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 45,060,300 people compared to 2,825,872 in Lithuania.
Population statistics:
- Afghanistan's population is 15.9 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: 0.54% 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 45.1M (77.2% growth), while Lithuania has declined from 3.27M to 2.83M (13.6% decline).
- Afghanistan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 130M people, while Lithuania's population already peaked in 1991 at 3.7M people and is projected to decrease to 1.22M people by 2100.
Afghanistan vs Lithuania: live population counter
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| Current population |
45060300
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2825872
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| Population rank | 36/197 | 140/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.54% | 0.03% |
| One net population change |
26.4 seconds
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31.5 minutes
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| One birth every |
21.5 seconds
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25.4 minutes
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| One death every |
2.19 minutes
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14.2 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
11.9 minutes
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3.35 hours
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| Annual migration change | -44,089 | +2,617 |
| 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 | 128/197 |
Afghanistan and Lithuania: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 9,035,043 | 2,778,550 | - | - |
| 1961 | 9,214,083 | 2,823,550 | 1.98% | 1.62% |
| 1962 | 9,404,406 | 2,863,350 | 2.07% | 1.41% |
| 1963 | 9,604,487 | 2,898,950 | 2.13% | 1.24% |
| 1964 | 9,814,318 | 2,935,200 | 2.18% | 1.25% |
| 1965 | 10,036,008 | 2,971,450 | 2.26% | 1.24% |
| 1966 | 10,266,395 | 3,008,050 | 2.3% | 1.23% |
| 1967 | 10,505,959 | 3,044,400 | 2.33% | 1.21% |
| 1968 | 10,756,922 | 3,078,850 | 2.39% | 1.13% |
| 1969 | 11,017,409 | 3,107,321 | 2.42% | 0.92% |
| 1970 | 11,290,128 | 3,139,689 | 2.48% | 1.04% |
| 1971 | 11,567,667 | 3,179,041 | 2.46% | 1.25% |
| 1972 | 11,853,696 | 3,213,622 | 2.47% | 1.09% |
| 1973 | 12,157,999 | 3,244,438 | 2.57% | 0.96% |
| 1974 | 12,469,127 | 3,273,894 | 2.56% | 0.91% |
| 1975 | 12,773,954 | 3,301,652 | 2.44% | 0.85% |
| 1976 | 13,059,851 | 3,328,664 | 2.24% | 0.82% |
| 1977 | 13,340,756 | 3,355,036 | 2.15% | 0.79% |
| 1978 | 13,611,441 | 3,379,514 | 2.03% | 0.73% |
| 1979 | 13,655,567 | 3,397,842 | 0.32% | 0.54% |
| 1980 | 13,169,311 | 3,413,202 | -3.56% | 0.45% |
| 1981 | 11,937,581 | 3,432,947 | -9.35% | 0.58% |
| 1982 | 10,991,378 | 3,457,179 | -7.93% | 0.71% |
| 1983 | 10,917,982 | 3,485,192 | -0.67% | 0.81% |
| 1984 | 11,190,221 | 3,514,205 | 2.49% | 0.83% |
| 1985 | 11,426,852 | 3,544,543 | 2.11% | 0.86% |
| 1986 | 11,420,074 | 3,578,914 | -0.06% | 0.97% |
| 1987 | 11,387,818 | 3,616,367 | -0.28% | 1.05% |
| 1988 | 11,523,298 | 3,655,049 | 1.19% | 1.07% |
| 1989 | 11,874,088 | 3,684,255 | 3.04% | 0.8% |
| 1990 | 12,045,660 | 3,697,838 | 1.44% | 0.37% |
| 1991 | 12,238,879 | 3,704,134 | 1.6% | 0.17% |
| 1992 | 13,278,974 | 3,700,114 | 8.5% | -0.11% |
| 1993 | 14,943,172 | 3,682,613 | 12.5% | -0.47% |
| 1994 | 16,250,794 | 3,657,144 | 8.75% | -0.69% |
| 1995 | 17,065,836 | 3,629,102 | 5.02% | -0.77% |
| 1996 | 17,763,266 | 3,601,613 | 4.09% | -0.76% |
| 1997 | 18,452,091 | 3,575,137 | 3.88% | -0.74% |
| 1998 | 19,159,996 | 3,549,331 | 3.84% | -0.72% |
| 1999 | 19,887,785 | 3,524,238 | 3.8% | -0.71% |
| 2000 | 20,130,327 | 3,499,536 | 1.22% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 20,284,307 | 3,470,818 | 0.76% | -0.82% |
| 2002 | 21,378,117 | 3,443,067 | 5.39% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 22,733,049 | 3,415,213 | 6.34% | -0.81% |
| 2004 | 23,560,654 | 3,377,075 | 3.64% | -1.12% |
| 2005 | 24,404,567 | 3,322,528 | 3.58% | -1.62% |
| 2006 | 25,424,094 | 3,269,909 | 4.18% | -1.58% |
| 2007 | 25,909,852 | 3,231,294 | 1.91% | -1.18% |
| 2008 | 26,482,622 | 3,198,231 | 2.21% | -1.02% |
| 2009 | 27,466,101 | 3,162,916 | 3.71% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 28,284,089 | 3,097,282 | 2.98% | -2.08% |
| 2011 | 29,347,708 | 3,028,115 | 3.76% | -2.23% |
| 2012 | 30,560,034 | 2,989,139 | 4.13% | -1.29% |
| 2013 | 31,622,704 | 2,961,250 | 3.48% | -0.93% |
| 2014 | 32,792,523 | 2,937,253 | 3.7% | -0.81% |
| 2015 | 33,831,764 | 2,911,109 | 3.17% | -0.89% |
| 2016 | 34,700,612 | 2,877,325 | 2.57% | -1.16% |
| 2017 | 35,688,935 | 2,842,639 | 2.85% | -1.21% |
| 2018 | 36,743,039 | 2,819,200 | 2.95% | -0.82% |
| 2019 | 37,856,121 | 2,811,089 | 3.03% | -0.29% |
| 2020 | 39,068,979 | 2,810,369 | 3.2% | -0.03% |
| 2021 | 40,000,412 | 2,808,380 | 2.38% | -0.07% |
| 2022 | 40,578,842 | 2,831,639 | 1.45% | 0.83% |
| 2023 | 41,454,761 | 2,871,585 | 2.16% | 1.41% |
| 2024 | 42,647,492 | 2,888,278 | 2.88% | 0.58% |
| 2025 | 43,844,105 | 2,859,019 | 2.81% | -1.01% |
| 2026 | 45,047,056 | 2,825,872 | 2.74% | -1.16% |
| 2027 | 46,258,902 | 2,802,522 | 2.69% | -0.83% |
| 2028 | 47,470,560 | 2,779,241 | 2.62% | -0.83% |
| 2029 | 48,725,707 | 2,756,374 | 2.64% | -0.82% |
| 2030 | 50,039,392 | 2,733,965 | 2.7% | -0.81% |
| 2031 | 51,375,991 | 2,711,850 | 2.67% | -0.81% |
| 2032 | 52,707,835 | 2,689,971 | 2.59% | -0.81% |
| 2033 | 54,044,241 | 2,668,091 | 2.54% | -0.81% |
| 2034 | 55,359,451 | 2,645,992 | 2.43% | -0.83% |
| 2035 | 56,647,220 | 2,623,885 | 2.33% | -0.84% |
| 2036 | 57,953,651 | 2,601,771 | 2.31% | -0.84% |
| 2037 | 59,279,025 | 2,579,132 | 2.29% | -0.87% |
| 2038 | 60,597,829 | 2,556,278 | 2.22% | -0.89% |
| 2039 | 61,944,459 | 2,533,153 | 2.22% | -0.9% |
| 2040 | 63,347,863 | 2,510,186 | 2.27% | -0.91% |
| 2041 | 64,738,834 | 2,487,576 | 2.2% | -0.9% |
| 2042 | 66,060,206 | 2,464,721 | 2.04% | -0.92% |
| 2043 | 67,375,149 | 2,441,596 | 1.99% | -0.94% |
| 2044 | 68,703,950 | 2,418,754 | 1.97% | -0.94% |
| 2045 | 70,021,184 | 2,396,338 | 1.92% | -0.93% |
| 2046 | 71,384,682 | 2,373,879 | 1.95% | -0.94% |
| 2047 | 72,756,288 | 2,350,981 | 1.92% | -0.96% |
| 2048 | 74,109,717 | 2,327,866 | 1.86% | -0.98% |
| 2049 | 75,515,588 | 2,305,016 | 1.9% | -0.98% |
| 2050 | 76,885,118 | 2,281,808 | 1.81% | -1.01% |
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 10,359,688 (a 29.9% growth), while Lithuania's population decreased by -51,453 (a 1.79% 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 with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Afghanistan's population will grow by 70.6% to 76,885,118 people with a rank change from 36th to 25th. The population of Lithuania will decrease by 19.3% to 2,281,808 people and rank change from 140th to 145th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Kabul | 4.27M |
| Kandahar | 614K |
| Herat | 556K |
| Mazar-i-Sharif | 469K |
| Kunduz | 357K |
| Jalalabad | 263K |
| Lashkargah | 202K |
| Sheberghan | 176K |
| Khost | 160K |
| Ghazni | 143K |
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Population differences between Afghanistan and Lithuania
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| Life expectancy | 66.8 years | 76.5 years |
| Average age | 22.1 years | 43 years |
| Median age | 18.2 years | 43.1 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.5:49.5 | 47.2:52.8 |
| Fertility rate | 4.84 births per woman | 1.18 births per woman |
| Population density | 169.4 ppl/mi² | 119.5 ppl/mi² |
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