The latest officially reported population of Afghanistan was 42,647,492 in 2024 vs 1,372,341 people in Estonia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Afghanistan's population is 45,060,300 people compared to 1,342,600 in Estonia.
Population statistics:
- Afghanistan's population is 33.6 times bigger than Estonia's.
- Afghanistan is ranked the 36th most populous country in the world, while Estonia is the 155th.
- The countries together account for 0.56% of the world: 0.54% for Afghanistan vs 0.02% for Estonia.
- For the last 10 years, Afghanistan has had an average growth rate of +2.76% per year vs +0.37% in Estonia.
- Since 2006, the population of Afghanistan has increased from 25.4M people to 45.1M (77.2% growth), while Estonia has declined from 1.35M to 1.34M (0.31% decline).
- Afghanistan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 130M people, while Estonia's population already peaked in 1990 at 1.57M people and is projected to decrease to 833K people by 2100.
Afghanistan vs Estonia: live population counter
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| Current population |
45060300
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1342600
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| Population rank | 36/197 | 155/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.54% | 0.02% |
| One net population change |
26.4 seconds
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4.26 hours
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| One birth every |
21.5 seconds
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47.9 minutes
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| One death every |
2.19 minutes
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32.8 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
11.9 minutes
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1.13 hours
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| Annual migration change | -44,089 | -7,742 |
| Daily growth/decline | +3,268 | +6 |
| Annual growth/decline | +1,192,731 | +2,055 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.88% | +0.15% |
| Population growth rate rank | 20/197 | 159/197 |
Afghanistan and Estonia: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 9,035,043 | 1,211,537 | - | - |
| 1961 | 9,214,083 | 1,225,077 | 1.98% | 1.12% |
| 1962 | 9,404,406 | 1,241,623 | 2.07% | 1.35% |
| 1963 | 9,604,487 | 1,258,857 | 2.13% | 1.39% |
| 1964 | 9,814,318 | 1,277,086 | 2.18% | 1.45% |
| 1965 | 10,036,008 | 1,294,566 | 2.26% | 1.37% |
| 1966 | 10,266,395 | 1,308,597 | 2.3% | 1.08% |
| 1967 | 10,505,959 | 1,318,946 | 2.33% | 0.79% |
| 1968 | 10,756,922 | 1,331,214 | 2.39% | 0.93% |
| 1969 | 11,017,409 | 1,345,249 | 2.42% | 1.05% |
| 1970 | 11,290,128 | 1,360,076 | 2.48% | 1.1% |
| 1971 | 11,567,667 | 1,376,955 | 2.46% | 1.24% |
| 1972 | 11,853,696 | 1,392,518 | 2.47% | 1.13% |
| 1973 | 12,157,999 | 1,405,951 | 2.57% | 0.96% |
| 1974 | 12,469,127 | 1,418,169 | 2.56% | 0.87% |
| 1975 | 12,773,954 | 1,429,352 | 2.44% | 0.79% |
| 1976 | 13,059,851 | 1,439,576 | 2.24% | 0.72% |
| 1977 | 13,340,756 | 1,450,211 | 2.15% | 0.74% |
| 1978 | 13,611,441 | 1,460,188 | 2.03% | 0.69% |
| 1979 | 13,655,567 | 1,468,333 | 0.32% | 0.56% |
| 1980 | 13,169,311 | 1,477,219 | -3.56% | 0.61% |
| 1981 | 11,937,581 | 1,487,666 | -9.35% | 0.71% |
| 1982 | 10,991,378 | 1,498,414 | -7.93% | 0.72% |
| 1983 | 10,917,982 | 1,508,745 | -0.67% | 0.69% |
| 1984 | 11,190,221 | 1,518,617 | 2.49% | 0.65% |
| 1985 | 11,426,852 | 1,528,781 | 2.11% | 0.67% |
| 1986 | 11,420,074 | 1,540,190 | -0.06% | 0.75% |
| 1987 | 11,387,818 | 1,552,221 | -0.28% | 0.78% |
| 1988 | 11,523,298 | 1,561,900 | 1.19% | 0.62% |
| 1989 | 11,874,088 | 1,568,131 | 3.04% | 0.4% |
| 1990 | 12,045,660 | 1,569,174 | 1.44% | 0.07% |
| 1991 | 12,238,879 | 1,561,314 | 1.6% | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 13,278,974 | 1,533,091 | 8.5% | -1.81% |
| 1993 | 14,943,172 | 1,494,128 | 12.5% | -2.54% |
| 1994 | 16,250,794 | 1,462,514 | 8.75% | -2.12% |
| 1995 | 17,065,836 | 1,436,634 | 5.02% | -1.77% |
| 1996 | 17,763,266 | 1,415,594 | 4.09% | -1.46% |
| 1997 | 18,452,091 | 1,399,535 | 3.88% | -1.13% |
| 1998 | 19,159,996 | 1,386,156 | 3.84% | -0.96% |
| 1999 | 19,887,785 | 1,390,244 | 3.8% | 0.29% |
| 2000 | 20,130,327 | 1,396,985 | 1.22% | 0.48% |
| 2001 | 20,284,307 | 1,388,115 | 0.76% | -0.63% |
| 2002 | 21,378,117 | 1,379,350 | 5.39% | -0.63% |
| 2003 | 22,733,049 | 1,370,720 | 6.34% | -0.63% |
| 2004 | 23,560,654 | 1,362,550 | 3.64% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 24,404,567 | 1,354,775 | 3.58% | -0.57% |
| 2006 | 25,424,094 | 1,346,810 | 4.18% | -0.59% |
| 2007 | 25,909,852 | 1,340,680 | 1.91% | -0.46% |
| 2008 | 26,482,622 | 1,337,090 | 2.21% | -0.27% |
| 2009 | 27,466,101 | 1,334,515 | 3.71% | -0.19% |
| 2010 | 28,284,089 | 1,331,475 | 2.98% | -0.23% |
| 2011 | 29,347,708 | 1,327,439 | 3.76% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 30,560,034 | 1,322,696 | 4.13% | -0.36% |
| 2013 | 31,622,704 | 1,317,997 | 3.48% | -0.36% |
| 2014 | 32,792,523 | 1,314,545 | 3.7% | -0.26% |
| 2015 | 33,831,764 | 1,315,407 | 3.17% | 0.07% |
| 2016 | 34,700,612 | 1,315,790 | 2.57% | 0.03% |
| 2017 | 35,688,935 | 1,317,384 | 2.85% | 0.12% |
| 2018 | 36,743,039 | 1,321,977 | 2.95% | 0.35% |
| 2019 | 37,856,121 | 1,326,898 | 3.03% | 0.37% |
| 2020 | 39,068,979 | 1,329,522 | 3.2% | 0.2% |
| 2021 | 40,000,412 | 1,330,932 | 2.38% | 0.11% |
| 2022 | 40,578,842 | 1,348,840 | 1.45% | 1.35% |
| 2023 | 41,454,761 | 1,370,286 | 2.16% | 1.59% |
| 2024 | 42,647,492 | 1,372,341 | 2.88% | 0.15% |
| 2025 | 43,844,105 | 1,355,886 | 2.81% | -1.2% |
| 2026 | 45,047,056 | 1,342,600 | 2.74% | -0.98% |
| 2027 | 46,258,902 | 1,335,442 | 2.69% | -0.53% |
| 2028 | 47,470,560 | 1,328,286 | 2.62% | -0.54% |
| 2029 | 48,725,707 | 1,321,161 | 2.64% | -0.54% |
| 2030 | 50,039,392 | 1,314,069 | 2.7% | -0.54% |
| 2031 | 51,375,991 | 1,306,958 | 2.67% | -0.54% |
| 2032 | 52,707,835 | 1,299,888 | 2.59% | -0.54% |
| 2033 | 54,044,241 | 1,292,910 | 2.54% | -0.54% |
| 2034 | 55,359,451 | 1,286,022 | 2.43% | -0.53% |
| 2035 | 56,647,220 | 1,279,261 | 2.33% | -0.53% |
| 2036 | 57,953,651 | 1,272,639 | 2.31% | -0.52% |
| 2037 | 59,279,025 | 1,266,148 | 2.29% | -0.51% |
| 2038 | 60,597,829 | 1,259,837 | 2.22% | -0.5% |
| 2039 | 61,944,459 | 1,253,640 | 2.22% | -0.49% |
| 2040 | 63,347,863 | 1,247,514 | 2.27% | -0.49% |
| 2041 | 64,738,834 | 1,241,398 | 2.2% | -0.49% |
| 2042 | 66,060,206 | 1,235,251 | 2.04% | -0.5% |
| 2043 | 67,375,149 | 1,229,108 | 1.99% | -0.5% |
| 2044 | 68,703,950 | 1,222,903 | 1.97% | -0.5% |
| 2045 | 70,021,184 | 1,216,642 | 1.92% | -0.51% |
| 2046 | 71,384,682 | 1,210,354 | 1.95% | -0.52% |
| 2047 | 72,756,288 | 1,204,004 | 1.92% | -0.52% |
| 2048 | 74,109,717 | 1,197,645 | 1.86% | -0.53% |
| 2049 | 75,515,588 | 1,191,150 | 1.9% | -0.54% |
| 2050 | 76,885,118 | 1,184,441 | 1.81% | -0.56% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Afghanistan increased by 9,276,518 people (a 36.5% growth), while Estonia lost 31,020 people (a 2.3% decline).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Afghanistan gained 10,359,688 (a 29.9% growth), while Estonia's population increased by 26,810 (a 2.04% growth).
Afghanistan was ranked 45th most populous country in 2006 and is 36th in 2026. Estonia was ranked 149th in 2006 and ranked 155th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Afghanistan's population will grow by 70.6% to 76,885,118 people with a rank change from 36th to 25th. The population of Estonia will decrease by 11.8% to 1,184,441 people and rank change from 155th to 159th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Kabul | 4.27M |
| Kandahar | 614K |
| Herat | 556K |
| Mazar-i-Sharif | 469K |
| Kunduz | 357K |
| Jalalabad | 263K |
| Lashkargah | 202K |
| Sheberghan | 176K |
| Khost | 160K |
| Ghazni | 143K |
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Population differences between Afghanistan and Estonia
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| Life expectancy | 66.8 years | 79.6 years |
| Average age | 22.1 years | 43.1 years |
| Median age | 18.2 years | 43.3 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.5:49.5 | 47.5:52.5 |
| Fertility rate | 4.84 births per woman | 1.31 births per woman |
| Population density | 169.4 ppl/mi² | 83.2 ppl/mi² |
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