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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Afghanistan was 42,647,492 in 2024 vs 1,358,282 people in Cyprus in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Afghanistan's population is 45,409,324 people compared to 1,386,362 in Cyprus.

Population statistics:

  • Afghanistan's population is 32.8 times bigger than Cyprus'.
  • Afghanistan is ranked the 36th most populous country in the world, while Cyprus is the 153rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.56% of the world: 0.55% for Afghanistan vs 0.02% for Cyprus.
  • For the last 10 years, Afghanistan has had an average growth rate of +2.76% per year vs +1.26% in Cyprus.
  • Since 2006, the population of Afghanistan has increased from 25.4M people to 45.4M (78.6% growth), while Cyprus has grown from 1.05M to 1.39M (31.5% growth).

Afghanistan vs Cyprus: population by year and forecast

Afghanistan
Factual

Projection
Cyprus
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Afghanistan Cyprus
2100 131,803,615 1,283,630
2099 131,145,502 1,288,020
2098 130,482,225 1,292,508
2097 129,808,066 1,296,742
2096 129,147,895 1,301,023
2095 128,473,977 1,305,479
2094 127,761,785 1,309,718
2093 127,018,448 1,313,969
2092 126,270,202 1,318,737
2091 125,508,788 1,323,639
2090 124,636,092 1,328,837
2089 123,843,293 1,334,392
2088 123,034,495 1,340,131
2087 122,147,758 1,346,159
2086 121,381,088 1,352,854
2085 120,486,343 1,359,724
2084 119,491,780 1,366,740
2083 118,631,246 1,373,868
2082 117,742,446 1,381,157
2081 116,842,143 1,388,924
2080 115,793,841 1,396,828
2079 114,630,140 1,404,677
2078 113,624,958 1,412,505
2077 112,523,374 1,420,434
2076 111,442,221 1,428,032
2075 110,399,328 1,435,762
2074 109,236,338 1,443,463
2073 107,960,305 1,450,943
2072 106,746,984 1,458,241
2071 105,568,382 1,464,781
2070 104,230,485 1,471,110
2069 102,964,062 1,477,182
2068 101,629,164 1,483,033
2067 100,380,826 1,488,356
2066 99,116,663 1,492,983
2065 97,714,113 1,497,204
2064 96,306,602 1,501,025
2063 94,949,108 1,504,504
2062 93,579,065 1,507,711
2061 92,316,077 1,509,940
2060 91,000,643 1,511,787
2059 89,717,353 1,513,161
2058 88,346,732 1,514,533
2057 86,917,997 1,515,475
2056 85,480,219 1,515,978
2055 84,074,268 1,516,427
2054 82,676,432 1,516,816
2053 81,285,014 1,517,078
2052 79,908,081 1,517,120
2051 78,643,202 1,516,244
2050 77,331,830 1,515,102
2049 75,864,863 1,513,890
2048 74,479,782 1,512,298
2047 73,119,204 1,510,494
2046 71,697,214 1,508,356
2045 70,353,118 1,506,087
2044 69,024,959 1,503,508
2043 67,657,423 1,500,726
2042 66,357,363 1,497,592
2041 64,976,778 1,493,983
2040 63,535,531 1,489,871
2039 62,129,737 1,485,335
2038 60,803,646 1,480,323
2037 59,454,331 1,475,124
2036 58,114,874 1,469,196
2035 56,804,011 1,463,098
2034 55,502,408 1,456,442
2033 54,135,876 1,449,244
2032 52,791,273 1,441,479
2031 51,433,991 1,433,522
2030 50,079,746 1,424,675
2029 48,768,949 1,415,483
2028 47,533,470 1,405,454
2027 46,310,865 1,394,504
2026 45,075,045 1,383,344
2025 43,870,455 1,371,233
2024 42,647,492 1,358,282
2023 41,454,761 1,344,976
2022 40,578,842 1,331,370
2021 40,000,412 1,317,309
2020 39,068,979 1,302,247
2019 37,856,121 1,286,671
2018 36,743,039 1,270,737
2017 35,688,935 1,254,275
2016 34,700,612 1,237,112
2015 33,831,764 1,219,502
2014 32,792,523 1,201,801
2013 31,622,704 1,183,895
2012 30,560,034 1,165,397
2011 29,347,708 1,146,493
2010 28,284,089 1,127,816
2009 27,466,101 1,109,371
2008 26,482,622 1,091,026
2007 25,909,852 1,072,714
2006 25,424,094 1,054,418
2005 24,404,567 1,036,151
2004 23,560,654 1,017,875
2003 22,733,049 999,590
2002 21,378,117 981,440
2001 20,284,307 964,127
2000 20,130,327 947,667
1999 19,887,785 931,234
1998 19,159,996 914,548
1997 18,452,091 897,568
1996 17,763,266 880,290
1995 17,065,836 862,695
1994 16,250,794 844,667
1993 14,943,172 826,034
1992 13,278,974 810,341
1991 12,238,879 798,944
1990 12,045,660 788,351
1989 11,874,088 777,420
1988 11,523,298 766,235
1987 11,387,818 754,785
1986 11,420,074 743,105
1985 11,426,852 731,277
1984 11,190,221 719,334
1983 10,917,982 707,225
1982 10,991,378 696,497
1981 11,937,581 688,893
1980 13,169,311 683,076
1979 13,655,567 677,549
1978 13,611,441 672,249
1977 13,340,756 667,101
1976 13,059,851 662,032
1975 12,773,954 659,405
1974 12,469,127 663,254
1973 12,157,999 665,937
1972 11,853,696 661,063
1971 11,567,667 654,050
1970 11,290,128 647,446
1969 11,017,409 641,189
1968 10,756,922 635,157
1967 10,505,959 629,251
1966 10,266,395 623,390
1965 10,036,008 617,736
1964 9,814,318 612,521
1963 9,604,487 607,252
1962 9,404,406 601,466
1961 9,214,083 595,514
1960 9,035,043 586,490

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Afghanistan increased by 9,276,518 people (a 36.5% growth), while Cyprus gained 182,694 people (a 17.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Afghanistan gained 10,708,712 people (a 30.9% growth), while Cyprus' population increased by 149,250 people (a 12.1% growth).

Afghanistan was ranked 45th most populous country in 2006 and is 36th in 2026. Cyprus was ranked 153rd in 2006 and still ranked 153rd 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 Cyprus will increase by 9.29% to 1,515,102 people and will still be ranked 153rd.

Afghanistan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 132M people compared to the peak of 1.52M people in 2052 for Cyprus.

Population growth rate by year

Afghanistan
Factual

Projection
Cyprus
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Afghanistan Cyprus
2100 0.5% -0.34%
2099 0.51% -0.35%
2098 0.52% -0.33%
2097 0.51% -0.33%
2096 0.52% -0.34%
2095 0.56% -0.32%
2094 0.59% -0.32%
2093 0.59% -0.36%
2092 0.61% -0.37%
2091 0.7% -0.39%
2090 0.64% -0.42%
2089 0.66% -0.43%
2088 0.73% -0.45%
2087 0.63% -0.49%
2086 0.74% -0.51%
2085 0.83% -0.51%
2084 0.73% -0.52%
2083 0.75% -0.53%
2082 0.77% -0.56%
2081 0.91% -0.57%
2080 1.02% -0.56%
2079 0.88% -0.55%
2078 0.98% -0.56%
2077 0.97% -0.53%
2076 0.94% -0.54%
2075 1.06% -0.53%
2074 1.18% -0.52%
2073 1.14% -0.5%
2072 1.12% -0.45%
2071 1.28% -0.43%
2070 1.23% -0.41%
2069 1.31% -0.39%
2068 1.24% -0.36%
2067 1.28% -0.31%
2066 1.44% -0.28%
2065 1.46% -0.25%
2064 1.43% -0.23%
2063 1.46% -0.21%
2062 1.37% -0.15%
2061 1.45% -0.12%
2060 1.43% -0.09%
2059 1.55% -0.09%
2058 1.64% -0.06%
2057 1.68% -0.03%
2056 1.67% -0.03%
2055 1.69% -0.03%
2054 1.71% -0.02%
2053 1.72% -0.003%
2052 1.61% 0.06%
2051 1.7% 0.08%
2050 1.93% 0.08%
2049 1.86% 0.11%
2048 1.86% 0.12%
2047 1.98% 0.14%
2046 1.91% 0.15%
2045 1.92% 0.17%
2044 2.02% 0.19%
2043 1.96% 0.21%
2042 2.12% 0.24%
2041 2.27% 0.28%
2040 2.26% 0.31%
2039 2.18% 0.34%
2038 2.27% 0.35%
2037 2.3% 0.4%
2036 2.31% 0.42%
2035 2.35% 0.46%
2034 2.52% 0.5%
2033 2.55% 0.54%
2032 2.64% 0.56%
2031 2.7% 0.62%
2030 2.69% 0.65%
2029 2.6% 0.71%
2028 2.64% 0.79%
2027 2.74% 0.81%
2026 2.75% 0.88%
2025 2.87% 0.95%
2024 2.88% 0.99%
2023 2.16% 1.02%
2022 1.45% 1.07%
2021 2.38% 1.16%
2020 3.2% 1.21%
2019 3.03% 1.25%
2018 2.95% 1.31%
2017 2.85% 1.39%
2016 2.57% 1.44%
2015 3.17% 1.47%
2014 3.7% 1.51%
2013 3.48% 1.59%
2012 4.13% 1.65%
2011 3.76% 1.66%
2010 2.98% 1.66%
2009 3.71% 1.68%
2008 2.21% 1.71%
2007 1.91% 1.74%
2006 4.18% 1.76%
2005 3.58% 1.8%
2004 3.64% 1.83%
2003 6.34% 1.85%
2002 5.39% 1.8%
2001 0.76% 1.74%
2000 1.22% 1.76%
1999 3.8% 1.82%
1998 3.84% 1.89%
1997 3.88% 1.96%
1996 4.09% 2.04%
1995 5.02% 2.13%
1994 8.75% 2.26%
1993 12.5% 1.94%
1992 8.5% 1.43%
1991 1.6% 1.34%
1990 1.44% 1.41%
1989 3.04% 1.46%
1988 1.19% 1.52%
1987 -0.28% 1.57%
1986 -0.06% 1.62%
1985 2.11% 1.66%
1984 2.49% 1.71%
1983 -0.67% 1.54%
1982 -7.93% 1.1%
1981 -9.35% 0.85%
1980 -3.56% 0.82%
1979 0.32% 0.79%
1978 2.03% 0.77%
1977 2.15% 0.77%
1976 2.24% 0.4%
1975 2.44% -0.58%
1974 2.56% -0.4%
1973 2.57% 0.74%
1972 2.47% 1.07%
1971 2.46% 1.02%
1970 2.48% 0.98%
1969 2.42% 0.95%
1968 2.39% 0.94%
1967 2.33% 0.94%
1966 2.3% 0.92%
1965 2.26% 0.85%
1964 2.18% 0.87%
1963 2.13% 0.96%
1962 2.07% 1%
1961 1.98% 1.54%

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 Cyprus' population grew by 0.99%.

Live population counters

Afghanistan Cyprus
Current population
45409324
1386362
Population rank 36/197 153/197
Percent of world population 0.55% 0.02%
One net population change
26.4 seconds
39.5 minutes
One birth every
21.5 seconds
36.2 minutes
One death every
2.19 minutes
55.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +3,268 +36
Annual growth/decline +1,192,731 +13,306
Annual growth/decline rate +2.88% +0.99%
Population growth rate rank 20/197 103/197
One migration net change every
7.08 minutes
1.13 hours
Annual migration change -74,404 +7,749
Net migration rank 179/196 46/196
Foreign-born residents 98,110 202,062
Foreign-born residents rank 131/195 111/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.2% 14.9%
Foreign-born share rank 186/195 42/195

Natural population change vs migration

Afghanistan
Natural

Migration
Cyprus
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Afghanistan Cyprus
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -74,404 - 7,749
2024 - -44,089 - 8,138
2023 1,228,719 -48,958 5,025 8,697
2022 1,219,475 -647,402 4,466 9,014
2021 1,133,611 -548,784 5,305 9,341
2020 1,134,407 143,634 5,826 9,653
2019 1,138,485 9,159 5,679 9,983
2018 1,115,262 -36,753 5,905 10,311
2017 1,101,218 -71,491 6,082 10,632
2016 1,090,016 -143,049 6,643 10,951
2015 1,077,068 -286,314 6,340 11,277
2014 1,053,788 233,913 6,193 11,599
2013 1,033,778 18,119 6,116 11,914
2012 1,004,814 68,628 6,726 12,237
2011 966,743 384,486 6,271 12,566
2010 943,473 -167,460 6,723 11,793
2009 920,581 -60,602 6,820 11,555
2008 891,246 215,753 6,429 11,887
2007 889,848 -851,298 5,983 12,332
2006 875,301 57,673 6,166 12,110
2005 855,112 250,971 5,646 12,616
2004 850,940 -269,194 5,705 12,583
2003 826,165 247,317 5,484 12,786
2002 776,048 860,349 5,225 12,814
2001 764,090 -212,872 5,308 11,283
2000 782,727 -1,025,973 5,570 10,753
1999 760,727 -32,400 5,524 11,023
1998 719,860 7,380 5,879 10,942
1997 709,778 -21,215 6,444 10,696
1996 685,005 4,072 6,911 10,506
1995 653,280 52,505 7,226 10,549
1994 609,096 315,206 7,973 10,305
1993 541,257 1,149,684 8,463 10,520
1992 440,132 1,197,329 9,844 2,562
1991 409,954 32,782 9,102 1,294
1990 402,433 -458,737 9,417 1,371
1989 381,158 18,296 9,156 1,903
1988 358,397 -56,263 9,595 1,727
1987 314,361 -345,535 9,114 2,465
1986 310,066 -343,397 9,412 2,362
1985 228,469 -208,685 9,242 2,647
1984 205,262 248,224 9,516 2,485
1983 263,778 -172,797 9,318 2,899
1982 263,210 -500,998 9,282 -46
1981 343,468 -1,998,086 7,135 -1,171
1980 365,396 -1,174,239 7,954 -2,284
1979 361,750 -525,413 6,620 -1,232
1978 369,101 -117,186 5,949 -735
1977 372,567 -83,115 5,607 -521
1976 357,775 -85,430 6,546 -1,496
1975 343,850 -44,418 5,023 -4,820
1974 330,232 -20,009 321 -8,220
1973 315,062 -3,030 5,405 -2,877
1972 300,633 -4,050 8,244 -1,037
1971 288,267 -12,801 8,398 -1,586
1970 275,129 4,458 8,412 -2,001
1969 263,823 2,029 8,857 -2,744
1968 251,798 3,333 9,153 -3,207
1967 239,967 6,824 9,313 -3,451
1966 228,786 3,563 9,478 -3,623
1965 217,741 10,695 9,643 -4,184
1964 207,867 7,079 8,322 -3,347
1963 198,035 6,681 8,568 -3,005
1962 188,427 7,016 9,455 -3,441
1961 179,094 6,109 9,584 -3,695
1960 170,257 2,606 8,385 3,766

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 Cyprus 36.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 57,464 people) and 63.8% is from migration (a gain of 101,458 people).

As of 2024, 98,110 residents or 0.2% of the population were not native-born in Afghanistan, compared to 202,062 people or 14.9% in Cyprus.

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
Cyprus
City Population
Limassol 108K
Larnaca 59.2K
Nicosia 56.8K
Famagusta 40.9K
Paphos 36K
Kyrenia 33.2K
Aradippou 19.2K
Paralimni 15K
Ypsonas 11.1K
Dali 10.5K

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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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