The latest officially reported population of Afghanistan was 42,647,492 in 2024 vs 38,631 people in Monaco in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Afghanistan's population is 44,810,409 people compared to 38,341 in Monaco.
Population statistics:
- Afghanistan's population is 1,169 times bigger than Monaco's.
- Afghanistan is ranked the 36th most populous country in the world, while Monaco is the 191st.
- The countries together account for 0.54% of the world: 0.54% for Afghanistan vs 0.0005% for Monaco.
- For the last 10 years, Afghanistan has had an average growth rate of +2.76% per year vs +0.79% in Monaco.
- Since 2005, the population of Afghanistan has increased from 24.4M people to 44.8M (83.6% growth), while Monaco has grown from 32.2K to 38.3K (19% growth).
- Afghanistan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 130M people compared to the peak of 47.5K people in 2100 for Monaco.
Afghanistan vs Monaco: live population counter
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| Current population |
44810409
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38341
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| Population rank | 36/197 | 191/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.54% | 0.0005% |
| One net population change |
26.4 seconds
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1.12 days
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| One birth every |
21.5 seconds
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23.9 hours
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| One death every |
2.19 minutes
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10.7 hours
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| One migration net change every |
11.9 minutes
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3.32 days
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| Annual migration change | -44,089 | +110 |
| Daily growth/decline | +3,268 | -1 |
| Annual growth/decline | +1,192,731 | -325 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.88% | -0.83% |
| Population growth rate rank | 20/197 | 191/197 |
Afghanistan and Monaco: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 9,035,043 | 21,808 | - | - |
| 1961 | 9,214,083 | 21,901 | 1.98% | 0.43% |
| 1962 | 9,404,406 | 22,078 | 2.07% | 0.81% |
| 1963 | 9,604,487 | 22,385 | 2.13% | 1.39% |
| 1964 | 9,814,318 | 22,686 | 2.18% | 1.34% |
| 1965 | 10,036,008 | 22,941 | 2.26% | 1.12% |
| 1966 | 10,266,395 | 23,131 | 2.3% | 0.83% |
| 1967 | 10,505,959 | 23,230 | 2.33% | 0.43% |
| 1968 | 10,756,922 | 23,437 | 2.39% | 0.89% |
| 1969 | 11,017,409 | 23,831 | 2.42% | 1.68% |
| 1970 | 11,290,128 | 24,229 | 2.48% | 1.67% |
| 1971 | 11,567,667 | 24,576 | 2.46% | 1.43% |
| 1972 | 11,853,696 | 24,862 | 2.47% | 1.16% |
| 1973 | 12,157,999 | 25,072 | 2.57% | 0.84% |
| 1974 | 12,469,127 | 25,235 | 2.56% | 0.65% |
| 1975 | 12,773,954 | 25,500 | 2.44% | 1.05% |
| 1976 | 13,059,851 | 25,895 | 2.24% | 1.55% |
| 1977 | 13,340,756 | 26,273 | 2.15% | 1.46% |
| 1978 | 13,611,441 | 26,605 | 2.03% | 1.26% |
| 1979 | 13,655,567 | 26,892 | 0.32% | 1.08% |
| 1980 | 13,169,311 | 27,122 | -3.56% | 0.86% |
| 1981 | 11,937,581 | 27,293 | -9.35% | 0.63% |
| 1982 | 10,991,378 | 27,561 | -7.93% | 0.98% |
| 1983 | 10,917,982 | 27,960 | -0.67% | 1.45% |
| 1984 | 11,190,221 | 28,356 | 2.49% | 1.42% |
| 1985 | 11,426,852 | 28,731 | 2.11% | 1.32% |
| 1986 | 11,420,074 | 29,093 | -0.06% | 1.26% |
| 1987 | 11,387,818 | 29,446 | -0.28% | 1.21% |
| 1988 | 11,523,298 | 29,781 | 1.19% | 1.14% |
| 1989 | 11,874,088 | 30,084 | 3.04% | 1.02% |
| 1990 | 12,045,660 | 30,358 | 1.44% | 0.91% |
| 1991 | 12,238,879 | 30,625 | 1.6% | 0.88% |
| 1992 | 13,278,974 | 30,887 | 8.5% | 0.86% |
| 1993 | 14,943,172 | 31,136 | 12.5% | 0.81% |
| 1994 | 16,250,794 | 31,375 | 8.75% | 0.77% |
| 1995 | 17,065,836 | 31,609 | 5.02% | 0.75% |
| 1996 | 17,763,266 | 31,837 | 4.09% | 0.72% |
| 1997 | 18,452,091 | 32,063 | 3.88% | 0.71% |
| 1998 | 19,159,996 | 32,267 | 3.84% | 0.64% |
| 1999 | 19,887,785 | 32,410 | 3.8% | 0.44% |
| 2000 | 20,130,327 | 32,455 | 1.22% | 0.14% |
| 2001 | 20,284,307 | 32,447 | 0.76% | -0.02% |
| 2002 | 21,378,117 | 32,422 | 5.39% | -0.08% |
| 2003 | 22,733,049 | 32,374 | 6.34% | -0.15% |
| 2004 | 23,560,654 | 32,307 | 3.64% | -0.21% |
| 2005 | 24,404,567 | 32,210 | 3.58% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 25,424,094 | 32,057 | 4.18% | -0.48% |
| 2007 | 25,909,852 | 31,837 | 1.91% | -0.69% |
| 2008 | 26,482,622 | 31,836 | 2.21% | -0.003% |
| 2009 | 27,466,101 | 32,364 | 3.71% | 1.66% |
| 2010 | 28,284,089 | 33,163 | 2.98% | 2.47% |
| 2011 | 29,347,708 | 33,946 | 3.76% | 2.36% |
| 2012 | 30,560,034 | 34,711 | 4.13% | 2.25% |
| 2013 | 31,622,704 | 35,447 | 3.48% | 2.12% |
| 2014 | 32,792,523 | 36,128 | 3.7% | 1.92% |
| 2015 | 33,831,764 | 36,757 | 3.17% | 1.74% |
| 2016 | 34,700,612 | 37,276 | 2.57% | 1.41% |
| 2017 | 35,688,935 | 37,678 | 2.85% | 1.08% |
| 2018 | 36,743,039 | 38,154 | 2.95% | 1.26% |
| 2019 | 37,856,121 | 38,109 | 3.03% | -0.12% |
| 2020 | 39,068,979 | 38,050 | 3.2% | -0.15% |
| 2021 | 40,000,412 | 38,527 | 2.38% | 1.25% |
| 2022 | 40,578,842 | 38,931 | 1.45% | 1.05% |
| 2023 | 41,454,761 | 38,956 | 2.16% | 0.06% |
| 2024 | 42,647,492 | 38,631 | 2.88% | -0.83% |
| 2025 | 43,844,105 | 38,341 | 2.81% | -0.75% |
| 2026 | 45,047,056 | 38,082 | 2.74% | -0.68% |
| 2027 | 46,258,902 | 37,865 | 2.69% | -0.57% |
| 2028 | 47,470,560 | 37,669 | 2.62% | -0.52% |
| 2029 | 48,725,707 | 37,502 | 2.64% | -0.44% |
| 2030 | 50,039,392 | 37,366 | 2.7% | -0.36% |
| 2031 | 51,375,991 | 37,241 | 2.67% | -0.33% |
| 2032 | 52,707,835 | 37,131 | 2.59% | -0.3% |
| 2033 | 54,044,241 | 37,040 | 2.54% | -0.24% |
| 2034 | 55,359,451 | 36,963 | 2.43% | -0.21% |
| 2035 | 56,647,220 | 36,890 | 2.33% | -0.2% |
| 2036 | 57,953,651 | 36,822 | 2.31% | -0.18% |
| 2037 | 59,279,025 | 36,758 | 2.29% | -0.17% |
| 2038 | 60,597,829 | 36,709 | 2.22% | -0.13% |
| 2039 | 61,944,459 | 36,670 | 2.22% | -0.11% |
| 2040 | 63,347,863 | 36,627 | 2.27% | -0.12% |
| 2041 | 64,738,834 | 36,568 | 2.2% | -0.16% |
| 2042 | 66,060,206 | 36,540 | 2.04% | -0.08% |
| 2043 | 67,375,149 | 36,522 | 1.99% | -0.05% |
| 2044 | 68,703,950 | 36,517 | 1.97% | -0.01% |
| 2045 | 70,021,184 | 36,523 | 1.92% | 0.02% |
| 2046 | 71,384,682 | 36,538 | 1.95% | 0.04% |
| 2047 | 72,756,288 | 36,572 | 1.92% | 0.09% |
| 2048 | 74,109,717 | 36,622 | 1.86% | 0.14% |
| 2049 | 75,515,588 | 36,679 | 1.9% | 0.16% |
| 2050 | 76,885,118 | 36,756 | 1.81% | 0.21% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Afghanistan increased by 9,427,197 people (a 38.6% growth), while Monaco gained 4,547 people (a 14.1% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Afghanistan gained 10,978,645 (a 32.5% growth), while Monaco's population increased by 1,584 (a 4.31% growth).
Afghanistan was ranked 45th most populous country in 2005 and is 36th in 2025. Monaco was ranked 192nd in 2005 and ranked 191st 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 Monaco will decrease by 4.13% to 36,756 people and will still be ranked 191st.
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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| City | Population |
| Monaco | 38.4K |
| Monte Carlo | 15.2K |
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Population differences between Afghanistan and Monaco
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| Life expectancy | 66.5 years | 86.6 years |
| Average age | 22.1 years | 50 years |
| Median age | 18.2 years | 55 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.5:49.5 | 48.9:51.1 |
| Fertility rate | 4.84 births per woman | 2.11 births per woman |
| Population density | 169.4 ppl/mi² | 48,010 ppl/mi² |
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