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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Afghanistan was 42,647,492 in 2024 vs 2,888,278 people in Lithuania in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Afghanistan's population is 45,409,324 people compared to 2,829,914 in Lithuania.

Population statistics:

  • Afghanistan's population is 16 times bigger than Lithuania's.
  • Afghanistan is ranked the 36th most populous country in the world, while Lithuania is the 140th.
  • The countries together account for 0.58% of the world: 0.55% for Afghanistan vs 0.03% for Lithuania.
  • For the last 10 years, Afghanistan has had an average growth rate of +2.76% per year vs -0.22% in Lithuania.
  • Since 2006, the population of Afghanistan has increased from 25.4M people to 45.4M (78.6% growth), while Lithuania has declined from 3.27M to 2.83M (13.5% decline).

Afghanistan vs Lithuania: population by year and forecast

Afghanistan
Factual

Projection
Lithuania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Afghanistan Lithuania
2100 131,803,615 1,225,633
2099 131,145,502 1,241,510
2098 130,482,225 1,257,497
2097 129,808,066 1,273,678
2096 129,147,895 1,290,189
2095 128,473,977 1,307,275
2094 127,761,785 1,324,312
2093 127,018,448 1,341,875
2092 126,270,202 1,360,029
2091 125,508,788 1,378,546
2090 124,636,092 1,397,420
2089 123,843,293 1,416,650
2088 123,034,495 1,436,421
2087 122,147,758 1,456,324
2086 121,381,088 1,476,301
2085 120,486,343 1,496,940
2084 119,491,780 1,517,611
2083 118,631,246 1,538,569
2082 117,742,446 1,559,787
2081 116,842,143 1,581,134
2080 115,793,841 1,602,498
2079 114,630,140 1,623,820
2078 113,624,958 1,645,249
2077 112,523,374 1,666,665
2076 111,442,221 1,688,177
2075 110,399,328 1,709,720
2074 109,236,338 1,731,404
2073 107,960,305 1,752,662
2072 106,746,984 1,773,945
2071 105,568,382 1,795,473
2070 104,230,485 1,817,142
2069 102,964,062 1,839,387
2068 101,629,164 1,861,529
2067 100,380,826 1,883,928
2066 99,116,663 1,906,591
2065 97,714,113 1,929,619
2064 96,306,602 1,952,334
2063 94,949,108 1,975,020
2062 93,579,065 1,998,444
2061 92,316,077 2,021,930
2060 91,000,643 2,045,989
2059 89,717,353 2,070,233
2058 88,346,732 2,094,564
2057 86,917,997 2,118,985
2056 85,480,219 2,143,474
2055 84,074,268 2,168,085
2054 82,676,432 2,192,337
2053 81,285,014 2,216,075
2052 79,908,081 2,240,149
2051 78,643,202 2,263,905
2050 77,331,830 2,287,466
2049 75,864,863 2,310,176
2048 74,479,782 2,333,041
2047 73,119,204 2,356,291
2046 71,697,214 2,378,713
2045 70,353,118 2,401,082
2044 69,024,959 2,423,438
2043 67,657,423 2,446,634
2042 66,357,363 2,469,564
2041 64,976,778 2,492,222
2040 63,535,531 2,514,657
2039 62,129,737 2,538,036
2038 60,803,646 2,560,781
2037 59,454,331 2,583,644
2036 58,114,874 2,605,925
2035 56,804,011 2,627,752
2034 55,502,408 2,650,015
2033 54,135,876 2,671,840
2032 52,791,273 2,693,646
2031 51,433,991 2,715,491
2030 50,079,746 2,737,751
2029 48,768,949 2,760,194
2028 47,533,470 2,783,343
2027 46,310,865 2,806,651
2026 45,075,045 2,829,914
2025 43,870,455 2,872,755
2024 42,647,492 2,888,278
2023 41,454,761 2,871,585
2022 40,578,842 2,831,639
2021 40,000,412 2,808,380
2020 39,068,979 2,810,369
2019 37,856,121 2,811,089
2018 36,743,039 2,819,200
2017 35,688,935 2,842,639
2016 34,700,612 2,877,325
2015 33,831,764 2,911,109
2014 32,792,523 2,937,253
2013 31,622,704 2,961,250
2012 30,560,034 2,989,139
2011 29,347,708 3,028,115
2010 28,284,089 3,097,282
2009 27,466,101 3,162,916
2008 26,482,622 3,198,231
2007 25,909,852 3,231,294
2006 25,424,094 3,269,909
2005 24,404,567 3,322,528
2004 23,560,654 3,377,075
2003 22,733,049 3,415,213
2002 21,378,117 3,443,067
2001 20,284,307 3,470,818
2000 20,130,327 3,499,536
1999 19,887,785 3,524,238
1998 19,159,996 3,549,331
1997 18,452,091 3,575,137
1996 17,763,266 3,601,613
1995 17,065,836 3,629,102
1994 16,250,794 3,657,144
1993 14,943,172 3,682,613
1992 13,278,974 3,700,114
1991 12,238,879 3,704,134
1990 12,045,660 3,697,838
1989 11,874,088 3,684,255
1988 11,523,298 3,655,049
1987 11,387,818 3,616,367
1986 11,420,074 3,578,914
1985 11,426,852 3,544,543
1984 11,190,221 3,514,205
1983 10,917,982 3,485,192
1982 10,991,378 3,457,179
1981 11,937,581 3,432,947
1980 13,169,311 3,413,202
1979 13,655,567 3,397,842
1978 13,611,441 3,379,514
1977 13,340,756 3,355,036
1976 13,059,851 3,328,664
1975 12,773,954 3,301,652
1974 12,469,127 3,273,894
1973 12,157,999 3,244,438
1972 11,853,696 3,213,622
1971 11,567,667 3,179,041
1970 11,290,128 3,139,689
1969 11,017,409 3,107,321
1968 10,756,922 3,078,850
1967 10,505,959 3,044,400
1966 10,266,395 3,008,050
1965 10,036,008 2,971,450
1964 9,814,318 2,935,200
1963 9,604,487 2,898,950
1962 9,404,406 2,863,350
1961 9,214,083 2,823,550
1960 9,035,043 2,778,550

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/lithuania | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Afghanistan increased by 9,276,518 people (a 36.5% growth), while Lithuania lost 392,584 people (a 12% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Afghanistan gained 10,708,712 people (a 30.9% growth), while Lithuania's population decreased by 47,411 people (a 1.65% decline).

Afghanistan was ranked 45th most populous country in 2006 and is 36th in 2026. Lithuania was ranked 130th in 2006 and ranked 140th 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 Lithuania will decrease by 19.2% to 2,287,466 people and rank change from 140th to 145th.

Afghanistan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 132M people, while Lithuania's population already peaked in 1991 at 3.7M people and is projected to decrease to 1.23M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Afghanistan
Factual

Projection
Lithuania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Afghanistan Lithuania
2100 0.5% -1.28%
2099 0.51% -1.27%
2098 0.52% -1.27%
2097 0.51% -1.28%
2096 0.52% -1.31%
2095 0.56% -1.29%
2094 0.59% -1.31%
2093 0.59% -1.33%
2092 0.61% -1.34%
2091 0.7% -1.35%
2090 0.64% -1.36%
2089 0.66% -1.38%
2088 0.73% -1.37%
2087 0.63% -1.35%
2086 0.74% -1.38%
2085 0.83% -1.36%
2084 0.73% -1.36%
2083 0.75% -1.36%
2082 0.77% -1.35%
2081 0.91% -1.33%
2080 1.02% -1.31%
2079 0.88% -1.3%
2078 0.98% -1.28%
2077 0.97% -1.27%
2076 0.94% -1.26%
2075 1.06% -1.25%
2074 1.18% -1.21%
2073 1.14% -1.2%
2072 1.12% -1.2%
2071 1.28% -1.19%
2070 1.23% -1.21%
2069 1.31% -1.19%
2068 1.24% -1.19%
2067 1.28% -1.19%
2066 1.44% -1.19%
2065 1.46% -1.16%
2064 1.43% -1.15%
2063 1.46% -1.17%
2062 1.37% -1.16%
2061 1.45% -1.18%
2060 1.43% -1.17%
2059 1.55% -1.16%
2058 1.64% -1.15%
2057 1.68% -1.14%
2056 1.67% -1.14%
2055 1.69% -1.11%
2054 1.71% -1.07%
2053 1.72% -1.07%
2052 1.61% -1.05%
2051 1.7% -1.03%
2050 1.93% -0.98%
2049 1.86% -0.98%
2048 1.86% -0.99%
2047 1.98% -0.94%
2046 1.91% -0.93%
2045 1.92% -0.92%
2044 2.02% -0.95%
2043 1.96% -0.93%
2042 2.12% -0.91%
2041 2.27% -0.89%
2040 2.26% -0.92%
2039 2.18% -0.89%
2038 2.27% -0.88%
2037 2.3% -0.86%
2036 2.31% -0.83%
2035 2.35% -0.84%
2034 2.52% -0.82%
2033 2.55% -0.81%
2032 2.64% -0.8%
2031 2.7% -0.81%
2030 2.69% -0.81%
2029 2.6% -0.83%
2028 2.64% -0.83%
2027 2.74% -0.82%
2026 2.75% -1.49%
2025 2.87% -0.54%
2024 2.88% 0.58%
2023 2.16% 1.41%
2022 1.45% 0.83%
2021 2.38% -0.07%
2020 3.2% -0.03%
2019 3.03% -0.29%
2018 2.95% -0.82%
2017 2.85% -1.21%
2016 2.57% -1.16%
2015 3.17% -0.89%
2014 3.7% -0.81%
2013 3.48% -0.93%
2012 4.13% -1.29%
2011 3.76% -2.23%
2010 2.98% -2.08%
2009 3.71% -1.1%
2008 2.21% -1.02%
2007 1.91% -1.18%
2006 4.18% -1.58%
2005 3.58% -1.62%
2004 3.64% -1.12%
2003 6.34% -0.81%
2002 5.39% -0.8%
2001 0.76% -0.82%
2000 1.22% -0.7%
1999 3.8% -0.71%
1998 3.84% -0.72%
1997 3.88% -0.74%
1996 4.09% -0.76%
1995 5.02% -0.77%
1994 8.75% -0.69%
1993 12.5% -0.47%
1992 8.5% -0.11%
1991 1.6% 0.17%
1990 1.44% 0.37%
1989 3.04% 0.8%
1988 1.19% 1.07%
1987 -0.28% 1.05%
1986 -0.06% 0.97%
1985 2.11% 0.86%
1984 2.49% 0.83%
1983 -0.67% 0.81%
1982 -7.93% 0.71%
1981 -9.35% 0.58%
1980 -3.56% 0.45%
1979 0.32% 0.54%
1978 2.03% 0.73%
1977 2.15% 0.79%
1976 2.24% 0.82%
1975 2.44% 0.85%
1974 2.56% 0.91%
1973 2.57% 0.96%
1972 2.47% 1.09%
1971 2.46% 1.25%
1970 2.48% 1.04%
1969 2.42% 0.92%
1968 2.39% 1.13%
1967 2.33% 1.21%
1966 2.3% 1.23%
1965 2.26% 1.24%
1964 2.18% 1.25%
1963 2.13% 1.24%
1962 2.07% 1.41%
1961 1.98% 1.62%

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 Lithuania's population grew by 0.58%.

Live population counters

Afghanistan Lithuania
Current population
45409324
2829914
Population rank 36/197 140/197
Percent of world population 0.55% 0.03%
One net population change
26.4 seconds
31.5 minutes
One birth every
21.5 seconds
25.4 minutes
One death every
2.19 minutes
14.2 minutes
Daily growth/decline +3,268 +46
Annual growth/decline +1,192,731 +16,693
Annual growth/decline rate +2.88% +0.58%
Population growth rate rank 20/197 127/197
One migration net change every
7.08 minutes
21.4 minutes
Annual migration change -74,404 -24,618
Net migration rank 179/196 157/196
Foreign-born residents 98,110 175,194
Foreign-born residents rank 131/195 120/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.2% 6.1%
Foreign-born share rank 186/195 87/195

Natural population change vs migration

Afghanistan
Natural

Migration
Lithuania
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Afghanistan Lithuania
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -74,404 - -24,618
2024 - -44,089 - 2,617
2023 1,228,719 -48,958 -16,368 44,935
2022 1,219,475 -647,402 -20,671 72,100
2021 1,133,611 -548,784 -24,433 19,657
2020 1,134,407 143,634 -19,953 19,884
2019 1,138,485 9,159 -13,212 10,665
2018 1,115,262 -36,753 -12,686 -3,459
2017 1,101,218 -71,491 -12,224 -28,027
2016 1,090,016 -143,049 -11,509 -30,612
2015 1,077,068 -286,314 -11,935 -22,560
2014 1,053,788 233,913 -10,868 -12,387
2013 1,033,778 18,119 -12,733 -16,769
2012 1,004,814 68,628 -11,060 -21,387
2011 966,743 384,486 -10,901 -38,518
2010 943,473 -167,460 -11,460 -78,887
2009 920,581 -60,602 -9,805 -32,186
2008 891,246 215,753 -12,153 -16,482
2007 889,848 -851,298 -15,510 -21,815
2006 875,301 57,673 -15,041 -24,730
2005 855,112 250,971 -14,287 -51,357
2004 850,940 -269,194 -11,482 -32,312
2003 826,165 247,317 -10,929 -22,701
2002 776,048 860,349 -11,362 -12,627
2001 764,090 -212,872 -9,024 -24,733
2000 782,727 -1,025,973 -4,549 -16,077
1999 760,727 -32,400 -3,877 -20,533
1998 719,860 7,380 -3,904 -22,002
1997 709,778 -21,215 -3,218 -22,324
1996 685,005 4,072 -3,962 -23,236
1995 653,280 52,505 -3,992 -23,509
1994 609,096 315,206 -4,023 -24,104
1993 541,257 1,149,684 1,473 -23,949
1992 440,132 1,197,329 12,950 -25,175
1991 409,954 32,782 14,817 -10,744
1990 402,433 -458,737 17,010 -8,840
1989 381,158 18,296 17,316 -26,985
1988 358,397 -56,263 19,006 38,648
1987 314,361 -345,535 22,422 10,820
1986 310,066 -343,397 23,978 10,177
1985 228,469 -208,685 19,140 9,417
1984 205,262 248,224 18,976 8,835
1983 263,778 -172,797 20,911 8,585
1982 263,210 -500,998 18,323 8,163
1981 343,468 -1,998,086 16,478 7,752
1980 365,396 -1,174,239 16,042 7,412
1979 361,750 -525,413 16,989 6,932
1978 369,101 -117,186 17,573 7,328
1977 372,567 -83,115 19,124 8,964
1976 357,775 -85,430 20,305 8,581
1975 343,850 -44,418 20,470 8,170
1974 330,232 -20,009 22,589 7,757
1973 315,062 -3,030 22,712 7,327
1972 300,633 -4,050 25,388 7,185
1971 288,267 -12,801 28,930 7,130
1970 275,129 4,458 27,629 6,530
1969 263,823 2,029 27,345 4,179
1968 251,798 3,333 28,325 6,522
1967 239,967 6,824 29,226 5,251
1966 228,786 3,563 30,381 4,799
1965 217,741 10,695 30,309 4,196
1964 207,867 7,079 34,048 3,820
1963 198,035 6,681 33,918 3,428
1962 188,427 7,016 34,933 2,899
1961 179,094 6,109 40,376 2,550
1960 170,257 2,606 40,845 2,328

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 Lithuania 68.7% is from natural causes (a loss of 153,859 people) and 31.3% is from migration (a gain of 70,196 people).

As of 2024, 98,110 residents or 0.2% of the population were not native-born in Afghanistan, compared to 175,194 people or 6.1% in Lithuania.

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
Lithuania
City Population
Vilnius 581K
Kaunas 305K
Klaipeda 158K
Siauliai 104K
Panevezys 87.9K
Alytus 51.9K
Marijampole 36.8K
Mazeikiai 33.2K
Jonava 27.1K
Utena 25.6K

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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. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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