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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Afghanistan was 42,647,492 in 2024 vs 5,805,962 people in Lebanon in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Afghanistan's population is 45,409,324 people compared to 5,906,622 in Lebanon.

Population statistics:

  • Afghanistan's population is 7.69 times bigger than Lebanon's.
  • Afghanistan is ranked the 36th most populous country in the world, while Lebanon is the 115th.
  • The countries together account for 0.62% of the world: 0.55% for Afghanistan vs 0.07% for Lebanon.
  • For the last 10 years, Afghanistan has had an average growth rate of +2.76% per year vs +0.16% in Lebanon.
  • Since 2006, the population of Afghanistan has increased from 25.4M people to 45.4M (78.6% growth), while Lebanon has grown from 4.75M to 5.91M (24.3% growth).

Afghanistan vs Lebanon: population by year and forecast

Afghanistan
Factual

Projection
Lebanon
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Afghanistan Lebanon
2100 131,803,615 7,229,611
2099 131,145,502 7,252,189
2098 130,482,225 7,273,846
2097 129,808,066 7,298,208
2096 129,147,895 7,322,265
2095 128,473,977 7,343,287
2094 127,761,785 7,365,719
2093 127,018,448 7,386,532
2092 126,270,202 7,403,314
2091 125,508,788 7,420,036
2090 124,636,092 7,433,603
2089 123,843,293 7,444,239
2088 123,034,495 7,454,263
2087 122,147,758 7,465,163
2086 121,381,088 7,468,994
2085 120,486,343 7,477,406
2084 119,491,780 7,476,483
2083 118,631,246 7,482,841
2082 117,742,446 7,482,980
2081 116,842,143 7,484,110
2080 115,793,841 7,484,392
2079 114,630,140 7,482,168
2078 113,624,958 7,480,962
2077 112,523,374 7,474,272
2076 111,442,221 7,470,260
2075 110,399,328 7,464,057
2074 109,236,338 7,446,862
2073 107,960,305 7,432,591
2072 106,746,984 7,420,911
2071 105,568,382 7,408,401
2070 104,230,485 7,394,163
2069 102,964,062 7,382,479
2068 101,629,164 7,373,962
2067 100,380,826 7,361,021
2066 99,116,663 7,348,605
2065 97,714,113 7,332,917
2064 96,306,602 7,316,835
2063 94,949,108 7,299,642
2062 93,579,065 7,279,937
2061 92,316,077 7,262,112
2060 91,000,643 7,239,759
2059 89,717,353 7,219,520
2058 88,346,732 7,199,035
2057 86,917,997 7,176,342
2056 85,480,219 7,152,803
2055 84,074,268 7,131,059
2054 82,676,432 7,107,641
2053 81,285,014 7,085,759
2052 79,908,081 7,063,172
2051 78,643,202 7,036,781
2050 77,331,830 7,010,541
2049 75,864,863 6,983,849
2048 74,479,782 6,952,958
2047 73,119,204 6,913,262
2046 71,697,214 6,878,209
2045 70,353,118 6,839,423
2044 69,024,959 6,795,984
2043 67,657,423 6,759,252
2042 66,357,363 6,716,445
2041 64,976,778 6,668,251
2040 63,535,531 6,618,567
2039 62,129,737 6,565,787
2038 60,803,646 6,512,143
2037 59,454,331 6,456,654
2036 58,114,874 6,403,370
2035 56,804,011 6,356,407
2034 55,502,408 6,305,239
2033 54,135,876 6,257,900
2032 52,791,273 6,206,916
2031 51,433,991 6,152,022
2030 50,079,746 6,098,153
2029 48,768,949 6,044,795
2028 47,533,470 5,992,721
2027 46,310,865 5,942,870
2026 45,075,045 5,893,183
2025 43,870,455 5,846,443
2024 42,647,492 5,805,962
2023 41,454,761 5,773,493
2022 40,578,842 5,744,489
2021 40,000,412 5,718,122
2020 39,068,979 5,702,398
2019 37,856,121 5,794,594
2018 36,743,039 5,984,119
2017 35,688,935 6,160,128
2016 34,700,612 6,323,060
2015 33,831,764 6,472,469
2014 32,792,523 6,346,990
2013 31,622,704 5,743,436
2012 30,560,034 5,235,742
2011 29,347,708 5,096,020
2010 28,284,089 5,041,288
2009 27,466,101 4,992,287
2008 26,482,622 4,925,354
2007 25,909,852 4,844,118
2006 25,424,094 4,751,136
2005 24,404,567 4,671,102
2004 23,560,654 4,599,279
2003 22,733,049 4,525,508
2002 21,378,117 4,463,504
2001 20,284,307 4,401,918
2000 20,130,327 4,329,340
1999 19,887,785 4,255,277
1998 19,159,996 4,181,281
1997 18,452,091 4,108,405
1996 17,763,266 4,034,781
1995 17,065,836 3,960,735
1994 16,250,794 3,889,799
1993 14,943,172 3,820,647
1992 13,278,974 3,747,371
1991 12,238,879 3,668,912
1990 12,045,660 3,595,175
1989 11,874,088 3,525,285
1988 11,523,298 3,454,649
1987 11,387,818 3,385,555
1986 11,420,074 3,300,365
1985 11,426,852 3,217,376
1984 11,190,221 3,152,744
1983 10,917,982 3,094,996
1982 10,991,378 3,054,931
1981 11,937,581 3,008,981
1980 13,169,311 2,944,763
1979 13,655,567 2,882,635
1978 13,611,441 2,822,682
1977 13,340,756 2,762,155
1976 13,059,851 2,726,469
1975 12,773,954 2,693,191
1974 12,469,127 2,635,185
1973 12,157,999 2,572,935
1972 11,853,696 2,509,729
1971 11,567,667 2,446,314
1970 11,290,128 2,386,114
1969 11,017,409 2,328,159
1968 10,756,922 2,266,368
1967 10,505,959 2,206,731
1966 10,266,395 2,148,260
1965 10,036,008 2,088,831
1964 9,814,318 2,030,543
1963 9,604,487 1,970,316
1962 9,404,406 1,909,578
1961 9,214,083 1,850,084
1960 9,035,043 1,794,406

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Afghanistan increased by 9,276,518 people (a 36.5% growth), while Lebanon gained 1,571,924 people (a 33.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Afghanistan gained 10,708,712 people (a 30.9% growth), while Lebanon's population decreased by 416,438 people (a 6.59% decline).

Afghanistan was ranked 45th most populous country in 2006 and is 36th in 2026. Lebanon was ranked 115th in 2006 and still ranked 115th 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 Lebanon will increase by 18.7% to 7,010,541 people and will still be ranked 115th.

Afghanistan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 132M people compared to the peak of 7.48M people in 2080 for Lebanon.

Population growth rate by year

Afghanistan
Factual

Projection
Lebanon
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Afghanistan Lebanon
2100 0.5% -0.31%
2099 0.51% -0.3%
2098 0.52% -0.33%
2097 0.51% -0.33%
2096 0.52% -0.29%
2095 0.56% -0.3%
2094 0.59% -0.28%
2093 0.59% -0.23%
2092 0.61% -0.23%
2091 0.7% -0.18%
2090 0.64% -0.14%
2089 0.66% -0.13%
2088 0.73% -0.15%
2087 0.63% -0.05%
2086 0.74% -0.11%
2085 0.83% 0.01%
2084 0.73% -0.08%
2083 0.75% -0.002%
2082 0.77% -0.02%
2081 0.91% -0.004%
2080 1.02% 0.03%
2079 0.88% 0.02%
2078 0.98% 0.09%
2077 0.97% 0.05%
2076 0.94% 0.08%
2075 1.06% 0.23%
2074 1.18% 0.19%
2073 1.14% 0.16%
2072 1.12% 0.17%
2071 1.28% 0.19%
2070 1.23% 0.16%
2069 1.31% 0.12%
2068 1.24% 0.18%
2067 1.28% 0.17%
2066 1.44% 0.21%
2065 1.46% 0.22%
2064 1.43% 0.24%
2063 1.46% 0.27%
2062 1.37% 0.25%
2061 1.45% 0.31%
2060 1.43% 0.28%
2059 1.55% 0.28%
2058 1.64% 0.32%
2057 1.68% 0.33%
2056 1.67% 0.3%
2055 1.69% 0.33%
2054 1.71% 0.31%
2053 1.72% 0.32%
2052 1.61% 0.38%
2051 1.7% 0.37%
2050 1.93% 0.38%
2049 1.86% 0.44%
2048 1.86% 0.57%
2047 1.98% 0.51%
2046 1.91% 0.57%
2045 1.92% 0.64%
2044 2.02% 0.54%
2043 1.96% 0.64%
2042 2.12% 0.72%
2041 2.27% 0.75%
2040 2.26% 0.8%
2039 2.18% 0.82%
2038 2.27% 0.86%
2037 2.3% 0.83%
2036 2.31% 0.74%
2035 2.35% 0.81%
2034 2.52% 0.76%
2033 2.55% 0.82%
2032 2.64% 0.89%
2031 2.7% 0.88%
2030 2.69% 0.88%
2029 2.6% 0.87%
2028 2.64% 0.84%
2027 2.74% 0.84%
2026 2.75% 0.8%
2025 2.87% 0.7%
2024 2.88% 0.56%
2023 2.16% 0.5%
2022 1.45% 0.46%
2021 2.38% 0.28%
2020 3.2% -1.59%
2019 3.03% -3.17%
2018 2.95% -2.86%
2017 2.85% -2.58%
2016 2.57% -2.31%
2015 3.17% 1.98%
2014 3.7% 10.5%
2013 3.48% 9.7%
2012 4.13% 2.74%
2011 3.76% 1.09%
2010 2.98% 0.98%
2009 3.71% 1.36%
2008 2.21% 1.68%
2007 1.91% 1.96%
2006 4.18% 1.71%
2005 3.58% 1.56%
2004 3.64% 1.63%
2003 6.34% 1.39%
2002 5.39% 1.4%
2001 0.76% 1.68%
2000 1.22% 1.74%
1999 3.8% 1.77%
1998 3.84% 1.77%
1997 3.88% 1.82%
1996 4.09% 1.87%
1995 5.02% 1.82%
1994 8.75% 1.81%
1993 12.5% 1.96%
1992 8.5% 2.14%
1991 1.6% 2.05%
1990 1.44% 1.98%
1989 3.04% 2.04%
1988 1.19% 2.04%
1987 -0.28% 2.58%
1986 -0.06% 2.58%
1985 2.11% 2.05%
1984 2.49% 1.87%
1983 -0.67% 1.31%
1982 -7.93% 1.53%
1981 -9.35% 2.18%
1980 -3.56% 2.16%
1979 0.32% 2.12%
1978 2.03% 2.19%
1977 2.15% 1.31%
1976 2.24% 1.24%
1975 2.44% 2.2%
1974 2.56% 2.42%
1973 2.57% 2.52%
1972 2.47% 2.59%
1971 2.46% 2.52%
1970 2.48% 2.49%
1969 2.42% 2.73%
1968 2.39% 2.7%
1967 2.33% 2.72%
1966 2.3% 2.85%
1965 2.26% 2.87%
1964 2.18% 3.06%
1963 2.13% 3.18%
1962 2.07% 3.22%
1961 1.98% 3.1%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Afghanistan grew by 2.88%, while Lebanon's population grew by 0.56%.

Live population counters

Afghanistan Lebanon
Current population
45409324
5906622
Population rank 36/197 115/197
Percent of world population 0.55% 0.07%
One net population change
26.4 seconds
16.2 minutes
One birth every
21.5 seconds
5.64 minutes
One death every
2.19 minutes
15.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +3,268 +89
Annual growth/decline +1,192,731 +32,469
Annual growth/decline rate +2.88% +0.56%
Population growth rate rank 20/197 129/197
One migration net change every
7.08 minutes
51.5 minutes
Annual migration change -74,404 -10,230
Net migration rank 179/196 133/196
Foreign-born residents 98,110 1,422,583
Foreign-born residents rank 131/195 47/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.2% 24.5%
Foreign-born share rank 186/195 24/195

Natural population change vs migration

Afghanistan
Natural

Migration
Lebanon
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Afghanistan Lebanon
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -74,404 - -10,230
2024 - -44,089 - -17,267
2023 1,228,719 -48,958 58,786 -34,193
2022 1,219,475 -647,402 60,909 -27,507
2021 1,133,611 -548,784 46,614 -27,290
2020 1,134,407 143,634 59,903 -47,787
2019 1,138,485 9,159 70,486 -266,992
2018 1,115,262 -36,753 77,165 -259,700
2017 1,101,218 -71,491 84,172 -253,664
2016 1,090,016 -143,049 91,551 -247,921
2015 1,077,068 -286,314 97,385 -239,829
2014 1,053,788 233,913 92,285 301,111
2013 1,033,778 18,119 80,218 733,500
2012 1,004,814 68,628 77,248 124,427
2011 966,743 384,486 75,523 2,246
2010 943,473 -167,460 72,605 -40,915
2009 920,581 -60,602 69,004 -2,700
2008 891,246 215,753 67,132 430
2007 889,848 -851,298 66,965 27,944
2006 875,301 57,673 65,932 25,126
2005 855,112 250,971 67,778 1,224
2004 850,940 -269,194 69,675 4,974
2003 826,165 247,317 71,232 1,674
2002 776,048 860,349 72,648 -21,543
2001 764,090 -212,872 73,160 -1,094
2000 782,727 -1,025,973 72,642 455
1999 760,727 -32,400 72,437 2,589
1998 719,860 7,380 71,889 1,062
1997 709,778 -21,215 71,486 1,313
1996 685,005 4,072 71,286 3,164
1995 653,280 52,505 71,016 2,634
1994 609,096 315,206 73,069 -4,850
1993 541,257 1,149,684 75,278 -5,196
1992 440,132 1,197,329 77,447 -970
1991 409,954 32,782 79,274 1,159
1990 402,433 -458,737 73,629 -6,595
1989 381,158 18,296 74,577 -1,827
1988 358,397 -56,263 70,444 -1,916
1987 314,361 -345,535 69,058 607
1986 310,066 -343,397 67,162 33,549
1985 228,469 -208,685 66,368 -1,108
1984 205,262 248,224 66,785 -2,785
1983 263,778 -172,797 66,056 -14,558
1982 263,210 -500,998 41,602 -12,981
1981 343,468 -1,998,086 65,084 -1,799
1980 365,396 -1,174,239 63,053 2,104
1979 361,750 -525,413 61,184 -2,103
1978 369,101 -117,186 60,829 0
1977 372,567 -83,115 60,232 0
1976 357,775 -85,430 11,138 0
1975 343,850 -44,418 55,423 0
1974 330,232 -20,009 64,425 -3,831
1973 315,062 -3,030 63,420 482
1972 300,633 -4,050 62,216 294
1971 288,267 -12,801 61,278 3,042
1970 275,129 4,458 60,593 -4,508
1969 263,823 2,029 59,829 0
1968 251,798 3,333 59,247 4,506
1967 239,967 6,824 58,957 -3,434
1966 228,786 3,563 58,546 2,864
1965 217,741 10,695 58,195 -742
1964 207,867 7,079 57,808 1,311
1963 198,035 6,681 57,054 4,269
1962 188,427 7,016 55,585 4,569
1961 179,094 6,109 53,995 4,844
1960 170,257 2,606 52,515 0

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

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 Lebanon 40.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 739,256 people) and 59.9% is from migration (a loss of 1,103,772 people).

As of 2024, 98,110 residents or 0.2% of the population were not native-born in Afghanistan, compared to 1,422,583 people or 24.5% in Lebanon.

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
Lebanon
City Population
Beirut 2.42M
Tripoli 863K
Sidon 164K
Tyre 160K
Jounieh 102K
Zahle 100K

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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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