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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Afghanistan was 42,647,492 in 2024 vs 2,839,175 people in Jamaica in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Afghanistan's population is 45,409,324 people compared to 2,834,980 in Jamaica.

Population statistics:

  • Afghanistan's population is 16 times bigger than Jamaica's.
  • Afghanistan is ranked the 36th most populous country in the world, while Jamaica is the 139th.
  • The countries together account for 0.58% of the world: 0.55% for Afghanistan vs 0.03% for Jamaica.
  • For the last 10 years, Afghanistan has had an average growth rate of +2.76% per year vs +0.18% in Jamaica.
  • Since 2006, the population of Afghanistan has increased from 25.4M people to 45.4M (78.6% growth), while Jamaica has grown from 2.7M to 2.83M (4.96% growth).

Afghanistan vs Jamaica: population by year and forecast

Afghanistan
Factual

Projection
Jamaica
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Afghanistan Jamaica
2100 131,803,615 1,075,936
2099 131,145,502 1,095,350
2098 130,482,225 1,115,242
2097 129,808,066 1,135,653
2096 129,147,895 1,156,525
2095 128,473,977 1,177,966
2094 127,761,785 1,200,045
2093 127,018,448 1,222,794
2092 126,270,202 1,246,199
2091 125,508,788 1,270,303
2090 124,636,092 1,294,988
2089 123,843,293 1,320,362
2088 123,034,495 1,346,290
2087 122,147,758 1,372,809
2086 121,381,088 1,399,955
2085 120,486,343 1,427,808
2084 119,491,780 1,456,011
2083 118,631,246 1,484,393
2082 117,742,446 1,513,542
2081 116,842,143 1,543,136
2080 115,793,841 1,573,400
2079 114,630,140 1,603,926
2078 113,624,958 1,634,499
2077 112,523,374 1,665,602
2076 111,442,221 1,696,763
2075 110,399,328 1,728,143
2074 109,236,338 1,760,036
2073 107,960,305 1,791,818
2072 106,746,984 1,823,794
2071 105,568,382 1,855,585
2070 104,230,485 1,887,318
2069 102,964,062 1,918,759
2068 101,629,164 1,950,157
2067 100,380,826 1,981,247
2066 99,116,663 2,012,035
2065 97,714,113 2,043,276
2064 96,306,602 2,073,988
2063 94,949,108 2,104,265
2062 93,579,065 2,134,508
2061 92,316,077 2,164,312
2060 91,000,643 2,194,058
2059 89,717,353 2,223,310
2058 88,346,732 2,252,286
2057 86,917,997 2,280,579
2056 85,480,219 2,308,936
2055 84,074,268 2,336,830
2054 82,676,432 2,364,245
2053 81,285,014 2,390,891
2052 79,908,081 2,416,741
2051 78,643,202 2,441,989
2050 77,331,830 2,466,771
2049 75,864,863 2,491,589
2048 74,479,782 2,515,667
2047 73,119,204 2,539,219
2046 71,697,214 2,562,324
2045 70,353,118 2,584,663
2044 69,024,959 2,606,489
2043 67,657,423 2,627,486
2042 66,357,363 2,647,490
2041 64,976,778 2,666,429
2040 63,535,531 2,684,551
2039 62,129,737 2,702,027
2038 60,803,646 2,718,374
2037 59,454,331 2,734,180
2036 58,114,874 2,748,725
2035 56,804,011 2,761,886
2034 55,502,408 2,774,297
2033 54,135,876 2,785,381
2032 52,791,273 2,795,619
2031 51,433,991 2,804,329
2030 50,079,746 2,812,297
2029 48,768,949 2,819,213
2028 47,533,470 2,825,235
2027 46,310,865 2,830,534
2026 45,075,045 2,834,980
2025 43,870,455 2,837,881
2024 42,647,492 2,839,175
2023 41,454,761 2,839,786
2022 40,578,842 2,839,144
2021 40,000,412 2,837,682
2020 39,068,979 2,830,739
2019 37,856,121 2,823,271
2018 36,743,039 2,820,097
2017 35,688,935 2,815,764
2016 34,700,612 2,809,915
2015 33,831,764 2,802,534
2014 32,792,523 2,793,749
2013 31,622,704 2,783,687
2012 30,560,034 2,772,430
2011 29,347,708 2,760,494
2010 28,284,089 2,748,568
2009 27,466,101 2,736,995
2008 26,482,622 2,725,635
2007 25,909,852 2,713,800
2006 25,424,094 2,700,968
2005 24,404,567 2,687,066
2004 23,560,654 2,672,225
2003 22,733,049 2,656,623
2002 21,378,117 2,640,572
2001 20,284,307 2,624,403
2000 20,130,327 2,607,826
1999 19,887,785 2,589,795
1998 19,159,996 2,569,736
1997 18,452,091 2,547,848
1996 17,763,266 2,524,463
1995 17,065,836 2,500,151
1994 16,250,794 2,475,220
1993 14,943,172 2,449,916
1992 13,278,974 2,424,701
1991 12,238,879 2,400,869
1990 12,045,660 2,379,877
1989 11,874,088 2,361,916
1988 11,523,298 2,345,777
1987 11,387,818 2,329,813
1986 11,420,074 2,312,125
1985 11,426,852 2,290,656
1984 11,190,221 2,264,562
1983 10,917,982 2,234,832
1982 10,991,378 2,203,889
1981 11,937,581 2,173,818
1980 13,169,311 2,145,658
1979 13,655,567 2,119,486
1978 13,611,441 2,094,836
1977 13,340,756 2,070,657
1976 13,059,851 2,045,578
1975 12,773,954 2,018,981
1974 12,469,127 1,990,906
1973 12,157,999 1,961,219
1972 11,853,696 1,931,542
1971 11,567,667 1,903,728
1970 11,290,128 1,878,196
1969 11,017,409 1,855,127
1968 10,756,922 1,833,765
1967 10,505,959 1,812,865
1966 10,266,395 1,791,475
1965 10,036,008 1,769,192
1964 9,814,318 1,745,568
1963 9,604,487 1,721,099
1962 9,404,406 1,696,932
1961 9,214,083 1,673,261
1960 9,035,043 1,650,005

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 Jamaica gained 108,947 people (a 4.03% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Afghanistan gained 10,708,712 people (a 30.9% growth), while Jamaica's population increased by 25,065 people (a 0.89% growth).

Afghanistan was ranked 45th most populous country in 2006 and is 36th in 2026. Jamaica was ranked 136th in 2006 and ranked 139th 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 Jamaica will decrease by 13% to 2,466,771 people and rank change from 139th to 143rd.

Afghanistan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 132M people, while Jamaica's population already peaked in 2023 at 2.84M people and is projected to decrease to 1.08M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Afghanistan
Factual

Projection
Jamaica
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Afghanistan Jamaica
2100 0.5% -1.77%
2099 0.51% -1.78%
2098 0.52% -1.8%
2097 0.51% -1.8%
2096 0.52% -1.82%
2095 0.56% -1.84%
2094 0.59% -1.86%
2093 0.59% -1.88%
2092 0.61% -1.9%
2091 0.7% -1.91%
2090 0.64% -1.92%
2089 0.66% -1.93%
2088 0.73% -1.93%
2087 0.63% -1.94%
2086 0.74% -1.95%
2085 0.83% -1.94%
2084 0.73% -1.91%
2083 0.75% -1.93%
2082 0.77% -1.92%
2081 0.91% -1.92%
2080 1.02% -1.9%
2079 0.88% -1.87%
2078 0.98% -1.87%
2077 0.97% -1.84%
2076 0.94% -1.82%
2075 1.06% -1.81%
2074 1.18% -1.77%
2073 1.14% -1.75%
2072 1.12% -1.71%
2071 1.28% -1.68%
2070 1.23% -1.64%
2069 1.31% -1.61%
2068 1.24% -1.57%
2067 1.28% -1.53%
2066 1.44% -1.53%
2065 1.46% -1.48%
2064 1.43% -1.44%
2063 1.46% -1.42%
2062 1.37% -1.38%
2061 1.45% -1.36%
2060 1.43% -1.32%
2059 1.55% -1.29%
2058 1.64% -1.24%
2057 1.68% -1.23%
2056 1.67% -1.19%
2055 1.69% -1.16%
2054 1.71% -1.11%
2053 1.72% -1.07%
2052 1.61% -1.03%
2051 1.7% -1%
2050 1.93% -1%
2049 1.86% -0.96%
2048 1.86% -0.93%
2047 1.98% -0.9%
2046 1.91% -0.86%
2045 1.92% -0.84%
2044 2.02% -0.8%
2043 1.96% -0.76%
2042 2.12% -0.71%
2041 2.27% -0.68%
2040 2.26% -0.65%
2039 2.18% -0.6%
2038 2.27% -0.58%
2037 2.3% -0.53%
2036 2.31% -0.48%
2035 2.35% -0.45%
2034 2.52% -0.4%
2033 2.55% -0.37%
2032 2.64% -0.31%
2031 2.7% -0.28%
2030 2.69% -0.25%
2029 2.6% -0.21%
2028 2.64% -0.19%
2027 2.74% -0.16%
2026 2.75% -0.1%
2025 2.87% -0.05%
2024 2.88% -0.02%
2023 2.16% 0.02%
2022 1.45% 0.05%
2021 2.38% 0.25%
2020 3.2% 0.26%
2019 3.03% 0.11%
2018 2.95% 0.15%
2017 2.85% 0.21%
2016 2.57% 0.26%
2015 3.17% 0.31%
2014 3.7% 0.36%
2013 3.48% 0.41%
2012 4.13% 0.43%
2011 3.76% 0.43%
2010 2.98% 0.42%
2009 3.71% 0.42%
2008 2.21% 0.44%
2007 1.91% 0.48%
2006 4.18% 0.52%
2005 3.58% 0.56%
2004 3.64% 0.59%
2003 6.34% 0.61%
2002 5.39% 0.62%
2001 0.76% 0.64%
2000 1.22% 0.7%
1999 3.8% 0.78%
1998 3.84% 0.86%
1997 3.88% 0.93%
1996 4.09% 0.97%
1995 5.02% 1.01%
1994 8.75% 1.03%
1993 12.5% 1.04%
1992 8.5% 0.99%
1991 1.6% 0.88%
1990 1.44% 0.76%
1989 3.04% 0.69%
1988 1.19% 0.69%
1987 -0.28% 0.77%
1986 -0.06% 0.94%
1985 2.11% 1.15%
1984 2.49% 1.33%
1983 -0.67% 1.4%
1982 -7.93% 1.38%
1981 -9.35% 1.31%
1980 -3.56% 1.23%
1979 0.32% 1.18%
1978 2.03% 1.17%
1977 2.15% 1.23%
1976 2.24% 1.32%
1975 2.44% 1.41%
1974 2.56% 1.51%
1973 2.57% 1.54%
1972 2.47% 1.46%
1971 2.46% 1.36%
1970 2.48% 1.24%
1969 2.42% 1.16%
1968 2.39% 1.15%
1967 2.33% 1.19%
1966 2.3% 1.26%
1965 2.26% 1.35%
1964 2.18% 1.42%
1963 2.13% 1.42%
1962 2.07% 1.41%
1961 1.98% 1.41%

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 Jamaica's population declined by 0.02%.

Live population counters

Afghanistan Jamaica
Current population
45409324
2834980
Population rank 36/197 139/197
Percent of world population 0.55% 0.03%
One net population change
26.4 seconds
14.3 hours
One birth every
21.5 seconds
15.9 minutes
One death every
2.19 minutes
22.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +3,268 -2
Annual growth/decline +1,192,731 -611
Annual growth/decline rate +2.88% -0.02%
Population growth rate rank 20/197 166/197
One migration net change every
7.08 minutes
47.7 minutes
Annual migration change -74,404 -11,053
Net migration rank 179/196 135/196
Foreign-born residents 98,110 24,007
Foreign-born residents rank 131/195 168/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.2% 0.8%
Foreign-born share rank 186/195 161/195

Natural population change vs migration

Afghanistan
Natural

Migration
Jamaica
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Afghanistan Jamaica
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -74,404 - -11,053
2024 - -44,089 - -10,506
2023 1,228,719 -48,958 10,072 -10,003
2022 1,219,475 -647,402 11,215 -10,003
2021 1,133,611 -548,784 6,382 -4,665
2020 1,134,407 143,634 12,170 0
2019 1,138,485 9,159 13,094 -10,335
2018 1,115,262 -36,753 13,929 -10,335
2017 1,101,218 -71,491 15,419 -10,335
2016 1,090,016 -143,049 16,944 -10,335
2015 1,077,068 -286,314 18,489 -10,335
2014 1,053,788 233,913 19,751 -10,335
2013 1,033,778 18,119 21,037 -10,335
2012 1,004,814 68,628 22,320 -10,498
2011 966,743 384,486 23,627 -11,577
2010 943,473 -167,460 25,031 -13,248
2009 920,581 -60,602 26,311 -14,941
2008 891,246 215,753 27,553 -16,191
2007 889,848 -851,298 28,886 -16,588
2006 875,301 57,673 30,213 -16,840
2005 855,112 250,971 31,506 -17,071
2004 850,940 -269,194 32,500 -17,256
2003 826,165 247,317 33,340 -17,380
2002 776,048 860,349 33,572 -17,428
2001 764,090 -212,872 33,666 -17,466
2000 782,727 -1,025,973 34,452 -17,498
1999 760,727 -32,400 36,649 -17,542
1998 719,860 7,380 38,628 -17,623
1997 709,778 -21,215 40,521 -17,756
1996 685,005 4,072 42,297 -18,285
1995 653,280 52,505 43,705 -19,092
1994 609,096 315,206 45,210 -19,960
1993 541,257 1,149,684 46,090 -20,731
1992 440,132 1,197,329 46,494 -21,426
1991 409,954 32,782 45,617 -23,014
1990 402,433 -458,737 44,465 -25,085
1989 381,158 18,296 43,591 -27,049
1988 358,397 -56,263 43,978 -28,247
1987 314,361 -345,535 44,155 -27,958
1986 310,066 -343,397 44,520 -25,339
1985 228,469 -208,685 45,122 -21,371
1984 205,262 248,224 45,644 -17,211
1983 263,778 -172,797 45,095 -14,065
1982 263,210 -500,998 43,816 -12,952
1981 343,468 -1,998,086 42,898 -13,619
1980 365,396 -1,174,239 42,316 -15,277
1979 361,750 -525,413 42,449 -17,143
1978 369,101 -117,186 42,475 -18,483
1977 372,567 -83,115 42,999 -18,630
1976 357,775 -85,430 43,878 -18,084
1975 343,850 -44,418 44,736 -17,340
1974 330,232 -20,009 45,526 -16,769
1973 315,062 -3,030 47,438 -16,822
1972 300,633 -4,050 46,676 -17,934
1971 288,267 -12,801 47,206 -20,322
1970 275,129 4,458 47,547 -23,371
1969 263,823 2,029 48,258 -26,304
1968 251,798 3,333 49,189 -28,424
1967 239,967 6,824 50,187 -29,147
1966 228,786 3,563 50,808 -29,065
1965 217,741 10,695 51,423 -28,611
1964 207,867 7,079 52,501 -28,066
1963 198,035 6,681 52,277 -27,757
1962 188,427 7,016 51,758 -27,936
1961 179,094 6,109 51,931 -28,416
1960 170,257 2,606 51,944 -28,952

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 Jamaica 61.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 137,465 people) and 38.7% is from migration (a loss of 86,681 people).

As of 2024, 98,110 residents or 0.2% of the population were not native-born in Afghanistan, compared to 24,007 people or 0.8% in Jamaica.

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
Jamaica
City Population
Kingston 938K
Spanish Town 131K
Montego Bay 124K
Half Way Tree 96.5K
May Pen 61.5K
Mandeville 48.3K
Old Harbour 28.7K
Linstead 22.8K
Savanna-la-Mar 22.6K
Port Antonio 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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