The latest officially reported population of Afghanistan was 42,647,492 in 2024 vs 3,524,788 people in Mongolia in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Afghanistan's population is 44,810,409 people compared to 3,599,274 in Mongolia.
Population statistics:
- Afghanistan's population is 12.4 times bigger than Mongolia's.
- Afghanistan is ranked the 36th most populous country in the world, while Mongolia is the 132nd.
- The countries together account for 0.59% of the world: 0.54% for Afghanistan vs 0.04% for Mongolia.
- For the last 10 years, Afghanistan has had an average growth rate of +2.76% per year vs +1.79% in Mongolia.
- Since 2005, the population of Afghanistan has increased from 24.4M people to 44.8M (83.6% growth), while Mongolia has grown from 2.54M to 3.6M (41.9% growth).
- Afghanistan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 130M people compared to the peak of 5.6M people in 2100 for Mongolia.
Afghanistan vs Mongolia: live population counter
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| Current population |
44810409
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3599274
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| Population rank | 36/197 | 132/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.54% | 0.04% |
| One net population change |
26.4 seconds
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12 minutes
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| One birth every |
21.5 seconds
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7.95 minutes
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| One death every |
2.19 minutes
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27.5 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
11.9 minutes
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4.4 days
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| Annual migration change | -44,089 | +83 |
| Daily growth/decline | +3,268 | +120 |
| Annual growth/decline | +1,192,731 | +43,643 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.88% | +1.25% |
| Population growth rate rank | 20/197 | 88/197 |
Afghanistan and Mongolia: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 9,035,043 | 977,595 | - | - |
| 1961 | 9,214,083 | 1,009,284 | 1.98% | 3.24% |
| 1962 | 9,404,406 | 1,041,444 | 2.07% | 3.19% |
| 1963 | 9,604,487 | 1,071,362 | 2.13% | 2.87% |
| 1964 | 9,814,318 | 1,100,234 | 2.18% | 2.69% |
| 1965 | 10,036,008 | 1,131,177 | 2.26% | 2.81% |
| 1966 | 10,266,395 | 1,163,754 | 2.3% | 2.88% |
| 1967 | 10,505,959 | 1,196,996 | 2.33% | 2.86% |
| 1968 | 10,756,922 | 1,229,930 | 2.39% | 2.75% |
| 1969 | 11,017,409 | 1,262,284 | 2.42% | 2.63% |
| 1970 | 11,290,128 | 1,295,272 | 2.48% | 2.61% |
| 1971 | 11,567,667 | 1,330,071 | 2.46% | 2.69% |
| 1972 | 11,853,696 | 1,366,821 | 2.47% | 2.76% |
| 1973 | 12,157,999 | 1,405,502 | 2.57% | 2.83% |
| 1974 | 12,469,127 | 1,446,050 | 2.56% | 2.88% |
| 1975 | 12,773,954 | 1,488,296 | 2.44% | 2.92% |
| 1976 | 13,059,851 | 1,531,945 | 2.24% | 2.93% |
| 1977 | 13,340,756 | 1,576,245 | 2.15% | 2.89% |
| 1978 | 13,611,441 | 1,619,468 | 2.03% | 2.74% |
| 1979 | 13,655,567 | 1,660,659 | 0.32% | 2.54% |
| 1980 | 13,169,311 | 1,701,335 | -3.56% | 2.45% |
| 1981 | 11,937,581 | 1,742,857 | -9.35% | 2.44% |
| 1982 | 10,991,378 | 1,785,364 | -7.93% | 2.44% |
| 1983 | 10,917,982 | 1,829,092 | -0.67% | 2.45% |
| 1984 | 11,190,221 | 1,874,349 | 2.49% | 2.47% |
| 1985 | 11,426,852 | 1,921,514 | 2.11% | 2.52% |
| 1986 | 11,420,074 | 1,970,965 | -0.06% | 2.57% |
| 1987 | 11,387,818 | 2,022,800 | -0.28% | 2.63% |
| 1988 | 11,523,298 | 2,076,322 | 1.19% | 2.65% |
| 1989 | 11,874,088 | 2,124,185 | 3.04% | 2.31% |
| 1990 | 12,045,660 | 2,098,710 | 1.44% | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 12,238,879 | 2,165,342 | 1.6% | 3.17% |
| 1992 | 13,278,974 | 2,167,790 | 8.5% | 0.11% |
| 1993 | 14,943,172 | 2,165,130 | 12.5% | -0.12% |
| 1994 | 16,250,794 | 2,189,395 | 8.75% | 1.12% |
| 1995 | 17,065,836 | 2,224,945 | 5.02% | 1.62% |
| 1996 | 17,763,266 | 2,259,507 | 4.09% | 1.55% |
| 1997 | 18,452,091 | 2,291,750 | 3.88% | 1.43% |
| 1998 | 19,159,996 | 2,323,809 | 3.84% | 1.4% |
| 1999 | 19,887,785 | 2,356,813 | 3.8% | 1.42% |
| 2000 | 20,130,327 | 2,388,299 | 1.22% | 1.34% |
| 2001 | 20,284,307 | 2,417,751 | 0.76% | 1.23% |
| 2002 | 21,378,117 | 2,449,027 | 5.39% | 1.29% |
| 2003 | 22,733,049 | 2,480,374 | 6.34% | 1.28% |
| 2004 | 23,560,654 | 2,508,412 | 3.64% | 1.13% |
| 2005 | 24,404,567 | 2,536,407 | 3.58% | 1.12% |
| 2006 | 25,424,094 | 2,567,168 | 4.18% | 1.21% |
| 2007 | 25,909,852 | 2,601,850 | 1.91% | 1.35% |
| 2008 | 26,482,622 | 2,643,201 | 2.21% | 1.59% |
| 2009 | 27,466,101 | 2,691,115 | 3.71% | 1.81% |
| 2010 | 28,284,089 | 2,738,622 | 2.98% | 1.77% |
| 2011 | 29,347,708 | 2,786,317 | 3.76% | 1.74% |
| 2012 | 30,560,034 | 2,839,705 | 4.13% | 1.92% |
| 2013 | 31,622,704 | 2,899,011 | 3.48% | 2.09% |
| 2014 | 32,792,523 | 2,963,113 | 3.7% | 2.21% |
| 2015 | 33,831,764 | 3,026,864 | 3.17% | 2.15% |
| 2016 | 34,700,612 | 3,088,856 | 2.57% | 2.05% |
| 2017 | 35,688,935 | 3,148,917 | 2.85% | 1.94% |
| 2018 | 36,743,039 | 3,208,189 | 2.95% | 1.88% |
| 2019 | 37,856,121 | 3,267,673 | 3.03% | 1.85% |
| 2020 | 39,068,979 | 3,327,204 | 3.2% | 1.82% |
| 2021 | 40,000,412 | 3,383,741 | 2.38% | 1.7% |
| 2022 | 40,578,842 | 3,433,748 | 1.45% | 1.48% |
| 2023 | 41,454,761 | 3,481,145 | 2.16% | 1.38% |
| 2024 | 42,647,492 | 3,524,788 | 2.88% | 1.25% |
| 2025 | 43,844,105 | 3,566,934 | 2.81% | 1.2% |
| 2026 | 45,047,056 | 3,607,194 | 2.74% | 1.13% |
| 2027 | 46,258,902 | 3,646,133 | 2.69% | 1.08% |
| 2028 | 47,470,560 | 3,684,133 | 2.62% | 1.04% |
| 2029 | 48,725,707 | 3,721,196 | 2.64% | 1.01% |
| 2030 | 50,039,392 | 3,757,736 | 2.7% | 0.98% |
| 2031 | 51,375,991 | 3,793,979 | 2.67% | 0.96% |
| 2032 | 52,707,835 | 3,830,403 | 2.59% | 0.96% |
| 2033 | 54,044,241 | 3,867,674 | 2.54% | 0.97% |
| 2034 | 55,359,451 | 3,905,872 | 2.43% | 0.99% |
| 2035 | 56,647,220 | 3,944,896 | 2.33% | 1% |
| 2036 | 57,953,651 | 3,984,836 | 2.31% | 1.01% |
| 2037 | 59,279,025 | 4,025,966 | 2.29% | 1.03% |
| 2038 | 60,597,829 | 4,067,894 | 2.22% | 1.04% |
| 2039 | 61,944,459 | 4,110,455 | 2.22% | 1.05% |
| 2040 | 63,347,863 | 4,153,587 | 2.27% | 1.05% |
| 2041 | 64,738,834 | 4,197,027 | 2.2% | 1.05% |
| 2042 | 66,060,206 | 4,240,723 | 2.04% | 1.04% |
| 2043 | 67,375,149 | 4,284,073 | 1.99% | 1.02% |
| 2044 | 68,703,950 | 4,327,016 | 1.97% | 1% |
| 2045 | 70,021,184 | 4,369,833 | 1.92% | 0.99% |
| 2046 | 71,384,682 | 4,411,717 | 1.95% | 0.96% |
| 2047 | 72,756,288 | 4,452,180 | 1.92% | 0.92% |
| 2048 | 74,109,717 | 4,491,289 | 1.86% | 0.88% |
| 2049 | 75,515,588 | 4,529,071 | 1.9% | 0.84% |
| 2050 | 76,885,118 | 4,565,277 | 1.81% | 0.8% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Afghanistan increased by 9,427,197 people (a 38.6% growth), while Mongolia gained 490,457 people (a 19.3% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Afghanistan gained 10,978,645 (a 32.5% growth), while Mongolia's population increased by 572,410 (a 18.9% growth).
Afghanistan was ranked 45th most populous country in 2005 and is 36th in 2025. Mongolia was ranked 137th in 2005 and ranked 132nd 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 Mongolia will increase by 26.8% to 4,565,277 people and rank change from 132nd to 130th.
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 |
| Ulaanbaatar | 1.4M |
| Bulgan | 12.3K |
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Population differences between Afghanistan and Mongolia
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| Life expectancy | 66.5 years | 72.2 years |
| Average age | 22.1 years | 29.6 years |
| Median age | 18.2 years | 27.8 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.5:49.5 | 49.9:50.1 |
| Fertility rate | 4.84 births per woman | 2.7 births per woman |
| Population density | 169.4 ppl/mi² | 5.86 ppl/mi² |
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