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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Afghanistan was 42,647,492 in 2024 vs 3,699,557 people in Georgia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Afghanistan's population is 45,409,324 people compared to 3,697,615 in Georgia.

Population statistics:

  • Afghanistan's population is 12.3 times bigger than Georgia's.
  • Afghanistan is ranked the 36th most populous country in the world, while Georgia is the 131st.
  • The countries together account for 0.59% of the world: 0.55% for Afghanistan vs 0.04% for Georgia.
  • For the last 10 years, Afghanistan has had an average growth rate of +2.76% per year vs -0.04% in Georgia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Afghanistan has increased from 25.4M people to 45.4M (78.6% growth), while Georgia has declined from 3.88M to 3.7M (4.71% decline).

Afghanistan vs Georgia: population by year and forecast

Afghanistan
Factual

Projection
Georgia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Afghanistan Georgia
2100 131,803,615 2,893,380
2099 131,145,502 2,909,896
2098 130,482,225 2,926,162
2097 129,808,066 2,942,392
2096 129,147,895 2,957,950
2095 128,473,977 2,973,037
2094 127,761,785 2,987,987
2093 127,018,448 3,002,791
2092 126,270,202 3,016,791
2091 125,508,788 3,031,030
2090 124,636,092 3,044,757
2089 123,843,293 3,058,720
2088 123,034,495 3,072,643
2087 122,147,758 3,086,644
2086 121,381,088 3,100,203
2085 120,486,343 3,114,071
2084 119,491,780 3,127,457
2083 118,631,246 3,140,476
2082 117,742,446 3,153,567
2081 116,842,143 3,166,441
2080 115,793,841 3,178,973
2079 114,630,140 3,191,924
2078 113,624,958 3,205,275
2077 112,523,374 3,218,855
2076 111,442,221 3,233,158
2075 110,399,328 3,247,424
2074 109,236,338 3,261,175
2073 107,960,305 3,274,933
2072 106,746,984 3,288,643
2071 105,568,382 3,302,219
2070 104,230,485 3,316,457
2069 102,964,062 3,331,061
2068 101,629,164 3,345,571
2067 100,380,826 3,360,149
2066 99,116,663 3,375,114
2065 97,714,113 3,390,328
2064 96,306,602 3,405,090
2063 94,949,108 3,419,329
2062 93,579,065 3,433,158
2061 92,316,077 3,446,172
2060 91,000,643 3,459,003
2059 89,717,353 3,471,505
2058 88,346,732 3,483,096
2057 86,917,997 3,494,277
2056 85,480,219 3,505,804
2055 84,074,268 3,516,587
2054 82,676,432 3,526,351
2053 81,285,014 3,536,117
2052 79,908,081 3,546,442
2051 78,643,202 3,555,531
2050 77,331,830 3,564,112
2049 75,864,863 3,571,936
2048 74,479,782 3,579,925
2047 73,119,204 3,587,540
2046 71,697,214 3,595,202
2045 70,353,118 3,602,128
2044 69,024,959 3,607,903
2043 67,657,423 3,613,579
2042 66,357,363 3,618,645
2041 64,976,778 3,623,583
2040 63,535,531 3,629,829
2039 62,129,737 3,635,128
2038 60,803,646 3,641,234
2037 59,454,331 3,647,513
2036 58,114,874 3,654,319
2035 56,804,011 3,659,999
2034 55,502,408 3,665,732
2033 54,135,876 3,670,561
2032 52,791,273 3,675,172
2031 51,433,991 3,680,543
2030 50,079,746 3,684,960
2029 48,768,949 3,689,226
2028 47,533,470 3,692,147
2027 46,310,865 3,695,285
2026 45,075,045 3,697,615
2025 43,870,455 3,699,228
2024 42,647,492 3,699,557
2023 41,454,761 3,715,483
2022 40,578,842 3,712,502
2021 40,000,412 3,708,610
2020 39,068,979 3,722,716
2019 37,856,121 3,720,161
2018 36,743,039 3,726,549
2017 35,688,935 3,728,004
2016 34,700,612 3,727,505
2015 33,831,764 3,725,276
2014 32,792,523 3,719,414
2013 31,622,704 3,717,668
2012 30,560,034 3,728,874
2011 29,347,708 3,756,441
2010 28,284,089 3,786,695
2009 27,466,101 3,814,419
2008 26,482,622 3,848,449
2007 25,909,852 3,860,158
2006 25,424,094 3,880,347
2005 24,404,567 3,902,469
2004 23,560,654 3,927,340
2003 22,733,049 3,951,736
2002 21,378,117 3,978,515
2001 20,284,307 4,014,373
2000 20,130,327 4,077,131
1999 19,887,785 4,157,192
1998 19,159,996 4,243,607
1997 18,452,091 4,349,913
1996 17,763,266 4,491,699
1995 17,065,836 4,657,722
1994 16,250,794 4,836,076
1993 14,943,172 4,911,100
1992 13,278,974 4,873,500
1991 12,238,879 4,835,900
1990 12,045,660 4,802,000
1989 11,874,088 4,803,300
1988 11,523,298 4,790,700
1987 11,387,818 4,743,500
1986 11,420,074 4,704,500
1985 11,426,852 4,662,900
1984 11,190,221 4,622,200
1983 10,917,982 4,582,900
1982 10,991,378 4,542,800
1981 11,937,581 4,504,500
1980 13,169,311 4,467,700
1979 13,655,567 4,430,200
1978 13,611,441 4,397,700
1977 13,340,756 4,372,100
1976 13,059,851 4,342,400
1975 12,773,954 4,311,200
1974 12,469,127 4,279,500
1973 12,157,999 4,242,500
1972 11,853,696 4,205,300
1971 11,567,667 4,163,000
1970 11,290,128 4,119,900
1969 11,017,409 4,080,300
1968 10,756,922 4,042,300
1967 10,505,959 4,005,800
1966 10,266,395 3,966,700
1965 10,036,008 3,921,600
1964 9,814,318 3,870,300
1963 9,604,487 3,816,100
1962 9,404,406 3,760,300
1961 9,214,083 3,703,600
1960 9,035,043 3,645,600

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 Georgia lost 152,842 people (a 3.94% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Afghanistan gained 10,708,712 people (a 30.9% growth), while Georgia's population decreased by 29,890 people (a 0.8% decline).

Afghanistan was ranked 45th most populous country in 2006 and is 36th in 2026. Georgia was ranked 124th in 2006 and ranked 131st 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 Georgia will decrease by 3.61% to 3,564,112 people and rank change from 131st to 135th.

Afghanistan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 132M people, while Georgia's population already peaked in 1993 at 4.91M people and is projected to decrease to 2.89M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Afghanistan
Factual

Projection
Georgia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Afghanistan Georgia
2100 0.5% -0.57%
2099 0.51% -0.56%
2098 0.52% -0.55%
2097 0.51% -0.53%
2096 0.52% -0.51%
2095 0.56% -0.5%
2094 0.59% -0.49%
2093 0.59% -0.46%
2092 0.61% -0.47%
2091 0.7% -0.45%
2090 0.64% -0.46%
2089 0.66% -0.45%
2088 0.73% -0.45%
2087 0.63% -0.44%
2086 0.74% -0.45%
2085 0.83% -0.43%
2084 0.73% -0.41%
2083 0.75% -0.42%
2082 0.77% -0.41%
2081 0.91% -0.39%
2080 1.02% -0.41%
2079 0.88% -0.42%
2078 0.98% -0.42%
2077 0.97% -0.44%
2076 0.94% -0.44%
2075 1.06% -0.42%
2074 1.18% -0.42%
2073 1.14% -0.42%
2072 1.12% -0.41%
2071 1.28% -0.43%
2070 1.23% -0.44%
2069 1.31% -0.43%
2068 1.24% -0.43%
2067 1.28% -0.44%
2066 1.44% -0.45%
2065 1.46% -0.43%
2064 1.43% -0.42%
2063 1.46% -0.4%
2062 1.37% -0.38%
2061 1.45% -0.37%
2060 1.43% -0.36%
2059 1.55% -0.33%
2058 1.64% -0.32%
2057 1.68% -0.33%
2056 1.67% -0.31%
2055 1.69% -0.28%
2054 1.71% -0.28%
2053 1.72% -0.29%
2052 1.61% -0.26%
2051 1.7% -0.24%
2050 1.93% -0.22%
2049 1.86% -0.22%
2048 1.86% -0.21%
2047 1.98% -0.21%
2046 1.91% -0.19%
2045 1.92% -0.16%
2044 2.02% -0.16%
2043 1.96% -0.14%
2042 2.12% -0.14%
2041 2.27% -0.17%
2040 2.26% -0.15%
2039 2.18% -0.17%
2038 2.27% -0.17%
2037 2.3% -0.19%
2036 2.31% -0.16%
2035 2.35% -0.16%
2034 2.52% -0.13%
2033 2.55% -0.13%
2032 2.64% -0.15%
2031 2.7% -0.12%
2030 2.69% -0.12%
2029 2.6% -0.08%
2028 2.64% -0.08%
2027 2.74% -0.06%
2026 2.75% -0.04%
2025 2.87% -0.009%
2024 2.88% -0.43%
2023 2.16% 0.08%
2022 1.45% 0.1%
2021 2.38% -0.38%
2020 3.2% 0.07%
2019 3.03% -0.17%
2018 2.95% -0.04%
2017 2.85% 0.01%
2016 2.57% 0.06%
2015 3.17% 0.16%
2014 3.7% 0.05%
2013 3.48% -0.3%
2012 4.13% -0.73%
2011 3.76% -0.8%
2010 2.98% -0.73%
2009 3.71% -0.88%
2008 2.21% -0.3%
2007 1.91% -0.52%
2006 4.18% -0.57%
2005 3.58% -0.63%
2004 3.64% -0.62%
2003 6.34% -0.67%
2002 5.39% -0.89%
2001 0.76% -1.54%
2000 1.22% -1.93%
1999 3.8% -2.04%
1998 3.84% -2.44%
1997 3.88% -3.16%
1996 4.09% -3.56%
1995 5.02% -3.69%
1994 8.75% -1.53%
1993 12.5% 0.77%
1992 8.5% 0.78%
1991 1.6% 0.71%
1990 1.44% -0.03%
1989 3.04% 0.26%
1988 1.19% 1%
1987 -0.28% 0.83%
1986 -0.06% 0.89%
1985 2.11% 0.88%
1984 2.49% 0.86%
1983 -0.67% 0.88%
1982 -7.93% 0.85%
1981 -9.35% 0.82%
1980 -3.56% 0.85%
1979 0.32% 0.74%
1978 2.03% 0.59%
1977 2.15% 0.68%
1976 2.24% 0.72%
1975 2.44% 0.74%
1974 2.56% 0.87%
1973 2.57% 0.88%
1972 2.47% 1.02%
1971 2.46% 1.05%
1970 2.48% 0.97%
1969 2.42% 0.94%
1968 2.39% 0.91%
1967 2.33% 0.99%
1966 2.3% 1.15%
1965 2.26% 1.33%
1964 2.18% 1.42%
1963 2.13% 1.48%
1962 2.07% 1.53%
1961 1.98% 1.59%

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 Georgia's population declined by 0.43%.

Live population counters

Afghanistan Georgia
Current population
45409324
3697615
Population rank 36/197 131/197
Percent of world population 0.55% 0.04%
One net population change
26.4 seconds
33 minutes
One birth every
21.5 seconds
12.3 minutes
One death every
2.19 minutes
11.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +3,268 -44
Annual growth/decline +1,192,731 -15,926
Annual growth/decline rate +2.88% -0.43%
Population growth rate rank 20/197 184/197
One migration net change every
7.08 minutes
6.85 hours
Annual migration change -74,404 +1,283
Net migration rank 179/196 61/196
Foreign-born residents 98,110 81,582
Foreign-born residents rank 131/195 137/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.2% 2.1%
Foreign-born share rank 186/195 133/195

Natural population change vs migration

Afghanistan
Natural

Migration
Georgia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Afghanistan Georgia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -74,404 - 1,283
2024 - -44,089 - 1,745
2023 1,228,719 -48,958 -1,282 2,003
2022 1,219,475 -647,402 -2,224 26,999
2021 1,133,611 -548,784 -9,127 -2,738
2020 1,134,407 143,634 335 -2,738
2019 1,138,485 9,159 5,606 -5,412
2018 1,115,262 -36,753 8,407 -5,176
2017 1,101,218 -71,491 8,391 -7,889
2016 1,090,016 -143,049 11,346 -10,588
2015 1,077,068 -286,314 13,105 -13,321
2014 1,053,788 233,913 13,089 -16,047
2013 1,033,778 18,119 10,145 -40,117
2012 1,004,814 68,628 8,584 -39,290
2011 966,743 384,486 8,989 -37,847
2010 943,473 -167,460 10,501 -36,608
2009 920,581 -60,602 12,210 -32,757
2008 891,246 215,753 7,974 -32,463
2007 889,848 -851,298 3,551 -32,142
2006 875,301 57,673 2,146 -31,729
2005 855,112 250,971 1,604 -31,216
2004 850,940 -269,194 283 -30,614
2003 826,165 247,317 2,482 -31,075
2002 776,048 860,349 2,228 -58,531
2001 764,090 -212,872 3,445 -110,969
2000 782,727 -1,025,973 4,681 -135,046
1999 760,727 -32,400 6,901 -131,768
1998 719,860 7,380 9,823 -127,962
1997 709,778 -21,215 11,862 -133,250
1996 685,005 4,072 18,304 -133,999
1995 653,280 52,505 17,644 -130,201
1994 609,096 315,206 17,279 -147,551
1993 541,257 1,149,684 18,303 -154,788
1992 440,132 1,197,329 24,226 -121,647
1991 409,954 32,782 32,932 -111,958
1990 402,433 -458,737 40,169 -108,969
1989 381,158 18,296 41,510 -85,690
1988 358,397 -56,263 42,810 -12,189
1987 314,361 -345,535 45,561 -10,966
1986 310,066 -343,397 48,960 -14,123
1985 228,469 -208,685 49,786 -15,208
1984 205,262 248,224 48,523 -12,920
1983 263,778 -172,797 48,496 -10,906
1982 263,210 -500,998 47,363 -12,363
1981 343,468 -1,998,086 46,185 -12,822
1980 365,396 -1,174,239 44,114 -12,593
1979 361,750 -525,413 42,863 -14,281
1978 369,101 -117,186 41,616 -9,755
1977 372,567 -83,115 40,023 -8,213
1976 357,775 -85,430 39,964 -8,952
1975 343,850 -44,418 39,331 -9,605
1974 330,232 -20,009 38,071 -10,261
1973 315,062 -3,030 38,259 -10,763
1972 300,633 -4,050 38,832 -11,097
1971 288,267 -12,801 38,953 -10,997
1970 275,129 4,458 38,731 -1,311
1969 263,823 2,029 37,764 34,301
1968 251,798 3,333 37,840 37,031
1967 239,967 6,824 40,070 34,734
1966 228,786 3,563 40,905 32,869
1965 217,741 10,695 43,463 18,981
1964 207,867 7,079 48,429 19,377
1963 198,035 6,681 51,456 19,405
1962 188,427 7,016 51,903 18,981
1961 179,094 6,109 52,284 18,016
1960 170,257 2,606 51,640 16,740

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 Georgia 57.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 47,646 people) and 42.3% is from migration (a loss of 34,907 people).

As of 2024, 98,110 residents or 0.2% of the population were not native-born in Afghanistan, compared to 81,582 people or 2.1% in Georgia.

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
Georgia
City Population
Tbilisi 1.12M
Batumi 169K
Kutaisi 148K
Rustavi 132K
Sukhumi 64.4K
Gori 44.5K
Khashuri 25.2K
Marneuli 24.9K
Senaki 21.6K
Gardabani 12K

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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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