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

Afghanistan and Liechtenstein: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Afghanistan	Liechtenstein	Afghanistan	Liechtenstein
1960	9,035,043	16,451	-	-
1961	9,214,083	16,877	1.98%	2.59%
1962	9,404,406	17,443	2.07%	3.35%
1963	9,604,487	18,093	2.13%	3.73%
1964	9,814,318	18,755	2.18%	3.66%
1965	10,036,008	19,195	2.26%	2.35%
1966	10,266,395	19,610	2.3%	2.16%
1967	10,505,959	20,175	2.33%	2.88%
1968	10,756,922	20,835	2.39%	3.27%
1969	11,017,409	21,084	2.42%	1.2%
1970	11,290,128	21,140	2.48%	0.27%
1971	11,567,667	21,600	2.46%	2.18%
1972	11,853,696	22,132	2.47%	2.46%
1973	12,157,999	22,785	2.57%	2.95%
1974	12,469,127	23,451	2.56%	2.92%
1975	12,773,954	23,846	2.44%	1.68%
1976	13,059,851	24,058	2.24%	0.89%
1977	13,340,756	24,442	2.15%	1.6%
1978	13,611,441	25,028	2.03%	2.4%
1979	13,655,567	25,575	0.32%	2.19%
1980	13,169,311	25,512	-3.56%	-0.25%
1981	11,937,581	25,673	-9.35%	0.63%
1982	10,991,378	26,255	-7.93%	2.27%
1983	10,917,982	26,446	-0.67%	0.73%
1984	11,190,221	26,596	2.49%	0.57%
1985	11,426,852	26,878	2.11%	1.06%
1986	11,420,074	27,238	-0.06%	1.34%
1987	11,387,818	27,557	-0.28%	1.17%
1988	11,523,298	27,948	1.19%	1.42%
1989	11,874,088	28,317	3.04%	1.32%
1990	12,045,660	28,742	1.44%	1.5%
1991	12,238,879	29,209	1.6%	1.62%
1992	13,278,974	29,627	8.5%	1.43%
1993	14,943,172	30,089	12.5%	1.56%
1994	16,250,794	30,470	8.75%	1.27%
1995	17,065,836	30,776	5.02%	1%
1996	17,763,266	31,033	4.09%	0.84%
1997	18,452,091	31,232	3.88%	0.64%
1998	19,159,996	31,668	3.84%	1.4%
1999	19,887,785	32,221	3.8%	1.75%
2000	20,130,327	32,645	1.22%	1.32%
2001	20,284,307	33,194	0.76%	1.68%
2002	21,378,117	33,694	5.39%	1.51%
2003	22,733,049	34,079	6.34%	1.14%
2004	23,560,654	34,447	3.64%	1.08%
2005	24,404,567	34,753	3.58%	0.89%
2006	25,424,094	35,037	4.18%	0.82%
2007	25,909,852	35,262	1.91%	0.64%
2008	26,482,622	35,473	2.21%	0.6%
2009	27,466,101	35,742	3.71%	0.76%
2010	28,284,089	36,022	2.98%	0.78%
2011	29,347,708	36,312	3.76%	0.81%
2012	30,560,034	36,657	4.13%	0.95%
2013	31,622,704	36,984	3.48%	0.89%
2014	32,792,523	37,248	3.7%	0.71%
2015	33,831,764	37,494	3.17%	0.66%
2016	34,700,612	37,716	2.57%	0.59%
2017	35,688,935	37,962	2.85%	0.65%
2018	36,743,039	38,246	2.95%	0.75%
2019	37,856,121	38,563	3.03%	0.83%
2020	39,068,979	38,901	3.2%	0.88%
2021	40,000,412	39,182	2.38%	0.72%
2022	40,578,842	39,493	1.45%	0.79%
2023	41,454,761	39,850	2.16%	0.9%
2024	42,647,492	40,197	2.88%	0.87%
2025	43,844,105	40,457	2.81%	0.65%
2026	45,047,056	40,693	2.74%	0.58%
2027	46,258,902	40,927	2.69%	0.57%
2028	47,470,560	41,138	2.62%	0.51%
2029	48,725,707	41,342	2.64%	0.5%
2030	50,039,392	41,538	2.7%	0.47%
2031	51,375,991	41,729	2.67%	0.46%
2032	52,707,835	41,901	2.59%	0.41%
2033	54,044,241	42,058	2.54%	0.38%
2034	55,359,451	42,205	2.43%	0.35%
2035	56,647,220	42,347	2.33%	0.34%
2036	57,953,651	42,469	2.31%	0.29%
2037	59,279,025	42,576	2.29%	0.25%
2038	60,597,829	42,688	2.22%	0.26%
2039	61,944,459	42,789	2.22%	0.24%
2040	63,347,863	42,877	2.27%	0.2%
2041	64,738,834	42,957	2.2%	0.19%
2042	66,060,206	43,031	2.04%	0.17%
2043	67,375,149	43,098	1.99%	0.16%
2044	68,703,950	43,156	1.97%	0.13%
2045	70,021,184	43,202	1.92%	0.11%
2046	71,384,682	43,243	1.95%	0.1%
2047	72,756,288	43,284	1.92%	0.09%
2048	74,109,717	43,311	1.86%	0.06%
2049	75,515,588	43,335	1.9%	0.06%
2050	76,885,118	43,349	1.81%	0.03%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Afghanistan increased by 9,427,197 people (a 38.6% growth), while Liechtenstein gained 2,741 people (a 7.89% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Afghanistan gained 10,978,645 (a 32.5% growth), while Liechtenstein's population increased by 3,152 (a 8.41% growth).

Afghanistan was ranked 45th most populous country in 2005 and is 36th in 2025. Liechtenstein was ranked 191st in 2005 and ranked 190th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Afghanistan's population will grow by 71.6% to 76,885,118 people with a rank change from 36th to 25th. The population of Liechtenstein will increase by 6.65% to 43,349 people and will still be ranked 190th.