Population in Afghanistan compared to the Netherlands: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Afghanistan vs Netherlands: population by year and forecast

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Year	Population
	Afghanistan	Netherlands
2100	131,724,468	17,329,352
2099	131,066,750	17,362,626
2098	130,403,871	17,395,665
2097	129,730,117	17,429,925
2096	129,070,342	17,465,162
2095	128,396,829	17,502,567
2094	127,685,065	17,540,959
2093	126,942,174	17,580,632
2092	126,194,378	17,619,384
2091	125,433,421	17,658,238
2090	124,561,248	17,700,204
2089	123,768,926	17,739,947
2088	122,960,614	17,779,324
2087	122,074,409	17,815,257
2086	121,308,199	17,854,371
2085	120,413,992	17,890,610
2084	119,420,025	17,926,885
2083	118,560,008	17,963,416
2082	117,671,742	17,998,527
2081	116,771,980	18,032,297
2080	115,724,307	18,062,716
2079	114,561,305	18,093,254
2078	113,556,727	18,121,649
2077	112,455,804	18,150,234
2076	111,375,301	18,175,683
2075	110,333,033	18,196,574
2074	109,170,742	18,214,405
2073	107,895,475	18,232,486
2072	106,682,883	18,249,136
2071	105,504,989	18,264,367
2070	104,167,895	18,279,781
2069	102,902,233	18,295,123
2068	101,568,136	18,310,300
2067	100,320,548	18,325,333
2066	99,057,144	18,343,435
2065	97,655,437	18,364,513
2064	96,248,770	18,386,352
2063	94,892,092	18,409,851
2062	93,522,871	18,433,299
2061	92,260,642	18,460,766
2060	90,945,998	18,488,598
2059	89,663,478	18,517,020
2058	88,293,680	18,545,884
2057	86,865,803	18,576,502
2056	85,428,888	18,606,997
2055	84,023,782	18,634,546
2054	82,626,785	18,660,585
2053	81,236,203	18,686,212
2052	79,860,096	18,709,643
2051	78,595,977	18,736,166
2050	77,285,393	18,757,302
2049	75,819,307	18,777,673
2048	74,435,057	18,795,411
2047	73,075,297	18,812,362
2046	71,654,160	18,823,628
2045	70,310,871	18,834,974
2044	68,983,509	18,844,772
2043	67,616,795	18,850,396
2042	66,317,516	18,853,495
2041	64,937,760	18,852,912
2040	63,497,378	18,847,238
2039	62,092,429	18,837,931
2038	60,767,134	18,823,220
2037	59,418,629	18,804,912
2036	58,079,976	18,779,656
2035	56,769,901	18,751,144
2034	55,469,080	18,718,013
2033	54,103,368	18,676,061
2032	52,759,572	18,630,094
2031	51,403,105	18,577,582
2030	50,049,673	18,517,866
2029	48,739,663	18,449,618
2028	47,504,926	18,372,676
2027	46,283,055	18,289,268
2026	45,047,977	18,196,186
2025	43,844,111	18,087,633
2024	42,647,492	17,993,485
2023	41,454,761	17,877,117
2022	40,578,842	17,700,982
2021	40,000,412	17,533,044
2020	39,068,979	17,441,500
2019	37,856,121	17,344,874
2018	36,743,039	17,231,624
2017	35,688,935	17,131,296
2016	34,700,612	17,030,314
2015	33,831,764	16,939,923
2014	32,792,523	16,865,008
2013	31,622,704	16,804,432
2012	30,560,034	16,754,962
2011	29,347,708	16,693,074
2010	28,284,089	16,615,394
2009	27,466,101	16,530,388
2008	26,482,622	16,445,593
2007	25,909,852	16,381,696
2006	25,424,094	16,346,101
2005	24,404,567	16,319,868
2004	23,560,654	16,281,779
2003	22,733,049	16,225,302
2002	21,378,117	16,148,929
2001	20,284,307	16,046,180
2000	20,130,327	15,925,513
1999	19,887,785	15,812,088
1998	19,159,996	15,707,209
1997	18,452,091	15,610,650
1996	17,763,266	15,530,498
1995	17,065,836	15,459,006
1994	16,250,794	15,382,838
1993	14,943,172	15,290,368
1992	13,278,974	15,184,166
1991	12,238,879	15,069,798
1990	12,045,660	14,951,510
1989	11,874,088	14,848,907
1988	11,523,298	14,760,094
1987	11,387,818	14,665,037
1986	11,420,074	14,572,278
1985	11,426,852	14,491,632
1984	11,190,221	14,424,211
1983	10,917,982	14,367,070
1982	10,991,378	14,312,690
1981	11,937,581	14,247,208
1980	13,169,311	14,149,800
1979	13,655,567	14,038,270
1978	13,611,441	13,941,700
1977	13,340,756	13,856,185
1976	13,059,851	13,774,037
1975	12,773,954	13,666,335
1974	12,469,127	13,545,056
1973	12,157,999	13,439,322
1972	11,853,696	13,328,593
1971	11,567,667	13,194,497
1970	11,290,128	13,038,526
1969	11,017,409	12,877,984
1968	10,756,922	12,729,721
1967	10,505,959	12,598,201
1966	10,266,395	12,456,251
1965	10,036,008	12,294,732
1964	9,814,318	12,127,120
1963	9,604,487	11,965,966
1962	9,404,406	11,805,689
1961	9,214,083	11,638,712
1960	9,035,043	11,486,631

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Afghanistan increased by 9,276,518 people (a 36.5% growth), while the Netherlands gained 684,213 people (a 4.19% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Afghanistan gained 10,981,776 people (a 31.6% growth), while the Netherlands' population increased by 1,213,684 people (a 7.13% growth).

Afghanistan was ranked 45th most populous country in 2006 and is 36th in 2026. The Netherlands was ranked 61st in 2006 and ranked 72nd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Afghanistan's population will grow by 69.2% to 77,285,393 people with a rank change from 36th to 25th. The population of the Netherlands will increase by 2.81% to 18,757,302 people and rank change from 72nd to 77th.

Afghanistan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 132M people compared to the peak of 18.9M people in 2042 for the Netherlands.

Population growth rate by year

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Year	Growth rate
	Afghanistan	Netherlands
2100	0.5%	-0.19%
2099	0.51%	-0.19%
2098	0.52%	-0.2%
2097	0.51%	-0.2%
2096	0.52%	-0.21%
2095	0.56%	-0.22%
2094	0.59%	-0.23%
2093	0.59%	-0.22%
2092	0.61%	-0.22%
2091	0.7%	-0.24%
2090	0.64%	-0.22%
2089	0.66%	-0.22%
2088	0.73%	-0.2%
2087	0.63%	-0.22%
2086	0.74%	-0.2%
2085	0.83%	-0.2%
2084	0.73%	-0.2%
2083	0.75%	-0.2%
2082	0.77%	-0.19%
2081	0.91%	-0.17%
2080	1.02%	-0.17%
2079	0.88%	-0.16%
2078	0.98%	-0.16%
2077	0.97%	-0.14%
2076	0.94%	-0.11%
2075	1.06%	-0.1%
2074	1.18%	-0.1%
2073	1.14%	-0.09%
2072	1.12%	-0.08%
2071	1.28%	-0.08%
2070	1.23%	-0.08%
2069	1.31%	-0.08%
2068	1.24%	-0.08%
2067	1.28%	-0.1%
2066	1.44%	-0.11%
2065	1.46%	-0.12%
2064	1.43%	-0.13%
2063	1.46%	-0.13%
2062	1.37%	-0.15%
2061	1.45%	-0.15%
2060	1.43%	-0.15%
2059	1.55%	-0.16%
2058	1.64%	-0.16%
2057	1.68%	-0.16%
2056	1.67%	-0.15%
2055	1.69%	-0.14%
2054	1.71%	-0.14%
2053	1.72%	-0.13%
2052	1.61%	-0.14%
2051	1.7%	-0.11%
2050	1.93%	-0.11%
2049	1.86%	-0.09%
2048	1.86%	-0.09%
2047	1.98%	-0.06%
2046	1.91%	-0.06%
2045	1.92%	-0.05%
2044	2.02%	-0.03%
2043	1.96%	-0.02%
2042	2.12%	0.003%
2041	2.27%	0.03%
2040	2.26%	0.05%
2039	2.18%	0.08%
2038	2.27%	0.1%
2037	2.3%	0.13%
2036	2.31%	0.15%
2035	2.35%	0.18%
2034	2.52%	0.22%
2033	2.55%	0.25%
2032	2.64%	0.28%
2031	2.7%	0.32%
2030	2.69%	0.37%
2029	2.6%	0.42%
2028	2.64%	0.46%
2027	2.74%	0.51%
2026	2.75%	0.6%
2025	2.81%	0.52%
2024	2.88%	0.65%
2023	2.16%	1%
2022	1.45%	0.96%
2021	2.38%	0.52%
2020	3.2%	0.56%
2019	3.03%	0.66%
2018	2.95%	0.59%
2017	2.85%	0.59%
2016	2.57%	0.53%
2015	3.17%	0.44%
2014	3.7%	0.36%
2013	3.48%	0.3%
2012	4.13%	0.37%
2011	3.76%	0.47%
2010	2.98%	0.51%
2009	3.71%	0.52%
2008	2.21%	0.39%
2007	1.91%	0.22%
2006	4.18%	0.16%
2005	3.58%	0.23%
2004	3.64%	0.35%
2003	6.34%	0.47%
2002	5.39%	0.64%
2001	0.76%	0.76%
2000	1.22%	0.72%
1999	3.8%	0.67%
1998	3.84%	0.62%
1997	3.88%	0.52%
1996	4.09%	0.46%
1995	5.02%	0.5%
1994	8.75%	0.6%
1993	12.5%	0.7%
1992	8.5%	0.76%
1991	1.6%	0.79%
1990	1.44%	0.69%
1989	3.04%	0.6%
1988	1.19%	0.65%
1987	-0.28%	0.64%
1986	-0.06%	0.56%
1985	2.11%	0.47%
1984	2.49%	0.4%
1983	-0.67%	0.38%
1982	-7.93%	0.46%
1981	-9.35%	0.69%
1980	-3.56%	0.79%
1979	0.32%	0.69%
1978	2.03%	0.62%
1977	2.15%	0.6%
1976	2.24%	0.79%
1975	2.44%	0.9%
1974	2.56%	0.79%
1973	2.57%	0.83%
1972	2.47%	1.02%
1971	2.46%	1.2%
1970	2.48%	1.25%
1969	2.42%	1.16%
1968	2.39%	1.04%
1967	2.33%	1.14%
1966	2.3%	1.31%
1965	2.26%	1.38%
1964	2.18%	1.35%
1963	2.13%	1.36%
1962	2.07%	1.43%
1961	1.98%	1.32%

In 2025, the population of Afghanistan grew by 2.81%, while the Netherlands' population grew by 0.52%.

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