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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Afghanistan was 42,647,492 in 2024 vs 9,562,065 people in Hungary in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Afghanistan's population is 45,409,324 people compared to 9,475,525 in Hungary.

Population statistics:

  • Afghanistan's population is 4.79 times bigger than Hungary's.
  • Afghanistan is ranked the 36th most populous country in the world, while Hungary is the 98th.
  • The countries together account for 0.66% of the world: 0.55% for Afghanistan vs 0.11% for Hungary.
  • For the last 10 years, Afghanistan has had an average growth rate of +2.76% per year vs -0.29% in Hungary.
  • Since 2006, the population of Afghanistan has increased from 25.4M people to 45.4M (78.6% growth), while Hungary has declined from 10.1M to 9.48M (5.92% decline).

Afghanistan vs Hungary: population by year and forecast

Afghanistan
Factual

Projection
Hungary
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Afghanistan Hungary
2100 131,803,615 7,370,355
2099 131,145,502 7,386,200
2098 130,482,225 7,401,408
2097 129,808,066 7,415,908
2096 129,147,895 7,430,531
2095 128,473,977 7,445,269
2094 127,761,785 7,460,108
2093 127,018,448 7,475,111
2092 126,270,202 7,489,534
2091 125,508,788 7,504,343
2090 124,636,092 7,519,276
2089 123,843,293 7,534,960
2088 123,034,495 7,550,399
2087 122,147,758 7,566,507
2086 121,381,088 7,583,518
2085 120,486,343 7,600,748
2084 119,491,780 7,617,497
2083 118,631,246 7,634,894
2082 117,742,446 7,653,272
2081 116,842,143 7,672,270
2080 115,793,841 7,692,156
2079 114,630,140 7,712,929
2078 113,624,958 7,734,118
2077 112,523,374 7,756,481
2076 111,442,221 7,780,266
2075 110,399,328 7,805,336
2074 109,236,338 7,832,068
2073 107,960,305 7,860,016
2072 106,746,984 7,889,448
2071 105,568,382 7,920,271
2070 104,230,485 7,952,370
2069 102,964,062 7,985,309
2068 101,629,164 8,019,321
2067 100,380,826 8,053,791
2066 99,116,663 8,088,854
2065 97,714,113 8,125,079
2064 96,306,602 8,161,993
2063 94,949,108 8,198,019
2062 93,579,065 8,233,954
2061 92,316,077 8,269,395
2060 91,000,643 8,304,498
2059 89,717,353 8,339,351
2058 88,346,732 8,372,516
2057 86,917,997 8,405,403
2056 85,480,219 8,438,397
2055 84,074,268 8,470,451
2054 82,676,432 8,502,165
2053 81,285,014 8,533,102
2052 79,908,081 8,563,943
2051 78,643,202 8,594,925
2050 77,331,830 8,625,864
2049 75,864,863 8,657,469
2048 74,479,782 8,689,207
2047 73,119,204 8,721,846
2046 71,697,214 8,755,100
2045 70,353,118 8,789,106
2044 69,024,959 8,823,256
2043 67,657,423 8,857,823
2042 66,357,363 8,893,508
2041 64,976,778 8,929,696
2040 63,535,531 8,966,615
2039 62,129,737 9,004,383
2038 60,803,646 9,041,989
2037 59,454,331 9,080,597
2036 58,114,874 9,118,668
2035 56,804,011 9,157,148
2034 55,502,408 9,195,286
2033 54,135,876 9,232,883
2032 52,791,273 9,270,132
2031 51,433,991 9,306,671
2030 50,079,746 9,342,584
2029 48,768,949 9,377,706
2028 47,533,470 9,411,230
2027 46,310,865 9,443,534
2026 45,075,045 9,475,525
2025 43,870,455 9,535,248
2024 42,647,492 9,562,065
2023 41,454,761 9,592,186
2022 40,578,842 9,605,074
2021 40,000,412 9,630,932
2020 39,068,979 9,670,419
2019 37,856,121 9,694,824
2018 36,743,039 9,706,964
2017 35,688,935 9,726,756
2016 34,700,612 9,759,755
2015 33,831,764 9,797,755
2014 32,792,523 9,833,038
2013 31,622,704 9,872,734
2012 30,560,034 9,920,362
2011 29,347,708 9,971,727
2010 28,284,089 10,000,023
2009 27,466,101 10,022,650
2008 26,482,622 10,038,188
2007 25,909,852 10,055,780
2006 25,424,094 10,071,370
2005 24,404,567 10,087,065
2004 23,560,654 10,107,146
2003 22,733,049 10,129,552
2002 21,378,117 10,158,608
2001 20,284,307 10,187,576
2000 20,130,327 10,210,971
1999 19,887,785 10,237,530
1998 19,159,996 10,266,570
1997 18,452,091 10,290,486
1996 17,763,266 10,311,238
1995 17,065,836 10,328,965
1994 16,250,794 10,343,355
1993 14,943,172 10,357,523
1992 13,278,974 10,369,341
1991 12,238,879 10,373,400
1990 12,045,660 10,373,988
1989 11,874,088 10,481,719
1988 11,523,298 10,596,487
1987 11,387,818 10,612,741
1986 11,420,074 10,630,564
1985 11,426,852 10,648,713
1984 11,190,221 10,668,095
1983 10,917,982 10,689,463
1982 10,991,378 10,705,535
1981 11,937,581 10,711,848
1980 13,169,311 10,711,122
1979 13,655,567 10,704,152
1978 13,611,441 10,684,822
1977 13,340,756 10,648,031
1976 13,059,851 10,598,677
1975 12,773,954 10,540,525
1974 12,469,127 10,478,720
1973 12,157,999 10,432,055
1972 11,853,696 10,398,489
1971 11,567,667 10,367,537
1970 11,290,128 10,337,910
1969 11,017,409 10,298,723
1968 10,756,922 10,255,815
1967 10,505,959 10,216,604
1966 10,266,395 10,178,653
1965 10,036,008 10,147,935
1964 9,814,318 10,119,835
1963 9,604,487 10,087,947
1962 9,404,406 10,060,825
1961 9,214,083 10,027,958
1960 9,035,043 9,983,512

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 Hungary lost 311,615 people (a 3.09% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Afghanistan gained 10,708,712 people (a 30.9% growth), while Hungary's population decreased by 284,230 people (a 2.91% decline).

Afghanistan was ranked 45th most populous country in 2006 and is 36th in 2026. Hungary was ranked 81st in 2006 and ranked 98th 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 Hungary will decrease by 8.97% to 8,625,864 people and rank change from 98th to 111th.

Afghanistan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 132M people, while Hungary's population already peaked in 1981 at 10.7M people and is projected to decrease to 7.37M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Afghanistan
Factual

Projection
Hungary
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Afghanistan Hungary
2100 0.5% -0.21%
2099 0.51% -0.21%
2098 0.52% -0.2%
2097 0.51% -0.2%
2096 0.52% -0.2%
2095 0.56% -0.2%
2094 0.59% -0.2%
2093 0.59% -0.19%
2092 0.61% -0.2%
2091 0.7% -0.2%
2090 0.64% -0.21%
2089 0.66% -0.2%
2088 0.73% -0.21%
2087 0.63% -0.22%
2086 0.74% -0.23%
2085 0.83% -0.22%
2084 0.73% -0.23%
2083 0.75% -0.24%
2082 0.77% -0.25%
2081 0.91% -0.26%
2080 1.02% -0.27%
2079 0.88% -0.27%
2078 0.98% -0.29%
2077 0.97% -0.31%
2076 0.94% -0.32%
2075 1.06% -0.34%
2074 1.18% -0.36%
2073 1.14% -0.37%
2072 1.12% -0.39%
2071 1.28% -0.4%
2070 1.23% -0.41%
2069 1.31% -0.42%
2068 1.24% -0.43%
2067 1.28% -0.43%
2066 1.44% -0.45%
2065 1.46% -0.45%
2064 1.43% -0.44%
2063 1.46% -0.44%
2062 1.37% -0.43%
2061 1.45% -0.42%
2060 1.43% -0.42%
2059 1.55% -0.4%
2058 1.64% -0.39%
2057 1.68% -0.39%
2056 1.67% -0.38%
2055 1.69% -0.37%
2054 1.71% -0.36%
2053 1.72% -0.36%
2052 1.61% -0.36%
2051 1.7% -0.36%
2050 1.93% -0.37%
2049 1.86% -0.37%
2048 1.86% -0.37%
2047 1.98% -0.38%
2046 1.91% -0.39%
2045 1.92% -0.39%
2044 2.02% -0.39%
2043 1.96% -0.4%
2042 2.12% -0.41%
2041 2.27% -0.41%
2040 2.26% -0.42%
2039 2.18% -0.42%
2038 2.27% -0.43%
2037 2.3% -0.42%
2036 2.31% -0.42%
2035 2.35% -0.41%
2034 2.52% -0.41%
2033 2.55% -0.4%
2032 2.64% -0.39%
2031 2.7% -0.38%
2030 2.69% -0.37%
2029 2.6% -0.36%
2028 2.64% -0.34%
2027 2.74% -0.34%
2026 2.75% -0.63%
2025 2.87% -0.28%
2024 2.88% -0.31%
2023 2.16% -0.13%
2022 1.45% -0.27%
2021 2.38% -0.41%
2020 3.2% -0.25%
2019 3.03% -0.13%
2018 2.95% -0.2%
2017 2.85% -0.34%
2016 2.57% -0.39%
2015 3.17% -0.36%
2014 3.7% -0.4%
2013 3.48% -0.48%
2012 4.13% -0.52%
2011 3.76% -0.28%
2010 2.98% -0.23%
2009 3.71% -0.15%
2008 2.21% -0.17%
2007 1.91% -0.15%
2006 4.18% -0.16%
2005 3.58% -0.2%
2004 3.64% -0.22%
2003 6.34% -0.29%
2002 5.39% -0.28%
2001 0.76% -0.23%
2000 1.22% -0.26%
1999 3.8% -0.28%
1998 3.84% -0.23%
1997 3.88% -0.2%
1996 4.09% -0.17%
1995 5.02% -0.14%
1994 8.75% -0.14%
1993 12.5% -0.11%
1992 8.5% -0.04%
1991 1.6% -0.006%
1990 1.44% -1.03%
1989 3.04% -1.08%
1988 1.19% -0.15%
1987 -0.28% -0.17%
1986 -0.06% -0.17%
1985 2.11% -0.18%
1984 2.49% -0.2%
1983 -0.67% -0.15%
1982 -7.93% -0.06%
1981 -9.35% 0.007%
1980 -3.56% 0.07%
1979 0.32% 0.18%
1978 2.03% 0.35%
1977 2.15% 0.47%
1976 2.24% 0.55%
1975 2.44% 0.59%
1974 2.56% 0.45%
1973 2.57% 0.32%
1972 2.47% 0.3%
1971 2.46% 0.29%
1970 2.48% 0.38%
1969 2.42% 0.42%
1968 2.39% 0.38%
1967 2.33% 0.37%
1966 2.3% 0.3%
1965 2.26% 0.28%
1964 2.18% 0.32%
1963 2.13% 0.27%
1962 2.07% 0.33%
1961 1.98% 0.45%

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 Hungary's population declined by 0.31%.

Live population counters

Afghanistan Hungary
Current population
45409324
9475525
Population rank 36/197 98/197
Percent of world population 0.55% 0.11%
One net population change
26.4 seconds
17.4 minutes
One birth every
21.5 seconds
6.02 minutes
One death every
2.19 minutes
4.09 minutes
Daily growth/decline +3,268 -83
Annual growth/decline +1,192,731 -30,121
Annual growth/decline rate +2.88% -0.31%
Population growth rate rank 20/197 179/197
One migration net change every
7.08 minutes
32.3 minutes
Annual migration change -74,404 -16,331
Net migration rank 179/196 149/196
Foreign-born residents 98,110 689,565
Foreign-born residents rank 131/195 71/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.2% 7.1%
Foreign-born share rank 186/195 79/195

Natural population change vs migration

Afghanistan
Natural

Migration
Hungary
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Afghanistan Hungary
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -74,404 - -16,331
2024 - -44,089 - 16,223
2023 1,228,719 -48,958 -41,247 49,213
2022 1,219,475 -647,402 -47,065 41,871
2021 1,133,611 -548,784 -61,638 20,372
2020 1,134,407 143,634 -47,385 9,147
2019 1,138,485 9,159 -36,840 34,339
2018 1,115,262 -36,753 -37,858 34,190
2017 1,101,218 -71,491 -37,934 20,200
2016 1,090,016 -143,049 -31,231 68
2015 1,077,068 -286,314 -39,191 13,856
2014 1,053,788 233,913 -32,449 11,581
2013 1,033,778 18,119 -36,529 5,635
2012 1,004,814 68,628 -38,689 15,286
2011 966,743 384,486 -40,884 1,859
2010 943,473 -167,460 -40,000 10,592
2009 920,581 -60,602 -34,077 17,281
2008 891,246 215,753 -31,118 16,166
2007 889,848 -851,298 -35,195 13,697
2006 875,301 57,673 -32,228 19,890
2005 855,112 250,971 -38,331 16,925
2004 850,940 -269,194 -37,396 16,637
2003 826,165 247,317 -41,531 13,879
2002 776,048 860,349 -36,571 2,822
2001 764,090 -212,872 -35,657 10,386
2000 782,727 -1,025,973 -37,780 13,414
1999 760,727 -32,400 -49,140 12,819
1998 719,860 7,380 -43,120 13,568
1997 709,778 -21,215 -38,075 14,186
1996 685,005 4,072 -38,152 14,605
1995 653,280 52,505 -34,086 14,927
1994 609,096 315,206 -31,030 15,159
1993 541,257 1,149,684 -33,144 15,540
1992 440,132 1,197,329 -26,960 16,238
1991 409,954 32,782 -17,635 16,873
1990 402,433 -458,737 -19,710 16,991
1989 381,158 18,296 -20,963 -16,991
1988 358,397 -56,263 -15,895 -16,052
1987 314,361 -345,535 -15,919 -16,175
1986 310,066 -343,397 -18,072 -16,339
1985 228,469 -208,685 -18,103 -15,890
1984 205,262 248,224 -21,336 -16,216
1983 263,778 -172,797 -21,379 -16,047
1982 263,210 -500,998 -10,705 -16,531
1981 343,468 -1,998,086 -2,142 -16,869
1980 365,396 -1,174,239 3,213 -17,795
1979 361,750 -525,413 23,549 3,629
1978 369,101 -117,186 27,780 290
1977 372,567 -83,115 45,787 -54
1976 357,775 -85,430 52,993 -472
1975 343,850 -44,418 63,243 -335
1974 330,232 -20,009 60,777 132
1973 315,062 -3,030 33,382 -1,512
1972 300,633 -4,050 34,315 -8
1971 288,267 -12,801 26,956 -15
1970 275,129 4,458 32,048 -96
1969 263,823 2,029 38,105 -333
1968 251,798 3,333 39,997 -324
1967 239,967 6,824 39,845 -414
1966 228,786 3,563 36,643 -726
1965 217,741 10,695 24,355 -537
1964 207,867 7,079 31,371 -739
1963 198,035 6,681 32,282 -822
1962 188,427 7,016 21,128 -1,738
1961 179,094 6,109 44,123 -1,177
1960 170,257 2,606 44,926 -1,108

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 Hungary 63.7% is from natural causes (a loss of 412,838 people) and 36.3% is from migration (a gain of 234,837 people).

As of 2024, 98,110 residents or 0.2% of the population were not native-born in Afghanistan, compared to 689,565 people or 7.1% in Hungary.

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
Hungary
City Population
Budapest 1.69M
Debrecen 202K
Szeged 157K
Miskolc 141K
Pecs 139K
Gyor 129K
Nyiregyhaza 115K
Kecskemet 109K
Szekesfehervar 95.2K
Szombathely 76.9K

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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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