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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Afghanistan was 42,647,492 in 2024 vs 10,405,134 people in Greece in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Afghanistan's population is 45,409,324 people compared to 10,181,414 in Greece.

Population statistics:

  • Afghanistan's population is 4.46 times bigger than Greece's.
  • Afghanistan is ranked the 36th most populous country in the world, while Greece is the 96th.
  • The countries together account for 0.67% of the world: 0.55% for Afghanistan vs 0.12% for Greece.
  • For the last 10 years, Afghanistan has had an average growth rate of +2.76% per year vs -0.47% in Greece.
  • Since 2006, the population of Afghanistan has increased from 25.4M people to 45.4M (78.6% growth), while Greece has declined from 11M to 10.2M (7.61% decline).

Afghanistan vs Greece: population by year and forecast

Afghanistan
Factual

Projection
Greece
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Afghanistan Greece
2100 131,803,615 6,463,085
2099 131,145,502 6,505,287
2098 130,482,225 6,547,164
2097 129,808,066 6,589,081
2096 129,147,895 6,630,487
2095 128,473,977 6,671,006
2094 127,761,785 6,710,734
2093 127,018,448 6,749,510
2092 126,270,202 6,787,596
2091 125,508,788 6,824,775
2090 124,636,092 6,862,164
2089 123,843,293 6,900,089
2088 123,034,495 6,937,116
2087 122,147,758 6,973,450
2086 121,381,088 7,010,676
2085 120,486,343 7,048,751
2084 119,491,780 7,086,818
2083 118,631,246 7,124,743
2082 117,742,446 7,164,627
2081 116,842,143 7,205,487
2080 115,793,841 7,248,512
2079 114,630,140 7,292,836
2078 113,624,958 7,338,859
2077 112,523,374 7,387,671
2076 111,442,221 7,437,562
2075 110,399,328 7,489,139
2074 109,236,338 7,543,259
2073 107,960,305 7,600,155
2072 106,746,984 7,659,253
2071 105,568,382 7,719,672
2070 104,230,485 7,782,317
2069 102,964,062 7,847,153
2068 101,629,164 7,913,682
2067 100,380,826 7,980,659
2066 99,116,663 8,047,692
2065 97,714,113 8,114,348
2064 96,306,602 8,181,923
2063 94,949,108 8,250,274
2062 93,579,065 8,318,463
2061 92,316,077 8,386,919
2060 91,000,643 8,454,179
2059 89,717,353 8,522,250
2058 88,346,732 8,589,200
2057 86,917,997 8,655,428
2056 85,480,219 8,720,012
2055 84,074,268 8,783,558
2054 82,676,432 8,844,935
2053 81,285,014 8,903,834
2052 79,908,081 8,961,755
2051 78,643,202 9,018,494
2050 77,331,830 9,072,676
2049 75,864,863 9,126,801
2048 74,479,782 9,177,973
2047 73,119,204 9,228,605
2046 71,697,214 9,275,381
2045 70,353,118 9,321,349
2044 69,024,959 9,367,130
2043 67,657,423 9,411,608
2042 66,357,363 9,454,837
2041 64,976,778 9,499,098
2040 63,535,531 9,543,726
2039 62,129,737 9,588,298
2038 60,803,646 9,633,708
2037 59,454,331 9,679,362
2036 58,114,874 9,724,905
2035 56,804,011 9,771,397
2034 55,502,408 9,817,355
2033 54,135,876 9,863,589
2032 52,791,273 9,911,215
2031 51,433,991 9,956,924
2030 50,079,746 10,002,298
2029 48,768,949 10,047,641
2028 47,533,470 10,092,845
2027 46,310,865 10,137,354
2026 45,075,045 10,181,414
2025 43,870,455 10,223,023
2024 42,647,492 10,405,134
2023 41,454,761 10,407,351
2022 40,578,842 10,436,882
2021 40,000,412 10,569,207
2020 39,068,979 10,698,599
2019 37,856,121 10,721,582
2018 36,743,039 10,732,882
2017 35,688,935 10,754,679
2016 34,700,612 10,775,971
2015 33,831,764 10,820,883
2014 32,792,523 10,892,413
2013 31,622,704 10,965,211
2012 30,560,034 11,045,011
2011 29,347,708 11,104,899
2010 28,284,089 11,121,341
2009 27,466,101 11,107,017
2008 26,482,622 11,077,841
2007 25,909,852 11,048,473
2006 25,424,094 11,020,362
2005 24,404,567 10,987,314
2004 23,560,654 10,955,141
2003 22,733,049 10,928,070
2002 21,378,117 10,902,022
2001 20,284,307 10,862,132
2000 20,130,327 10,805,808
1999 19,887,785 10,761,698
1998 19,159,996 10,720,509
1997 18,452,091 10,661,259
1996 17,763,266 10,608,800
1995 17,065,836 10,562,153
1994 16,250,794 10,512,922
1993 14,943,172 10,460,415
1992 13,278,974 10,399,061
1991 12,238,879 10,319,927
1990 12,045,660 10,196,792
1989 11,874,088 10,089,498
1988 11,523,298 10,036,983
1987 11,387,818 10,000,595
1986 11,420,074 9,967,213
1985 11,426,852 9,934,300
1984 11,190,221 9,895,801
1983 10,917,982 9,846,627
1982 10,991,378 9,789,513
1981 11,937,581 9,729,350
1980 13,169,311 9,642,505
1979 13,655,567 9,548,258
1978 13,611,441 9,429,959
1977 13,340,756 9,308,479
1976 13,059,851 9,188,150
1975 12,773,954 9,046,541
1974 12,469,127 8,962,022
1973 12,157,999 8,929,086
1972 11,853,696 8,888,628
1971 11,567,667 8,831,036
1970 11,290,128 8,792,806
1969 11,017,409 8,772,764
1968 10,756,922 8,740,765
1967 10,505,959 8,684,088
1966 10,266,395 8,613,651
1965 10,036,008 8,550,333
1964 9,814,318 8,510,429
1963 9,604,487 8,479,625
1962 9,404,406 8,448,233
1961 9,214,083 8,398,050
1960 9,035,043 8,331,725

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 Greece lost 244,391 people (a 2.22% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Afghanistan gained 10,708,712 people (a 30.9% growth), while Greece's population decreased by 594,557 people (a 5.52% decline).

Afghanistan was ranked 45th most populous country in 2006 and is 36th in 2026. Greece was ranked 74th in 2006 and ranked 96th 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 Greece will decrease by 10.9% to 9,072,676 people and rank change from 96th to 106th.

Afghanistan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 132M people, while Greece's population already peaked in 2010 at 11.1M people and is projected to decrease to 6.46M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Afghanistan
Factual

Projection
Greece
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Afghanistan Greece
2100 0.5% -0.65%
2099 0.51% -0.64%
2098 0.52% -0.64%
2097 0.51% -0.62%
2096 0.52% -0.61%
2095 0.56% -0.59%
2094 0.59% -0.57%
2093 0.59% -0.56%
2092 0.61% -0.54%
2091 0.7% -0.54%
2090 0.64% -0.55%
2089 0.66% -0.53%
2088 0.73% -0.52%
2087 0.63% -0.53%
2086 0.74% -0.54%
2085 0.83% -0.54%
2084 0.73% -0.53%
2083 0.75% -0.56%
2082 0.77% -0.57%
2081 0.91% -0.59%
2080 1.02% -0.61%
2079 0.88% -0.63%
2078 0.98% -0.66%
2077 0.97% -0.67%
2076 0.94% -0.69%
2075 1.06% -0.72%
2074 1.18% -0.75%
2073 1.14% -0.77%
2072 1.12% -0.78%
2071 1.28% -0.8%
2070 1.23% -0.83%
2069 1.31% -0.84%
2068 1.24% -0.84%
2067 1.28% -0.83%
2066 1.44% -0.82%
2065 1.46% -0.83%
2064 1.43% -0.83%
2063 1.46% -0.82%
2062 1.37% -0.82%
2061 1.45% -0.8%
2060 1.43% -0.8%
2059 1.55% -0.78%
2058 1.64% -0.77%
2057 1.68% -0.74%
2056 1.67% -0.72%
2055 1.69% -0.69%
2054 1.71% -0.66%
2053 1.72% -0.65%
2052 1.61% -0.63%
2051 1.7% -0.6%
2050 1.93% -0.59%
2049 1.86% -0.56%
2048 1.86% -0.55%
2047 1.98% -0.5%
2046 1.91% -0.49%
2045 1.92% -0.49%
2044 2.02% -0.47%
2043 1.96% -0.46%
2042 2.12% -0.47%
2041 2.27% -0.47%
2040 2.26% -0.46%
2039 2.18% -0.47%
2038 2.27% -0.47%
2037 2.3% -0.47%
2036 2.31% -0.48%
2035 2.35% -0.47%
2034 2.52% -0.47%
2033 2.55% -0.48%
2032 2.64% -0.46%
2031 2.7% -0.45%
2030 2.69% -0.45%
2029 2.6% -0.45%
2028 2.64% -0.44%
2027 2.74% -0.43%
2026 2.75% -0.41%
2025 2.87% -1.75%
2024 2.88% -0.02%
2023 2.16% -0.28%
2022 1.45% -1.25%
2021 2.38% -1.21%
2020 3.2% -0.21%
2019 3.03% -0.11%
2018 2.95% -0.2%
2017 2.85% -0.2%
2016 2.57% -0.42%
2015 3.17% -0.66%
2014 3.7% -0.66%
2013 3.48% -0.72%
2012 4.13% -0.54%
2011 3.76% -0.15%
2010 2.98% 0.13%
2009 3.71% 0.26%
2008 2.21% 0.27%
2007 1.91% 0.26%
2006 4.18% 0.3%
2005 3.58% 0.29%
2004 3.64% 0.25%
2003 6.34% 0.24%
2002 5.39% 0.37%
2001 0.76% 0.52%
2000 1.22% 0.41%
1999 3.8% 0.38%
1998 3.84% 0.56%
1997 3.88% 0.49%
1996 4.09% 0.44%
1995 5.02% 0.47%
1994 8.75% 0.5%
1993 12.5% 0.59%
1992 8.5% 0.77%
1991 1.6% 1.21%
1990 1.44% 1.06%
1989 3.04% 0.52%
1988 1.19% 0.36%
1987 -0.28% 0.33%
1986 -0.06% 0.33%
1985 2.11% 0.39%
1984 2.49% 0.5%
1983 -0.67% 0.58%
1982 -7.93% 0.62%
1981 -9.35% 0.9%
1980 -3.56% 0.99%
1979 0.32% 1.25%
1978 2.03% 1.31%
1977 2.15% 1.31%
1976 2.24% 1.57%
1975 2.44% 0.94%
1974 2.56% 0.37%
1973 2.57% 0.46%
1972 2.47% 0.65%
1971 2.46% 0.43%
1970 2.48% 0.23%
1969 2.42% 0.37%
1968 2.39% 0.65%
1967 2.33% 0.82%
1966 2.3% 0.74%
1965 2.26% 0.47%
1964 2.18% 0.36%
1963 2.13% 0.37%
1962 2.07% 0.6%
1961 1.98% 0.8%

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 Greece's population declined by 0.02%.

Live population counters

Afghanistan Greece
Current population
45409324
10181414
Population rank 36/197 96/197
Percent of world population 0.55% 0.12%
One net population change
26.4 seconds
3.95 hours
One birth every
21.5 seconds
7.43 minutes
One death every
2.19 minutes
4.14 minutes
Daily growth/decline +3,268 -6
Annual growth/decline +1,192,731 -2,217
Annual growth/decline rate +2.88% -0.02%
Population growth rate rank 20/197 165/197
One migration net change every
7.08 minutes
31.7 minutes
Annual migration change -74,404 +16,636
Net migration rank 179/196 37/196
Foreign-born residents 98,110 1,423,964
Foreign-born residents rank 131/195 46/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.2% 14.2%
Foreign-born share rank 186/195 47/195

Natural population change vs migration

Afghanistan
Natural

Migration
Greece
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Afghanistan Greece
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -74,404 - 16,636
2024 - -44,089 - -122,772
2023 1,228,719 -48,958 -56,200 -159,430
2022 1,219,475 -647,402 -63,665 -53,997
2021 1,133,611 -548,784 -58,131 -160,277
2020 1,134,407 143,634 -46,004 6,353
2019 1,138,485 9,159 -41,814 36,762
2018 1,115,262 -36,753 -33,272 17,938
2017 1,101,218 -71,491 -36,566 10,483
2016 1,090,016 -143,049 -25,862 10,484
2015 1,077,068 -286,314 -29,216 -43,462
2014 1,053,788 233,913 -20,696 -46,678
2013 1,033,778 18,119 -17,545 -59,323
2012 1,004,814 68,628 -16,568 -65,364
2011 966,743 384,486 -4,441 -31,786
2010 943,473 -167,460 5,560 2,001
2009 920,581 -60,602 8,886 18,182
2008 891,246 215,753 11,077 27,081
2007 889,848 -851,298 2,210 25,400
2006 875,301 57,673 6,612 27,621
2005 855,112 250,971 2,197 33,297
2004 850,940 -269,194 0 29,039
2003 826,165 247,317 -1,093 25,323
2002 776,048 860,349 0 25,692
2001 764,090 -212,872 0 60,387
2000 782,727 -1,025,973 -1,081 54,661
1999 760,727 -32,400 -2,153 49,930
1998 719,860 7,380 -2,144 47,856
1997 709,778 -21,215 2,133 45,671
1996 685,005 4,072 0 43,444
1995 653,280 52,505 1,056 42,674
1994 609,096 315,206 6,307 42,897
1993 541,257 1,149,684 4,185 39,829
1992 440,132 1,197,329 6,239 41,000
1991 409,954 32,782 6,192 37,917
1990 402,433 -458,737 8,157 26,294
1989 381,158 18,296 9,080 18,862
1988 358,397 -56,263 15,055 20,557
1987 314,361 -345,535 10,001 19,005
1986 310,066 -343,397 20,931 19,064
1985 228,469 -208,685 22,849 16,093
1984 205,262 248,224 37,604 19,767
1983 263,778 -172,797 42,341 18,655
1982 263,210 -500,998 50,906 19,675
1981 343,468 -1,998,086 54,484 25,061
1980 365,396 -1,174,239 60,748 47,460
1979 361,750 -525,413 65,882 72,184
1978 369,101 -117,186 64,124 60,775
1977 372,567 -83,115 59,574 19,193
1976 357,775 -85,430 65,236 89,601
1975 343,850 -44,418 61,516 61,265
1974 330,232 -20,009 68,111 -22,590
1973 315,062 -3,030 59,824 -42,387
1972 300,633 -4,050 64,887 -3,589
1971 288,267 -12,801 67,116 -12,747
1970 275,129 4,458 71,222 -54,166
1969 263,823 2,029 82,464 -118,544
1968 251,798 3,333 87,408 -429
1967 239,967 6,824 91,183 -55,853
1966 228,786 3,563 86,998 21,206
1965 217,741 10,695 83,793 -81,576
1964 207,867 7,079 83,402 -76,678
1963 198,035 6,681 81,404 -77,345
1962 188,427 7,016 85,327 -74,972
1961 179,094 6,109 86,500 -61,102
1960 170,257 2,606 96,648 -15,996

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 Greece 51.9% is from natural causes (a loss of 411,426 people) and 48.1% is from migration (a loss of 381,824 people).

As of 2024, 98,110 residents or 0.2% of the population were not native-born in Afghanistan, compared to 1,423,964 people or 14.2% in Greece.

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
Greece
City Population
Athens 643K
Crete 623K
Thessaloniki 310K
Patras 174K
Piraeus 168K
Larissa 146K
Heraklion 145K
Peristeri 134K
Kallithea 97.6K
Glyfada 89.6K

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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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