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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Afghanistan was 42,647,492 in 2024 vs 5,619,911 people in Finland in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Afghanistan's population is 45,409,324 people compared to 5,631,965 in Finland.

Population statistics:

  • Afghanistan's population is 8.06 times bigger than Finland's.
  • Afghanistan is ranked the 36th most populous country in the world, while Finland is the 120th.
  • The countries together account for 0.62% of the world: 0.55% for Afghanistan vs 0.07% for Finland.
  • For the last 10 years, Afghanistan has had an average growth rate of +2.76% per year vs +0.3% in Finland.
  • Since 2006, the population of Afghanistan has increased from 25.4M people to 45.4M (78.6% growth), while Finland has grown from 5.27M to 5.63M (6.94% growth).

Afghanistan vs Finland: population by year and forecast

Afghanistan
Factual

Projection
Finland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Afghanistan Finland
2100 131,803,615 4,615,954
2099 131,145,502 4,632,084
2098 130,482,225 4,648,068
2097 129,808,066 4,663,730
2096 129,147,895 4,678,982
2095 128,473,977 4,694,312
2094 127,761,785 4,709,388
2093 127,018,448 4,724,681
2092 126,270,202 4,739,809
2091 125,508,788 4,755,260
2090 124,636,092 4,770,907
2089 123,843,293 4,786,400
2088 123,034,495 4,801,901
2087 122,147,758 4,817,852
2086 121,381,088 4,833,786
2085 120,486,343 4,849,629
2084 119,491,780 4,864,891
2083 118,631,246 4,880,250
2082 117,742,446 4,896,009
2081 116,842,143 4,911,803
2080 115,793,841 4,927,618
2079 114,630,140 4,943,129
2078 113,624,958 4,958,168
2077 112,523,374 4,973,373
2076 111,442,221 4,988,599
2075 110,399,328 5,003,374
2074 109,236,338 5,018,067
2073 107,960,305 5,032,313
2072 106,746,984 5,046,145
2071 105,568,382 5,059,821
2070 104,230,485 5,073,405
2069 102,964,062 5,086,624
2068 101,629,164 5,100,021
2067 100,380,826 5,113,379
2066 99,116,663 5,126,654
2065 97,714,113 5,140,841
2064 96,306,602 5,154,898
2063 94,949,108 5,169,175
2062 93,579,065 5,183,334
2061 92,316,077 5,197,920
2060 91,000,643 5,212,905
2059 89,717,353 5,228,152
2058 88,346,732 5,242,966
2057 86,917,997 5,258,706
2056 85,480,219 5,274,797
2055 84,074,268 5,290,920
2054 82,676,432 5,306,678
2053 81,285,014 5,321,951
2052 79,908,081 5,337,100
2051 78,643,202 5,352,042
2050 77,331,830 5,366,251
2049 75,864,863 5,380,081
2048 74,479,782 5,393,571
2047 73,119,204 5,406,757
2046 71,697,214 5,419,535
2045 70,353,118 5,432,355
2044 69,024,959 5,444,871
2043 67,657,423 5,457,529
2042 66,357,363 5,469,797
2041 64,976,778 5,482,134
2040 63,535,531 5,494,276
2039 62,129,737 5,506,630
2038 60,803,646 5,518,788
2037 59,454,331 5,530,908
2036 58,114,874 5,542,684
2035 56,804,011 5,554,158
2034 55,502,408 5,565,174
2033 54,135,876 5,575,691
2032 52,791,273 5,585,700
2031 51,433,991 5,595,391
2030 50,079,746 5,604,388
2029 48,768,949 5,612,864
2028 47,533,470 5,620,473
2027 46,310,865 5,627,272
2026 45,075,045 5,631,965
2025 43,870,455 5,630,458
2024 42,647,492 5,619,911
2023 41,454,761 5,583,911
2022 40,578,842 5,556,106
2021 40,000,412 5,541,017
2020 39,068,979 5,529,543
2019 37,856,121 5,521,606
2018 36,743,039 5,515,525
2017 35,688,935 5,508,214
2016 34,700,612 5,495,303
2015 33,831,764 5,479,531
2014 32,792,523 5,461,512
2013 31,622,704 5,438,972
2012 30,560,034 5,413,971
2011 29,347,708 5,388,272
2010 28,284,089 5,363,352
2009 27,466,101 5,338,871
2008 26,482,622 5,313,399
2007 25,909,852 5,288,720
2006 25,424,094 5,266,268
2005 24,404,567 5,246,096
2004 23,560,654 5,228,172
2003 22,733,049 5,213,014
2002 21,378,117 5,200,598
2001 20,284,307 5,188,008
2000 20,130,327 5,176,209
1999 19,887,785 5,165,474
1998 19,159,996 5,153,498
1997 18,452,091 5,139,835
1996 17,763,266 5,124,573
1995 17,065,836 5,107,790
1994 16,250,794 5,088,333
1993 14,943,172 5,066,447
1992 13,278,974 5,041,992
1991 12,238,879 5,013,740
1990 12,045,660 4,986,431
1989 11,874,088 4,964,371
1988 11,523,298 4,946,481
1987 11,387,818 4,932,123
1986 11,420,074 4,918,154
1985 11,426,852 4,902,206
1984 11,190,221 4,881,803
1983 10,917,982 4,855,787
1982 10,991,378 4,826,933
1981 11,937,581 4,799,964
1980 13,169,311 4,779,535
1979 13,655,567 4,764,690
1978 13,611,441 4,752,528
1977 13,340,756 4,738,902
1976 13,059,851 4,725,664
1975 12,773,954 4,711,440
1974 12,469,127 4,690,574
1973 12,157,999 4,666,081
1972 11,853,696 4,639,657
1971 11,567,667 4,612,124
1970 11,290,128 4,606,307
1969 11,017,409 4,623,785
1968 10,756,922 4,626,469
1967 10,505,959 4,605,744
1966 10,266,395 4,580,869
1965 10,036,008 4,563,732
1964 9,814,318 4,548,543
1963 9,604,487 4,523,309
1962 9,404,406 4,491,443
1961 9,214,083 4,461,005
1960 9,035,043 4,429,634

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

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Afghanistan increased by 9,276,518 people (a 36.5% growth), while Finland gained 229,035 people (a 4.35% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Afghanistan gained 10,708,712 people (a 30.9% growth), while Finland's population increased by 136,662 people (a 2.49% growth).

Afghanistan was ranked 45th most populous country in 2006 and is 36th in 2026. Finland was ranked 111th in 2006 and ranked 120th 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 Finland will decrease by 4.72% to 5,366,251 people and rank change from 120th to 127th.

Afghanistan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 132M people compared to the peak of 5.63M people in 2026 for Finland.

Population growth rate by year

Afghanistan
Factual

Projection
Finland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Afghanistan Finland
2100 0.5% -0.35%
2099 0.51% -0.34%
2098 0.52% -0.34%
2097 0.51% -0.33%
2096 0.52% -0.33%
2095 0.56% -0.32%
2094 0.59% -0.32%
2093 0.59% -0.32%
2092 0.61% -0.32%
2091 0.7% -0.33%
2090 0.64% -0.32%
2089 0.66% -0.32%
2088 0.73% -0.33%
2087 0.63% -0.33%
2086 0.74% -0.33%
2085 0.83% -0.31%
2084 0.73% -0.31%
2083 0.75% -0.32%
2082 0.77% -0.32%
2081 0.91% -0.32%
2080 1.02% -0.31%
2079 0.88% -0.3%
2078 0.98% -0.31%
2077 0.97% -0.31%
2076 0.94% -0.3%
2075 1.06% -0.29%
2074 1.18% -0.28%
2073 1.14% -0.27%
2072 1.12% -0.27%
2071 1.28% -0.27%
2070 1.23% -0.26%
2069 1.31% -0.26%
2068 1.24% -0.26%
2067 1.28% -0.26%
2066 1.44% -0.28%
2065 1.46% -0.27%
2064 1.43% -0.28%
2063 1.46% -0.27%
2062 1.37% -0.28%
2061 1.45% -0.29%
2060 1.43% -0.29%
2059 1.55% -0.28%
2058 1.64% -0.3%
2057 1.68% -0.31%
2056 1.67% -0.3%
2055 1.69% -0.3%
2054 1.71% -0.29%
2053 1.72% -0.28%
2052 1.61% -0.28%
2051 1.7% -0.26%
2050 1.93% -0.26%
2049 1.86% -0.25%
2048 1.86% -0.24%
2047 1.98% -0.24%
2046 1.91% -0.24%
2045 1.92% -0.23%
2044 2.02% -0.23%
2043 1.96% -0.22%
2042 2.12% -0.23%
2041 2.27% -0.22%
2040 2.26% -0.22%
2039 2.18% -0.22%
2038 2.27% -0.22%
2037 2.3% -0.21%
2036 2.31% -0.21%
2035 2.35% -0.2%
2034 2.52% -0.19%
2033 2.55% -0.18%
2032 2.64% -0.17%
2031 2.7% -0.16%
2030 2.69% -0.15%
2029 2.6% -0.14%
2028 2.64% -0.12%
2027 2.74% -0.08%
2026 2.75% 0.03%
2025 2.87% 0.19%
2024 2.88% 0.64%
2023 2.16% 0.5%
2022 1.45% 0.27%
2021 2.38% 0.21%
2020 3.2% 0.14%
2019 3.03% 0.11%
2018 2.95% 0.13%
2017 2.85% 0.23%
2016 2.57% 0.29%
2015 3.17% 0.33%
2014 3.7% 0.41%
2013 3.48% 0.46%
2012 4.13% 0.48%
2011 3.76% 0.46%
2010 2.98% 0.46%
2009 3.71% 0.48%
2008 2.21% 0.47%
2007 1.91% 0.43%
2006 4.18% 0.38%
2005 3.58% 0.34%
2004 3.64% 0.29%
2003 6.34% 0.24%
2002 5.39% 0.24%
2001 0.76% 0.23%
2000 1.22% 0.21%
1999 3.8% 0.23%
1998 3.84% 0.27%
1997 3.88% 0.3%
1996 4.09% 0.33%
1995 5.02% 0.38%
1994 8.75% 0.43%
1993 12.5% 0.49%
1992 8.5% 0.56%
1991 1.6% 0.55%
1990 1.44% 0.44%
1989 3.04% 0.36%
1988 1.19% 0.29%
1987 -0.28% 0.28%
1986 -0.06% 0.33%
1985 2.11% 0.42%
1984 2.49% 0.54%
1983 -0.67% 0.6%
1982 -7.93% 0.56%
1981 -9.35% 0.43%
1980 -3.56% 0.31%
1979 0.32% 0.26%
1978 2.03% 0.29%
1977 2.15% 0.28%
1976 2.24% 0.3%
1975 2.44% 0.44%
1974 2.56% 0.52%
1973 2.57% 0.57%
1972 2.47% 0.6%
1971 2.46% 0.13%
1970 2.48% -0.38%
1969 2.42% -0.06%
1968 2.39% 0.45%
1967 2.33% 0.54%
1966 2.3% 0.38%
1965 2.26% 0.33%
1964 2.18% 0.56%
1963 2.13% 0.71%
1962 2.07% 0.68%
1961 1.98% 0.71%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Afghanistan grew by 2.88%, while Finland's population grew by 0.64%.

Live population counters

Afghanistan Finland
Current population
45409324
5631965
Population rank 36/197 120/197
Percent of world population 0.55% 0.07%
One net population change
26.4 seconds
14.6 minutes
One birth every
21.5 seconds
12.1 minutes
One death every
2.19 minutes
8.56 minutes
Daily growth/decline +3,268 +99
Annual growth/decline +1,192,731 +36,000
Annual growth/decline rate +2.88% +0.64%
Population growth rate rank 20/197 122/197
One migration net change every
7.08 minutes
28.9 minutes
Annual migration change -74,404 +18,246
Net migration rank 179/196 33/196
Foreign-born residents 98,110 514,432
Foreign-born residents rank 131/195 79/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.2% 9.2%
Foreign-born share rank 186/195 69/195

Natural population change vs migration

Afghanistan
Natural

Migration
Finland
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Afghanistan Finland
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -74,404 - 18,246
2024 - -44,089 - 26,894
2023 1,228,719 -48,958 -17,869 38,156
2022 1,219,475 -647,402 -18,335 60,353
2021 1,133,611 -548,784 -7,757 22,484
2020 1,134,407 143,634 -8,847 17,504
2019 1,138,485 9,159 -8,282 15,671
2018 1,115,262 -36,753 -7,170 11,822
2017 1,101,218 -71,491 -3,856 13,356
2016 1,090,016 -143,049 -1,099 17,321
2015 1,077,068 -286,314 2,740 12,655
2014 1,053,788 233,913 4,915 15,915
2013 1,033,778 18,119 6,527 18,164
2012 1,004,814 68,628 7,579 17,894
2011 966,743 384,486 9,160 16,798
2010 943,473 -167,460 10,191 14,080
2009 920,581 -60,602 10,678 14,877
2008 891,246 215,753 10,627 15,626
2007 889,848 -851,298 9,519 14,027
2006 875,301 57,673 11,059 10,820
2005 855,112 250,971 9,968 9,251
2004 850,940 -269,194 9,933 6,956
2003 826,165 247,317 7,819 5,929
2002 776,048 860,349 6,241 5,255
2001 764,090 -212,872 7,263 6,241
2000 782,727 -1,025,973 7,765 2,497
1999 760,727 -32,400 7,748 3,604
1998 719,860 7,380 7,730 4,417
1997 709,778 -21,215 9,766 4,925
1996 685,005 4,072 11,274 3,757
1995 653,280 52,505 13,791 4,325
1994 609,096 315,206 17,300 3,834
1993 541,257 1,149,684 13,679 9,036
1992 440,132 1,197,329 16,639 9,356
1991 409,954 32,782 16,044 14,515
1990 402,433 -458,737 15,458 8,920
1989 381,158 18,296 14,396 5,775
1988 358,397 -56,263 14,344 1,765
1987 314,361 -345,535 11,837 831
1986 310,066 -343,397 13,279 1,491
1985 228,469 -208,685 14,707 2,416
1984 205,262 248,224 20,015 3,972
1983 263,778 -172,797 21,851 6,925
1982 263,210 -500,998 22,686 7,109
1981 343,468 -1,998,086 18,720 5,287
1980 365,396 -1,174,239 18,640 -2,212
1979 361,750 -525,413 19,535 -6,612
1978 369,101 -117,186 20,436 -9,348
1977 372,567 -83,115 21,799 -5,697
1976 357,775 -85,430 21,738 -11,843
1975 343,850 -44,418 21,673 -3,807
1974 330,232 -20,009 17,824 5,891
1973 315,062 -3,030 13,532 11,558
1972 300,633 -4,050 14,847 12,613
1971 288,267 -12,801 15,220 12,286
1970 275,129 4,458 20,268 -36,579
1969 263,823 2,029 21,732 -42,207
1968 251,798 3,333 28,684 -15,561
1967 239,967 6,824 33,622 -5,353
1966 228,786 3,563 34,356 -12,059
1965 217,741 10,695 33,771 -21,731
1964 207,867 7,079 38,208 -20,414
1963 198,035 6,681 40,258 -7,624
1962 188,427 7,016 38,627 -6,852
1961 179,094 6,109 41,487 -11,828
1960 170,257 2,606 42,082 -9,489

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

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 Finland 22.5% is from natural causes (a loss of 65,560 people) and 77.5% is from migration (a gain of 225,237 people).

As of 2024, 98,110 residents or 0.2% of the population were not native-born in Afghanistan, compared to 514,432 people or 9.2% in Finland.

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
Finland
City Population
Helsinki 687K
Espoo 315K
Tampere 255K
Vantaa 248K
Oulu 215K
Turku 206K
Jyvaskyla 148K
Kuopio 124K
Lahti 121K
Pori 83.2K

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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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