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

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The latest officially reported population of Afghanistan was 43,844,111 in 2025 vs 1,366,475 people in Estonia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Afghanistan's population is 45,682,388 people compared to 1,347,027 in Estonia.

Population statistics:

  • Afghanistan's population is 33.9 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 0.57% of the world: 0.55% for Afghanistan vs 0.02% for Estonia.
  • For the last 10 years, Afghanistan has had an average growth rate of +2.68% per year vs +0.35% in Estonia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Afghanistan has increased from 25.4M people to 45.7M (79.7% growth), while Estonia has grown from 1.35M to 1.35M (0.02% growth).

Afghanistan vs Estonia: population by year and forecast

Afghanistan
Factual

Projection
Estonia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Afghanistan Estonia
2100 131,724,468 836,010
2099 131,066,750 841,611
2098 130,403,871 847,091
2097 129,730,117 852,580
2096 129,070,342 858,210
2095 128,396,829 863,813
2094 127,685,065 869,346
2093 126,942,174 874,966
2092 126,194,378 880,538
2091 125,433,421 886,175
2090 124,561,248 891,952
2089 123,768,926 897,814
2088 122,960,614 903,726
2087 122,074,409 909,938
2086 121,308,199 916,313
2085 120,413,992 922,817
2084 119,420,025 929,590
2083 118,560,008 936,429
2082 117,671,742 943,318
2081 116,771,980 950,224
2080 115,724,307 957,303
2079 114,561,305 964,518
2078 113,556,727 971,861
2077 112,455,804 979,290
2076 111,375,301 986,730
2075 110,333,033 994,224
2074 109,170,742 1,001,883
2073 107,895,475 1,009,652
2072 106,682,883 1,017,490
2071 105,504,989 1,025,441
2070 104,167,895 1,033,527
2069 102,902,233 1,041,579
2068 101,568,136 1,049,614
2067 100,320,548 1,057,732
2066 99,057,144 1,065,824
2065 97,655,437 1,073,994
2064 96,248,770 1,082,173
2063 94,892,092 1,090,322
2062 93,522,871 1,098,483
2061 92,260,642 1,106,624
2060 90,945,998 1,114,804
2059 89,663,478 1,122,732
2058 88,293,680 1,130,617
2057 86,865,803 1,138,317
2056 85,428,888 1,145,937
2055 84,023,782 1,153,485
2054 82,626,785 1,160,725
2053 81,236,203 1,167,900
2052 79,860,096 1,174,867
2051 78,595,977 1,181,816
2050 77,285,393 1,188,591
2049 75,819,307 1,195,231
2048 74,435,057 1,201,594
2047 73,075,297 1,207,963
2046 71,654,160 1,214,281
2045 70,310,871 1,220,553
2044 68,983,509 1,226,815
2043 67,616,795 1,232,969
2042 66,317,516 1,239,123
2041 64,937,760 1,245,261
2040 63,497,378 1,251,349
2039 62,092,429 1,257,523
2038 60,767,134 1,263,757
2037 59,418,629 1,270,161
2036 58,079,976 1,276,749
2035 56,769,901 1,283,416
2034 55,469,080 1,290,282
2033 54,103,368 1,297,198
2032 52,759,572 1,304,236
2031 51,403,105 1,311,342
2030 50,049,673 1,318,468
2029 48,739,663 1,325,543
2028 47,504,926 1,332,712
2027 46,283,055 1,339,889
2026 45,047,977 1,347,027
2025 43,844,111 1,366,475
2024 42,647,492 1,372,341
2023 41,454,761 1,370,286
2022 40,578,842 1,348,840
2021 40,000,412 1,330,932
2020 39,068,979 1,329,522
2019 37,856,121 1,326,898
2018 36,743,039 1,321,977
2017 35,688,935 1,317,384
2016 34,700,612 1,315,790
2015 33,831,764 1,315,407
2014 32,792,523 1,314,545
2013 31,622,704 1,317,997
2012 30,560,034 1,322,696
2011 29,347,708 1,327,439
2010 28,284,089 1,331,475
2009 27,466,101 1,334,515
2008 26,482,622 1,337,090
2007 25,909,852 1,340,680
2006 25,424,094 1,346,810
2005 24,404,567 1,354,775
2004 23,560,654 1,362,550
2003 22,733,049 1,370,720
2002 21,378,117 1,379,350
2001 20,284,307 1,388,115
2000 20,130,327 1,396,985
1999 19,887,785 1,390,244
1998 19,159,996 1,386,156
1997 18,452,091 1,399,535
1996 17,763,266 1,415,594
1995 17,065,836 1,436,634
1994 16,250,794 1,462,514
1993 14,943,172 1,494,128
1992 13,278,974 1,533,091
1991 12,238,879 1,561,314
1990 12,045,660 1,569,174
1989 11,874,088 1,568,131
1988 11,523,298 1,561,900
1987 11,387,818 1,552,221
1986 11,420,074 1,540,190
1985 11,426,852 1,528,781
1984 11,190,221 1,518,617
1983 10,917,982 1,508,745
1982 10,991,378 1,498,414
1981 11,937,581 1,487,666
1980 13,169,311 1,477,219
1979 13,655,567 1,468,333
1978 13,611,441 1,460,188
1977 13,340,756 1,450,211
1976 13,059,851 1,439,576
1975 12,773,954 1,429,352
1974 12,469,127 1,418,169
1973 12,157,999 1,405,951
1972 11,853,696 1,392,518
1971 11,567,667 1,376,955
1970 11,290,128 1,360,076
1969 11,017,409 1,345,249
1968 10,756,922 1,331,214
1967 10,505,959 1,318,946
1966 10,266,395 1,308,597
1965 10,036,008 1,294,566
1964 9,814,318 1,277,086
1963 9,604,487 1,258,857
1962 9,404,406 1,241,623
1961 9,214,083 1,225,077
1960 9,035,043 1,211,537

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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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 10,981,776 people (a 31.6% growth), while Estonia's population increased by 31,237 people (a 2.37% 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 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 Estonia will decrease by 11.8% to 1,188,591 people and rank change from 155th to 159th.

Afghanistan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 132M people, while Estonia's population already peaked in 1990 at 1.57M people and is projected to decrease to 836K people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Afghanistan
Factual

Projection
Estonia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Afghanistan Estonia
2100 0.5% -0.67%
2099 0.51% -0.65%
2098 0.52% -0.64%
2097 0.51% -0.66%
2096 0.52% -0.65%
2095 0.56% -0.64%
2094 0.59% -0.64%
2093 0.59% -0.63%
2092 0.61% -0.64%
2091 0.7% -0.65%
2090 0.64% -0.65%
2089 0.66% -0.65%
2088 0.73% -0.68%
2087 0.63% -0.7%
2086 0.74% -0.7%
2085 0.83% -0.73%
2084 0.73% -0.73%
2083 0.75% -0.73%
2082 0.77% -0.73%
2081 0.91% -0.74%
2080 1.02% -0.75%
2079 0.88% -0.76%
2078 0.98% -0.76%
2077 0.97% -0.75%
2076 0.94% -0.75%
2075 1.06% -0.76%
2074 1.18% -0.77%
2073 1.14% -0.77%
2072 1.12% -0.78%
2071 1.28% -0.78%
2070 1.23% -0.77%
2069 1.31% -0.77%
2068 1.24% -0.77%
2067 1.28% -0.76%
2066 1.44% -0.76%
2065 1.46% -0.76%
2064 1.43% -0.75%
2063 1.46% -0.74%
2062 1.37% -0.74%
2061 1.45% -0.73%
2060 1.43% -0.71%
2059 1.55% -0.7%
2058 1.64% -0.68%
2057 1.68% -0.66%
2056 1.67% -0.65%
2055 1.69% -0.62%
2054 1.71% -0.61%
2053 1.72% -0.59%
2052 1.61% -0.59%
2051 1.7% -0.57%
2050 1.93% -0.56%
2049 1.86% -0.53%
2048 1.86% -0.53%
2047 1.98% -0.52%
2046 1.91% -0.51%
2045 1.92% -0.51%
2044 2.02% -0.5%
2043 1.96% -0.5%
2042 2.12% -0.49%
2041 2.27% -0.49%
2040 2.26% -0.49%
2039 2.18% -0.49%
2038 2.27% -0.5%
2037 2.3% -0.52%
2036 2.31% -0.52%
2035 2.35% -0.53%
2034 2.52% -0.53%
2033 2.55% -0.54%
2032 2.64% -0.54%
2031 2.7% -0.54%
2030 2.69% -0.53%
2029 2.6% -0.54%
2028 2.64% -0.54%
2027 2.74% -0.53%
2026 2.75% -1.42%
2025 2.81% -0.43%
2024 2.88% 0.15%
2023 2.16% 1.59%
2022 1.45% 1.35%
2021 2.38% 0.11%
2020 3.2% 0.2%
2019 3.03% 0.37%
2018 2.95% 0.35%
2017 2.85% 0.12%
2016 2.57% 0.03%
2015 3.17% 0.07%
2014 3.7% -0.26%
2013 3.48% -0.36%
2012 4.13% -0.36%
2011 3.76% -0.3%
2010 2.98% -0.23%
2009 3.71% -0.19%
2008 2.21% -0.27%
2007 1.91% -0.46%
2006 4.18% -0.59%
2005 3.58% -0.57%
2004 3.64% -0.6%
2003 6.34% -0.63%
2002 5.39% -0.63%
2001 0.76% -0.63%
2000 1.22% 0.48%
1999 3.8% 0.29%
1998 3.84% -0.96%
1997 3.88% -1.13%
1996 4.09% -1.46%
1995 5.02% -1.77%
1994 8.75% -2.12%
1993 12.5% -2.54%
1992 8.5% -1.81%
1991 1.6% -0.5%
1990 1.44% 0.07%
1989 3.04% 0.4%
1988 1.19% 0.62%
1987 -0.28% 0.78%
1986 -0.06% 0.75%
1985 2.11% 0.67%
1984 2.49% 0.65%
1983 -0.67% 0.69%
1982 -7.93% 0.72%
1981 -9.35% 0.71%
1980 -3.56% 0.61%
1979 0.32% 0.56%
1978 2.03% 0.69%
1977 2.15% 0.74%
1976 2.24% 0.72%
1975 2.44% 0.79%
1974 2.56% 0.87%
1973 2.57% 0.96%
1972 2.47% 1.13%
1971 2.46% 1.24%
1970 2.48% 1.1%
1969 2.42% 1.05%
1968 2.39% 0.93%
1967 2.33% 0.79%
1966 2.3% 1.08%
1965 2.26% 1.37%
1964 2.18% 1.45%
1963 2.13% 1.39%
1962 2.07% 1.35%
1961 1.98% 1.12%

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 Estonia's population declined by 0.43%.

Live population counters

Afghanistan Estonia
Current population
45682388
1347027
Population rank 36/197 155/197
Percent of world population 0.55% 0.02%
One net population change
26.4 seconds
1.5 hours
One birth every
21.1 seconds
53.9 minutes
One death every
2.16 minutes
33.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +3,278 -16
Annual growth/decline +1,196,619 -5,866
Annual growth/decline rate +2.81% -0.43%
Population growth rate rank 20/197 182/197
One migration net change every
7.08 minutes
39.5 minutes
Annual migration change -74,404 -13,350
Net migration rank 179/196 141/196
Foreign-born residents 98,110 203,046
Foreign-born residents rank 131/195 110/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.2% 14.9%
Foreign-born share rank 186/195 43/195

Natural population change vs migration

Afghanistan
Natural

Migration
Estonia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Afghanistan Estonia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -74,404 - -13,350
2024 1,249,785 -44,089 -6,038 -7,742
2023 1,228,719 -48,958 -5,070 5,717
2022 1,219,475 -647,402 -5,665 39,754
2021 1,133,611 -548,784 -5,324 7,043
2020 1,134,407 143,634 -2,659 3,694
2019 1,138,485 9,159 -1,327 5,386
2018 1,115,262 -36,753 -1,322 7,089
2017 1,101,218 -71,491 -1,713 5,202
2016 1,090,016 -143,049 -1,316 1,081
2015 1,077,068 -286,314 -1,315 4,261
2014 1,053,788 233,913 -1,972 -674
2013 1,033,778 18,119 -1,713 -2,688
2012 1,004,814 68,628 -1,455 -3,674
2011 966,743 384,486 -531 -3,941
2010 943,473 -167,460 0 -3,781
2009 920,581 -60,602 -400 -2,089
2008 891,246 215,753 -668 -2,034
2007 889,848 -851,298 -1,608 -2,941
2006 875,301 57,673 -2,559 -5,351
2005 855,112 250,971 -2,981 -5,208
2004 850,940 -269,194 -3,679 -3,681
2003 826,165 247,317 -5,072 -3,705
2002 776,048 860,349 -5,380 -2,889
2001 764,090 -212,872 -5,830 -3,280
2000 782,727 -1,025,973 -5,309 -3,083
1999 760,727 -32,400 -6,117 1,419
1998 719,860 7,380 -7,208 -3,296
1997 709,778 -21,215 -6,018 -4,066
1996 685,005 4,072 -5,662 -10,540
1995 653,280 52,505 -7,327 -12,655
1994 609,096 315,206 -8,044 -17,984
1993 541,257 1,149,684 -5,976 -25,501
1992 440,132 1,197,329 -1,993 -38,391
1991 409,954 32,782 -312 -9,712
1990 402,433 -458,737 2,825 -2,660
1989 381,158 18,296 5,803 -368
1988 358,397 -56,263 6,404 5,256
1987 314,361 -345,535 6,829 5,389
1986 310,066 -343,397 6,160 5,260
1985 228,469 -208,685 4,281 5,097
1984 205,262 248,224 5,163 5,006
1983 263,778 -172,797 5,884 4,986
1982 263,210 -500,998 5,244 4,832
1981 343,468 -1,998,086 4,612 4,789
1980 365,396 -1,174,239 3,989 4,619
1979 361,750 -525,413 3,818 4,521
1978 369,101 -117,186 4,088 7,234
1977 372,567 -83,115 4,931 7,189
1976 357,775 -85,430 4,319 6,942
1975 343,850 -44,418 4,717 6,737
1974 330,232 -20,009 5,956 6,594
1973 315,062 -3,030 5,623 6,488
1972 300,633 -4,050 6,267 6,432
1971 288,267 -12,801 7,160 6,392
1970 275,129 4,458 6,257 6,158
1969 263,823 2,029 5,515 8,650
1968 251,798 3,333 5,592 9,403
1967 239,967 6,824 5,012 9,115
1966 228,786 3,563 4,842 8,998
1965 217,741 10,695 5,437 8,851
1964 207,867 7,079 6,897 8,734
1963 198,035 6,681 6,043 8,410
1962 188,427 7,016 6,457 8,248
1961 179,094 6,109 7,228 7,991
1960 170,257 2,606 7,511 7,762

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 Estonia 30.8% is from natural causes (a loss of 31,749 people) and 69.2% is from migration (a gain of 71,485 people).

As of 2024, 98,110 residents or 0.2% of the population were not native-born in Afghanistan, compared to 203,046 people or 14.9% in Estonia.

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
Estonia
City Population
Tallinn 458K
Tartu 97.8K
Narva 53.4K
Parnu 41.5K
Kohtla-Jarve 33.4K
Viljandi 17.3K
Maardu 17K
Rakvere 15.7K
Kuressaare 13.2K
Sillamae 12.4K

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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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