.04% for Bosnia and Herzegovina.
  • For the last 10 years, Afghanistan has had an average growth rate of +2.76% per year vs -1.19% in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
  • Since 2006, the population of Afghanistan has increased from 25.4M people to 45.4M (78.6% growth), while Bosnia and Herzegovina has declined from 4.06M to 3.12M (23.3% decline).

Afghanistan vs Bosnia and Herzegovina: population by year and forecast

Afghanistan
Factual

Projection
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Afghanistan Bosnia
2100 131,803,615 1,368,666
2099 131,145,502 1,382,821
2098 130,482,225 1,397,565
2097 129,808,066 1,413,532
2096 129,147,895 1,429,204
2095 128,473,977 1,444,480
2094 127,761,785 1,459,743
2093 127,018,448 1,475,492
2092 126,270,202 1,490,946
2091 125,508,788 1,506,239
2090 124,636,092 1,521,837
2089 123,843,293 1,538,128
2088 123,034,495 1,554,688
2087 122,147,758 1,571,208
2086 121,381,088 1,588,504
2085 120,486,343 1,605,957
2084 119,491,780 1,624,320
2083 118,631,246 1,643,261
2082 117,742,446 1,662,175
2081 116,842,143 1,681,314
2080 115,793,841 1,701,168
2079 114,630,140 1,721,318
2078 113,624,958 1,741,916
2077 112,523,374 1,762,807
2076 111,442,221 1,784,335
2075 110,399,328 1,806,786
2074 109,236,338 1,829,227
2073 107,960,305 1,851,366
2072 106,746,984 1,874,026
2071 105,568,382 1,897,167
2070 104,230,485 1,921,183
2069 102,964,062 1,944,841
2068 101,629,164 1,968,581
2067 100,380,826 1,994,208
2066 99,116,663 2,019,687
2065 97,714,113 2,045,997
2064 96,306,602 2,071,940
2063 94,949,108 2,097,727
2062 93,579,065 2,123,391
2061 92,316,077 2,149,881
2060 91,000,643 2,177,114
2059 89,717,353 2,204,104
2058 88,346,732 2,231,438
2057 86,917,997 2,259,550
2056 85,480,219 2,289,280
2055 84,074,268 2,319,090
2054 82,676,432 2,346,686
2053 81,285,014 2,375,139
2052 79,908,081 2,402,864
2051 78,643,202 2,432,239
2050 77,331,830 2,460,425
2049 75,864,863 2,489,784
2048 74,479,782 2,517,716
2047 73,119,204 2,547,032
2046 71,697,214 2,576,313
2045 70,353,118 2,604,829
2044 69,024,959 2,633,079
2043 67,657,423 2,661,800
2042 66,357,363 2,690,344
2041 64,976,778 2,720,561
2040 63,535,531 2,749,705
2039 62,129,737 2,777,922
2038 60,803,646 2,804,291
2037 59,454,331 2,830,793
2036 58,114,874 2,857,546
2035 56,804,011 2,884,800
2034 55,502,408 2,913,808
2033 54,135,876 2,940,732
2032 52,791,273 2,967,485
2031 51,433,991 2,991,207
2030 50,079,746 3,015,049
2029 48,768,949 3,038,829
2028 47,533,470 3,064,003
2027 46,310,865 3,089,959
2026 45,075,045 3,116,111
2025 43,870,455 3,141,481
2024 42,647,492 3,164,253
2023 41,454,761 3,185,073
2022 40,578,842 3,204,802
2021 40,000,412 3,244,907
2020 39,068,979 3,299,349
2019 37,856,121 3,345,533
2018 36,743,039 3,387,000
2017 35,688,935 3,428,682
2016 34,700,612 3,473,003
2015 33,831,764 3,518,541
2014 32,792,523 3,564,829
2013 31,622,704 3,610,859
2012 30,560,034 3,670,113
2011 29,347,708 3,741,798
2010 28,284,089 3,811,472
2009 27,466,101 3,879,794
2008 26,482,622 3,947,544
2007 25,909,852 4,013,424
2006 25,424,094 4,063,272
2005 24,404,567 4,096,493
2004 23,560,654 4,140,987
2003 22,733,049 4,178,523
2002 21,378,117 4,188,002
2001 20,284,307 4,179,438
2000 20,130,327 4,159,771
1999 19,887,785 4,130,305
1998 19,159,996 4,089,356
1997 18,452,091 4,018,227
1996 17,763,266 3,875,246
1995 17,065,836 3,715,564
1994 16,250,794 3,725,412
1993 14,943,172 3,904,482
1992 13,278,974 4,234,616
1991 12,238,879 4,458,343
1990 12,045,660 4,448,652
1989 11,874,088 4,433,983
1988 11,523,298 4,414,404
1987 11,387,818 4,390,246
1986 11,420,074 4,362,115
1985 11,426,852 4,330,364
1984 11,190,221 4,295,536
1983 10,917,982 4,258,728
1982 10,991,378 4,221,100
1981 11,937,581 4,184,217
1980 13,169,311 4,148,426
1979 13,655,567 4,113,300
1978 13,611,441 4,078,240
1977 13,340,756 4,042,124
1976 13,059,851 4,004,552
1975 12,773,954 3,965,743
1974 12,469,127 3,926,472
1973 12,157,999 3,887,376
1972 11,853,696 3,848,271
1971 11,567,667 3,809,376
1970 11,290,128 3,773,247
1969 11,017,409 3,737,765
1968 10,756,922 3,698,794
1967 10,505,959 3,656,223
1966 10,266,395 3,610,562
1965 10,036,008 3,562,834
1964 9,814,318 3,513,441
1963 9,604,487 3,461,942
1962 9,404,406 3,407,532
1961 9,214,083 3,348,035
1960 9,035,043 3,281,381

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/bosnia-and-herzegovina | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Afghanistan increased by 9,276,518 people (a 36.5% growth), while Bosnia and Herzegovina lost 590,269 people (a 14.5% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Afghanistan gained 10,708,712 people (a 30.9% growth), while Bosnia and Herzegovina's population decreased by 356,892 people (a 10.3% decline).

Afghanistan was ranked 45th most populous country in 2006 and is 36th in 2026. Bosnia and Herzegovina was ranked 123rd in 2006 and ranked 135th 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina will decrease by 21% to 2,460,425 people and rank change from 135th to 144th.

Afghanistan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 132M people, while Bosnia and Herzegovina's population already peaked in 1991 at 4.46M people and is projected to decrease to 1.37M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Afghanistan
Factual

Projection
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Afghanistan Bosnia
2100 0.5% -1.02%
2099 0.51% -1.06%
2098 0.52% -1.13%
2097 0.51% -1.1%
2096 0.52% -1.06%
2095 0.56% -1.05%
2094 0.59% -1.07%
2093 0.59% -1.04%
2092 0.61% -1.02%
2091 0.7% -1.02%
2090 0.64% -1.06%
2089 0.66% -1.07%
2088 0.73% -1.05%
2087 0.63% -1.09%
2086 0.74% -1.09%
2085 0.83% -1.13%
2084 0.73% -1.15%
2083 0.75% -1.14%
2082 0.77% -1.14%
2081 0.91% -1.17%
2080 1.02% -1.17%
2079 0.88% -1.18%
2078 0.98% -1.19%
2077 0.97% -1.21%
2076 0.94% -1.24%
2075 1.06% -1.23%
2074 1.18% -1.2%
2073 1.14% -1.21%
2072 1.12% -1.22%
2071 1.28% -1.25%
2070 1.23% -1.22%
2069 1.31% -1.21%
2068 1.24% -1.29%
2067 1.28% -1.26%
2066 1.44% -1.29%
2065 1.46% -1.25%
2064 1.43% -1.23%
2063 1.46% -1.21%
2062 1.37% -1.23%
2061 1.45% -1.25%
2060 1.43% -1.22%
2059 1.55% -1.22%
2058 1.64% -1.24%
2057 1.68% -1.3%
2056 1.67% -1.29%
2055 1.69% -1.18%
2054 1.71% -1.2%
2053 1.72% -1.15%
2052 1.61% -1.21%
2051 1.7% -1.15%
2050 1.93% -1.18%
2049 1.86% -1.11%
2048 1.86% -1.15%
2047 1.98% -1.14%
2046 1.91% -1.09%
2045 1.92% -1.07%
2044 2.02% -1.08%
2043 1.96% -1.06%
2042 2.12% -1.11%
2041 2.27% -1.06%
2040 2.26% -1.02%
2039 2.18% -0.94%
2038 2.27% -0.94%
2037 2.3% -0.94%
2036 2.31% -0.94%
2035 2.35% -1%
2034 2.52% -0.92%
2033 2.55% -0.9%
2032 2.64% -0.79%
2031 2.7% -0.79%
2030 2.69% -0.78%
2029 2.6% -0.82%
2028 2.64% -0.84%
2027 2.74% -0.84%
2026 2.75% -0.81%
2025 2.87% -0.72%
2024 2.88% -0.65%
2023 2.16% -0.62%
2022 1.45% -1.24%
2021 2.38% -1.65%
2020 3.2% -1.38%
2019 3.03% -1.22%
2018 2.95% -1.22%
2017 2.85% -1.28%
2016 2.57% -1.29%
2015 3.17% -1.3%
2014 3.7% -1.27%
2013 3.48% -1.61%
2012 4.13% -1.92%
2011 3.76% -1.83%
2010 2.98% -1.76%
2009 3.71% -1.72%
2008 2.21% -1.64%
2007 1.91% -1.23%
2006 4.18% -0.81%
2005 3.58% -1.07%
2004 3.64% -0.9%
2003 6.34% -0.23%
2002 5.39% 0.2%
2001 0.76% 0.47%
2000 1.22% 0.71%
1999 3.8% 1%
1998 3.84% 1.77%
1997 3.88% 3.69%
1996 4.09% 4.3%
1995 5.02% -0.26%
1994 8.75% -4.59%
1993 12.5% -7.8%
1992 8.5% -5.02%
1991 1.6% 0.22%
1990 1.44% 0.33%
1989 3.04% 0.44%
1988 1.19% 0.55%
1987 -0.28% 0.64%
1986 -0.06% 0.73%
1985 2.11% 0.81%
1984 2.49% 0.86%
1983 -0.67% 0.89%
1982 -7.93% 0.88%
1981 -9.35% 0.86%
1980 -3.56% 0.85%
1979 0.32% 0.86%
1978 2.03% 0.89%
1977 2.15% 0.94%
1976 2.24% 0.98%
1975 2.44% 1%
1974 2.56% 1.01%
1973 2.57% 1.02%
1972 2.47% 1.02%
1971 2.46% 0.96%
1970 2.48% 0.95%
1969 2.42% 1.05%
1968 2.39% 1.16%
1967 2.33% 1.26%
1966 2.3% 1.34%
1965 2.26% 1.41%
1964 2.18% 1.49%
1963 2.13% 1.6%
1962 2.07% 1.78%
1961 1.98% 2.03%

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/bosnia-and-herzegovina | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Afghanistan grew by 2.88%, while Bosnia and Herzegovina's population declined by 0.65%.

Live population counters

Afghanistan Bosnia
Current population
45409324
3116111
Population rank 36/197 135/197
Percent of world population 0.55% 0.04%
One net population change
26.4 seconds
25.2 minutes
One birth every
21.5 seconds
21.4 minutes
One death every
2.19 minutes
12.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +3,268 -57
Annual growth/decline +1,192,731 -20,820
Annual growth/decline rate +2.88% -0.65%
Population growth rate rank 20/197 190/197
One migration net change every
7.08 minutes
1.26 hours
Annual migration change -74,404 -6,994
Net migration rank 179/196 124/196
Foreign-born residents 98,110 34,120
Foreign-born residents rank 131/195 160/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.2% 1.1%
Foreign-born share rank 186/195 151/195

Natural population change vs migration

Afghanistan
Natural

Migration
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Afghanistan Bosnia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -74,404 - -6,994
2024 - -44,089 - -4,497
2023 1,228,719 -48,958 -18,292 -485
2022 1,219,475 -647,402 -20,197 -485
2021 1,133,611 -548,784 -33,670 -25,865
2020 1,134,407 143,634 -22,502 -26,840
2019 1,138,485 9,159 -15,192 -27,841
2018 1,115,262 -36,753 -10,761 -29,147
2017 1,101,218 -71,491 -12,810 -30,650
2016 1,090,016 -143,049 -13,009 -32,173
2015 1,077,068 -286,314 -11,942 -33,948
2014 1,053,788 233,913 -11,009 -35,683
2013 1,033,778 18,119 -8,367 -37,002
2012 1,004,814 68,628 -6,761 -66,378
2011 966,743 384,486 -5,354 -64,875
2010 943,473 -167,460 -1,895 -67,228
2009 920,581 -60,602 652 -68,182
2008 891,246 215,753 161 -68,140
2007 889,848 -851,298 1,557 -65,335
2006 875,301 57,673 2,714 -38,622
2005 855,112 250,971 6,546 -37,086
2004 850,940 -269,194 9,549 -68,008
2003 826,165 247,317 10,781 -27,396
2002 776,048 860,349 10,972 -13,312
2001 764,090 -212,872 10,424 9,055
2000 782,727 -1,025,973 11,722 8,138
1999 760,727 -32,400 13,568 25,495
1998 719,860 7,380 18,492 24,335
1997 709,778 -21,215 19,311 80,133
1996 685,005 4,072 13,327 173,193
1995 653,280 52,505 5,926 126,914
1994 609,096 315,206 4,895 -157,427
1993 541,257 1,149,684 -27,199 -178,416
1992 440,132 1,197,329 -17,883 -436,814
1991 409,954 32,782 33,692 -26,483
1990 402,433 -458,737 34,993 -22,829
1989 381,158 18,296 36,802 -19,634
1988 358,397 -56,263 39,058 -17,058
1987 314,361 -345,535 41,172 -14,853
1986 310,066 -343,397 42,884 -12,941
1985 228,469 -208,685 44,983 -11,429
1984 205,262 248,224 46,413 -10,321
1983 263,778 -172,797 47,135 -9,599
1982 263,210 -500,998 47,023 -9,298
1981 343,468 -1,998,086 45,423 -9,384
1980 365,396 -1,174,239 42,911 -7,368
1979 361,750 -525,413 42,157 -7,454
1978 369,101 -117,186 44,800 -9,382
1977 372,567 -83,115 48,643 -11,834
1976 357,775 -85,430 52,107 -13,778
1975 343,850 -44,418 53,629 -14,348
1974 330,232 -20,009 53,600 -14,345
1973 315,062 -3,030 52,989 -14,043
1972 300,633 -4,050 54,072 -14,807
1971 288,267 -12,801 54,352 -15,829
1970 275,129 4,458 54,455 -20,714
1969 263,823 2,029 58,454 -21,229
1968 251,798 3,333 61,422 -20,704
1967 239,967 6,824 65,618 -21,195
1966 228,786 3,563 70,085 -23,196
1965 217,741 10,695 72,896 -24,330
1964 207,867 7,079 74,151 -23,922
1963 198,035 6,681 75,380 -22,611
1962 188,427 7,016 77,582 -21,531
1961 179,094 6,109 77,601 -14,655
1960 170,257 2,606 76,840 -6,481

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 Bosnia and Herzegovina 41.1% is from natural causes (a loss of 169,384 people) and 58.9% is from migration (a loss of 243,117 people).

As of 2024, 98,110 residents or 0.2% of the population were not native-born in Afghanistan, compared to 34,120 people or 1.1% in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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
Bosnia
City Population
Sarajevo 276K
Banja Luka 185K
Tuzla 111K
Zenica 111K
Mostar 105K
Prijedor 89.4K
Doboj 68.5K
Bihac 56.3K
Bijeljina 42.3K
Sanski Most 16.9K

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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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