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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Afghanistan was 42,647,492 in 2024 vs 831,087 people in Guyana in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Afghanistan's population is 45,409,324 people compared to 842,249 in Guyana.

Population statistics:

  • Afghanistan's population is 53.9 times bigger than Guyana's.
  • Afghanistan is ranked the 36th most populous country in the world, while Guyana is the 162nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.56% of the world: 0.55% for Afghanistan vs 0.01% for Guyana.
  • For the last 10 years, Afghanistan has had an average growth rate of +2.76% per year vs +0.94% in Guyana.
  • Since 2006, the population of Afghanistan has increased from 25.4M people to 45.4M (78.6% growth), while Guyana has grown from 759K to 842K (11% growth).

Afghanistan vs Guyana: population by year and forecast

Afghanistan
Factual

Projection
Guyana
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Afghanistan Guyana
2100 131,803,615 893,427
2099 131,145,502 897,075
2098 130,482,225 900,730
2097 129,808,066 903,879
2096 129,147,895 907,239
2095 128,473,977 910,449
2094 127,761,785 913,720
2093 127,018,448 916,747
2092 126,270,202 919,782
2091 125,508,788 922,593
2090 124,636,092 925,382
2089 123,843,293 928,365
2088 123,034,495 931,149
2087 122,147,758 933,725
2086 121,381,088 936,488
2085 120,486,343 939,122
2084 119,491,780 941,484
2083 118,631,246 943,485
2082 117,742,446 945,768
2081 116,842,143 947,613
2080 115,793,841 949,747
2079 114,630,140 951,550
2078 113,624,958 953,310
2077 112,523,374 954,825
2076 111,442,221 956,285
2075 110,399,328 957,487
2074 109,236,338 958,532
2073 107,960,305 959,731
2072 106,746,984 960,840
2071 105,568,382 961,696
2070 104,230,485 962,231
2069 102,964,062 962,932
2068 101,629,164 963,050
2067 100,380,826 963,082
2066 99,116,663 962,949
2065 97,714,113 962,820
2064 96,306,602 962,570
2063 94,949,108 962,105
2062 93,579,065 961,231
2061 92,316,077 960,288
2060 91,000,643 959,030
2059 89,717,353 957,500
2058 88,346,732 956,227
2057 86,917,997 954,861
2056 85,480,219 953,884
2055 84,074,268 952,501
2054 82,676,432 950,779
2053 81,285,014 948,578
2052 79,908,081 946,446
2051 78,643,202 944,628
2050 77,331,830 942,160
2049 75,864,863 939,529
2048 74,479,782 936,679
2047 73,119,204 933,818
2046 71,697,214 930,648
2045 70,353,118 927,546
2044 69,024,959 924,165
2043 67,657,423 920,452
2042 66,357,363 916,600
2041 64,976,778 912,255
2040 63,535,531 908,134
2039 62,129,737 903,859
2038 60,803,646 899,504
2037 59,454,331 895,108
2036 58,114,874 890,826
2035 56,804,011 886,294
2034 55,502,408 881,375
2033 54,135,876 876,510
2032 52,791,273 871,122
2031 51,433,991 866,170
2030 50,079,746 861,006
2029 48,768,949 856,154
2028 47,533,470 851,204
2027 46,310,865 845,847
2026 45,075,045 840,915
2025 43,870,455 836,010
2024 42,647,492 831,087
2023 41,454,761 826,353
2022 40,578,842 821,637
2021 40,000,412 815,482
2020 39,068,979 807,481
2019 37,856,121 807,665
2018 36,743,039 791,556
2017 35,688,935 768,479
2016 34,700,612 763,548
2015 33,831,764 758,781
2014 32,792,523 754,229
2013 31,622,704 750,021
2012 30,560,034 746,288
2011 29,347,708 746,153
2010 28,284,089 749,256
2009 27,466,101 752,094
2008 26,482,622 754,606
2007 25,909,852 756,861
2006 25,424,094 758,966
2005 24,404,567 760,914
2004 23,560,654 762,418
2003 22,733,049 763,101
2002 21,378,117 763,652
2001 20,284,307 764,477
2000 20,130,327 764,832
1999 19,887,785 764,483
1998 19,159,996 763,586
1997 18,452,091 762,245
1996 17,763,266 760,526
1995 17,065,836 758,388
1994 16,250,794 755,822
1993 14,943,172 752,965
1992 13,278,974 749,911
1991 12,238,879 747,861
1990 12,045,660 749,894
1989 11,874,088 754,865
1988 11,523,298 759,663
1987 11,387,818 764,120
1986 11,420,074 768,098
1985 11,426,852 771,477
1984 11,190,221 774,111
1983 10,917,982 775,891
1982 10,991,378 776,712
1981 11,937,581 776,453
1980 13,169,311 774,367
1979 13,655,567 770,062
1978 13,611,441 764,586
1977 13,340,756 758,654
1976 13,059,851 752,253
1975 12,773,954 745,393
1974 12,469,127 738,057
1973 12,157,999 730,138
1972 11,853,696 721,617
1971 11,567,667 712,662
1970 11,290,128 702,705
1969 11,017,409 690,223
1968 10,756,922 676,160
1967 10,505,959 662,311
1966 10,266,395 648,646
1965 10,036,008 635,128
1964 9,814,318 621,764
1963 9,604,487 608,537
1962 9,404,406 595,461
1961 9,214,083 582,568
1960 9,035,043 569,143

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/guyana | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Afghanistan increased by 9,276,518 people (a 36.5% growth), while Guyana gained 4,582 people (a 0.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Afghanistan gained 10,708,712 people (a 30.9% growth), while Guyana's population increased by 78,701 people (a 10.3% growth).

Afghanistan was ranked 45th most populous country in 2006 and is 36th in 2026. Guyana was ranked 160th in 2006 and ranked 162nd 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 Guyana will increase by 11.9% to 942,160 people and will still be ranked 162nd.

Afghanistan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 132M people compared to the peak of 963K people in 2067 for Guyana.

Population growth rate by year

Afghanistan
Factual

Projection
Guyana
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Afghanistan Guyana
2100 0.5% -0.41%
2099 0.51% -0.41%
2098 0.52% -0.35%
2097 0.51% -0.37%
2096 0.52% -0.35%
2095 0.56% -0.36%
2094 0.59% -0.33%
2093 0.59% -0.33%
2092 0.61% -0.3%
2091 0.7% -0.3%
2090 0.64% -0.32%
2089 0.66% -0.3%
2088 0.73% -0.28%
2087 0.63% -0.3%
2086 0.74% -0.28%
2085 0.83% -0.25%
2084 0.73% -0.21%
2083 0.75% -0.24%
2082 0.77% -0.19%
2081 0.91% -0.22%
2080 1.02% -0.19%
2079 0.88% -0.18%
2078 0.98% -0.16%
2077 0.97% -0.15%
2076 0.94% -0.13%
2075 1.06% -0.11%
2074 1.18% -0.12%
2073 1.14% -0.12%
2072 1.12% -0.09%
2071 1.28% -0.06%
2070 1.23% -0.07%
2069 1.31% -0.01%
2068 1.24% -0.003%
2067 1.28% 0.01%
2066 1.44% 0.01%
2065 1.46% 0.03%
2064 1.43% 0.05%
2063 1.46% 0.09%
2062 1.37% 0.1%
2061 1.45% 0.13%
2060 1.43% 0.16%
2059 1.55% 0.13%
2058 1.64% 0.14%
2057 1.68% 0.1%
2056 1.67% 0.15%
2055 1.69% 0.18%
2054 1.71% 0.23%
2053 1.72% 0.23%
2052 1.61% 0.19%
2051 1.7% 0.26%
2050 1.93% 0.28%
2049 1.86% 0.3%
2048 1.86% 0.31%
2047 1.98% 0.34%
2046 1.91% 0.33%
2045 1.92% 0.37%
2044 2.02% 0.4%
2043 1.96% 0.42%
2042 2.12% 0.48%
2041 2.27% 0.45%
2040 2.26% 0.47%
2039 2.18% 0.48%
2038 2.27% 0.49%
2037 2.3% 0.48%
2036 2.31% 0.51%
2035 2.35% 0.56%
2034 2.52% 0.56%
2033 2.55% 0.62%
2032 2.64% 0.57%
2031 2.7% 0.6%
2030 2.69% 0.57%
2029 2.6% 0.58%
2028 2.64% 0.63%
2027 2.74% 0.59%
2026 2.75% 0.59%
2025 2.87% 0.59%
2024 2.88% 0.57%
2023 2.16% 0.57%
2022 1.45% 0.75%
2021 2.38% 0.99%
2020 3.2% -0.02%
2019 3.03% 2.04%
2018 2.95% 3%
2017 2.85% 0.65%
2016 2.57% 0.63%
2015 3.17% 0.6%
2014 3.7% 0.56%
2013 3.48% 0.5%
2012 4.13% 0.02%
2011 3.76% -0.41%
2010 2.98% -0.38%
2009 3.71% -0.33%
2008 2.21% -0.3%
2007 1.91% -0.28%
2006 4.18% -0.26%
2005 3.58% -0.2%
2004 3.64% -0.09%
2003 6.34% -0.07%
2002 5.39% -0.11%
2001 0.76% -0.05%
2000 1.22% 0.05%
1999 3.8% 0.12%
1998 3.84% 0.18%
1997 3.88% 0.23%
1996 4.09% 0.28%
1995 5.02% 0.34%
1994 8.75% 0.38%
1993 12.5% 0.41%
1992 8.5% 0.27%
1991 1.6% -0.27%
1990 1.44% -0.66%
1989 3.04% -0.63%
1988 1.19% -0.58%
1987 -0.28% -0.52%
1986 -0.06% -0.44%
1985 2.11% -0.34%
1984 2.49% -0.23%
1983 -0.67% -0.11%
1982 -7.93% 0.03%
1981 -9.35% 0.27%
1980 -3.56% 0.56%
1979 0.32% 0.72%
1978 2.03% 0.78%
1977 2.15% 0.85%
1976 2.24% 0.92%
1975 2.44% 0.99%
1974 2.56% 1.08%
1973 2.57% 1.18%
1972 2.47% 1.26%
1971 2.46% 1.42%
1970 2.48% 1.81%
1969 2.42% 2.08%
1968 2.39% 2.09%
1967 2.33% 2.11%
1966 2.3% 2.13%
1965 2.26% 2.15%
1964 2.18% 2.17%
1963 2.13% 2.2%
1962 2.07% 2.21%
1961 1.98% 2.36%

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 Guyana's population grew by 0.57%.

Live population counters

Afghanistan Guyana
Current population
45409324
842249
Population rank 36/197 162/197
Percent of world population 0.55% 0.01%
One net population change
26.4 seconds
1.85 hours
One birth every
21.5 seconds
31.4 minutes
One death every
2.19 minutes
1.45 hours
Daily growth/decline +3,268 +13
Annual growth/decline +1,192,731 +4,734
Annual growth/decline rate +2.88% +0.57%
Population growth rate rank 20/197 128/197
One migration net change every
7.08 minutes
1.73 hours
Annual migration change -74,404 -5,092
Net migration rank 179/196 116/196
Foreign-born residents 98,110 54,175
Foreign-born residents rank 131/195 147/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.2% 6.5%
Foreign-born share rank 186/195 82/195

Natural population change vs migration

Afghanistan
Natural

Migration
Guyana
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Afghanistan Guyana
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -74,404 - -5,092
2024 - -44,089 - -5,407
2023 1,228,719 -48,958 10,716 -6,161
2022 1,219,475 -647,402 11,042 -6,161
2021 1,133,611 -548,784 8,125 -689
2020 1,134,407 143,634 10,307 -1,743
2019 1,138,485 9,159 11,665 -20,603
2018 1,115,262 -36,753 10,946 30,213
2017 1,101,218 -71,491 11,108 -6,107
2016 1,090,016 -143,049 11,168 -6,309
2015 1,077,068 -286,314 11,199 -6,527
2014 1,053,788 233,913 11,143 -6,710
2013 1,033,778 18,119 10,887 -6,907
2012 1,004,814 68,628 10,633 -7,152
2011 966,743 384,486 10,713 -13,920
2010 943,473 -167,460 10,652 -13,655
2009 920,581 -60,602 10,758 -13,425
2008 891,246 215,753 10,792 -13,143
2007 889,848 -851,298 10,741 -12,906
2006 875,301 57,673 10,525 -12,575
2005 855,112 250,971 10,455 -12,290
2004 850,940 -269,194 10,767 -11,938
2003 826,165 247,317 11,344 -11,551
2002 776,048 860,349 12,218 -13,116
2001 764,090 -212,872 13,307 -14,050
2000 782,727 -1,025,973 14,128 -14,090
1999 760,727 -32,400 14,763 -14,115
1998 719,860 7,380 15,292 -14,155
1997 709,778 -21,215 15,568 -14,019
1996 685,005 4,072 15,768 -13,871
1995 653,280 52,505 15,991 -13,614
1994 609,096 315,206 16,185 -13,426
1993 541,257 1,149,684 16,099 -13,137
1992 440,132 1,197,329 15,990 -12,844
1991 409,954 32,782 15,896 -14,949
1990 402,433 -458,737 15,917 -20,930
1989 381,158 18,296 15,947 -20,870
1988 358,397 -56,263 16,189 -20,860
1987 314,361 -345,535 16,600 -20,848
1986 310,066 -343,397 16,940 -20,647
1985 228,469 -208,685 17,292 -20,337
1984 205,262 248,224 17,466 -19,702
1983 263,778 -172,797 17,753 -19,075
1982 263,210 -500,998 17,644 -17,959
1981 343,468 -1,998,086 17,471 -16,648
1980 365,396 -1,174,239 17,298 -13,952
1979 361,750 -525,413 17,402 -12,138
1978 369,101 -117,186 17,539 -11,841
1977 372,567 -83,115 17,805 -11,636
1976 357,775 -85,430 18,083 -11,445
1975 343,850 -44,418 18,317 -11,231
1974 330,232 -20,009 18,589 -11,012
1973 315,062 -3,030 18,991 -10,731
1972 300,633 -4,050 19,219 -10,448
1971 288,267 -12,801 19,273 -10,142
1970 275,129 4,458 19,233 -8,439
1969 263,823 2,029 19,133 -4,969
1968 251,798 3,333 19,035 -5,071
1967 239,967 6,824 18,933 -5,192
1966 228,786 3,563 18,862 -5,277
1965 217,741 10,695 18,791 -5,347
1964 207,867 7,079 18,729 -5,437
1963 198,035 6,681 18,606 -5,434
1962 188,427 7,016 18,344 -5,379
1961 179,094 6,109 18,092 -5,267
1960 170,257 2,606 17,867 -3,837

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 Guyana 77.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 107,419 people) and 22.3% is from migration (a loss of 30,797 people).

As of 2024, 98,110 residents or 0.2% of the population were not native-born in Afghanistan, compared to 54,175 people or 6.5% in Guyana.

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
Guyana
City Population
Georgetown 235K
Linden 28.7K
New Amsterdam 14.8K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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