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

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The latest officially reported population of Afghanistan was 43,844,111 in 2025 vs 933,154 people in Fiji in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Afghanistan's population is 45,682,388 people compared to 939,479 in Fiji.

Population statistics:

  • Afghanistan's population is 48.6 times bigger than Fiji's.
  • Afghanistan is ranked the 36th most populous country in the world, while Fiji is the 159th.
  • The countries together account for 0.56% of the world: 0.55% for Afghanistan vs 0.01% for Fiji.
  • For the last 10 years, Afghanistan has had an average growth rate of +2.68% per year vs +0.15% in Fiji.
  • Since 2006, the population of Afghanistan has increased from 25.4M people to 45.7M (79.7% growth), while Fiji has grown from 890K to 939K (5.52% growth).

Afghanistan vs Fiji: population by year and forecast

Afghanistan
Factual

Projection
Fiji
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Afghanistan Fiji
2100 131,724,468 883,637
2099 131,066,750 888,156
2098 130,403,871 892,588
2097 129,730,117 896,799
2096 129,070,342 901,001
2095 128,396,829 905,191
2094 127,685,065 909,270
2093 126,942,174 913,254
2092 126,194,378 917,059
2091 125,433,421 920,901
2090 124,561,248 924,638
2089 123,768,926 928,380
2088 122,960,614 932,046
2087 122,074,409 935,722
2086 121,308,199 939,474
2085 120,413,992 943,144
2084 119,420,025 946,613
2083 118,560,008 950,021
2082 117,671,742 953,350
2081 116,771,980 956,699
2080 115,724,307 959,925
2079 114,561,305 963,022
2078 113,556,727 965,809
2077 112,455,804 968,522
2076 111,375,301 971,283
2075 110,333,033 974,023
2074 109,170,742 976,769
2073 107,895,475 979,383
2072 106,682,883 981,939
2071 105,504,989 984,390
2070 104,167,895 986,888
2069 102,902,233 989,049
2068 101,568,136 990,894
2067 100,320,548 992,661
2066 99,057,144 994,244
2065 97,655,437 995,923
2064 96,248,770 997,521
2063 94,892,092 998,820
2062 93,522,871 999,964
2061 92,260,642 1,000,937
2060 90,945,998 1,001,706
2059 89,663,478 1,002,377
2058 88,293,680 1,003,047
2057 86,865,803 1,003,439
2056 85,428,888 1,003,809
2055 84,023,782 1,003,949
2054 82,626,785 1,003,954
2053 81,236,203 1,003,684
2052 79,860,096 1,003,394
2051 78,595,977 1,002,875
2050 77,285,393 1,002,223
2049 75,819,307 1,001,441
2048 74,435,057 1,000,247
2047 73,075,297 998,990
2046 71,654,160 997,515
2045 70,310,871 995,948
2044 68,983,509 994,092
2043 67,616,795 992,184
2042 66,317,516 989,991
2041 64,937,760 987,369
2040 63,497,378 984,847
2039 62,092,429 982,204
2038 60,767,134 979,387
2037 59,418,629 976,388
2036 58,079,976 973,369
2035 56,769,901 970,323
2034 55,469,080 967,160
2033 54,103,368 963,959
2032 52,759,572 960,580
2031 51,403,105 957,195
2030 50,049,673 953,378
2029 48,739,663 949,529
2028 47,504,926 945,532
2027 46,283,055 941,426
2026 45,047,977 937,424
2025 43,844,111 933,154
2024 42,647,492 928,784
2023 41,454,761 924,145
2022 40,578,842 919,422
2021 40,000,412 916,711
2020 39,068,979 914,963
2019 37,856,121 914,899
2018 36,743,039 917,180
2017 35,688,935 918,759
2016 34,700,612 919,166
2015 33,831,764 918,578
2014 32,792,523 917,585
2013 31,622,704 916,352
2012 30,560,034 914,918
2011 29,347,708 912,989
2010 28,284,089 910,419
2009 27,466,101 907,239
2008 26,482,622 903,399
2007 25,909,852 897,832
2006 25,424,094 890,365
2005 24,404,567 882,379
2004 23,560,654 874,366
2003 22,733,049 866,286
2002 21,378,117 858,049
2001 20,284,307 849,596
2000 20,130,327 840,909
1999 19,887,785 831,828
1998 19,159,996 822,258
1997 18,452,091 812,139
1996 17,763,266 803,789
1995 17,065,836 798,746
1994 16,250,794 794,771
1993 14,943,172 790,369
1992 13,278,974 785,346
1991 12,238,879 779,656
1990 12,045,660 773,316
1989 11,874,088 766,321
1988 11,523,298 758,697
1987 11,387,818 750,540
1986 11,420,074 739,306
1985 11,426,852 723,761
1984 11,190,221 706,716
1983 10,917,982 689,835
1982 10,991,378 673,414
1981 11,937,581 657,471
1980 13,169,311 641,975
1979 13,655,567 626,862
1978 13,611,441 612,091
1977 13,340,756 597,805
1976 13,059,851 585,534
1975 12,773,954 575,906
1974 12,469,127 567,489
1973 12,157,999 559,222
1972 11,853,696 550,499
1971 11,567,667 541,121
1970 11,290,128 531,188
1969 11,017,409 520,797
1968 10,756,922 510,002
1967 10,505,959 498,873
1966 10,266,395 486,487
1965 10,036,008 472,575
1964 9,814,318 458,324
1963 9,604,487 444,276
1962 9,404,406 430,536
1961 9,214,083 417,406
1960 9,035,043 404,887

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/fiji | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Afghanistan increased by 9,276,518 people (a 36.5% growth), while Fiji gained 28,801 people (a 3.23% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Afghanistan gained 10,981,776 people (a 31.6% growth), while Fiji's population increased by 20,313 people (a 2.21% growth).

Afghanistan was ranked 45th most populous country in 2006 and is 36th in 2026. Fiji was ranked 158th in 2006 and ranked 159th 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 Fiji will increase by 6.68% to 1,002,223 people and rank change from 159th to 161st.

Afghanistan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 132M people compared to the peak of 1M people in 2054 for Fiji.

Population growth rate by year

Afghanistan
Factual

Projection
Fiji
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Afghanistan Fiji
2100 0.5% -0.51%
2099 0.51% -0.5%
2098 0.52% -0.47%
2097 0.51% -0.47%
2096 0.52% -0.46%
2095 0.56% -0.45%
2094 0.59% -0.44%
2093 0.59% -0.41%
2092 0.61% -0.42%
2091 0.7% -0.4%
2090 0.64% -0.4%
2089 0.66% -0.39%
2088 0.73% -0.39%
2087 0.63% -0.4%
2086 0.74% -0.39%
2085 0.83% -0.37%
2084 0.73% -0.36%
2083 0.75% -0.35%
2082 0.77% -0.35%
2081 0.91% -0.34%
2080 1.02% -0.32%
2079 0.88% -0.29%
2078 0.98% -0.28%
2077 0.97% -0.28%
2076 0.94% -0.28%
2075 1.06% -0.28%
2074 1.18% -0.27%
2073 1.14% -0.26%
2072 1.12% -0.25%
2071 1.28% -0.25%
2070 1.23% -0.22%
2069 1.31% -0.19%
2068 1.24% -0.18%
2067 1.28% -0.16%
2066 1.44% -0.17%
2065 1.46% -0.16%
2064 1.43% -0.13%
2063 1.46% -0.11%
2062 1.37% -0.1%
2061 1.45% -0.08%
2060 1.43% -0.07%
2059 1.55% -0.07%
2058 1.64% -0.04%
2057 1.68% -0.04%
2056 1.67% -0.01%
2055 1.69% -0%
2054 1.71% 0.03%
2053 1.72% 0.03%
2052 1.61% 0.05%
2051 1.7% 0.07%
2050 1.93% 0.08%
2049 1.86% 0.12%
2048 1.86% 0.13%
2047 1.98% 0.15%
2046 1.91% 0.16%
2045 1.92% 0.19%
2044 2.02% 0.19%
2043 1.96% 0.22%
2042 2.12% 0.27%
2041 2.27% 0.26%
2040 2.26% 0.27%
2039 2.18% 0.29%
2038 2.27% 0.31%
2037 2.3% 0.31%
2036 2.31% 0.31%
2035 2.35% 0.33%
2034 2.52% 0.33%
2033 2.55% 0.35%
2032 2.64% 0.35%
2031 2.7% 0.4%
2030 2.69% 0.41%
2029 2.6% 0.42%
2028 2.64% 0.44%
2027 2.74% 0.43%
2026 2.75% 0.46%
2025 2.81% 0.47%
2024 2.88% 0.5%
2023 2.16% 0.51%
2022 1.45% 0.3%
2021 2.38% 0.19%
2020 3.2% 0.007%
2019 3.03% -0.25%
2018 2.95% -0.17%
2017 2.85% -0.04%
2016 2.57% 0.06%
2015 3.17% 0.11%
2014 3.7% 0.13%
2013 3.48% 0.16%
2012 4.13% 0.21%
2011 3.76% 0.28%
2010 2.98% 0.35%
2009 3.71% 0.43%
2008 2.21% 0.62%
2007 1.91% 0.84%
2006 4.18% 0.91%
2005 3.58% 0.92%
2004 3.64% 0.93%
2003 6.34% 0.96%
2002 5.39% 0.99%
2001 0.76% 1.03%
2000 1.22% 1.09%
1999 3.8% 1.16%
1998 3.84% 1.25%
1997 3.88% 1.04%
1996 4.09% 0.63%
1995 5.02% 0.5%
1994 8.75% 0.56%
1993 12.5% 0.64%
1992 8.5% 0.73%
1991 1.6% 0.82%
1990 1.44% 0.91%
1989 3.04% 1%
1988 1.19% 1.09%
1987 -0.28% 1.52%
1986 -0.06% 2.15%
1985 2.11% 2.41%
1984 2.49% 2.45%
1983 -0.67% 2.44%
1982 -7.93% 2.42%
1981 -9.35% 2.41%
1980 -3.56% 2.41%
1979 0.32% 2.41%
1978 2.03% 2.39%
1977 2.15% 2.1%
1976 2.24% 1.67%
1975 2.44% 1.48%
1974 2.56% 1.48%
1973 2.57% 1.58%
1972 2.47% 1.73%
1971 2.46% 1.87%
1970 2.48% 2%
1969 2.42% 2.12%
1968 2.39% 2.23%
1967 2.33% 2.55%
1966 2.3% 2.94%
1965 2.26% 3.11%
1964 2.18% 3.16%
1963 2.13% 3.19%
1962 2.07% 3.15%
1961 1.98% 3.09%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/afghanistan/fiji | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Afghanistan grew by 2.81%, while Fiji's population grew by 0.47%.

Live population counters

Afghanistan Fiji
Current population
45682388
939479
Population rank 36/197 159/197
Percent of world population 0.55% 0.01%
One net population change
26.4 seconds
2.01 hours
One birth every
21.1 seconds
31.7 minutes
One death every
2.16 minutes
59.5 minutes
Daily growth/decline +3,278 +12
Annual growth/decline +1,196,619 +4,370
Annual growth/decline rate +2.81% +0.47%
Population growth rate rank 20/197 131/197
One migration net change every
7.08 minutes
2.67 hours
Annual migration change -74,404 -3,288
Net migration rank 179/196 111/196
Foreign-born residents 98,110 14,362
Foreign-born residents rank 131/195 174/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.2% 1.5%
Foreign-born share rank 186/195 144/195

Natural population change vs migration

Afghanistan
Natural

Migration
Fiji
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Afghanistan Fiji
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -74,404 - -3,288
2024 1,249,785 -44,089 7,758 -3,278
2023 1,228,719 -48,958 8,078 -3,289
2022 1,219,475 -647,402 8,223 -3,557
2021 1,133,611 -548,784 6,777 -6,008
2020 1,134,407 143,634 8,730 -6,008
2019 1,138,485 9,159 9,271 -11,873
2018 1,115,262 -36,753 9,779 -11,738
2017 1,101,218 -71,491 10,413 -11,607
2016 1,090,016 -143,049 10,807 -10,441
2015 1,077,068 -286,314 11,213 -10,401
2014 1,053,788 233,913 11,680 -10,493
2013 1,033,778 18,119 11,972 -10,703
2012 1,004,814 68,628 11,716 -10,114
2011 966,743 384,486 12,657 -10,396
2010 943,473 -167,460 13,227 -10,354
2009 920,581 -60,602 13,540 -10,052
2008 891,246 215,753 14,000 -9,812
2007 889,848 -851,298 14,349 -7,406
2006 875,301 57,673 14,555 -6,562
2005 855,112 250,971 14,503 -6,523
2004 850,940 -269,194 14,526 -6,484
2003 826,165 247,317 14,527 -6,411
2002 776,048 860,349 14,468 -6,106
2001 764,090 -212,872 14,720 -6,167
2000 782,727 -1,025,973 14,724 -5,909
1999 760,727 -32,400 15,229 -5,892
1998 719,860 7,380 15,464 -5,654
1997 709,778 -21,215 15,750 -5,318
1996 685,005 4,072 16,163 -9,902
1995 653,280 52,505 16,273 -12,448
1994 609,096 315,206 16,424 -12,300
1993 541,257 1,149,684 16,751 -12,071
1992 440,132 1,197,329 17,170 -11,802
1991 409,954 32,782 17,617 -11,603
1990 402,433 -458,737 17,748 -11,081
1989 381,158 18,296 18,007 -10,685
1988 358,397 -56,263 18,063 -10,138
1987 314,361 -345,535 17,987 -9,602
1986 310,066 -343,397 18,024 -3,943
1985 228,469 -208,685 18,469 -1,452
1984 205,262 248,224 18,499 -1,421
1983 263,778 -172,797 18,237 -1,565
1982 263,210 -500,998 17,681 -1,509
1981 343,468 -1,998,086 17,282 -1,558
1980 365,396 -1,174,239 16,907 -1,632
1979 361,750 -525,413 16,450 -1,502
1978 369,101 -117,186 16,196 -1,609
1977 372,567 -83,115 15,532 -1,550
1976 357,775 -85,430 14,933 -4,370
1975 343,850 -44,418 14,272 -5,577
1974 330,232 -20,009 13,557 -5,414
1973 315,062 -3,030 13,383 -4,989
1972 300,633 -4,050 13,905 -4,848
1971 288,267 -12,801 14,313 -4,624
1970 275,129 4,458 14,538 -4,371
1969 263,823 2,029 14,669 -4,050
1968 251,798 3,333 14,831 -3,857
1967 239,967 6,824 14,861 -3,576
1966 228,786 3,563 15,111 -1,623
1965 217,741 10,695 15,166 -832
1964 207,867 7,079 14,979 -812
1963 198,035 6,681 14,774 -838
1962 188,427 7,016 14,429 -889
1961 179,094 6,109 13,653 -943
1960 170,257 2,606 13,313 -981

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

GeoRank.org/population/afghanistan/fiji | CC BY

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 Fiji 53.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 91,049 people) and 46.2% is from migration (a loss of 78,200 people).

As of 2024, 98,110 residents or 0.2% of the population were not native-born in Afghanistan, compared to 14,362 people or 1.5% in Fiji.

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
Fiji
City Population
Suva 88.3K
Nasinu 87.4K
Nadi 71K
Lautoka 52.2K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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