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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Afghanistan was 42,647,492 in 2024 vs 283,487,931 people in Indonesia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Afghanistan's population is 45,409,324 people compared to 288,551,776 in Indonesia.

Population statistics:

  • Indonesia's population is 6.35 times bigger than Afghanistan's.
  • Afghanistan is ranked the 36th most populous country in the world, while Indonesia is the 4th.
  • The countries together account for 4.03% of the world: 0.55% for Afghanistan vs 3.48% for Indonesia.
  • For the last 10 years, Afghanistan has had an average growth rate of +2.76% per year vs +0.94% in Indonesia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Afghanistan has increased from 25.4M people to 45.4M (78.6% growth), while Indonesia has grown from 234M to 289M (23.3% growth).

Afghanistan vs Indonesia: population by year and forecast

Afghanistan
Factual

Projection
Indonesia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Afghanistan Indonesia
2100 131,803,615 297,263,579
2099 131,145,502 298,386,561
2098 130,482,225 299,496,396
2097 129,808,066 300,596,542
2096 129,147,895 301,680,965
2095 128,473,977 302,745,817
2094 127,761,785 303,798,670
2093 127,018,448 304,837,512
2092 126,270,202 305,857,297
2091 125,508,788 306,853,321
2090 124,636,092 307,827,852
2089 123,843,293 308,775,620
2088 123,034,495 309,700,566
2087 122,147,758 310,605,359
2086 121,381,088 311,483,180
2085 120,486,343 312,332,996
2084 119,491,780 313,155,965
2083 118,631,246 313,952,990
2082 117,742,446 314,719,759
2081 116,842,143 315,453,880
2080 115,793,841 316,158,503
2079 114,630,140 316,839,281
2078 113,624,958 317,487,448
2077 112,523,374 318,105,938
2076 111,442,221 318,684,532
2075 110,399,328 319,239,982
2074 109,236,338 319,759,087
2073 107,960,305 320,251,181
2072 106,746,984 320,709,370
2071 105,568,382 321,136,059
2070 104,230,485 321,534,979
2069 102,964,062 321,908,058
2068 101,629,164 322,252,027
2067 100,380,826 322,566,642
2066 99,116,663 322,849,032
2065 97,714,113 323,098,730
2064 96,306,602 323,318,973
2063 94,949,108 323,506,247
2062 93,579,065 323,662,911
2061 92,316,077 323,784,985
2060 91,000,643 323,865,045
2059 89,717,353 323,904,988
2058 88,346,732 323,894,318
2057 86,917,997 323,837,237
2056 85,480,219 323,721,448
2055 84,074,268 323,552,405
2054 82,676,432 323,324,404
2053 81,285,014 323,032,528
2052 79,908,081 322,677,809
2051 78,643,202 322,252,898
2050 77,331,830 321,749,772
2049 75,864,863 321,169,163
2048 74,479,782 320,507,607
2047 73,119,204 319,778,332
2046 71,697,214 318,970,565
2045 70,353,118 318,077,606
2044 69,024,959 317,100,688
2043 67,657,423 316,041,251
2042 66,357,363 314,905,847
2041 64,976,778 313,692,611
2040 63,535,531 312,407,319
2039 62,129,737 311,049,484
2038 60,803,646 309,626,850
2037 59,454,331 308,137,773
2036 58,114,874 306,592,068
2035 56,804,011 304,988,219
2034 55,502,408 303,322,890
2033 54,135,876 301,599,483
2032 52,791,273 299,828,261
2031 51,433,991 298,003,267
2030 50,079,746 296,127,253
2029 48,768,949 294,190,935
2028 47,533,470 292,188,833
2027 46,310,865 290,114,110
2026 45,075,045 287,972,484
2025 43,870,455 285,765,617
2024 42,647,492 283,487,931
2023 41,454,761 281,190,067
2022 40,578,842 278,830,529
2021 40,000,412 276,758,053
2020 39,068,979 274,814,866
2019 37,856,121 272,489,381
2018 36,743,039 269,951,846
2017 35,688,935 267,346,658
2016 34,700,612 264,627,418
2015 33,831,764 261,799,249
2014 32,792,523 258,877,399
2013 31,622,704 255,852,467
2012 30,560,034 252,698,525
2011 29,347,708 249,470,032
2010 28,284,089 246,305,322
2009 27,466,101 243,220,028
2008 26,482,622 240,157,903
2007 25,909,852 237,062,337
2006 25,424,094 233,951,652
2005 24,404,567 230,871,650
2004 23,560,654 227,926,649
2003 22,733,049 225,048,008
2002 21,378,117 222,088,495
2001 20,284,307 219,097,902
2000 20,130,327 216,077,790
1999 19,887,785 213,004,668
1998 19,159,996 209,826,788
1997 18,452,091 206,536,095
1996 17,763,266 203,204,348
1995 17,065,836 199,888,057
1994 16,250,794 196,591,828
1993 14,943,172 193,305,168
1992 13,278,974 190,043,744
1991 12,238,879 186,778,238
1990 12,045,660 183,501,098
1989 11,874,088 180,201,630
1988 11,523,298 176,855,065
1987 11,387,818 173,511,154
1986 11,420,074 170,175,065
1985 11,426,852 166,776,185
1984 11,190,221 163,251,124
1983 10,917,982 159,651,381
1982 10,991,378 156,052,152
1981 11,937,581 152,485,035
1980 13,169,311 148,950,540
1979 13,655,567 145,434,834
1978 13,611,441 141,953,163
1977 13,340,756 138,533,541
1976 13,059,851 135,173,655
1975 12,773,954 131,843,848
1974 12,469,127 128,555,045
1973 12,157,999 125,288,515
1972 11,853,696 122,039,841
1971 11,567,667 118,833,702
1970 11,290,128 115,657,495
1969 11,017,409 112,517,639
1968 10,756,922 109,450,006
1967 10,505,959 106,526,393
1966 10,266,395 103,792,754
1965 10,036,008 101,365,130
1964 9,814,318 98,833,749
1963 9,604,487 96,051,424
1962 9,404,406 93,375,850
1961 9,214,083 90,791,249
1960 9,035,043 88,296,070

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 Indonesia gained 30,675,766 people (a 13.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Afghanistan gained 10,708,712 people (a 30.9% growth), while Indonesia's population increased by 23,924,358 people (a 9.04% growth).

Afghanistan was ranked 45th most populous country in 2006 and is 36th in 2026. Indonesia was ranked 4th in 2006 and still ranked 4th 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 Indonesia will increase by 11.5% to 321,749,772 people and rank change from 4th to 6th.

Afghanistan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 132M people compared to the peak of 324M people in 2059 for Indonesia.

Population growth rate by year

Afghanistan
Factual

Projection
Indonesia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Afghanistan Indonesia
2100 0.5% -0.38%
2099 0.51% -0.37%
2098 0.52% -0.37%
2097 0.51% -0.36%
2096 0.52% -0.35%
2095 0.56% -0.35%
2094 0.59% -0.34%
2093 0.59% -0.33%
2092 0.61% -0.32%
2091 0.7% -0.32%
2090 0.64% -0.31%
2089 0.66% -0.3%
2088 0.73% -0.29%
2087 0.63% -0.28%
2086 0.74% -0.27%
2085 0.83% -0.26%
2084 0.73% -0.25%
2083 0.75% -0.24%
2082 0.77% -0.23%
2081 0.91% -0.22%
2080 1.02% -0.21%
2079 0.88% -0.2%
2078 0.98% -0.19%
2077 0.97% -0.18%
2076 0.94% -0.17%
2075 1.06% -0.16%
2074 1.18% -0.15%
2073 1.14% -0.14%
2072 1.12% -0.13%
2071 1.28% -0.12%
2070 1.23% -0.12%
2069 1.31% -0.11%
2068 1.24% -0.1%
2067 1.28% -0.09%
2066 1.44% -0.08%
2065 1.46% -0.07%
2064 1.43% -0.06%
2063 1.46% -0.05%
2062 1.37% -0.04%
2061 1.45% -0.02%
2060 1.43% -0.01%
2059 1.55% 0.003%
2058 1.64% 0.02%
2057 1.68% 0.04%
2056 1.67% 0.05%
2055 1.69% 0.07%
2054 1.71% 0.09%
2053 1.72% 0.11%
2052 1.61% 0.13%
2051 1.7% 0.16%
2050 1.93% 0.18%
2049 1.86% 0.21%
2048 1.86% 0.23%
2047 1.98% 0.25%
2046 1.91% 0.28%
2045 1.92% 0.31%
2044 2.02% 0.34%
2043 1.96% 0.36%
2042 2.12% 0.39%
2041 2.27% 0.41%
2040 2.26% 0.44%
2039 2.18% 0.46%
2038 2.27% 0.48%
2037 2.3% 0.5%
2036 2.31% 0.53%
2035 2.35% 0.55%
2034 2.52% 0.57%
2033 2.55% 0.59%
2032 2.64% 0.61%
2031 2.7% 0.63%
2030 2.69% 0.66%
2029 2.6% 0.69%
2028 2.64% 0.72%
2027 2.74% 0.74%
2026 2.75% 0.77%
2025 2.87% 0.8%
2024 2.88% 0.82%
2023 2.16% 0.85%
2022 1.45% 0.75%
2021 2.38% 0.71%
2020 3.2% 0.85%
2019 3.03% 0.94%
2018 2.95% 0.97%
2017 2.85% 1.03%
2016 2.57% 1.08%
2015 3.17% 1.13%
2014 3.7% 1.18%
2013 3.48% 1.25%
2012 4.13% 1.29%
2011 3.76% 1.28%
2010 2.98% 1.27%
2009 3.71% 1.28%
2008 2.21% 1.31%
2007 1.91% 1.33%
2006 4.18% 1.33%
2005 3.58% 1.29%
2004 3.64% 1.28%
2003 6.34% 1.33%
2002 5.39% 1.36%
2001 0.76% 1.4%
2000 1.22% 1.44%
1999 3.8% 1.51%
1998 3.84% 1.59%
1997 3.88% 1.64%
1996 4.09% 1.66%
1995 5.02% 1.68%
1994 8.75% 1.7%
1993 12.5% 1.72%
1992 8.5% 1.75%
1991 1.6% 1.79%
1990 1.44% 1.83%
1989 3.04% 1.89%
1988 1.19% 1.93%
1987 -0.28% 1.96%
1986 -0.06% 2.04%
1985 2.11% 2.16%
1984 2.49% 2.25%
1983 -0.67% 2.31%
1982 -7.93% 2.34%
1981 -9.35% 2.37%
1980 -3.56% 2.42%
1979 0.32% 2.45%
1978 2.03% 2.47%
1977 2.15% 2.49%
1976 2.24% 2.53%
1975 2.44% 2.56%
1974 2.56% 2.61%
1973 2.57% 2.66%
1972 2.47% 2.7%
1971 2.46% 2.75%
1970 2.48% 2.79%
1969 2.42% 2.8%
1968 2.39% 2.74%
1967 2.33% 2.63%
1966 2.3% 2.39%
1965 2.26% 2.56%
1964 2.18% 2.9%
1963 2.13% 2.87%
1962 2.07% 2.85%
1961 1.98% 2.83%

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 Indonesia's population grew by 0.82%.

Live population counters

Afghanistan Indonesia
Current population
45409324
288551776
Population rank 36/197 4/197
Percent of world population 0.55% 3.48%
One net population change
26.4 seconds
13.7 seconds
One birth every
21.5 seconds
7.04 seconds
One death every
2.19 minutes
14.9 seconds
Daily growth/decline +3,268 +6,296
Annual growth/decline +1,192,731 +2,297,864
Annual growth/decline rate +2.88% +0.82%
Population growth rate rank 20/197 115/197
One migration net change every
7.08 minutes
13.3 minutes
Annual migration change -74,404 -39,509
Net migration rank 179/196 171/196
Foreign-born residents 98,110 445,726
Foreign-born residents rank 131/195 86/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.2% 0.2%
Foreign-born share rank 186/195 188/195

Natural population change vs migration

Afghanistan
Natural

Migration
Indonesia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Afghanistan Indonesia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -74,404 - -39,509
2024 - -44,089 - -38,469
2023 1,228,719 -48,958 2,364,808 -37,501
2022 1,219,475 -647,402 2,429,171 -37,501
2021 1,133,611 -548,784 1,764,332 -11,248
2020 1,134,407 143,634 2,152,076 -18,743
2019 1,138,485 9,159 2,548,048 -30,421
2018 1,115,262 -36,753 2,587,219 -29,911
2017 1,101,218 -71,491 2,682,556 -29,467
2016 1,090,016 -143,049 2,814,578 -28,991
2015 1,077,068 -286,314 2,899,165 -28,487
2014 1,053,788 233,913 3,000,907 -27,988
2013 1,033,778 18,119 3,104,258 -27,507
2012 1,004,814 68,628 3,259,811 -28,869
2011 966,743 384,486 3,266,560 -40,543
2010 943,473 -167,460 3,161,082 -57,752
2009 920,581 -60,602 3,140,944 -73,655
2008 891,246 215,753 3,138,143 -81,364
2007 889,848 -851,298 3,211,484 -77,338
2006 875,301 57,673 3,163,026 -75,829
2005 855,112 250,971 3,149,551 -76,784
2004 850,940 -269,194 2,894,440 -77,002
2003 826,165 247,317 3,037,698 -97,732
2002 776,048 860,349 3,063,044 -83,985
2001 764,090 -212,872 3,066,275 -64,255
2000 782,727 -1,025,973 3,080,621 -42,697
1999 760,727 -32,400 3,137,133 -28,799
1998 719,860 7,380 3,258,820 -11,356
1997 709,778 -21,215 3,338,243 -4,334
1996 685,005 4,072 3,331,535 -1,854
1995 653,280 52,505 3,304,550 -1,643
1994 609,096 315,206 3,292,127 -2,575
1993 541,257 1,149,684 3,287,348 -3,485
1992 440,132 1,197,329 3,241,576 -2,609
1991 409,954 32,782 3,288,791 3,096
1990 402,433 -458,737 3,250,906 11,539
1989 381,158 18,296 3,316,792 19,905
1988 358,397 -56,263 3,331,242 25,383
1987 314,361 -345,535 3,304,520 26,705
1986 310,066 -343,397 3,309,905 30,988
1985 228,469 -208,685 3,419,412 37,451
1984 205,262 248,224 3,549,570 43,693
1983 263,778 -172,797 3,558,949 47,375
1982 263,210 -500,998 3,545,504 46,792
1981 343,468 -1,998,086 3,497,244 44,710
1980 365,396 -1,174,239 3,484,846 42,254
1979 361,750 -525,413 3,460,621 43,900
1978 369,101 -117,186 3,412,980 45,911
1977 372,567 -83,115 3,334,779 45,610
1976 357,775 -85,430 3,291,479 48,010
1975 343,850 -44,418 3,263,794 56,386
1974 330,232 -20,009 3,196,136 61,188
1973 315,062 -3,030 3,210,643 64,991
1972 300,633 -4,050 3,149,726 72,007
1971 288,267 -12,801 3,111,304 79,264
1970 275,129 4,458 3,080,421 81,368
1969 263,823 2,029 3,034,825 82,955
1968 251,798 3,333 2,961,608 55,731
1967 239,967 6,824 2,909,981 -80,138
1966 228,786 3,563 2,715,011 -77,645
1965 217,741 10,695 2,278,891 -61,145
1964 207,867 7,079 2,700,138 144,819
1963 198,035 6,681 2,609,526 110,166
1962 188,427 7,016 2,525,163 106,264
1961 179,094 6,109 2,434,113 103,628
1960 170,257 2,606 2,350,971 101,631

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 Indonesia 98.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 25,242,860 people) and 1.1% is from migration (a loss of 280,258 people).

As of 2024, 98,110 residents or 0.2% of the population were not native-born in Afghanistan, compared to 445,726 people or 0.2% in Indonesia.

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
Indonesia
City Population
Jakarta 11.1M
Bali 4.36M
Surabaya 3.01M
Bandung 2.88M
Bekasi 2.38M
Depok 2.33M
Tangerang 2.24M
Medan 2.11M
South Tangerang 1.64M
Semarang 1.62M

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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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