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	131,803,615	17,359,081
2099	131,145,502	17,392,412
2098	130,482,225	17,425,508
2097	129,808,066	17,459,827
2096	129,147,895	17,495,124
2095	128,473,977	17,532,593
2094	127,761,785	17,571,051
2093	127,018,448	17,610,792
2092	126,270,202	17,649,611
2091	125,508,788	17,688,532
2090	124,636,092	17,730,570
2089	123,843,293	17,770,380
2088	123,034,495	17,809,825
2087	122,147,758	17,845,820
2086	121,381,088	17,885,001
2085	120,486,343	17,921,302
2084	119,491,780	17,957,639
2083	118,631,246	17,994,232
2082	117,742,446	18,029,404
2081	116,842,143	18,063,233
2080	115,793,841	18,093,703
2079	114,630,140	18,124,294
2078	113,624,958	18,152,738
2077	112,523,374	18,181,372
2076	111,442,221	18,206,864
2075	110,399,328	18,227,791
2074	109,236,338	18,245,652
2073	107,960,305	18,263,765
2072	106,746,984	18,280,443
2071	105,568,382	18,295,700
2070	104,230,485	18,311,141
2069	102,964,062	18,326,509
2068	101,629,164	18,341,711
2067	100,380,826	18,356,770
2066	99,116,663	18,374,904
2065	97,714,113	18,396,018
2064	96,306,602	18,417,894
2063	94,949,108	18,441,434
2062	93,579,065	18,464,922
2061	92,316,077	18,492,436
2060	91,000,643	18,520,315
2059	89,717,353	18,548,786
2058	88,346,732	18,577,700
2057	86,917,997	18,608,370
2056	85,480,219	18,638,918
2055	84,074,268	18,666,514
2054	82,676,432	18,692,598
2053	81,285,014	18,718,268
2052	79,908,081	18,741,740
2051	78,643,202	18,768,309
2050	77,331,830	18,789,481
2049	75,864,863	18,809,886
2048	74,479,782	18,827,655
2047	73,119,204	18,844,635
2046	71,697,214	18,855,920
2045	70,353,118	18,867,286
2044	69,024,959	18,877,101
2043	67,657,423	18,882,735
2042	66,357,363	18,885,839
2041	64,976,778	18,885,255
2040	63,535,531	18,879,571
2039	62,129,737	18,870,248
2038	60,803,646	18,855,512
2037	59,454,331	18,837,172
2036	58,114,874	18,811,873
2035	56,804,011	18,783,312
2034	55,502,408	18,750,125
2033	54,135,876	18,708,101
2032	52,791,273	18,662,054
2031	51,433,991	18,609,452
2030	50,079,746	18,549,634
2029	48,768,949	18,481,269
2028	47,533,470	18,404,195
2027	46,310,865	18,320,644
2026	45,075,045	18,227,403
2025	43,870,455	18,118,662
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 10,708,712 people (a 30.9% growth), while the Netherlands' population increased by 1,222,309 people (a 7.18% 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 70.3% to 77,331,830 people with a rank change from 36th to 24th. The population of the Netherlands will increase by 2.94% to 18,789,481 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	2.87%	0.7%
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 2024, the population of Afghanistan grew by 2.88%, while the Netherlands' population grew by 0.65%.

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