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

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The latest officially reported population of Afghanistan was 43,844,111 in 2025 vs 285,721,236 people in Indonesia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Afghanistan's population is 45,682,388 people compared to 289,027,659 in Indonesia.

Population statistics:

  • Indonesia's population is 6.33 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 +2.68% per year vs +0.9% in Indonesia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Afghanistan has increased from 25.4M people to 45.7M (79.7% growth), while Indonesia has grown from 234M to 289M (23.5% growth).

Afghanistan vs Indonesia: population by year and forecast

Afghanistan
Factual

Projection
Indonesia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Afghanistan Indonesia
2100 131,724,468 297,217,412
2099 131,066,750 298,340,219
2098 130,403,871 299,449,882
2097 129,730,117 300,549,857
2096 129,070,342 301,634,112
2095 128,396,829 302,698,798
2094 127,685,065 303,751,488
2093 126,942,174 304,790,169
2092 126,194,378 305,809,796
2091 125,433,421 306,805,664
2090 124,561,248 307,780,044
2089 123,768,926 308,727,665
2088 122,960,614 309,652,467
2087 122,074,409 310,557,120
2086 121,308,199 311,434,804
2085 120,413,992 312,284,488
2084 119,420,025 313,107,329
2083 118,560,008 313,904,231
2082 117,671,742 314,670,881
2081 116,771,980 315,404,888
2080 115,724,307 316,109,402
2079 114,561,305 316,790,074
2078 113,556,727 317,438,140
2077 112,455,804 318,056,534
2076 111,375,301 318,635,038
2075 110,333,033 319,190,402
2074 109,170,742 319,709,426
2073 107,895,475 320,201,444
2072 106,682,883 320,659,562
2071 105,504,989 321,086,184
2070 104,167,895 321,485,042
2069 102,902,233 321,858,064
2068 101,568,136 322,201,979
2067 100,320,548 322,516,545
2066 99,057,144 322,798,892
2065 97,655,437 323,048,550
2064 96,248,770 323,268,759
2063 94,892,092 323,456,004
2062 93,522,871 323,612,644
2061 92,260,642 323,734,699
2060 90,945,998 323,814,746
2059 89,663,478 323,854,683
2058 88,293,680 323,844,015
2057 86,865,803 323,786,943
2056 85,428,888 323,671,172
2055 84,023,782 323,502,155
2054 82,626,785 323,274,189
2053 81,236,203 322,982,358
2052 79,860,096 322,627,695
2051 78,595,977 322,202,850
2050 77,285,393 321,699,802
2049 75,819,307 321,119,283
2048 74,435,057 320,457,830
2047 73,075,297 319,728,668
2046 71,654,160 318,921,027
2045 70,310,871 318,028,206
2044 68,983,509 317,051,440
2043 67,616,795 315,992,168
2042 66,317,516 314,856,940
2041 64,937,760 313,643,892
2040 63,497,378 312,358,800
2039 62,092,429 311,001,176
2038 60,767,134 309,578,763
2037 59,418,629 308,089,917
2036 58,079,976 306,544,452
2035 56,769,901 304,940,852
2034 55,469,080 303,275,782
2033 54,103,368 301,552,643
2032 52,759,572 299,781,696
2031 51,403,105 297,956,985
2030 50,049,673 296,081,262
2029 48,739,663 294,145,245
2028 47,504,926 292,143,454
2027 46,283,055 290,069,053
2026 45,047,977 287,927,760
2025 43,844,111 285,721,236
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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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 10,981,776 people (a 31.6% growth), while Indonesia's population increased by 24,400,241 people (a 9.22% 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 69.2% to 77,285,393 people with a rank change from 36th to 25th. The population of Indonesia will increase by 11.3% to 321,699,802 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 2.81% 0.79%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Afghanistan grew by 2.81%, while Indonesia's population grew by 0.79%.

Live population counters

Afghanistan Indonesia
Current population
45682388
289027659
Population rank 36/197 4/197
Percent of world population 0.55% 3.48%
One net population change
26.4 seconds
14.2 seconds
One birth every
21.1 seconds
7.06 seconds
One death every
2.16 minutes
14.6 seconds
Daily growth/decline +3,278 +6,119
Annual growth/decline +1,196,619 +2,233,305
Annual growth/decline rate +2.81% +0.79%
Population growth rate rank 20/197 112/197
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 1,249,785 -44,089 2,307,025 -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 2026-07-08).

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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 Indonesia 98.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 24,548,978 people) and 1.17% is from migration (a loss of 290,739 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 (1960–2025, 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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