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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Afghanistan was 42,647,492 in 2024 vs 130,861,007 people in Mexico in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Afghanistan's population is 45,409,324 people compared to 133,323,134 in Mexico.

Population statistics:

  • Mexico's population is 2.94 times bigger than Afghanistan's.
  • Afghanistan is ranked the 36th most populous country in the world, while Mexico is the 11th.
  • The countries together account for 2.16% of the world: 0.55% for Afghanistan vs 1.61% for Mexico.
  • For the last 10 years, Afghanistan has had an average growth rate of +2.76% per year vs +0.92% in Mexico.
  • Since 2006, the population of Afghanistan has increased from 25.4M people to 45.4M (78.6% growth), while Mexico has grown from 107M to 133M (24.3% growth).

Afghanistan vs Mexico: population by year and forecast

Afghanistan
Factual

Projection
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Afghanistan Mexico
2100 131,803,615 131,182,639
2099 131,145,502 131,943,283
2098 130,482,225 132,700,369
2097 129,808,066 133,455,010
2096 129,147,895 134,204,227
2095 128,473,977 134,949,218
2094 127,761,785 135,687,085
2093 127,018,448 136,415,232
2092 126,270,202 137,127,644
2091 125,508,788 137,833,985
2090 124,636,092 138,527,198
2089 123,843,293 139,208,862
2088 123,034,495 139,874,924
2087 122,147,758 140,530,483
2086 121,381,088 141,174,372
2085 120,486,343 141,805,496
2084 119,491,780 142,415,948
2083 118,631,246 143,009,187
2082 117,742,446 143,579,768
2081 116,842,143 144,138,842
2080 115,793,841 144,677,451
2079 114,630,140 145,195,172
2078 113,624,958 145,691,242
2077 112,523,374 146,165,064
2076 111,442,221 146,616,674
2075 110,399,328 147,046,928
2074 109,236,338 147,455,761
2073 107,960,305 147,841,295
2072 106,746,984 148,201,143
2071 105,568,382 148,534,057
2070 104,230,485 148,848,168
2069 102,964,062 149,134,711
2068 101,629,164 149,395,717
2067 100,380,826 149,630,386
2066 99,116,663 149,842,125
2065 97,714,113 150,029,268
2064 96,306,602 150,187,992
2063 94,949,108 150,319,846
2062 93,579,065 150,424,224
2061 92,316,077 150,502,250
2060 91,000,643 150,555,648
2059 89,717,353 150,577,220
2058 88,346,732 150,569,044
2057 86,917,997 150,535,337
2056 85,480,219 150,475,242
2055 84,074,268 150,384,336
2054 82,676,432 150,263,237
2053 81,285,014 150,110,615
2052 79,908,081 149,923,918
2051 78,643,202 149,705,066
2050 77,331,830 149,450,774
2049 75,864,863 149,166,038
2048 74,479,782 148,836,849
2047 73,119,204 148,478,965
2046 71,697,214 148,081,688
2045 70,353,118 147,647,318
2044 69,024,959 147,173,101
2043 67,657,423 146,667,761
2042 66,357,363 146,123,566
2041 64,976,778 145,543,650
2040 63,535,531 144,931,633
2039 62,129,737 144,286,278
2038 60,803,646 143,601,872
2037 59,454,331 142,883,005
2036 58,114,874 142,138,929
2035 56,804,011 141,359,885
2034 55,502,408 140,554,653
2033 54,135,876 139,713,048
2032 52,791,273 138,843,644
2031 51,433,991 137,947,334
2030 50,079,746 137,023,304
2029 48,768,949 136,071,720
2028 47,533,470 135,090,755
2027 46,310,865 134,081,337
2026 45,075,045 133,042,003
2025 43,870,455 131,970,909
2024 42,647,492 130,861,007
2023 41,454,761 129,739,759
2022 40,578,842 128,613,117
2021 40,000,412 127,648,148
2020 39,068,979 126,799,054
2019 37,856,121 125,762,982
2018 36,743,039 124,573,711
2017 35,688,935 123,400,057
2016 34,700,612 122,251,351
2015 33,831,764 121,072,306
2014 32,792,523 119,784,261
2013 31,622,704 118,343,573
2012 30,560,034 116,818,208
2011 29,347,708 115,243,504
2010 28,284,089 113,623,895
2009 27,466,101 111,999,721
2008 26,482,622 110,374,288
2007 25,909,852 108,774,360
2006 25,424,094 107,253,666
2005 24,404,567 105,811,504
2004 23,560,654 104,394,131
2003 22,733,049 102,978,515
2002 21,378,117 101,548,624
2001 20,284,307 100,099,099
2000 20,130,327 98,625,552
1999 19,887,785 97,115,707
1998 19,159,996 95,575,245
1997 18,452,091 94,021,207
1996 17,763,266 92,452,702
1995 17,065,836 90,862,455
1994 16,250,794 89,259,205
1993 14,943,172 87,653,807
1992 13,278,974 86,044,809
1991 12,238,879 84,430,572
1990 12,045,660 82,820,170
1989 11,874,088 81,247,182
1988 11,523,298 79,695,531
1987 11,387,818 78,136,651
1986 11,420,074 76,585,637
1985 11,426,852 75,043,414
1984 11,190,221 73,506,846
1983 10,917,982 71,971,240
1982 10,991,378 70,433,260
1981 11,937,581 68,892,108
1980 13,169,311 67,300,334
1979 13,655,567 65,648,865
1978 13,611,441 63,979,046
1977 13,340,756 62,308,493
1976 13,059,851 60,645,512
1975 12,773,954 58,982,400
1974 12,469,127 57,320,149
1973 12,157,999 55,667,284
1972 11,853,696 54,030,168
1971 11,567,667 52,412,558
1970 11,290,128 50,814,953
1969 11,017,409 49,233,194
1968 10,756,922 47,668,303
1967 10,505,959 46,129,608
1966 10,266,395 44,629,106
1965 10,036,008 43,174,477
1964 9,814,318 41,772,049
1963 9,604,487 40,424,065
1962 9,404,406 39,129,200
1961 9,214,083 37,890,118
1960 9,035,043 36,724,615

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/mexico | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Afghanistan increased by 9,276,518 people (a 36.5% growth), while Mexico gained 14,997,685 people (a 14% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Afghanistan gained 10,708,712 people (a 30.9% growth), while Mexico's population increased by 11,071,783 people (a 9.06% growth).

Afghanistan was ranked 45th most populous country in 2006 and is 36th in 2026. Mexico was ranked 11th in 2006 and still ranked 11th 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 Mexico will increase by 12.1% to 149,450,774 people and rank change from 11th to 12th.

Afghanistan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 132M people compared to the peak of 151M people in 2059 for Mexico.

Population growth rate by year

Afghanistan
Factual

Projection
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Afghanistan Mexico
2100 0.5% -0.58%
2099 0.51% -0.57%
2098 0.52% -0.57%
2097 0.51% -0.56%
2096 0.52% -0.55%
2095 0.56% -0.54%
2094 0.59% -0.53%
2093 0.59% -0.52%
2092 0.61% -0.51%
2091 0.7% -0.5%
2090 0.64% -0.49%
2089 0.66% -0.48%
2088 0.73% -0.47%
2087 0.63% -0.46%
2086 0.74% -0.45%
2085 0.83% -0.43%
2084 0.73% -0.41%
2083 0.75% -0.4%
2082 0.77% -0.39%
2081 0.91% -0.37%
2080 1.02% -0.36%
2079 0.88% -0.34%
2078 0.98% -0.32%
2077 0.97% -0.31%
2076 0.94% -0.29%
2075 1.06% -0.28%
2074 1.18% -0.26%
2073 1.14% -0.24%
2072 1.12% -0.22%
2071 1.28% -0.21%
2070 1.23% -0.19%
2069 1.31% -0.17%
2068 1.24% -0.16%
2067 1.28% -0.14%
2066 1.44% -0.12%
2065 1.46% -0.11%
2064 1.43% -0.09%
2063 1.46% -0.07%
2062 1.37% -0.05%
2061 1.45% -0.04%
2060 1.43% -0.01%
2059 1.55% 0.005%
2058 1.64% 0.02%
2057 1.68% 0.04%
2056 1.67% 0.06%
2055 1.69% 0.08%
2054 1.71% 0.1%
2053 1.72% 0.12%
2052 1.61% 0.15%
2051 1.7% 0.17%
2050 1.93% 0.19%
2049 1.86% 0.22%
2048 1.86% 0.24%
2047 1.98% 0.27%
2046 1.91% 0.29%
2045 1.92% 0.32%
2044 2.02% 0.34%
2043 1.96% 0.37%
2042 2.12% 0.4%
2041 2.27% 0.42%
2040 2.26% 0.45%
2039 2.18% 0.48%
2038 2.27% 0.5%
2037 2.3% 0.52%
2036 2.31% 0.55%
2035 2.35% 0.57%
2034 2.52% 0.6%
2033 2.55% 0.63%
2032 2.64% 0.65%
2031 2.7% 0.67%
2030 2.69% 0.7%
2029 2.6% 0.73%
2028 2.64% 0.75%
2027 2.74% 0.78%
2026 2.75% 0.81%
2025 2.87% 0.85%
2024 2.88% 0.86%
2023 2.16% 0.88%
2022 1.45% 0.76%
2021 2.38% 0.67%
2020 3.2% 0.82%
2019 3.03% 0.95%
2018 2.95% 0.95%
2017 2.85% 0.94%
2016 2.57% 0.97%
2015 3.17% 1.08%
2014 3.7% 1.22%
2013 3.48% 1.31%
2012 4.13% 1.37%
2011 3.76% 1.43%
2010 2.98% 1.45%
2009 3.71% 1.47%
2008 2.21% 1.47%
2007 1.91% 1.42%
2006 4.18% 1.36%
2005 3.58% 1.36%
2004 3.64% 1.37%
2003 6.34% 1.41%
2002 5.39% 1.45%
2001 0.76% 1.49%
2000 1.22% 1.55%
1999 3.8% 1.61%
1998 3.84% 1.65%
1997 3.88% 1.7%
1996 4.09% 1.75%
1995 5.02% 1.8%
1994 8.75% 1.83%
1993 12.5% 1.87%
1992 8.5% 1.91%
1991 1.6% 1.94%
1990 1.44% 1.94%
1989 3.04% 1.95%
1988 1.19% 2%
1987 -0.28% 2.03%
1986 -0.06% 2.06%
1985 2.11% 2.09%
1984 2.49% 2.13%
1983 -0.67% 2.18%
1982 -7.93% 2.24%
1981 -9.35% 2.37%
1980 -3.56% 2.52%
1979 0.32% 2.61%
1978 2.03% 2.68%
1977 2.15% 2.74%
1976 2.24% 2.82%
1975 2.44% 2.9%
1974 2.56% 2.97%
1973 2.57% 3.03%
1972 2.47% 3.09%
1971 2.46% 3.14%
1970 2.48% 3.21%
1969 2.42% 3.28%
1968 2.39% 3.34%
1967 2.33% 3.36%
1966 2.3% 3.37%
1965 2.26% 3.36%
1964 2.18% 3.33%
1963 2.13% 3.31%
1962 2.07% 3.27%
1961 1.98% 3.17%

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/mexico | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Afghanistan grew by 2.88%, while Mexico's population grew by 0.86%.

Live population counters

Afghanistan Mexico
Current population
45409324
133323134
Population rank 36/197 11/197
Percent of world population 0.55% 1.61%
One net population change
26.4 seconds
28.1 seconds
One birth every
21.5 seconds
15.5 seconds
One death every
2.19 minutes
39.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline +3,268 +3,072
Annual growth/decline +1,192,731 +1,121,248
Annual growth/decline rate +2.88% +0.86%
Population growth rate rank 20/197 110/197
One migration net change every
7.08 minutes
4.88 minutes
Annual migration change -74,404 -108,037
Net migration rank 179/196 181/196
Foreign-born residents 98,110 1,726,089
Foreign-born residents rank 131/195 42/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.2% 1.3%
Foreign-born share rank 186/195 149/195

Natural population change vs migration

Afghanistan
Natural

Migration
Mexico
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Afghanistan Mexico
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -74,404 - -108,037
2024 - -44,089 - -104,581
2023 1,228,719 -48,958 1,238,366 -101,044
2022 1,219,475 -647,402 1,224,397 -108,438
2021 1,133,611 -548,784 936,682 -122,791
2020 1,134,407 143,634 1,031,637 -147,456
2019 1,138,485 9,159 1,357,485 -169,628
2018 1,115,262 -36,753 1,366,076 -175,356
2017 1,101,218 -71,491 1,384,178 -227,499
2016 1,090,016 -143,049 1,445,256 -304,472
2015 1,077,068 -286,314 1,508,439 -291,044
2014 1,053,788 233,913 1,587,620 -228,816
2013 1,033,778 18,119 1,642,609 -120,058
2012 1,004,814 68,628 1,656,599 -128,485
2011 966,743 384,486 1,659,161 -37,826
2010 943,473 -167,460 1,658,682 -40,845
2009 920,581 -60,602 1,661,180 -30,809
2008 891,246 215,753 1,670,846 -50,347
2007 889,848 -851,298 1,684,915 -105,524
2006 875,301 57,673 1,706,084 -244,140
2005 855,112 250,971 1,732,663 -310,278
2004 850,940 -269,194 1,759,250 -346,912
2003 826,165 247,317 1,788,016 -369,183
2002 776,048 860,349 1,820,665 -379,812
2001 764,090 -212,872 1,836,418 -378,348
2000 782,727 -1,025,973 1,845,383 -356,433
1999 760,727 -32,400 1,859,475 -328,773
1998 719,860 7,380 1,871,650 -321,385
1997 709,778 -21,215 1,898,383 -340,546
1996 685,005 4,072 1,922,554 -343,399
1995 653,280 52,505 1,941,458 -340,091
1994 609,096 315,206 1,959,775 -354,573
1993 541,257 1,149,684 1,963,708 -358,039
1992 440,132 1,197,329 1,956,659 -344,313
1991 409,954 32,782 1,942,832 -326,691
1990 402,433 -458,737 1,926,480 -321,764
1989 381,158 18,296 1,927,752 -386,467
1988 358,397 -56,263 1,936,601 -374,544
1987 314,361 -345,535 1,971,231 -415,521
1986 310,066 -343,397 1,998,043 -451,756
1985 228,469 -208,685 1,983,622 -445,447
1984 205,262 248,224 1,960,428 -425,467
1983 263,778 -172,797 1,939,193 -402,937
1982 263,210 -500,998 1,921,772 -382,048
1981 343,468 -1,998,086 1,904,384 -361,791
1980 365,396 -1,174,239 1,893,158 -252,177
1979 361,750 -525,413 1,908,018 -246,034
1978 369,101 -117,186 1,921,419 -243,714
1977 372,567 -83,115 1,902,964 -239,521
1976 357,775 -85,430 1,891,958 -229,450
1975 343,850 -44,418 1,880,241 -216,556
1974 330,232 -20,009 1,868,809 -207,995
1973 315,062 -3,030 1,845,593 -200,688
1972 300,633 -4,050 1,823,302 -193,965
1971 288,267 -12,801 1,790,990 -185,062
1970 275,129 4,458 1,753,370 -164,100
1969 263,823 2,029 1,711,297 -137,051
1968 251,798 3,333 1,671,918 -116,358
1967 239,967 6,824 1,620,534 -98,680
1966 228,786 3,563 1,566,170 -87,018
1965 217,741 10,695 1,508,344 -78,288
1964 207,867 7,079 1,447,360 -72,581
1963 198,035 6,681 1,387,678 -66,515
1962 188,427 7,016 1,328,319 -59,833
1961 179,094 6,109 1,265,833 -56,174
1960 170,257 2,606 1,206,955 -85,591

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

GeoRank.org/population/afghanistan/mexico | 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 Mexico 87.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,080,136 people) and 12.5% is from migration (a loss of 1,876,544 people).

As of 2024, 98,110 residents or 0.2% of the population were not native-born in Afghanistan, compared to 1,726,089 people or 1.3% in Mexico.

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
Mexico
City Population
Mexico 9.21M
Tijuana 1.96M
Ecatepec de Morelos 1.93M
Leon 1.58M
Puebla 1.43M
Guadalajara 1.39M
Ciudad Juarez 1.32M
Zapopan 1.26M
Monterrey 1.14M
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl 1.07M

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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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