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

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The latest officially reported population of Afghanistan was 43,844,111 in 2025 vs 11,005,850 people in Honduras in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Afghanistan's population is 45,682,388 people compared to 11,279,259 in Honduras.

Population statistics:

  • Afghanistan's population is 4.05 times bigger than Honduras'.
  • Afghanistan is ranked the 36th most populous country in the world, while Honduras is the 87th.
  • The countries together account for 0.69% of the world: 0.55% for Afghanistan vs 0.14% for Honduras.
  • For the last 10 years, Afghanistan has had an average growth rate of +2.68% per year vs +1.78% in Honduras.
  • Since 2006, the population of Afghanistan has increased from 25.4M people to 45.7M (79.7% growth), while Honduras has grown from 7.66M to 11.3M (47.3% growth).

Afghanistan vs Honduras: population by year and forecast

Afghanistan
Factual

Projection
Honduras
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Afghanistan Honduras
2100 131,724,468 17,179,765
2099 131,066,750 17,197,625
2098 130,403,871 17,213,552
2097 129,730,117 17,227,494
2096 129,070,342 17,240,057
2095 128,396,829 17,251,150
2094 127,685,065 17,260,271
2093 126,942,174 17,267,754
2092 126,194,378 17,272,946
2091 125,433,421 17,276,130
2090 124,561,248 17,277,112
2089 123,768,926 17,275,730
2088 122,960,614 17,272,112
2087 122,074,409 17,266,259
2086 121,308,199 17,258,114
2085 120,413,992 17,247,530
2084 119,420,025 17,234,373
2083 118,560,008 17,218,626
2082 117,671,742 17,200,400
2081 116,771,980 17,179,365
2080 115,724,307 17,155,830
2079 114,561,305 17,129,299
2078 113,556,727 17,099,886
2077 112,455,804 17,067,209
2076 111,375,301 17,031,727
2075 110,333,033 16,992,886
2074 109,170,742 16,950,917
2073 107,895,475 16,905,643
2072 106,682,883 16,856,949
2071 105,504,989 16,804,830
2070 104,167,895 16,749,397
2069 102,902,233 16,690,613
2068 101,568,136 16,628,480
2067 100,320,548 16,562,866
2066 99,057,144 16,493,664
2065 97,655,437 16,421,025
2064 96,248,770 16,344,569
2063 94,892,092 16,264,595
2062 93,522,871 16,181,192
2061 92,260,642 16,093,918
2060 90,945,998 16,002,999
2059 89,663,478 15,908,676
2058 88,293,680 15,810,793
2057 86,865,803 15,709,676
2056 85,428,888 15,604,881
2055 84,023,782 15,496,474
2054 82,626,785 15,384,781
2053 81,236,203 15,269,819
2052 79,860,096 15,151,900
2051 78,595,977 15,030,943
2050 77,285,393 14,906,980
2049 75,819,307 14,780,300
2048 74,435,057 14,651,004
2047 73,075,297 14,518,783
2046 71,654,160 14,383,697
2045 70,310,871 14,245,882
2044 68,983,509 14,105,576
2043 67,616,795 13,962,865
2042 66,317,516 13,817,809
2041 64,937,760 13,670,385
2040 63,497,378 13,520,868
2039 62,092,429 13,369,134
2038 60,767,134 13,214,916
2037 59,418,629 13,058,525
2036 58,079,976 12,899,509
2035 56,769,901 12,737,983
2034 55,469,080 12,574,355
2033 54,103,368 12,408,319
2032 52,759,572 12,239,994
2031 51,403,105 12,069,493
2030 50,049,673 11,896,769
2029 48,739,663 11,721,770
2028 47,504,926 11,544,866
2027 46,283,055 11,366,615
2026 45,047,977 11,186,997
2025 43,844,111 11,005,850
2024 42,647,492 10,825,703
2023 41,454,761 10,644,851
2022 40,578,842 10,463,872
2021 40,000,412 10,289,877
2020 39,068,979 10,119,640
2019 37,856,121 9,943,633
2018 36,743,039 9,765,210
2017 35,688,935 9,588,137
2016 34,700,612 9,412,380
2015 33,831,764 9,237,305
2014 32,792,523 9,063,122
2013 31,622,704 8,889,278
2012 30,560,034 8,715,076
2011 29,347,708 8,540,583
2010 28,284,089 8,365,878
2009 27,466,101 8,189,899
2008 26,482,622 8,012,587
2007 25,909,852 7,834,798
2006 25,424,094 7,656,832
2005 24,404,567 7,478,355
2004 23,560,654 7,298,994
2003 22,733,049 7,119,213
2002 21,378,117 6,938,859
2001 20,284,307 6,757,993
2000 20,130,327 6,577,773
1999 19,887,785 6,400,463
1998 19,159,996 6,234,431
1997 18,452,091 6,071,454
1996 17,763,266 5,903,954
1995 17,065,836 5,739,637
1994 16,250,794 5,579,242
1993 14,943,172 5,423,249
1992 13,278,974 5,271,431
1991 12,238,879 5,123,792
1990 12,045,660 4,980,488
1989 11,874,088 4,841,838
1988 11,523,298 4,707,677
1987 11,387,818 4,576,910
1986 11,420,074 4,448,899
1985 11,426,852 4,323,342
1984 11,190,221 4,199,850
1983 10,917,982 4,078,174
1982 10,991,378 3,958,728
1981 11,937,581 3,841,778
1980 13,169,311 3,727,173
1979 13,655,567 3,614,981
1978 13,611,441 3,505,463
1977 13,340,756 3,398,655
1976 13,059,851 3,294,457
1975 12,773,954 3,193,234
1974 12,469,127 3,099,836
1973 12,157,999 3,011,459
1972 11,853,696 2,922,064
1971 11,567,667 2,834,616
1970 11,290,128 2,750,715
1969 11,017,409 2,670,289
1968 10,756,922 2,593,057
1967 10,505,959 2,518,648
1966 10,266,395 2,446,751
1965 10,036,008 2,377,157
1964 9,814,318 2,309,855
1963 9,604,487 2,244,878
1962 9,404,406 2,182,064
1961 9,214,083 2,121,242
1960 9,035,043 2,062,060

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Afghanistan increased by 9,276,518 people (a 36.5% growth), while Honduras gained 1,755,548 people (a 22.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Afghanistan gained 10,981,776 people (a 31.6% growth), while Honduras' population increased by 1,866,879 people (a 19.8% growth).

Afghanistan was ranked 45th most populous country in 2006 and is 36th in 2026. Honduras was ranked 94th in 2006 and ranked 87th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Afghanistan's population will grow by 69.2% to 77,285,393 people with a rank change from 36th to 25th. The population of Honduras will increase by 32.2% to 14,906,980 people and rank change from 87th to 85th.

Afghanistan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 132M people compared to the peak of 17.3M people in 2090 for Honduras.

Population growth rate by year

Afghanistan
Factual

Projection
Honduras
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Afghanistan Honduras
2100 0.5% -0.1%
2099 0.51% -0.09%
2098 0.52% -0.08%
2097 0.51% -0.07%
2096 0.52% -0.06%
2095 0.56% -0.05%
2094 0.59% -0.04%
2093 0.59% -0.03%
2092 0.61% -0.02%
2091 0.7% -0.006%
2090 0.64% 0.008%
2089 0.66% 0.02%
2088 0.73% 0.03%
2087 0.63% 0.05%
2086 0.74% 0.06%
2085 0.83% 0.08%
2084 0.73% 0.09%
2083 0.75% 0.11%
2082 0.77% 0.12%
2081 0.91% 0.14%
2080 1.02% 0.15%
2079 0.88% 0.17%
2078 0.98% 0.19%
2077 0.97% 0.21%
2076 0.94% 0.23%
2075 1.06% 0.25%
2074 1.18% 0.27%
2073 1.14% 0.29%
2072 1.12% 0.31%
2071 1.28% 0.33%
2070 1.23% 0.35%
2069 1.31% 0.37%
2068 1.24% 0.4%
2067 1.28% 0.42%
2066 1.44% 0.44%
2065 1.46% 0.47%
2064 1.43% 0.49%
2063 1.46% 0.52%
2062 1.37% 0.54%
2061 1.45% 0.57%
2060 1.43% 0.59%
2059 1.55% 0.62%
2058 1.64% 0.64%
2057 1.68% 0.67%
2056 1.67% 0.7%
2055 1.69% 0.73%
2054 1.71% 0.75%
2053 1.72% 0.78%
2052 1.61% 0.8%
2051 1.7% 0.83%
2050 1.93% 0.86%
2049 1.86% 0.88%
2048 1.86% 0.91%
2047 1.98% 0.94%
2046 1.91% 0.97%
2045 1.92% 0.99%
2044 2.02% 1.02%
2043 1.96% 1.05%
2042 2.12% 1.08%
2041 2.27% 1.11%
2040 2.26% 1.13%
2039 2.18% 1.17%
2038 2.27% 1.2%
2037 2.3% 1.23%
2036 2.31% 1.27%
2035 2.35% 1.3%
2034 2.52% 1.34%
2033 2.55% 1.38%
2032 2.64% 1.41%
2031 2.7% 1.45%
2030 2.69% 1.49%
2029 2.6% 1.53%
2028 2.64% 1.57%
2027 2.74% 1.61%
2026 2.75% 1.65%
2025 2.81% 1.66%
2024 2.88% 1.7%
2023 2.16% 1.73%
2022 1.45% 1.69%
2021 2.38% 1.68%
2020 3.2% 1.77%
2019 3.03% 1.83%
2018 2.95% 1.85%
2017 2.85% 1.87%
2016 2.57% 1.9%
2015 3.17% 1.92%
2014 3.7% 1.96%
2013 3.48% 2%
2012 4.13% 2.04%
2011 3.76% 2.09%
2010 2.98% 2.15%
2009 3.71% 2.21%
2008 2.21% 2.27%
2007 1.91% 2.32%
2006 4.18% 2.39%
2005 3.58% 2.46%
2004 3.64% 2.53%
2003 6.34% 2.6%
2002 5.39% 2.68%
2001 0.76% 2.74%
2000 1.22% 2.77%
1999 3.8% 2.66%
1998 3.84% 2.68%
1997 3.88% 2.84%
1996 4.09% 2.86%
1995 5.02% 2.87%
1994 8.75% 2.88%
1993 12.5% 2.88%
1992 8.5% 2.88%
1991 1.6% 2.88%
1990 1.44% 2.86%
1989 3.04% 2.85%
1988 1.19% 2.86%
1987 -0.28% 2.88%
1986 -0.06% 2.9%
1985 2.11% 2.94%
1984 2.49% 2.98%
1983 -0.67% 3.02%
1982 -7.93% 3.04%
1981 -9.35% 3.07%
1980 -3.56% 3.1%
1979 0.32% 3.12%
1978 2.03% 3.14%
1977 2.15% 3.16%
1976 2.24% 3.17%
1975 2.44% 3.01%
1974 2.56% 2.93%
1973 2.57% 3.06%
1972 2.47% 3.09%
1971 2.46% 3.05%
1970 2.48% 3.01%
1969 2.42% 2.98%
1968 2.39% 2.95%
1967 2.33% 2.94%
1966 2.3% 2.93%
1965 2.26% 2.91%
1964 2.18% 2.89%
1963 2.13% 2.88%
1962 2.07% 2.87%
1961 1.98% 2.87%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Afghanistan grew by 2.81%, while Honduras' population grew by 1.66%.

Live population counters

Afghanistan Honduras
Current population
45682388
11279259
Population rank 36/197 87/197
Percent of world population 0.55% 0.14%
One net population change
26.4 seconds
2.93 minutes
One birth every
21.1 seconds
2.24 minutes
One death every
2.16 minutes
10.7 minutes
Daily growth/decline +3,278 +494
Annual growth/decline +1,196,619 +180,147
Annual growth/decline rate +2.81% +1.66%
Population growth rate rank 20/197 62/197
One migration net change every
7.08 minutes
1.84 hours
Annual migration change -74,404 -4,778
Net migration rank 179/196 114/196
Foreign-born residents 98,110 39,901
Foreign-born residents rank 131/195 157/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.2% 0.4%
Foreign-born share rank 186/195 179/195

Natural population change vs migration

Afghanistan
Natural

Migration
Honduras
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Afghanistan Honduras
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -74,404 - -4,778
2024 1,249,785 -44,089 185,444 -4,821
2023 1,228,719 -48,958 186,125 -5,044
2022 1,219,475 -647,402 186,257 -5,374
2021 1,133,611 -548,784 172,890 -5,777
2020 1,134,407 143,634 179,553 -6,199
2019 1,138,485 9,159 185,200 -6,546
2018 1,115,262 -36,753 184,953 -6,764
2017 1,101,218 -71,491 182,731 -6,778
2016 1,090,016 -143,049 182,243 -6,681
2015 1,077,068 -286,314 181,098 -6,509
2014 1,053,788 233,913 180,075 -6,293
2013 1,033,778 18,119 179,999 -6,091
2012 1,004,814 68,628 180,384 -5,891
2011 966,743 384,486 180,164 -5,664
2010 943,473 -167,460 180,318 -5,419
2009 920,581 -60,602 182,250 -5,196
2008 891,246 215,753 182,607 -5,039
2007 889,848 -851,298 183,052 -5,039
2006 875,301 57,673 183,381 -5,450
2005 855,112 250,971 185,216 -6,190
2004 850,940 -269,194 186,774 -7,083
2003 826,165 247,317 187,854 -7,982
2002 776,048 860,349 189,653 -8,816
2001 764,090 -212,872 190,636 -9,744
2000 782,727 -1,025,973 190,308 -10,757
1999 760,727 -32,400 186,816 -11,753
1998 719,860 7,380 169,632 -12,638
1997 709,778 -21,215 182,308 -13,344
1996 685,005 4,072 180,083 -14,049
1995 653,280 52,505 177,309 -14,707
1994 609,096 315,206 173,437 -15,246
1993 541,257 1,149,684 169,358 -15,559
1992 440,132 1,197,329 165,434 -15,583
1991 409,954 32,782 160,933 -15,509
1990 402,433 -458,737 156,537 -15,351
1989 381,158 18,296 152,266 -16,146
1988 358,397 -56,263 149,130 -16,919
1987 314,361 -345,535 146,750 -17,423
1986 310,066 -343,397 144,500 -17,812
1985 228,469 -208,685 142,190 -17,778
1984 205,262 248,224 139,851 -17,277
1983 263,778 -172,797 137,597 -16,810
1982 263,210 -500,998 134,629 -16,530
1981 343,468 -1,998,086 131,789 -15,986
1980 365,396 -1,174,239 128,856 -15,445
1979 361,750 -525,413 125,957 -14,979
1978 369,101 -117,186 122,593 -14,537
1977 372,567 -83,115 119,333 -13,777
1976 357,775 -85,430 115,754 -12,916
1975 343,850 -44,418 111,469 -11,855
1974 330,232 -20,009 98,141 -10,947
1973 315,062 -3,030 99,553 -10,001
1972 300,633 -4,050 98,634 -9,403
1971 288,267 -12,801 94,597 -8,918
1970 275,129 4,458 90,875 -8,751
1969 263,823 2,029 87,273 -8,544
1968 251,798 3,333 84,070 -8,335
1967 239,967 6,824 81,131 -8,056
1966 228,786 3,563 78,369 -7,649
1965 217,741 10,695 75,622 -7,161
1964 207,867 7,079 72,756 -6,620
1963 198,035 6,681 69,883 -6,063
1962 188,427 7,016 67,332 -5,519
1961 179,094 6,109 64,672 -4,838
1960 170,257 2,606 62,602 -4,085

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

Over the last 10 years, 87.3% of the population change in Afghanistan is from natural causes (a gain of 11,488,046 people) and 12.7% is from migration (a loss of 1,674,047 people). In Honduras 96.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,826,494 people) and 3.21% is from migration (a loss of 60,493 people).

As of 2024, 98,110 residents or 0.2% of the population were not native-born in Afghanistan, compared to 39,901 people or 0.4% in Honduras.

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
Honduras
City Population
Tegucigalpa 1.06M
San Pedro Sula 719K
Choloma 232K
La Ceiba 197K
El Progreso 188K
Villanueva 150K
Comayagua 145K
Puerto Cortes 122K
Yoro 86.7K
La Lima 71.9K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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