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Population in Afghanistan compared to the Marshall Islands: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Afghanistan was 42,647,492 in 2024 vs 37,548 people in the Marshall Islands in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Afghanistan's population is 45,409,324 people compared to 35,058 in the Marshall Islands.

Population statistics:

  • Afghanistan's population is 1,295 times bigger than the Marshall Islands'.
  • Afghanistan is ranked the 36th most populous country in the world, while the Marshall Islands is the 192nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.55% of the world: 0.55% for Afghanistan vs 0.0004% for the Marshall Islands.
  • For the last 10 years, Afghanistan has had an average growth rate of +2.76% per year vs -2.69% in the Marshall Islands.
  • Since 2006, the population of Afghanistan has increased from 25.4M people to 45.4M (78.6% growth), while the Marshall Islands has declined from 52K to 35.1K (32.6% decline).

Afghanistan vs Marshall Islands: population by year and forecast

Afghanistan
Factual

Projection
Marshall Islands
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Afghanistan Marshall Islands
2100 131,803,615 23,457
2099 131,145,502 23,536
2098 130,482,225 23,626
2097 129,808,066 23,720
2096 129,147,895 23,797
2095 128,473,977 23,879
2094 127,761,785 23,947
2093 127,018,448 24,022
2092 126,270,202 24,092
2091 125,508,788 24,150
2090 124,636,092 24,198
2089 123,843,293 24,253
2088 123,034,495 24,284
2087 122,147,758 24,314
2086 121,381,088 24,329
2085 120,486,343 24,347
2084 119,491,780 24,355
2083 118,631,246 24,343
2082 117,742,446 24,328
2081 116,842,143 24,317
2080 115,793,841 24,290
2079 114,630,140 24,269
2078 113,624,958 24,226
2077 112,523,374 24,185
2076 111,442,221 24,151
2075 110,399,328 24,096
2074 109,236,338 24,061
2073 107,960,305 24,013
2072 106,746,984 23,982
2071 105,568,382 23,943
2070 104,230,485 23,902
2069 102,964,062 23,869
2068 101,629,164 23,827
2067 100,380,826 23,808
2066 99,116,663 23,775
2065 97,714,113 23,774
2064 96,306,602 23,778
2063 94,949,108 23,791
2062 93,579,065 23,830
2061 92,316,077 23,881
2060 91,000,643 23,929
2059 89,717,353 23,993
2058 88,346,732 24,041
2057 86,917,997 24,118
2056 85,480,219 24,207
2055 84,074,268 24,318
2054 82,676,432 24,424
2053 81,285,014 24,515
2052 79,908,081 24,615
2051 78,643,202 24,727
2050 77,331,830 24,824
2049 75,864,863 24,948
2048 74,479,782 25,060
2047 73,119,204 25,169
2046 71,697,214 25,281
2045 70,353,118 25,407
2044 69,024,959 25,544
2043 67,657,423 25,701
2042 66,357,363 25,860
2041 64,976,778 26,047
2040 63,535,531 26,263
2039 62,129,737 26,507
2038 60,803,646 26,773
2037 59,454,331 27,104
2036 58,114,874 27,461
2035 56,804,011 27,889
2034 55,502,408 28,379
2033 54,135,876 28,934
2032 52,791,273 29,558
2031 51,433,991 30,266
2030 50,079,746 31,070
2029 48,768,949 31,960
2028 47,533,470 32,896
2027 46,310,865 33,927
2026 45,075,045 35,058
2025 43,870,455 36,301
2024 42,647,492 37,548
2023 41,454,761 38,827
2022 40,578,842 40,077
2021 40,000,412 41,367
2020 39,068,979 42,706
2019 37,856,121 44,007
2018 36,743,039 45,285
2017 35,688,935 46,529
2016 34,700,612 47,709
2015 33,831,764 48,800
2014 32,792,523 49,796
2013 31,622,704 50,681
2012 30,560,034 51,419
2011 29,347,708 51,907
2010 28,284,089 52,044
2009 27,466,101 52,019
2008 26,482,622 52,030
2007 25,909,852 52,035
2006 25,424,094 51,992
2005 24,404,567 51,906
2004 23,560,654 51,791
2003 22,733,049 51,639
2002 21,378,117 51,425
2001 20,284,307 51,123
2000 20,130,327 50,706
1999 19,887,785 50,202
1998 19,159,996 49,717
1997 18,452,091 49,259
1996 17,763,266 48,775
1995 17,065,836 48,266
1994 16,250,794 47,712
1993 14,943,172 47,093
1992 13,278,974 46,388
1991 12,238,879 45,568
1990 12,045,660 44,629
1989 11,874,088 43,586
1988 11,523,298 42,321
1987 11,387,818 40,828
1986 11,420,074 39,286
1985 11,426,852 37,761
1984 11,190,221 36,264
1983 10,917,982 34,811
1982 10,991,378 33,397
1981 11,937,581 32,017
1980 13,169,311 30,774
1979 13,655,567 29,738
1978 13,611,441 28,809
1977 13,340,756 27,906
1976 13,059,851 27,021
1975 12,773,954 26,154
1974 12,469,127 25,296
1973 12,157,999 24,581
1972 11,853,696 23,992
1971 11,567,667 23,366
1970 11,290,128 22,530
1969 11,017,409 21,305
1968 10,756,922 19,862
1967 10,505,959 18,655
1966 10,266,395 17,927
1965 10,036,008 17,402
1964 9,814,318 16,852
1963 9,604,487 16,302
1962 9,404,406 15,755
1961 9,214,083 15,219
1960 9,035,043 14,703

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/marshall-islands | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Afghanistan increased by 9,276,518 people (a 36.5% growth), while the Marshall Islands lost 4,283 people (a 8.24% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Afghanistan gained 10,708,712 people (a 30.9% growth), while the Marshall Islands' population decreased by 12,651 people (a 26.5% decline).

Afghanistan was ranked 45th most populous country in 2006 and is 36th in 2026. The Marshall Islands was ranked 188th in 2006 and ranked 192nd 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 the Marshall Islands will decrease by 29.2% to 24,824 people and rank change from 192nd to 193rd.

Afghanistan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 132M people, while the Marshall Islands' population already peaked in 2010 at 52K people and is projected to decrease to 23.5K people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Afghanistan
Factual

Projection
Marshall Islands
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Afghanistan Marshall Islands
2100 0.5% -0.33%
2099 0.51% -0.38%
2098 0.52% -0.4%
2097 0.51% -0.32%
2096 0.52% -0.35%
2095 0.56% -0.28%
2094 0.59% -0.31%
2093 0.59% -0.29%
2092 0.61% -0.24%
2091 0.7% -0.2%
2090 0.64% -0.23%
2089 0.66% -0.13%
2088 0.73% -0.12%
2087 0.63% -0.06%
2086 0.74% -0.08%
2085 0.83% -0.03%
2084 0.73% 0.05%
2083 0.75% 0.06%
2082 0.77% 0.04%
2081 0.91% 0.11%
2080 1.02% 0.09%
2079 0.88% 0.17%
2078 0.98% 0.17%
2077 0.97% 0.14%
2076 0.94% 0.23%
2075 1.06% 0.14%
2074 1.18% 0.2%
2073 1.14% 0.13%
2072 1.12% 0.16%
2071 1.28% 0.17%
2070 1.23% 0.14%
2069 1.31% 0.18%
2068 1.24% 0.08%
2067 1.28% 0.14%
2066 1.44% 0.004%
2065 1.46% -0.02%
2064 1.43% -0.05%
2063 1.46% -0.17%
2062 1.37% -0.21%
2061 1.45% -0.2%
2060 1.43% -0.27%
2059 1.55% -0.2%
2058 1.64% -0.32%
2057 1.68% -0.37%
2056 1.67% -0.46%
2055 1.69% -0.43%
2054 1.71% -0.37%
2053 1.72% -0.41%
2052 1.61% -0.45%
2051 1.7% -0.39%
2050 1.93% -0.5%
2049 1.86% -0.45%
2048 1.86% -0.43%
2047 1.98% -0.44%
2046 1.91% -0.5%
2045 1.92% -0.54%
2044 2.02% -0.61%
2043 1.96% -0.62%
2042 2.12% -0.72%
2041 2.27% -0.82%
2040 2.26% -0.92%
2039 2.18% -1%
2038 2.27% -1.22%
2037 2.3% -1.3%
2036 2.31% -1.53%
2035 2.35% -1.73%
2034 2.52% -1.92%
2033 2.55% -2.11%
2032 2.64% -2.34%
2031 2.7% -2.59%
2030 2.69% -2.78%
2029 2.6% -2.85%
2028 2.64% -3.04%
2027 2.74% -3.23%
2026 2.75% -3.42%
2025 2.87% -3.32%
2024 2.88% -3.29%
2023 2.16% -3.12%
2022 1.45% -3.12%
2021 2.38% -3.14%
2020 3.2% -2.96%
2019 3.03% -2.82%
2018 2.95% -2.67%
2017 2.85% -2.47%
2016 2.57% -2.24%
2015 3.17% -2%
2014 3.7% -1.75%
2013 3.48% -1.44%
2012 4.13% -0.94%
2011 3.76% -0.26%
2010 2.98% 0.05%
2009 3.71% -0.02%
2008 2.21% -0.01%
2007 1.91% 0.08%
2006 4.18% 0.17%
2005 3.58% 0.22%
2004 3.64% 0.29%
2003 6.34% 0.42%
2002 5.39% 0.59%
2001 0.76% 0.82%
2000 1.22% 1%
1999 3.8% 0.98%
1998 3.84% 0.93%
1997 3.88% 0.99%
1996 4.09% 1.05%
1995 5.02% 1.16%
1994 8.75% 1.31%
1993 12.5% 1.52%
1992 8.5% 1.8%
1991 1.6% 2.1%
1990 1.44% 2.39%
1989 3.04% 2.99%
1988 1.19% 3.66%
1987 -0.28% 3.93%
1986 -0.06% 4.04%
1985 2.11% 4.13%
1984 2.49% 4.17%
1983 -0.67% 4.23%
1982 -7.93% 4.31%
1981 -9.35% 4.04%
1980 -3.56% 3.48%
1979 0.32% 3.22%
1978 2.03% 3.24%
1977 2.15% 3.28%
1976 2.24% 3.31%
1975 2.44% 3.39%
1974 2.56% 2.91%
1973 2.57% 2.45%
1972 2.47% 2.68%
1971 2.46% 3.71%
1970 2.48% 5.75%
1969 2.42% 7.27%
1968 2.39% 6.47%
1967 2.33% 4.06%
1966 2.3% 3.02%
1965 2.26% 3.26%
1964 2.18% 3.37%
1963 2.13% 3.47%
1962 2.07% 3.52%
1961 1.98% 3.51%

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/marshall-islands | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Afghanistan grew by 2.88%, while the Marshall Islands' population declined by 3.29%.

Live population counters

Afghanistan Marshall Islands
Current population
45409324
35058
Population rank 36/197 192/197
Percent of world population 0.55% 0.0004%
One net population change
26.4 seconds
6.85 hours
One birth every
21.5 seconds
10.7 hours
One death every
2.19 minutes
1.35 days
Daily growth/decline +3,268 -4
Annual growth/decline +1,192,731 -1,279
Annual growth/decline rate +2.88% -3.29%
Population growth rate rank 20/197 197/197
One migration net change every
7.08 minutes
5.17 hours
Annual migration change -74,404 -1,698
Net migration rank 179/196 97/196
Foreign-born residents 98,110 3,309
Foreign-born residents rank 131/195 189/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.2% 8.8%
Foreign-born share rank 186/195 71/195

Natural population change vs migration

Afghanistan
Natural

Migration
Marshall Islands
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Afghanistan Marshall Islands
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -74,404 - -1,698
2024 - -44,089 - -1,765
2023 1,228,719 -48,958 550 -1,832
2022 1,219,475 -647,402 606 -1,829
2021 1,133,611 -548,784 653 -2,016
2020 1,134,407 143,634 689 -2,004
2019 1,138,485 9,159 746 -2,030
2018 1,115,262 -36,753 785 -2,058
2017 1,101,218 -71,491 826 -2,040
2016 1,090,016 -143,049 866 -2,003
2015 1,077,068 -286,314 912 -1,964
2014 1,053,788 233,913 959 -1,906
2013 1,033,778 18,119 1,014 -1,825
2012 1,004,814 68,628 1,097 -1,759
2011 966,743 384,486 1,185 -1,512
2010 943,473 -167,460 1,273 -1,221
2009 920,581 -60,602 1,365 -1,361
2008 891,246 215,753 1,443 -1,467
2007 889,848 -851,298 1,507 -1,491
2006 875,301 57,673 1,556 -1,491
2005 855,112 250,971 1,586 -1,482
2004 850,940 -269,194 1,595 -1,466
2003 826,165 247,317 1,600 -1,427
2002 776,048 860,349 1,594 -1,345
2001 764,090 -212,872 1,596 -1,237
2000 782,727 -1,025,973 1,592 -1,110
1999 760,727 -32,400 1,590 -1,068
1998 719,860 7,380 1,576 -1,124
1997 709,778 -21,215 1,564 -1,097
1996 685,005 4,072 1,542 -1,050
1995 653,280 52,505 1,522 -991
1994 609,096 315,206 1,524 -942
1993 541,257 1,149,684 1,524 -869
1992 440,132 1,197,329 1,525 -769
1991 409,954 32,782 1,540 -661
1990 402,433 -458,737 1,556 -562
1989 381,158 18,296 1,574 -479
1988 358,397 -56,263 1,575 -140
1987 314,361 -345,535 1,566 -16
1986 310,066 -343,397 1,544 -8
1985 228,469 -208,685 1,511 -1
1984 205,262 248,224 1,470 6
1983 263,778 -172,797 1,422 12
1982 263,210 -500,998 1,375 23
1981 343,468 -1,998,086 1,328 31
1980 365,396 -1,174,239 1,287 -155
1979 361,750 -525,413 1,250 -316
1978 369,101 -117,186 1,207 -286
1977 372,567 -83,115 1,160 -264
1976 357,775 -85,430 1,109 -233
1975 343,850 -44,418 1,055 -193
1974 330,232 -20,009 1,000 -145
1973 315,062 -3,030 954 -383
1972 300,633 -4,050 913 -306
1971 288,267 -12,801 877 -232
1970 275,129 4,458 819 201
1969 263,823 2,029 747 690
1968 251,798 3,333 685 769
1967 239,967 6,824 636 308
1966 228,786 3,563 603 -89
1965 217,741 10,695 566 -22
1964 207,867 7,079 536 16
1963 198,035 6,681 509 42
1962 188,427 7,016 488 54
1961 179,094 6,109 469 56
1960 170,257 2,606 452 63

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

GeoRank.org/population/afghanistan/marshall-islands | 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 the Marshall Islands 27.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,592 people) and 72.2% is from migration (a loss of 19,682 people).

As of 2024, 98,110 residents or 0.2% of the population were not native-born in Afghanistan, compared to 3,309 people or 8.8% in the Marshall Islands.

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
Marshall Islands
City Population
Majuro 30K
Djarrit 7.1K

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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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