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

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The latest officially reported population of Afghanistan was 43,844,111 in 2025 vs 19,859,921 people in Chile in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Afghanistan's population is 45,682,388 people compared to 19,992,079 in Chile.

Population statistics:

  • Afghanistan's population is 2.29 times bigger than Chile's.
  • Afghanistan is ranked the 36th most populous country in the world, while Chile is the 67th.
  • The countries together account for 0.79% of the world: 0.55% for Afghanistan vs 0.24% for Chile.
  • For the last 10 years, Afghanistan has had an average growth rate of +2.68% per year vs +0.97% in Chile.
  • Since 2006, the population of Afghanistan has increased from 25.4M people to 45.7M (79.7% growth), while Chile has grown from 16.5M to 20M (21.1% growth).

Afghanistan vs Chile: population by year and forecast

Afghanistan
Factual

Projection
Chile
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Afghanistan Chile
2100 131,724,468 13,538,233
2099 131,066,750 13,694,580
2098 130,403,871 13,852,916
2097 129,730,117 14,012,136
2096 129,070,342 14,174,091
2095 128,396,829 14,338,836
2094 127,685,065 14,504,768
2093 126,942,174 14,672,995
2092 126,194,378 14,841,276
2091 125,433,421 15,012,606
2090 124,561,248 15,185,296
2089 123,768,926 15,359,485
2088 122,960,614 15,534,223
2087 122,074,409 15,707,399
2086 121,308,199 15,879,078
2085 120,413,992 16,050,602
2084 119,420,025 16,219,059
2083 118,560,008 16,386,291
2082 117,671,742 16,549,944
2081 116,771,980 16,714,879
2080 115,724,307 16,878,669
2079 114,561,305 17,040,181
2078 113,556,727 17,200,034
2077 112,455,804 17,357,593
2076 111,375,301 17,512,529
2075 110,333,033 17,665,652
2074 109,170,742 17,815,245
2073 107,895,475 17,960,951
2072 106,682,883 18,104,555
2071 105,504,989 18,248,051
2070 104,167,895 18,388,269
2069 102,902,233 18,525,990
2068 101,568,136 18,662,583
2067 100,320,548 18,797,031
2066 99,057,144 18,930,019
2065 97,655,437 19,057,914
2064 96,248,770 19,183,930
2063 94,892,092 19,305,093
2062 93,522,871 19,419,125
2061 92,260,642 19,528,803
2060 90,945,998 19,632,732
2059 89,663,478 19,733,594
2058 88,293,680 19,826,981
2057 86,865,803 19,917,957
2056 85,428,888 20,003,158
2055 84,023,782 20,083,811
2054 82,626,785 20,157,425
2053 81,236,203 20,226,483
2052 79,860,096 20,287,759
2051 78,595,977 20,342,317
2050 77,285,393 20,390,198
2049 75,819,307 20,434,796
2048 74,435,057 20,474,175
2047 73,075,297 20,505,731
2046 71,654,160 20,533,426
2045 70,310,871 20,557,560
2044 68,983,509 20,574,613
2043 67,616,795 20,584,097
2042 66,317,516 20,588,631
2041 64,937,760 20,590,850
2040 63,497,378 20,586,260
2039 62,092,429 20,578,028
2038 60,767,134 20,563,761
2037 59,418,629 20,544,889
2036 58,079,976 20,517,930
2035 56,769,901 20,486,465
2034 55,469,080 20,450,997
2033 54,103,368 20,411,343
2032 52,759,572 20,364,270
2031 51,403,105 20,309,470
2030 50,049,673 20,248,404
2029 48,739,663 20,182,063
2028 47,504,926 20,110,713
2027 46,283,055 20,032,166
2026 45,047,977 19,949,741
2025 43,844,111 19,859,921
2024 42,647,492 19,764,771
2023 41,454,761 19,658,835
2022 40,578,842 19,553,036
2021 40,000,412 19,456,334
2020 39,068,979 19,370,624
2019 37,856,121 19,197,744
2018 36,743,039 18,893,191
2017 35,688,935 18,558,868
2016 34,700,612 18,267,221
2015 33,831,764 18,047,625
2014 32,792,523 17,864,195
2013 31,622,704 17,687,006
2012 30,560,034 17,519,119
2011 29,347,708 17,351,816
2010 28,284,089 17,181,464
2009 27,466,101 17,009,731
2008 26,482,622 16,838,988
2007 25,909,852 16,671,581
2006 25,424,094 16,509,195
2005 24,404,567 16,348,778
2004 23,560,654 16,187,322
2003 22,733,049 16,024,752
2002 21,378,117 15,857,925
2001 20,284,307 15,683,849
2000 20,130,327 15,503,635
1999 19,887,785 15,319,313
1998 19,159,996 15,127,799
1997 18,452,091 14,932,434
1996 17,763,266 14,734,046
1995 17,065,836 14,527,381
1994 16,250,794 14,316,256
1993 14,943,172 14,102,276
1992 13,278,974 13,884,577
1991 12,238,879 13,662,491
1990 12,045,660 13,437,176
1989 11,874,088 13,215,005
1988 11,523,298 12,999,424
1987 11,387,818 12,790,150
1986 11,420,074 12,588,914
1985 11,426,852 12,395,274
1984 11,190,221 12,207,733
1983 10,917,982 12,026,138
1982 10,991,378 11,850,214
1981 11,937,581 11,678,717
1980 13,169,311 11,508,550
1979 13,655,567 11,339,779
1978 13,611,441 11,172,695
1977 13,340,756 11,005,519
1976 13,059,851 10,838,251
1975 12,773,954 10,671,559
1974 12,469,127 10,505,817
1973 12,157,999 10,340,362
1972 11,853,696 10,174,678
1971 11,567,667 10,009,701
1970 11,290,128 9,845,344
1969 11,017,409 9,680,282
1968 10,756,922 9,514,716
1967 10,505,959 9,348,939
1966 10,266,395 9,181,722
1965 10,036,008 9,012,938
1964 9,814,318 8,842,525
1963 9,604,487 8,670,144
1962 9,404,406 8,497,059
1961 9,214,083 8,324,802
1960 9,035,043 8,153,350

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/chile | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Afghanistan increased by 9,276,518 people (a 36.5% growth), while Chile gained 1,758,026 people (a 10.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Afghanistan gained 10,981,776 people (a 31.6% growth), while Chile's population increased by 1,724,858 people (a 9.44% growth).

Afghanistan was ranked 45th most populous country in 2006 and is 36th in 2026. Chile was ranked 60th in 2006 and ranked 67th 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 Chile will increase by 1.99% to 20,390,198 people and rank change from 67th to 75th.

Afghanistan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 132M people compared to the peak of 20.6M people in 2041 for Chile.

Population growth rate by year

Afghanistan
Factual

Projection
Chile
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Afghanistan Chile
2100 0.5% -1.14%
2099 0.51% -1.14%
2098 0.52% -1.14%
2097 0.51% -1.14%
2096 0.52% -1.15%
2095 0.56% -1.14%
2094 0.59% -1.15%
2093 0.59% -1.13%
2092 0.61% -1.14%
2091 0.7% -1.14%
2090 0.64% -1.13%
2089 0.66% -1.12%
2088 0.73% -1.1%
2087 0.63% -1.08%
2086 0.74% -1.07%
2085 0.83% -1.04%
2084 0.73% -1.02%
2083 0.75% -0.99%
2082 0.77% -0.99%
2081 0.91% -0.97%
2080 1.02% -0.95%
2079 0.88% -0.93%
2078 0.98% -0.91%
2077 0.97% -0.88%
2076 0.94% -0.87%
2075 1.06% -0.84%
2074 1.18% -0.81%
2073 1.14% -0.79%
2072 1.12% -0.79%
2071 1.28% -0.76%
2070 1.23% -0.74%
2069 1.31% -0.73%
2068 1.24% -0.72%
2067 1.28% -0.7%
2066 1.44% -0.67%
2065 1.46% -0.66%
2064 1.43% -0.63%
2063 1.46% -0.59%
2062 1.37% -0.56%
2061 1.45% -0.53%
2060 1.43% -0.51%
2059 1.55% -0.47%
2058 1.64% -0.46%
2057 1.68% -0.43%
2056 1.67% -0.4%
2055 1.69% -0.37%
2054 1.71% -0.34%
2053 1.72% -0.3%
2052 1.61% -0.27%
2051 1.7% -0.23%
2050 1.93% -0.22%
2049 1.86% -0.19%
2048 1.86% -0.15%
2047 1.98% -0.13%
2046 1.91% -0.12%
2045 1.92% -0.08%
2044 2.02% -0.05%
2043 1.96% -0.02%
2042 2.12% -0.01%
2041 2.27% 0.02%
2040 2.26% 0.04%
2039 2.18% 0.07%
2038 2.27% 0.09%
2037 2.3% 0.13%
2036 2.31% 0.15%
2035 2.35% 0.17%
2034 2.52% 0.19%
2033 2.55% 0.23%
2032 2.64% 0.27%
2031 2.7% 0.3%
2030 2.69% 0.33%
2029 2.6% 0.35%
2028 2.64% 0.39%
2027 2.74% 0.41%
2026 2.75% 0.45%
2025 2.81% 0.48%
2024 2.88% 0.54%
2023 2.16% 0.54%
2022 1.45% 0.5%
2021 2.38% 0.44%
2020 3.2% 0.9%
2019 3.03% 1.61%
2018 2.95% 1.8%
2017 2.85% 1.6%
2016 2.57% 1.22%
2015 3.17% 1.03%
2014 3.7% 1%
2013 3.48% 0.96%
2012 4.13% 0.96%
2011 3.76% 0.99%
2010 2.98% 1.01%
2009 3.71% 1.01%
2008 2.21% 1%
2007 1.91% 0.98%
2006 4.18% 0.98%
2005 3.58% 1%
2004 3.64% 1.01%
2003 6.34% 1.05%
2002 5.39% 1.11%
2001 0.76% 1.16%
2000 1.22% 1.2%
1999 3.8% 1.27%
1998 3.84% 1.31%
1997 3.88% 1.35%
1996 4.09% 1.42%
1995 5.02% 1.47%
1994 8.75% 1.52%
1993 12.5% 1.57%
1992 8.5% 1.63%
1991 1.6% 1.68%
1990 1.44% 1.68%
1989 3.04% 1.66%
1988 1.19% 1.64%
1987 -0.28% 1.6%
1986 -0.06% 1.56%
1985 2.11% 1.54%
1984 2.49% 1.51%
1983 -0.67% 1.48%
1982 -7.93% 1.47%
1981 -9.35% 1.48%
1980 -3.56% 1.49%
1979 0.32% 1.5%
1978 2.03% 1.52%
1977 2.15% 1.54%
1976 2.24% 1.56%
1975 2.44% 1.58%
1974 2.56% 1.6%
1973 2.57% 1.63%
1972 2.47% 1.65%
1971 2.46% 1.67%
1970 2.48% 1.71%
1969 2.42% 1.74%
1968 2.39% 1.77%
1967 2.33% 1.82%
1966 2.3% 1.87%
1965 2.26% 1.93%
1964 2.18% 1.99%
1963 2.13% 2.04%
1962 2.07% 2.07%
1961 1.98% 2.1%

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 Chile's population grew by 0.48%.

Live population counters

Afghanistan Chile
Current population
45682388
19992079
Population rank 36/197 67/197
Percent of world population 0.55% 0.24%
One net population change
26.4 seconds
5.54 minutes
One birth every
21.1 seconds
3.05 minutes
One death every
2.16 minutes
4.04 minutes
Daily growth/decline +3,278 +261
Annual growth/decline +1,196,619 +95,150
Annual growth/decline rate +2.81% +0.48%
Population growth rate rank 20/197 129/197
One migration net change every
7.08 minutes
10.2 minutes
Annual migration change -74,404 +51,712
Net migration rank 179/196 21/196
Foreign-born residents 98,110 1,538,324
Foreign-born residents rank 131/195 44/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.2% 7.8%
Foreign-born share rank 186/195 76/195

Natural population change vs migration

Afghanistan
Natural

Migration
Chile
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Afghanistan Chile
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -74,404 - 51,712
2024 1,249,785 -44,089 42,356 58,316
2023 1,228,719 -48,958 48,518 62,679
2022 1,219,475 -647,402 41,041 59,374
2021 1,133,611 -548,784 27,530 65,480
2020 1,134,407 143,634 52,378 26,042
2019 1,138,485 9,159 86,006 181,339
2018 1,115,262 -36,753 103,950 237,807
2017 1,101,218 -71,491 106,268 220,621
2016 1,090,016 -143,049 120,545 135,864
2015 1,077,068 -286,314 127,074 55,689
2014 1,053,788 233,913 131,373 52,702
2013 1,033,778 18,119 133,785 36,529
2012 1,004,814 68,628 134,617 30,870
2011 966,743 384,486 141,053 28,086
2010 943,473 -167,460 145,527 26,048
2009 920,581 -60,602 147,576 24,324
2008 891,246 215,753 147,105 22,488
2007 889,848 -851,298 145,043 20,170
2006 875,301 57,673 142,277 17,285
2005 855,112 250,971 147,009 14,289
2004 850,940 -269,194 150,138 11,495
2003 826,165 247,317 154,287 9,225
2002 776,048 860,349 162,322 7,824
2001 764,090 -212,872 171,659 6,346
2000 782,727 -1,025,973 175,362 7,067
1999 760,727 -32,400 177,995 8,226
1998 719,860 7,380 185,815 10,984
1997 709,778 -21,215 190,433 3,504
1996 685,005 4,072 199,897 2,942
1995 653,280 52,505 208,017 2,454
1994 609,096 315,206 209,834 1,930
1993 541,257 1,149,684 215,003 1,164
1992 440,132 1,197,329 219,224 0
1991 409,954 32,782 227,180 -2,207
1990 402,433 -458,737 226,941 -1,274
1989 381,158 18,296 224,854 -6,186
1988 358,397 -56,263 221,602 -9,131
1987 314,361 -345,535 218,034 -11,958
1986 310,066 -343,397 213,571 -17,148
1985 228,469 -208,685 208,910 -18,047
1984 205,262 248,224 205,407 -21,188
1983 263,778 -172,797 202,352 -23,386
1982 263,210 -500,998 199,522 -26,646
1981 343,468 -1,998,086 198,211 -28,096
1980 365,396 -1,174,239 198,281 -28,060
1979 361,750 -525,413 197,198 -29,873
1978 369,101 -117,186 196,483 -29,644
1977 372,567 -83,115 197,163 -29,651
1976 357,775 -85,430 196,986 -29,967
1975 343,850 -44,418 196,890 -30,524
1974 330,232 -20,009 196,322 -31,211
1973 315,062 -3,030 197,666 -31,878
1972 300,633 -4,050 198,162 -32,584
1971 288,267 -12,801 198,523 -34,147
1970 275,129 4,458 200,402 -36,079
1969 263,823 2,029 202,764 -36,976
1968 251,798 3,333 203,577 -38,224
1967 239,967 6,824 204,377 -38,159
1966 228,786 3,563 204,661 -36,446
1965 217,741 10,695 203,341 -33,988
1964 207,867 7,079 202,741 -31,261
1963 198,035 6,681 202,370 -29,082
1962 188,427 7,016 200,905 -28,023
1961 179,094 6,109 198,788 -27,159
1960 170,257 2,606 198,461 -27,184

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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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 Chile 40.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 755,666 people) and 59.3% is from migration (a gain of 1,103,211 people).

As of 2024, 98,110 residents or 0.2% of the population were not native-born in Afghanistan, compared to 1,538,324 people or 7.8% in Chile.

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
Chile
City Population
Santiago 6.26M
Puente Alto 568K
Antofagasta 349K
Vina del Mar 333K
San Bernardo 301K
Valparaiso 297K
Temuco 282K
Talcahuano 270K
Talca 232K
Rancagua 231K

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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:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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