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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Afghanistan was 42,647,492 in 2024 vs 18,406,359 people in Guatemala in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Afghanistan's population is 45,409,324 people compared to 19,049,936 in Guatemala.

Population statistics:

  • Afghanistan's population is 2.38 times bigger than Guatemala's.
  • Afghanistan is ranked the 36th most populous country in the world, while Guatemala is the 69th.
  • The countries together account for 0.78% of the world: 0.55% for Afghanistan vs 0.23% for Guatemala.
  • For the last 10 years, Afghanistan has had an average growth rate of +2.76% per year vs +1.64% in Guatemala.
  • Since 2006, the population of Afghanistan has increased from 25.4M people to 45.4M (78.6% growth), while Guatemala has grown from 13.4M to 19M (42.5% growth).

Afghanistan vs Guatemala: population by year and forecast

Afghanistan
Factual

Projection
Guatemala
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Afghanistan Guatemala
2100 131,803,615 26,157,456
2099 131,145,502 26,245,641
2098 130,482,225 26,331,619
2097 129,808,066 26,416,090
2096 129,147,895 26,497,966
2095 128,473,977 26,577,430
2094 127,761,785 26,654,549
2093 127,018,448 26,728,912
2092 126,270,202 26,800,726
2091 125,508,788 26,869,103
2090 124,636,092 26,933,745
2089 123,843,293 26,994,393
2088 123,034,495 27,051,725
2087 122,147,758 27,105,725
2086 121,381,088 27,155,743
2085 120,486,343 27,200,252
2084 119,491,780 27,240,081
2083 118,631,246 27,274,635
2082 117,742,446 27,304,601
2081 116,842,143 27,328,275
2080 115,793,841 27,346,322
2079 114,630,140 27,358,846
2078 113,624,958 27,364,710
2077 112,523,374 27,363,544
2076 111,442,221 27,356,220
2075 110,399,328 27,343,275
2074 109,236,338 27,324,366
2073 107,960,305 27,298,193
2072 106,746,984 27,264,801
2071 105,568,382 27,224,139
2070 104,230,485 27,176,996
2069 102,964,062 27,121,679
2068 101,629,164 27,058,279
2067 100,380,826 26,987,818
2066 99,116,663 26,909,977
2065 97,714,113 26,825,610
2064 96,306,602 26,733,472
2063 94,949,108 26,634,443
2062 93,579,065 26,529,537
2061 92,316,077 26,418,318
2060 91,000,643 26,300,043
2059 89,717,353 26,175,298
2058 88,346,732 26,043,910
2057 86,917,997 25,905,522
2056 85,480,219 25,761,415
2055 84,074,268 25,611,347
2054 82,676,432 25,455,341
2053 81,285,014 25,292,387
2052 79,908,081 25,124,081
2051 78,643,202 24,950,631
2050 77,331,830 24,772,432
2049 75,864,863 24,588,164
2048 74,479,782 24,398,840
2047 73,119,204 24,205,409
2046 71,697,214 24,005,250
2045 70,353,118 23,799,564
2044 69,024,959 23,587,909
2043 67,657,423 23,370,717
2042 66,357,363 23,147,742
2041 64,976,778 22,919,092
2040 63,535,531 22,684,402
2039 62,129,737 22,443,876
2038 60,803,646 22,196,908
2037 59,454,331 21,945,561
2036 58,114,874 21,689,784
2035 56,804,011 21,429,391
2034 55,502,408 21,165,636
2033 54,135,876 20,899,157
2032 52,791,273 20,630,118
2031 51,433,991 20,359,005
2030 50,079,746 20,085,689
2029 48,768,949 19,810,652
2028 47,533,470 19,534,112
2027 46,310,865 19,255,397
2026 45,075,045 18,973,755
2025 43,870,455 18,690,875
2024 42,647,492 18,406,359
2023 41,454,761 18,124,838
2022 40,578,842 17,847,877
2021 40,000,412 17,598,650
2020 39,068,979 17,357,325
2019 37,856,121 17,103,803
2018 36,743,039 16,845,685
2017 35,688,935 16,567,357
2016 34,700,612 16,268,760
2015 33,831,764 15,971,743
2014 32,792,523 15,681,725
2013 31,622,704 15,387,337
2012 30,560,034 15,089,647
2011 29,347,708 14,792,126
2010 28,284,089 14,500,112
2009 27,466,101 14,215,611
2008 26,482,622 13,935,174
2007 25,909,852 13,652,040
2006 25,424,094 13,367,459
2005 24,404,567 13,087,629
2004 23,560,654 12,807,402
2003 22,733,049 12,525,842
2002 21,378,117 12,246,915
2001 20,284,307 11,969,422
2000 20,130,327 11,697,592
1999 19,887,785 11,422,965
1998 19,159,996 11,139,145
1997 18,452,091 10,857,754
1996 17,763,266 10,583,526
1995 17,065,836 10,312,996
1994 16,250,794 10,043,718
1993 14,943,172 9,779,761
1992 13,278,974 9,522,266
1991 12,238,879 9,272,584
1990 12,045,660 9,024,773
1989 11,874,088 8,775,546
1988 11,523,298 8,532,099
1987 11,387,818 8,296,485
1986 11,420,074 8,070,818
1985 11,426,852 7,849,693
1984 11,190,221 7,630,682
1983 10,917,982 7,419,642
1982 10,991,378 7,240,241
1981 11,937,581 7,075,648
1980 13,169,311 6,900,212
1979 13,655,567 6,727,797
1978 13,611,441 6,561,534
1977 13,340,756 6,401,515
1976 13,059,851 6,262,404
1975 12,773,954 6,128,731
1974 12,469,127 5,981,197
1973 12,157,999 5,831,631
1972 11,853,696 5,682,833
1971 11,567,667 5,538,355
1970 11,290,128 5,396,966
1969 11,017,409 5,257,081
1968 10,756,922 5,118,111
1967 10,505,959 4,978,862
1966 10,266,395 4,840,958
1965 10,036,008 4,704,965
1964 9,814,318 4,571,109
1963 9,604,487 4,440,264
1962 9,404,406 4,312,044
1961 9,214,083 4,186,201
1960 9,035,043 4,063,655

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/guatemala | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Afghanistan increased by 9,276,518 people (a 36.5% growth), while Guatemala gained 2,901,301 people (a 21.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Afghanistan gained 10,708,712 people (a 30.9% growth), while Guatemala's population increased by 2,781,176 people (a 17.1% growth).

Afghanistan was ranked 45th most populous country in 2006 and is 36th in 2026. Guatemala was ranked 68th in 2006 and ranked 69th 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 Guatemala will increase by 30% to 24,772,432 people and rank change from 69th to 67th.

Afghanistan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 132M people compared to the peak of 27.4M people in 2078 for Guatemala.

Population growth rate by year

Afghanistan
Factual

Projection
Guatemala
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Afghanistan Guatemala
2100 0.5% -0.34%
2099 0.51% -0.33%
2098 0.52% -0.32%
2097 0.51% -0.31%
2096 0.52% -0.3%
2095 0.56% -0.29%
2094 0.59% -0.28%
2093 0.59% -0.27%
2092 0.61% -0.25%
2091 0.7% -0.24%
2090 0.64% -0.22%
2089 0.66% -0.21%
2088 0.73% -0.2%
2087 0.63% -0.18%
2086 0.74% -0.16%
2085 0.83% -0.15%
2084 0.73% -0.13%
2083 0.75% -0.11%
2082 0.77% -0.09%
2081 0.91% -0.07%
2080 1.02% -0.05%
2079 0.88% -0.02%
2078 0.98% 0.004%
2077 0.97% 0.03%
2076 0.94% 0.05%
2075 1.06% 0.07%
2074 1.18% 0.1%
2073 1.14% 0.12%
2072 1.12% 0.15%
2071 1.28% 0.17%
2070 1.23% 0.2%
2069 1.31% 0.23%
2068 1.24% 0.26%
2067 1.28% 0.29%
2066 1.44% 0.31%
2065 1.46% 0.34%
2064 1.43% 0.37%
2063 1.46% 0.4%
2062 1.37% 0.42%
2061 1.45% 0.45%
2060 1.43% 0.48%
2059 1.55% 0.5%
2058 1.64% 0.53%
2057 1.68% 0.56%
2056 1.67% 0.59%
2055 1.69% 0.61%
2054 1.71% 0.64%
2053 1.72% 0.67%
2052 1.61% 0.7%
2051 1.7% 0.72%
2050 1.93% 0.75%
2049 1.86% 0.78%
2048 1.86% 0.8%
2047 1.98% 0.83%
2046 1.91% 0.86%
2045 1.92% 0.9%
2044 2.02% 0.93%
2043 1.96% 0.96%
2042 2.12% 1%
2041 2.27% 1.03%
2040 2.26% 1.07%
2039 2.18% 1.11%
2038 2.27% 1.15%
2037 2.3% 1.18%
2036 2.31% 1.22%
2035 2.35% 1.25%
2034 2.52% 1.28%
2033 2.55% 1.3%
2032 2.64% 1.33%
2031 2.7% 1.36%
2030 2.69% 1.39%
2029 2.6% 1.42%
2028 2.64% 1.45%
2027 2.74% 1.48%
2026 2.75% 1.51%
2025 2.87% 1.55%
2024 2.88% 1.55%
2023 2.16% 1.55%
2022 1.45% 1.42%
2021 2.38% 1.39%
2020 3.2% 1.48%
2019 3.03% 1.53%
2018 2.95% 1.68%
2017 2.85% 1.84%
2016 2.57% 1.86%
2015 3.17% 1.85%
2014 3.7% 1.91%
2013 3.48% 1.97%
2012 4.13% 2.01%
2011 3.76% 2.01%
2010 2.98% 2%
2009 3.71% 2.01%
2008 2.21% 2.07%
2007 1.91% 2.13%
2006 4.18% 2.14%
2005 3.58% 2.19%
2004 3.64% 2.25%
2003 6.34% 2.28%
2002 5.39% 2.32%
2001 0.76% 2.32%
2000 1.22% 2.4%
1999 3.8% 2.55%
1998 3.84% 2.59%
1997 3.88% 2.59%
1996 4.09% 2.62%
1995 5.02% 2.68%
1994 8.75% 2.7%
1993 12.5% 2.7%
1992 8.5% 2.69%
1991 1.6% 2.75%
1990 1.44% 2.84%
1989 3.04% 2.85%
1988 1.19% 2.84%
1987 -0.28% 2.8%
1986 -0.06% 2.82%
1985 2.11% 2.87%
1984 2.49% 2.84%
1983 -0.67% 2.48%
1982 -7.93% 2.33%
1981 -9.35% 2.54%
1980 -3.56% 2.56%
1979 0.32% 2.53%
1978 2.03% 2.5%
1977 2.15% 2.22%
1976 2.24% 2.18%
1975 2.44% 2.47%
1974 2.56% 2.56%
1973 2.57% 2.62%
1972 2.47% 2.61%
1971 2.46% 2.62%
1970 2.48% 2.66%
1969 2.42% 2.72%
1968 2.39% 2.8%
1967 2.33% 2.85%
1966 2.3% 2.89%
1965 2.26% 2.93%
1964 2.18% 2.95%
1963 2.13% 2.97%
1962 2.07% 3.01%
1961 1.98% 3.02%

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 Guatemala's population grew by 1.55%.

Live population counters

Afghanistan Guatemala
Current population
45409324
19049936
Population rank 36/197 69/197
Percent of world population 0.55% 0.23%
One net population change
26.4 seconds
1.87 minutes
One birth every
21.5 seconds
1.39 minutes
One death every
2.19 minutes
6.01 minutes
Daily growth/decline +3,268 +771
Annual growth/decline +1,192,731 +281,521
Annual growth/decline rate +2.88% +1.55%
Population growth rate rank 20/197 69/197
One migration net change every
7.08 minutes
1.1 hours
Annual migration change -74,404 -7,959
Net migration rank 179/196 128/196
Foreign-born residents 98,110 92,732
Foreign-born residents rank 131/195 133/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.2% 0.5%
Foreign-born share rank 186/195 176/195

Natural population change vs migration

Afghanistan
Natural

Migration
Guatemala
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Afghanistan Guatemala
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -74,404 - -7,959
2024 - -44,089 - -7,725
2023 1,228,719 -48,958 289,635 -8,940
2022 1,219,475 -647,402 281,675 -8,463
2021 1,133,611 -548,784 255,145 -29,908
2020 1,134,407 143,634 281,328 -23,927
2019 1,138,485 9,159 307,389 -57,746
2018 1,115,262 -36,753 323,100 -56,487
2017 1,101,218 -71,491 332,838 -42,779
2016 1,090,016 -143,049 338,114 -30,980
2015 1,077,068 -286,314 335,072 -48,179
2014 1,053,788 233,913 333,551 -40,409
2013 1,033,778 18,119 331,321 -35,698
2012 1,004,814 68,628 332,365 -32,624
2011 966,743 384,486 328,548 -33,238
2010 943,473 -167,460 324,802 -36,076
2009 920,581 -60,602 323,320 -43,046
2008 891,246 215,753 323,226 -42,624
2007 889,848 -851,298 326,298 -40,632
2006 875,301 57,673 325,604 -42,118
2005 855,112 250,971 325,816 -49,636
2004 850,940 -269,194 331,699 -47,409
2003 826,165 247,317 333,539 -54,701
2002 776,048 860,349 334,255 -55,247
2001 764,090 -212,872 335,503 -59,536
2000 782,727 -1,025,973 332,891 -65,197
1999 760,727 -32,400 328,890 -47,325
1998 719,860 7,380 325,174 -39,104
1997 709,778 -21,215 320,087 -43,377
1996 685,005 4,072 315,252 -43,501
1995 653,280 52,505 309,236 -39,917
1994 609,096 315,206 302,708 -33,462
1993 541,257 1,149,684 295,515 -36,848
1992 440,132 1,197,329 288,411 -32,093
1991 409,954 32,782 283,917 -40,868
1990 402,433 -458,737 280,318 -27,735
1989 381,158 18,296 276,736 -30,860
1988 358,397 -56,263 271,466 -30,450
1987 314,361 -345,535 261,746 -31,539
1986 310,066 -343,397 252,754 -31,631
1985 228,469 -208,685 246,119 -24,991
1984 205,262 248,224 241,892 -25,010
1983 263,778 -172,797 238,059 -32,877
1982 263,210 -500,998 199,809 -46,174
1981 343,468 -1,998,086 221,044 -45,490
1980 365,396 -1,174,239 218,460 -43,144
1979 361,750 -525,413 216,810 -47,278
1978 369,101 -117,186 211,301 -48,309
1977 372,567 -83,115 203,299 -46,249
1976 357,775 -85,430 171,903 -50,745
1975 343,850 -44,418 188,501 -42,329
1974 330,232 -20,009 184,992 -36,089
1973 315,062 -3,030 179,871 -29,641
1972 300,633 -4,050 173,162 -25,807
1971 288,267 -12,801 165,104 -23,513
1970 275,129 4,458 155,946 -14,755
1969 263,823 2,029 149,516 -10,937
1968 251,798 3,333 146,946 -7,589
1967 239,967 6,824 143,859 -4,715
1966 228,786 3,563 140,494 -3,824
1965 217,741 10,695 135,997 -681
1964 207,867 7,079 132,832 -440
1963 198,035 6,681 129,065 240
1962 188,427 7,016 126,429 713
1961 179,094 6,109 123,753 797
1960 170,257 2,606 120,728 -186

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

GeoRank.org/population/afghanistan/guatemala | 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 Guatemala 89.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,077,847 people) and 10.2% is from migration (a loss of 347,818 people).

As of 2024, 98,110 residents or 0.2% of the population were not native-born in Afghanistan, compared to 92,732 people or 0.5% in Guatemala.

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
Guatemala
City Population
Guatemala 995K
Mixco 528K
Coban 229K
Quetzaltenango 208K
Jalapa 193K
San Miguel Petapa 151K
Momostenango 140K
Mazatenango 83.8K
Flores 44.7K
Panajachel 16.1K

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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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