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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Afghanistan was 42,647,492 in 2024 vs 5,612,817 people in Liberia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Afghanistan's population is 45,409,324 people compared to 5,887,000 in Liberia.

Population statistics:

  • Afghanistan's population is 7.71 times bigger than Liberia's.
  • Afghanistan is ranked the 36th most populous country in the world, while Liberia is the 116th.
  • The countries together account for 0.62% of the world: 0.55% for Afghanistan vs 0.07% for Liberia.
  • For the last 10 years, Afghanistan has had an average growth rate of +2.76% per year vs +2.09% in Liberia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Afghanistan has increased from 25.4M people to 45.4M (78.6% growth), while Liberia has grown from 3.49M to 5.89M (68.6% growth).

Afghanistan vs Liberia: population by year and forecast

Afghanistan
Factual

Projection
Liberia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Afghanistan Liberia
2100 131,803,615 12,788,823
2099 131,145,502 12,776,207
2098 130,482,225 12,757,308
2097 129,808,066 12,728,620
2096 129,147,895 12,695,873
2095 128,473,977 12,671,037
2094 127,761,785 12,645,345
2093 127,018,448 12,607,806
2092 126,270,202 12,583,276
2091 125,508,788 12,557,861
2090 124,636,092 12,513,262
2089 123,843,293 12,461,083
2088 123,034,495 12,429,523
2087 122,147,758 12,394,685
2086 121,381,088 12,331,734
2085 120,486,343 12,266,313
2084 119,491,780 12,218,274
2083 118,631,246 12,163,782
2082 117,742,446 12,122,513
2081 116,842,143 12,055,108
2080 115,793,841 11,977,065
2079 114,630,140 11,899,224
2078 113,624,958 11,823,772
2077 112,523,374 11,746,009
2076 111,442,221 11,657,329
2075 110,399,328 11,571,881
2074 109,236,338 11,469,695
2073 107,960,305 11,373,802
2072 106,746,984 11,288,250
2071 105,568,382 11,187,594
2070 104,230,485 11,097,891
2069 102,964,062 11,002,270
2068 101,629,164 10,918,600
2067 100,380,826 10,814,021
2066 99,116,663 10,721,693
2065 97,714,113 10,617,436
2064 96,306,602 10,521,037
2063 94,949,108 10,416,221
2062 93,579,065 10,308,855
2061 92,316,077 10,200,557
2060 91,000,643 10,091,553
2059 89,717,353 9,960,069
2058 88,346,732 9,857,338
2057 86,917,997 9,745,295
2056 85,480,219 9,624,041
2055 84,074,268 9,506,843
2054 82,676,432 9,402,297
2053 81,285,014 9,284,854
2052 79,908,081 9,173,091
2051 78,643,202 9,060,243
2050 77,331,830 8,951,514
2049 75,864,863 8,828,384
2048 74,479,782 8,705,146
2047 73,119,204 8,581,923
2046 71,697,214 8,456,286
2045 70,353,118 8,342,861
2044 69,024,959 8,220,755
2043 67,657,423 8,106,429
2042 66,357,363 7,972,152
2041 64,976,778 7,829,310
2040 63,535,531 7,698,463
2039 62,129,737 7,554,021
2038 60,803,646 7,421,960
2037 59,454,331 7,291,328
2036 58,114,874 7,146,172
2035 56,804,011 7,010,827
2034 55,502,408 6,883,638
2033 54,135,876 6,750,553
2032 52,791,273 6,619,507
2031 51,433,991 6,492,799
2030 50,079,746 6,376,029
2029 48,768,949 6,247,795
2028 47,533,470 6,120,673
2027 46,310,865 5,981,051
2026 45,075,045 5,852,128
2025 43,870,455 5,732,938
2024 42,647,492 5,612,817
2023 41,454,761 5,493,031
2022 40,578,842 5,373,294
2021 40,000,412 5,259,323
2020 39,068,979 5,149,463
2019 37,856,121 5,043,721
2018 36,743,039 4,944,726
2017 35,688,935 4,848,925
2016 34,700,612 4,755,608
2015 33,831,764 4,659,431
2014 32,792,523 4,564,293
2013 31,622,704 4,470,239
2012 30,560,034 4,373,043
2011 29,347,708 4,221,178
2010 28,284,089 4,058,890
2009 27,466,101 3,943,028
2008 26,482,622 3,821,003
2007 25,909,852 3,669,050
2006 25,424,094 3,490,787
2005 24,404,567 3,301,015
2004 23,560,654 3,156,892
2003 22,733,049 3,119,532
2002 21,378,117 3,094,782
2001 20,284,307 3,015,338
2000 20,130,327 2,928,117
1999 19,887,785 2,821,684
1998 19,159,996 2,670,124
1997 18,452,091 2,412,989
1996 17,763,266 2,232,289
1995 17,065,836 2,169,162
1994 16,250,794 2,149,928
1993 14,943,172 2,155,126
1992 13,278,974 2,072,461
1991 12,238,879 1,956,518
1990 12,045,660 2,223,667
1989 11,874,088 2,517,858
1988 11,523,298 2,446,941
1987 11,387,818 2,377,229
1986 11,420,074 2,308,511
1985 11,426,852 2,240,539
1984 11,190,221 2,173,312
1983 10,917,982 2,107,113
1982 10,991,378 2,045,073
1981 11,937,581 1,986,867
1980 13,169,311 1,929,253
1979 13,655,567 1,872,713
1978 13,611,441 1,818,247
1977 13,340,756 1,766,019
1976 13,059,851 1,717,060
1975 12,773,954 1,670,913
1974 12,469,127 1,626,362
1973 12,157,999 1,583,588
1972 11,853,696 1,542,670
1971 11,567,667 1,504,077
1970 11,290,128 1,466,676
1969 11,017,409 1,429,605
1968 10,756,922 1,393,530
1967 10,505,959 1,358,435
1966 10,266,395 1,324,383
1965 10,036,008 1,291,156
1964 9,814,318 1,258,745
1963 9,604,487 1,227,414
1962 9,404,406 1,197,039
1961 9,214,083 1,167,717
1960 9,035,043 1,139,522

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/liberia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Afghanistan increased by 9,276,518 people (a 36.5% growth), while Liberia gained 1,264,821 people (a 36.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Afghanistan gained 10,708,712 people (a 30.9% growth), while Liberia's population increased by 1,131,392 people (a 23.8% growth).

Afghanistan was ranked 45th most populous country in 2006 and is 36th in 2026. Liberia was ranked 126th in 2006 and ranked 116th 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 Liberia will increase by 52.1% to 8,951,514 people and rank change from 116th to 107th.

Afghanistan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 132M people compared to the peak of 12.8M people in 2100 for Liberia.

Population growth rate by year

Afghanistan
Factual

Projection
Liberia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Afghanistan Liberia
2100 0.5% 0.1%
2099 0.51% 0.15%
2098 0.52% 0.23%
2097 0.51% 0.26%
2096 0.52% 0.2%
2095 0.56% 0.2%
2094 0.59% 0.3%
2093 0.59% 0.19%
2092 0.61% 0.2%
2091 0.7% 0.36%
2090 0.64% 0.42%
2089 0.66% 0.25%
2088 0.73% 0.28%
2087 0.63% 0.51%
2086 0.74% 0.53%
2085 0.83% 0.39%
2084 0.73% 0.45%
2083 0.75% 0.34%
2082 0.77% 0.56%
2081 0.91% 0.65%
2080 1.02% 0.65%
2079 0.88% 0.64%
2078 0.98% 0.66%
2077 0.97% 0.76%
2076 0.94% 0.74%
2075 1.06% 0.89%
2074 1.18% 0.84%
2073 1.14% 0.76%
2072 1.12% 0.9%
2071 1.28% 0.81%
2070 1.23% 0.87%
2069 1.31% 0.77%
2068 1.24% 0.97%
2067 1.28% 0.86%
2066 1.44% 0.98%
2065 1.46% 0.92%
2064 1.43% 1.01%
2063 1.46% 1.04%
2062 1.37% 1.06%
2061 1.45% 1.08%
2060 1.43% 1.32%
2059 1.55% 1.04%
2058 1.64% 1.15%
2057 1.68% 1.26%
2056 1.67% 1.23%
2055 1.69% 1.11%
2054 1.71% 1.26%
2053 1.72% 1.22%
2052 1.61% 1.25%
2051 1.7% 1.21%
2050 1.93% 1.39%
2049 1.86% 1.42%
2048 1.86% 1.44%
2047 1.98% 1.49%
2046 1.91% 1.36%
2045 1.92% 1.49%
2044 2.02% 1.41%
2043 1.96% 1.68%
2042 2.12% 1.82%
2041 2.27% 1.7%
2040 2.26% 1.91%
2039 2.18% 1.78%
2038 2.27% 1.79%
2037 2.3% 2.03%
2036 2.31% 1.93%
2035 2.35% 1.85%
2034 2.52% 1.97%
2033 2.55% 1.98%
2032 2.64% 1.95%
2031 2.7% 1.83%
2030 2.69% 2.05%
2029 2.6% 2.08%
2028 2.64% 2.33%
2027 2.74% 2.2%
2026 2.75% 2.08%
2025 2.87% 2.14%
2024 2.88% 2.18%
2023 2.16% 2.23%
2022 1.45% 2.17%
2021 2.38% 2.13%
2020 3.2% 2.1%
2019 3.03% 2%
2018 2.95% 1.98%
2017 2.85% 1.96%
2016 2.57% 2.06%
2015 3.17% 2.08%
2014 3.7% 2.1%
2013 3.48% 2.22%
2012 4.13% 3.6%
2011 3.76% 4%
2010 2.98% 2.94%
2009 3.71% 3.19%
2008 2.21% 4.14%
2007 1.91% 5.11%
2006 4.18% 5.75%
2005 3.58% 4.57%
2004 3.64% 1.2%
2003 6.34% 0.8%
2002 5.39% 2.63%
2001 0.76% 2.98%
2000 1.22% 3.77%
1999 3.8% 5.68%
1998 3.84% 10.7%
1997 3.88% 8.09%
1996 4.09% 2.91%
1995 5.02% 0.89%
1994 8.75% -0.24%
1993 12.5% 3.99%
1992 8.5% 5.93%
1991 1.6% -12%
1990 1.44% -11.7%
1989 3.04% 2.9%
1988 1.19% 2.93%
1987 -0.28% 2.98%
1986 -0.06% 3.03%
1985 2.11% 3.09%
1984 2.49% 3.14%
1983 -0.67% 3.03%
1982 -7.93% 2.93%
1981 -9.35% 2.99%
1980 -3.56% 3.02%
1979 0.32% 3%
1978 2.03% 2.96%
1977 2.15% 2.85%
1976 2.24% 2.76%
1975 2.44% 2.74%
1974 2.56% 2.7%
1973 2.57% 2.65%
1972 2.47% 2.57%
1971 2.46% 2.55%
1970 2.48% 2.59%
1969 2.42% 2.59%
1968 2.39% 2.58%
1967 2.33% 2.57%
1966 2.3% 2.57%
1965 2.26% 2.57%
1964 2.18% 2.55%
1963 2.13% 2.54%
1962 2.07% 2.51%
1961 1.98% 2.47%

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/liberia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Afghanistan grew by 2.88%, while Liberia's population grew by 2.18%.

Live population counters

Afghanistan Liberia
Current population
45409324
5887000
Population rank 36/197 116/197
Percent of world population 0.55% 0.07%
One net population change
26.4 seconds
4.39 minutes
One birth every
21.5 seconds
3.09 minutes
One death every
2.19 minutes
11.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +3,268 +328
Annual growth/decline +1,192,731 +119,786
Annual growth/decline rate +2.88% +2.18%
Population growth rate rank 20/197 43/197
One migration net change every
7.08 minutes
53.4 minutes
Annual migration change -74,404 -9,870
Net migration rank 179/196 132/196
Foreign-born residents 98,110 72,423
Foreign-born residents rank 131/195 142/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.2% 1.3%
Foreign-born share rank 186/195 148/195

Natural population change vs migration

Afghanistan
Natural

Migration
Liberia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Afghanistan Liberia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -74,404 - -9,870
2024 - -44,089 - -7,779
2023 1,228,719 -48,958 125,730 -5,002
2022 1,219,475 -647,402 123,747 -5,003
2021 1,133,611 -548,784 121,038 -11,852
2020 1,134,407 143,634 120,632 -10,107
2019 1,138,485 9,159 120,635 -19,678
2018 1,115,262 -36,753 120,231 -23,199
2017 1,101,218 -71,491 119,376 -24,807
2016 1,090,016 -143,049 118,852 -26,796
2015 1,077,068 -286,314 115,479 -15,182
2014 1,053,788 233,913 116,667 -26,690
2013 1,033,778 18,119 120,138 -22,010
2012 1,004,814 68,628 121,973 -25,710
2011 966,743 384,486 115,496 91,981
2010 943,473 -167,460 114,249 2,850
2009 920,581 -60,602 113,429 1,187
2008 891,246 215,753 112,032 17,404
2007 889,848 -851,298 109,165 65,306
2006 875,301 57,673 104,099 77,946
2005 855,112 250,971 96,478 101,019
2004 850,940 -269,194 91,755 -1,001
2003 826,165 247,317 87,534 -103,564
2002 776,048 860,349 88,643 -23,110
2001 764,090 -212,872 86,217 7,142
2000 782,727 -1,025,973 83,143 -2,060
1999 760,727 -32,400 78,130 53,643
1998 719,860 7,380 72,146 99,203
1997 709,778 -21,215 61,444 281,480
1996 685,005 4,072 56,392 -37,922
1995 653,280 52,505 53,407 54,372
1994 609,096 315,206 52,101 -121,407
1993 541,257 1,149,684 51,609 7,300
1992 440,132 1,197,329 50,204 56,210
1991 409,954 32,782 47,426 78,052
1990 402,433 -458,737 52,770 -712,544
1989 381,158 18,296 63,238 8,156
1988 358,397 -56,263 62,703 7,734
1987 314,361 -345,535 62,147 6,840
1986 310,066 -343,397 61,924 6,534
1985 228,469 -208,685 59,988 7,487
1984 205,262 248,224 59,460 7,513
1983 263,778 -172,797 57,562 7,861
1982 263,210 -500,998 56,127 2,530
1981 343,468 -1,998,086 55,003 2,757
1980 365,396 -1,174,239 53,452 4,016
1979 361,750 -525,413 52,125 3,500
1978 369,101 -117,186 49,813 3,500
1977 372,567 -83,115 47,582 3,555
1976 357,775 -85,430 45,528 1,246
1975 343,850 -44,418 43,478 2,037
1974 330,232 -20,009 41,499 2,086
1973 315,062 -3,030 39,694 2,272
1972 300,633 -4,050 37,860 2,018
1971 288,267 -12,801 36,015 1,293
1970 275,129 4,458 35,196 2,285
1969 263,823 2,029 34,677 1,982
1968 251,798 3,333 33,536 1,964
1967 239,967 6,824 32,519 2,177
1966 228,786 3,563 31,454 1,953
1965 217,741 10,695 30,618 2,431
1964 207,867 7,079 29,592 2,189
1963 198,035 6,681 28,708 2,165
1962 188,427 7,016 27,679 2,189
1961 179,094 6,109 26,670 2,115
1960 170,257 2,606 25,713 1,886

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

GeoRank.org/population/afghanistan/liberia | 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 Liberia 87.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,202,387 people) and 12.3% is from migration (a loss of 168,316 people).

As of 2024, 98,110 residents or 0.2% of the population were not native-born in Afghanistan, compared to 72,423 people or 1.3% in Liberia.

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
Liberia
City Population
Monrovia 1.02M
Sanniquellie 47.1K
Kakata 33.9K
Greenville 17.6K
Yekepa 11K

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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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