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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Afghanistan was 42,647,492 in 2024 vs 211,998,573 people in Brazil in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Afghanistan's population is 45,409,324 people compared to 213,824,938 in Brazil.

Population statistics:

  • Brazil's population is 4.71 times bigger than Afghanistan's.
  • Afghanistan is ranked the 36th most populous country in the world, while Brazil is the 7th.
  • The countries together account for 3.13% of the world: 0.55% for Afghanistan vs 2.58% for Brazil.
  • For the last 10 years, Afghanistan has had an average growth rate of +2.76% per year vs +0.6% in Brazil.
  • Since 2006, the population of Afghanistan has increased from 25.4M people to 45.4M (78.6% growth), while Brazil has grown from 187M to 214M (14.6% growth).

Afghanistan vs Brazil: population by year and forecast

Afghanistan
Factual

Projection
Brazil
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Afghanistan Brazil
2100 131,803,615 164,294,719
2099 131,145,502 165,504,324
2098 130,482,225 166,724,540
2097 129,808,066 167,957,900
2096 129,147,895 169,198,878
2095 128,473,977 170,447,187
2094 127,761,785 171,702,406
2093 127,018,448 172,959,201
2092 126,270,202 174,226,209
2091 125,508,788 175,495,014
2090 124,636,092 176,771,657
2089 123,843,293 178,046,664
2088 123,034,495 179,329,069
2087 122,147,758 180,613,269
2086 121,381,088 181,900,405
2085 120,486,343 183,185,504
2084 119,491,780 184,470,859
2083 118,631,246 185,757,734
2082 117,742,446 187,047,504
2081 116,842,143 188,336,189
2080 115,793,841 189,617,504
2079 114,630,140 190,892,825
2078 113,624,958 192,160,856
2077 112,523,374 193,420,209
2076 111,442,221 194,668,253
2075 110,399,328 195,904,930
2074 109,236,338 197,131,520
2073 107,960,305 198,346,178
2072 106,746,984 199,541,890
2071 105,568,382 200,718,990
2070 104,230,485 201,872,528
2069 102,964,062 203,003,940
2068 101,629,164 204,112,753
2067 100,380,826 205,191,144
2066 99,116,663 206,245,316
2065 97,714,113 207,268,823
2064 96,306,602 208,258,342
2063 94,949,108 209,219,808
2062 93,579,065 210,147,571
2061 92,316,077 211,035,957
2060 91,000,643 211,887,727
2059 89,717,353 212,703,223
2058 88,346,732 213,475,371
2057 86,917,997 214,208,817
2056 85,480,219 214,897,416
2055 84,074,268 215,547,622
2054 82,676,432 216,155,836
2053 81,285,014 216,720,807
2052 79,908,081 217,240,244
2051 78,643,202 217,710,548
2050 77,331,830 218,139,994
2049 75,864,863 218,529,238
2048 74,479,782 218,862,226
2047 73,119,204 219,144,767
2046 71,697,214 219,374,582
2045 70,353,118 219,555,915
2044 69,024,959 219,680,790
2043 67,657,423 219,751,357
2042 66,357,363 219,767,446
2041 64,976,778 219,726,082
2040 63,535,531 219,627,035
2039 62,129,737 219,488,186
2038 60,803,646 219,300,758
2037 59,454,331 219,070,710
2036 58,114,874 218,795,673
2035 56,804,011 218,478,532
2034 55,502,408 218,116,666
2033 54,135,876 217,714,006
2032 52,791,273 217,266,965
2031 51,433,991 216,776,060
2030 50,079,746 216,239,032
2029 48,768,949 215,655,337
2028 47,533,470 215,029,016
2027 46,310,865 214,352,035
2026 45,075,045 213,629,498
2025 43,870,455 212,848,504
2024 42,647,492 211,998,573
2023 41,454,761 211,140,729
2022 40,578,842 210,306,415
2021 40,000,412 209,550,294
2020 39,068,979 208,660,842
2019 37,856,121 207,455,459
2018 36,743,039 206,107,261
2017 35,688,935 204,703,445
2016 34,700,612 203,218,114
2015 33,831,764 201,675,532
2014 32,792,523 200,085,127
2013 31,622,704 198,478,299
2012 30,560,034 196,876,111
2011 29,347,708 195,284,734
2010 28,284,089 193,701,929
2009 27,466,101 192,079,951
2008 26,482,622 190,367,302
2007 25,909,852 188,552,320
2006 25,424,094 186,653,106
2005 24,404,567 184,688,101
2004 23,560,654 182,675,143
2003 22,733,049 180,622,688
2002 21,378,117 178,503,484
2001 20,284,307 176,301,203
2000 20,130,327 174,018,282
1999 19,887,785 171,641,543
1998 19,159,996 169,159,655
1997 18,452,091 166,661,659
1996 17,763,266 164,202,549
1995 17,065,836 161,735,073
1994 16,250,794 159,265,006
1993 14,943,172 156,794,577
1992 13,278,974 154,275,079
1991 12,238,879 151,724,256
1990 12,045,660 149,143,223
1989 11,874,088 146,502,972
1988 11,523,298 143,826,357
1987 11,387,818 141,104,944
1986 11,420,074 138,336,370
1985 11,426,852 135,515,595
1984 11,190,221 132,658,864
1983 10,917,982 129,790,077
1982 10,991,378 126,923,155
1981 11,937,581 124,063,109
1980 13,169,311 121,207,461
1979 13,655,567 118,380,821
1978 13,611,441 115,600,942
1977 13,340,756 112,875,292
1976 13,059,851 110,213,349
1975 12,773,954 107,619,565
1974 12,469,127 105,089,675
1973 12,157,999 102,600,976
1972 11,853,696 100,146,797
1971 11,567,667 97,739,273
1970 11,290,128 95,375,651
1969 11,017,409 93,045,777
1968 10,756,922 90,741,240
1967 10,505,959 88,446,124
1966 10,266,395 86,139,359
1965 10,036,008 83,817,583
1964 9,814,318 81,488,595
1963 9,604,487 79,164,235
1962 9,404,406 76,865,323
1961 9,214,083 74,605,447
1960 9,035,043 72,388,126

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/brazil | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Afghanistan increased by 9,276,518 people (a 36.5% growth), while Brazil gained 16,565,008 people (a 8.87% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Afghanistan gained 10,708,712 people (a 30.9% growth), while Brazil's population increased by 10,606,824 people (a 5.22% growth).

Afghanistan was ranked 45th most populous country in 2006 and is 36th in 2026. Brazil was ranked 5th in 2006 and ranked 7th 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 Brazil will increase by 2.02% to 218,139,994 people and rank change from 7th to 9th.

Afghanistan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 132M people compared to the peak of 220M people in 2042 for Brazil.

Population growth rate by year

Afghanistan
Factual

Projection
Brazil
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Afghanistan Brazil
2100 0.5% -0.73%
2099 0.51% -0.73%
2098 0.52% -0.73%
2097 0.51% -0.73%
2096 0.52% -0.73%
2095 0.56% -0.73%
2094 0.59% -0.73%
2093 0.59% -0.73%
2092 0.61% -0.72%
2091 0.7% -0.72%
2090 0.64% -0.72%
2089 0.66% -0.72%
2088 0.73% -0.71%
2087 0.63% -0.71%
2086 0.74% -0.7%
2085 0.83% -0.7%
2084 0.73% -0.69%
2083 0.75% -0.69%
2082 0.77% -0.68%
2081 0.91% -0.68%
2080 1.02% -0.67%
2079 0.88% -0.66%
2078 0.98% -0.65%
2077 0.97% -0.64%
2076 0.94% -0.63%
2075 1.06% -0.62%
2074 1.18% -0.61%
2073 1.14% -0.6%
2072 1.12% -0.59%
2071 1.28% -0.57%
2070 1.23% -0.56%
2069 1.31% -0.54%
2068 1.24% -0.53%
2067 1.28% -0.51%
2066 1.44% -0.49%
2065 1.46% -0.48%
2064 1.43% -0.46%
2063 1.46% -0.44%
2062 1.37% -0.42%
2061 1.45% -0.4%
2060 1.43% -0.38%
2059 1.55% -0.36%
2058 1.64% -0.34%
2057 1.68% -0.32%
2056 1.67% -0.3%
2055 1.69% -0.28%
2054 1.71% -0.26%
2053 1.72% -0.24%
2052 1.61% -0.22%
2051 1.7% -0.2%
2050 1.93% -0.18%
2049 1.86% -0.15%
2048 1.86% -0.13%
2047 1.98% -0.1%
2046 1.91% -0.08%
2045 1.92% -0.06%
2044 2.02% -0.03%
2043 1.96% -0.007%
2042 2.12% 0.02%
2041 2.27% 0.05%
2040 2.26% 0.06%
2039 2.18% 0.09%
2038 2.27% 0.11%
2037 2.3% 0.13%
2036 2.31% 0.15%
2035 2.35% 0.17%
2034 2.52% 0.18%
2033 2.55% 0.21%
2032 2.64% 0.23%
2031 2.7% 0.25%
2030 2.69% 0.27%
2029 2.6% 0.29%
2028 2.64% 0.32%
2027 2.74% 0.34%
2026 2.75% 0.37%
2025 2.87% 0.4%
2024 2.88% 0.41%
2023 2.16% 0.4%
2022 1.45% 0.36%
2021 2.38% 0.43%
2020 3.2% 0.58%
2019 3.03% 0.65%
2018 2.95% 0.69%
2017 2.85% 0.73%
2016 2.57% 0.76%
2015 3.17% 0.79%
2014 3.7% 0.81%
2013 3.48% 0.81%
2012 4.13% 0.81%
2011 3.76% 0.82%
2010 2.98% 0.84%
2009 3.71% 0.9%
2008 2.21% 0.96%
2007 1.91% 1.02%
2006 4.18% 1.06%
2005 3.58% 1.1%
2004 3.64% 1.14%
2003 6.34% 1.19%
2002 5.39% 1.25%
2001 0.76% 1.31%
2000 1.22% 1.38%
1999 3.8% 1.47%
1998 3.84% 1.5%
1997 3.88% 1.5%
1996 4.09% 1.53%
1995 5.02% 1.55%
1994 8.75% 1.58%
1993 12.5% 1.63%
1992 8.5% 1.68%
1991 1.6% 1.73%
1990 1.44% 1.8%
1989 3.04% 1.86%
1988 1.19% 1.93%
1987 -0.28% 2%
1986 -0.06% 2.08%
1985 2.11% 2.15%
1984 2.49% 2.21%
1983 -0.67% 2.26%
1982 -7.93% 2.31%
1981 -9.35% 2.36%
1980 -3.56% 2.39%
1979 0.32% 2.4%
1978 2.03% 2.41%
1977 2.15% 2.42%
1976 2.24% 2.41%
1975 2.44% 2.41%
1974 2.56% 2.43%
1973 2.57% 2.45%
1972 2.47% 2.46%
1971 2.46% 2.48%
1970 2.48% 2.5%
1969 2.42% 2.54%
1968 2.39% 2.59%
1967 2.33% 2.68%
1966 2.3% 2.77%
1965 2.26% 2.86%
1964 2.18% 2.94%
1963 2.13% 2.99%
1962 2.07% 3.03%
1961 1.98% 3.06%

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 Brazil's population grew by 0.41%.

Live population counters

Afghanistan Brazil
Current population
45409324
213824938
Population rank 36/197 7/197
Percent of world population 0.55% 2.58%
One net population change
26.4 seconds
36.8 seconds
One birth every
21.5 seconds
12.1 seconds
One death every
2.19 minutes
21.1 seconds
Daily growth/decline +3,268 +2,350
Annual growth/decline +1,192,731 +857,844
Annual growth/decline rate +2.88% +0.41%
Population growth rate rank 20/197 141/197
One migration net change every
7.08 minutes
2.43 minutes
Annual migration change -74,404 -217,283
Net migration rank 179/196 186/196
Foreign-born residents 98,110 1,406,299
Foreign-born residents rank 131/195 48/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.2% 0.7%
Foreign-born share rank 186/195 163/195

Natural population change vs migration

Afghanistan
Natural

Migration
Brazil
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Afghanistan Brazil
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -74,404 - -217,283
2024 - -44,089 - -225,510
2023 1,228,719 -48,958 1,107,434 -240,059
2022 1,219,475 -647,402 1,054,897 -253,639
2021 1,133,611 -548,784 919,507 -208,581
2020 1,134,407 143,634 1,146,174 -78,437
2019 1,138,485 9,159 1,472,104 -129,216
2018 1,115,262 -36,753 1,583,935 -230,334
2017 1,101,218 -71,491 1,610,402 -156,296
2016 1,090,016 -143,049 1,609,488 -92,989
2015 1,077,068 -286,314 1,742,275 -173,611
2014 1,053,788 233,913 1,757,948 -145,732
2013 1,033,778 18,119 1,758,716 -157,228
2012 1,004,814 68,628 1,782,516 -179,707
2011 966,743 384,486 1,815,758 -235,860
2010 943,473 -167,460 1,847,336 -261,539
2009 920,581 -60,602 1,878,542 -220,207
2008 891,246 215,753 1,908,051 -141,056
2007 889,848 -851,298 1,970,372 -107,481
2006 875,301 57,673 2,026,119 -90,634
2005 855,112 250,971 2,083,281 -88,868
2004 850,940 -269,194 2,108,072 -76,661
2003 826,165 247,317 2,128,819 -55,350
2002 776,048 860,349 2,207,017 -42,008
2001 764,090 -212,872 2,291,210 -51,600
2000 782,727 -1,025,973 2,372,043 -45,800
1999 760,727 -32,400 2,450,869 -23,497
1998 719,860 7,380 2,514,728 21,666
1997 709,778 -21,215 2,531,758 -72,392
1996 685,005 4,072 2,530,690 -71,943
1995 653,280 52,505 2,546,195 -69,963
1994 609,096 315,206 2,532,951 -68,961
1993 541,257 1,149,684 2,545,874 -69,070
1992 440,132 1,197,329 2,547,698 14,394
1991 409,954 32,782 2,606,167 -66,600
1990 402,433 -458,737 2,652,959 -30,555
1989 381,158 18,296 2,717,923 -60,023
1988 358,397 -56,263 2,768,082 -72,825
1987 314,361 -345,535 2,825,485 -77,800
1986 310,066 -343,397 2,880,440 -90,973
1985 228,469 -208,685 2,912,908 -60,879
1984 205,262 248,224 2,931,496 -70,035
1983 263,778 -172,797 2,952,335 -76,322
1982 263,210 -500,998 2,948,552 -90,766
1981 343,468 -1,998,086 2,928,262 -65,971
1980 365,396 -1,174,239 2,887,768 -38,918
1979 361,750 -525,413 2,836,759 -32,503
1978 369,101 -117,186 2,778,815 -23,416
1977 372,567 -83,115 2,715,328 -19,478
1976 357,775 -85,430 2,648,647 -20,612
1975 343,850 -44,418 2,585,130 -25,499
1974 330,232 -20,009 2,524,254 -24,093
1973 315,062 -3,030 2,501,309 -24,071
1972 300,633 -4,050 2,454,698 -23,584
1971 288,267 -12,801 2,407,319 -23,421
1970 275,129 4,458 2,362,073 -18,779
1969 263,823 2,029 2,324,190 -7,763
1968 251,798 3,333 2,301,561 -8,856
1967 239,967 6,824 2,307,560 -10,033
1966 228,786 3,563 2,325,332 -9,317
1965 217,741 10,695 2,336,415 -8,824
1964 207,867 7,079 2,338,478 -8,146
1963 198,035 6,681 2,326,400 -8,136
1962 188,427 7,016 2,286,666 -7,171
1961 179,094 6,109 2,240,178 75
1960 170,257 2,606 2,190,392 4,066

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 Brazil 89.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 14,004,164 people) and 10.9% is from migration (a loss of 1,708,894 people).

As of 2024, 98,110 residents or 0.2% of the population were not native-born in Afghanistan, compared to 1,406,299 people or 0.7% in Brazil.

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
Brazil
City Population
Sao Paulo 11.5M
Rio de Janeiro 6.21M
Brasilia 3M
Fortaleza 2.58M
Salvador 2.42M
Belo Horizonte 2.32M
Manaus 2.3M
Curitiba 1.77M
Recife 1.49M
Goiania 1.44M

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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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