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Population in Afghanistan compared to the Czech Republic: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Afghanistan was 42,647,492 in 2024 vs 10,905,028 people in the Czech Republic in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Afghanistan's population is 45,409,324 people compared to 10,649,126 in the Czech Republic.

Population statistics:

  • Afghanistan's population is 4.26 times bigger than the Czech Republic's.
  • Afghanistan is ranked the 36th most populous country in the world, while the Czech Republic is the 93rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.68% of the world: 0.55% for Afghanistan vs 0.13% for the Czech Republic.
  • For the last 10 years, Afghanistan has had an average growth rate of +2.76% per year vs +0.34% in the Czech Republic.
  • Since 2006, the population of Afghanistan has increased from 25.4M people to 45.4M (78.6% growth), while the Czech Republic has grown from 10.2M to 10.6M (4.01% growth).

Afghanistan vs Czech Republic: population by year and forecast

Afghanistan
Factual

Projection
Czech Republic
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Afghanistan Czech Republic
2100 131,803,615 8,325,870
2099 131,145,502 8,347,035
2098 130,482,225 8,367,582
2097 129,808,066 8,387,141
2096 129,147,895 8,407,012
2095 128,473,977 8,425,776
2094 127,761,785 8,444,415
2093 127,018,448 8,462,470
2092 126,270,202 8,480,332
2091 125,508,788 8,497,856
2090 124,636,092 8,516,149
2089 123,843,293 8,534,417
2088 123,034,495 8,552,792
2087 122,147,758 8,572,217
2086 121,381,088 8,592,607
2085 120,486,343 8,613,126
2084 119,491,780 8,634,563
2083 118,631,246 8,656,688
2082 117,742,446 8,680,346
2081 116,842,143 8,705,288
2080 115,793,841 8,731,611
2079 114,630,140 8,759,446
2078 113,624,958 8,788,719
2077 112,523,374 8,819,271
2076 111,442,221 8,851,532
2075 110,399,328 8,886,209
2074 109,236,338 8,922,752
2073 107,960,305 8,961,377
2072 106,746,984 9,002,196
2071 105,568,382 9,044,814
2070 104,230,485 9,089,338
2069 102,964,062 9,135,444
2068 101,629,164 9,182,610
2067 100,380,826 9,231,075
2066 99,116,663 9,280,641
2065 97,714,113 9,331,222
2064 96,306,602 9,381,077
2063 94,949,108 9,430,947
2062 93,579,065 9,479,782
2061 92,316,077 9,527,543
2060 91,000,643 9,573,715
2059 89,717,353 9,618,240
2058 88,346,732 9,661,212
2057 86,917,997 9,702,890
2056 85,480,219 9,742,619
2055 84,074,268 9,780,337
2054 82,676,432 9,816,525
2053 81,285,014 9,850,555
2052 79,908,081 9,882,803
2051 78,643,202 9,913,797
2050 77,331,830 9,943,922
2049 75,864,863 9,972,314
2048 74,479,782 10,000,421
2047 73,119,204 10,028,123
2046 71,697,214 10,056,076
2045 70,353,118 10,083,671
2044 69,024,959 10,111,346
2043 67,657,423 10,139,564
2042 66,357,363 10,168,461
2041 64,976,778 10,198,407
2040 63,535,531 10,228,600
2039 62,129,737 10,260,066
2038 60,803,646 10,291,775
2037 59,454,331 10,324,680
2036 58,114,874 10,357,281
2035 56,804,011 10,390,525
2034 55,502,408 10,423,635
2033 54,135,876 10,456,466
2032 52,791,273 10,488,669
2031 51,433,991 10,519,813
2030 50,079,746 10,549,605
2029 48,768,949 10,578,033
2028 47,533,470 10,604,523
2027 46,310,865 10,627,835
2026 45,075,045 10,649,126
2025 43,870,455 10,792,466
2024 42,647,492 10,905,028
2023 41,454,761 10,864,042
2022 40,578,842 10,672,118
2021 40,000,412 10,505,772
2020 39,068,979 10,697,858
2019 37,856,121 10,671,870
2018 36,743,039 10,629,928
2017 35,688,935 10,594,438
2016 34,700,612 10,566,332
2015 33,831,764 10,546,059
2014 32,792,523 10,525,347
2013 31,622,704 10,514,272
2012 30,560,034 10,510,785
2011 29,347,708 10,496,088
2010 28,284,089 10,474,410
2009 27,466,101 10,443,936
2008 26,482,622 10,384,603
2007 25,909,852 10,298,828
2006 25,424,094 10,238,905
2005 24,404,567 10,211,216
2004 23,560,654 10,197,101
2003 22,733,049 10,193,998
2002 21,378,117 10,196,916
2001 20,284,307 10,216,605
2000 20,130,327 10,255,063
1999 19,887,785 10,283,860
1998 19,159,996 10,294,373
1997 18,452,091 10,304,131
1996 17,763,266 10,315,241
1995 17,065,836 10,327,253
1994 16,250,794 10,333,587
1993 14,943,172 10,329,855
1992 13,278,974 10,319,123
1991 12,238,879 10,308,578
1990 12,045,660 10,333,355
1989 11,874,088 10,361,068
1988 11,523,298 10,355,276
1987 11,387,818 10,347,318
1986 11,420,074 10,342,227
1985 11,426,852 10,337,118
1984 11,190,221 10,330,213
1983 10,917,982 10,323,856
1982 10,991,378 10,314,826
1981 11,937,581 10,300,591
1980 13,169,311 10,304,193
1979 13,655,567 10,292,341
1978 13,611,441 10,242,098
1977 13,340,756 10,186,755
1976 13,059,851 10,125,939
1975 12,773,954 10,058,620
1974 12,469,127 9,988,459
1973 12,157,999 9,922,266
1972 11,853,696 9,867,632
1971 11,567,667 9,826,815
1970 11,290,128 9,858,071
1969 11,017,409 9,896,580
1968 10,756,922 9,876,346
1967 10,505,959 9,852,899
1966 10,266,395 9,821,040
1965 10,036,008 9,779,358
1964 9,814,318 9,727,804
1963 9,604,487 9,670,685
1962 9,404,406 9,624,660
1961 9,214,083 9,586,651
1960 9,035,043 9,602,006

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 the Czech Republic gained 327,427 people (a 3.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Afghanistan gained 10,708,712 people (a 30.9% growth), while the Czech Republic's population increased by 82,794 people (a 0.78% growth).

Afghanistan was ranked 45th most populous country in 2006 and is 36th in 2026. The Czech Republic was ranked 80th in 2006 and ranked 93rd 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 the Czech Republic will decrease by 6.62% to 9,943,922 people and rank change from 93rd to 98th.

Afghanistan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 132M people, while the Czech Republic's population already peaked in 2024 at 10.9M people and is projected to decrease to 8.33M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Afghanistan
Factual

Projection
Czech Republic
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Afghanistan Czech Republic
2100 0.5% -0.25%
2099 0.51% -0.25%
2098 0.52% -0.23%
2097 0.51% -0.24%
2096 0.52% -0.22%
2095 0.56% -0.22%
2094 0.59% -0.21%
2093 0.59% -0.21%
2092 0.61% -0.21%
2091 0.7% -0.21%
2090 0.64% -0.21%
2089 0.66% -0.21%
2088 0.73% -0.23%
2087 0.63% -0.24%
2086 0.74% -0.24%
2085 0.83% -0.25%
2084 0.73% -0.26%
2083 0.75% -0.27%
2082 0.77% -0.29%
2081 0.91% -0.3%
2080 1.02% -0.32%
2079 0.88% -0.33%
2078 0.98% -0.35%
2077 0.97% -0.36%
2076 0.94% -0.39%
2075 1.06% -0.41%
2074 1.18% -0.43%
2073 1.14% -0.45%
2072 1.12% -0.47%
2071 1.28% -0.49%
2070 1.23% -0.5%
2069 1.31% -0.51%
2068 1.24% -0.53%
2067 1.28% -0.53%
2066 1.44% -0.54%
2065 1.46% -0.53%
2064 1.43% -0.53%
2063 1.46% -0.52%
2062 1.37% -0.5%
2061 1.45% -0.48%
2060 1.43% -0.46%
2059 1.55% -0.44%
2058 1.64% -0.43%
2057 1.68% -0.41%
2056 1.67% -0.39%
2055 1.69% -0.37%
2054 1.71% -0.35%
2053 1.72% -0.33%
2052 1.61% -0.31%
2051 1.7% -0.3%
2050 1.93% -0.28%
2049 1.86% -0.28%
2048 1.86% -0.28%
2047 1.98% -0.28%
2046 1.91% -0.27%
2045 1.92% -0.27%
2044 2.02% -0.28%
2043 1.96% -0.28%
2042 2.12% -0.29%
2041 2.27% -0.3%
2040 2.26% -0.31%
2039 2.18% -0.31%
2038 2.27% -0.32%
2037 2.3% -0.31%
2036 2.31% -0.32%
2035 2.35% -0.32%
2034 2.52% -0.31%
2033 2.55% -0.31%
2032 2.64% -0.3%
2031 2.7% -0.28%
2030 2.69% -0.27%
2029 2.6% -0.25%
2028 2.64% -0.22%
2027 2.74% -0.2%
2026 2.75% -1.33%
2025 2.87% -1.03%
2024 2.88% 0.38%
2023 2.16% 1.8%
2022 1.45% 1.58%
2021 2.38% -1.8%
2020 3.2% 0.24%
2019 3.03% 0.39%
2018 2.95% 0.33%
2017 2.85% 0.27%
2016 2.57% 0.19%
2015 3.17% 0.2%
2014 3.7% 0.11%
2013 3.48% 0.03%
2012 4.13% 0.14%
2011 3.76% 0.21%
2010 2.98% 0.29%
2009 3.71% 0.57%
2008 2.21% 0.83%
2007 1.91% 0.59%
2006 4.18% 0.27%
2005 3.58% 0.14%
2004 3.64% 0.03%
2003 6.34% -0.03%
2002 5.39% -0.19%
2001 0.76% -0.38%
2000 1.22% -0.28%
1999 3.8% -0.1%
1998 3.84% -0.09%
1997 3.88% -0.11%
1996 4.09% -0.12%
1995 5.02% -0.06%
1994 8.75% 0.04%
1993 12.5% 0.1%
1992 8.5% 0.1%
1991 1.6% -0.24%
1990 1.44% -0.27%
1989 3.04% 0.06%
1988 1.19% 0.08%
1987 -0.28% 0.05%
1986 -0.06% 0.05%
1985 2.11% 0.07%
1984 2.49% 0.06%
1983 -0.67% 0.09%
1982 -7.93% 0.14%
1981 -9.35% -0.03%
1980 -3.56% 0.12%
1979 0.32% 0.49%
1978 2.03% 0.54%
1977 2.15% 0.6%
1976 2.24% 0.67%
1975 2.44% 0.7%
1974 2.56% 0.67%
1973 2.57% 0.55%
1972 2.47% 0.42%
1971 2.46% -0.32%
1970 2.48% -0.39%
1969 2.42% 0.2%
1968 2.39% 0.24%
1967 2.33% 0.32%
1966 2.3% 0.43%
1965 2.26% 0.53%
1964 2.18% 0.59%
1963 2.13% 0.48%
1962 2.07% 0.4%
1961 1.98% -0.16%

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 the Czech Republic's population grew by 0.38%.

Live population counters

Afghanistan Czech Republic
Current population
45409324
10649126
Population rank 36/197 93/197
Percent of world population 0.55% 0.13%
One net population change
26.4 seconds
12.8 minutes
One birth every
21.5 seconds
5.76 minutes
One death every
2.19 minutes
4.65 minutes
Daily growth/decline +3,268 +112
Annual growth/decline +1,192,731 +40,986
Annual growth/decline rate +2.88% +0.38%
Population growth rate rank 20/197 142/197
One migration net change every
7.08 minutes
4.7 minutes
Annual migration change -74,404 -112,188
Net migration rank 179/196 182/196
Foreign-born residents 98,110 1,025,199
Foreign-born residents rank 131/195 59/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.2% 9.5%
Foreign-born share rank 186/195 67/195

Natural population change vs migration

Afghanistan
Natural

Migration
Czech Republic
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Afghanistan Czech Republic
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -74,404 - -112,188
2024 - -44,089 - -86,169
2023 1,228,719 -48,958 -21,729 -14,638
2022 1,219,475 -647,402 -19,209 329,739
2021 1,133,611 -548,784 -28,365 4,111
2020 1,134,407 143,634 -19,257 4,336
2019 1,138,485 9,159 0 5,553
2018 1,115,262 -36,753 1,063 5,849
2017 1,101,218 -71,491 3,178 5,747
2016 1,090,016 -143,049 5,283 5,465
2015 1,077,068 -286,314 0 5,037
2014 1,053,788 233,913 4,210 6,303
2013 1,033,778 18,119 -2,103 5,427
2012 1,004,814 68,628 0 5,347
2011 966,743 384,486 2,099 16,841
2010 943,473 -167,460 10,475 34,927
2009 920,581 -60,602 10,444 31,270
2008 891,246 215,753 14,538 29,813
2007 889,848 -851,298 9,268 27,887
2006 875,301 57,673 1,024 26,259
2005 855,112 250,971 -6,126 26,203
2004 850,940 -269,194 -9,177 26,030
2003 826,165 247,317 -17,330 25,997
2002 776,048 860,349 -15,296 26,089
2001 764,090 -212,872 -16,347 21,749
2000 782,727 -1,025,973 -17,433 4,420
1999 760,727 -32,400 -20,568 5,965
1998 719,860 7,380 -18,530 6,374
1997 709,778 -21,215 -21,639 6,664
1996 685,005 4,072 -21,662 6,539
1995 653,280 52,505 -21,687 6,459
1994 609,096 315,206 -11,367 6,401
1993 541,257 1,149,684 3,099 7,197
1992 440,132 1,197,329 1,032 6,718
1991 409,954 32,782 4,124 5,568
1990 402,433 -458,737 1,034 -3,529
1989 381,158 18,296 1,036 -2,175
1988 358,397 -56,263 7,249 -1,359
1987 314,361 -345,535 4,138 -1,514
1986 310,066 -343,397 1,034 -771
1985 228,469 -208,685 4,135 -1,173
1984 205,262 248,224 5,165 -1,481
1983 263,778 -172,797 3,097 -1,971
1982 263,210 -500,998 10,315 -1,018
1981 343,468 -1,998,086 13,391 -372
1980 365,396 -1,174,239 17,517 1,738
1979 361,750 -525,413 44,257 -13
1978 369,101 -117,186 52,234 -795
1977 372,567 -83,115 55,009 -1,968
1976 357,775 -85,430 61,768 -2,727
1975 343,850 -44,418 67,393 -3,057
1974 330,232 -20,009 66,923 -2,919
1973 315,062 -3,030 57,549 -2,625
1972 300,633 -4,050 44,404 -2,755
1971 288,267 -12,801 31,445 -2,598
1970 275,129 4,458 24,646 -9,353
1969 263,823 2,029 22,762 -8,133
1968 251,798 3,333 21,728 -8,111
1967 239,967 6,824 29,558 -8,137
1966 228,786 3,563 35,355 -8,675
1965 217,741 10,695 43,029 -7,545
1964 207,867 7,079 52,531 -6,122
1963 198,035 6,681 48,353 -5,753
1962 188,427 7,016 29,836 -6,886
1961 179,094 6,109 36,430 -5,712
1960 170,257 2,606 34,567 2,748

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 the Czech Republic 17.3% is from natural causes (a loss of 74,826 people) and 82.7% is from migration (a gain of 357,502 people).

As of 2024, 98,110 residents or 0.2% of the population were not native-born in Afghanistan, compared to 1,025,199 people or 9.5% in the Czech Republic.

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
Czech Republic
City Population
Prague 1.4M
Brno 403K
Ostrava 283K
Plzen 188K
Liberec 108K
Olomouc 103K
Ceske Budejovice 97.2K
Hradec Kralove 94.3K
Pardubice 92.3K
Usti nad Labem 90.9K

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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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