Skip to content

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

Updated on by Georank

The latest officially reported population of Afghanistan was 43,844,111 in 2025 vs 36,435,861 people in Poland in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Afghanistan's population is 45,682,388 people compared to 36,007,074 in Poland.

Population statistics:

  • Afghanistan's population is 1.27 times bigger than Poland's.
  • Afghanistan is ranked the 36th most populous country in the world, while Poland is the 47th.
  • The countries together account for 0.98% of the world: 0.55% for Afghanistan vs 0.43% for Poland.
  • For the last 10 years, Afghanistan has had an average growth rate of +2.68% per year vs -0.38% in Poland.
  • Since 2006, the population of Afghanistan has increased from 25.4M people to 45.7M (79.7% growth), while Poland has declined from 38.1M to 36M (5.6% decline).

Afghanistan vs Poland: population by year and forecast

Afghanistan
Factual

Projection
Poland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Afghanistan Poland
2100 131,724,468 18,452,579
2099 131,066,750 18,644,857
2098 130,403,871 18,838,707
2097 129,730,117 19,033,962
2096 129,070,342 19,231,896
2095 128,396,829 19,431,204
2094 127,685,065 19,634,214
2093 126,942,174 19,840,304
2092 126,194,378 20,049,969
2091 125,433,421 20,263,764
2090 124,561,248 20,482,150
2089 123,768,926 20,705,051
2088 122,960,614 20,933,750
2087 122,074,409 21,167,790
2086 121,308,199 21,407,163
2085 120,413,992 21,652,018
2084 119,420,025 21,902,736
2083 118,560,008 22,159,983
2082 117,671,742 22,423,109
2081 116,771,980 22,691,495
2080 115,724,307 22,964,515
2079 114,561,305 23,242,960
2078 113,556,727 23,524,184
2077 112,455,804 23,811,918
2076 111,375,301 24,102,012
2075 110,333,033 24,395,355
2074 109,170,742 24,691,719
2073 107,895,475 24,990,908
2072 106,682,883 25,290,453
2071 105,504,989 25,590,102
2070 104,167,895 25,889,034
2069 102,902,233 26,187,633
2068 101,568,136 26,485,171
2067 100,320,548 26,780,961
2066 99,057,144 27,074,124
2065 97,655,437 27,364,039
2064 96,248,770 27,650,950
2063 94,892,092 27,934,132
2062 93,522,871 28,212,240
2061 92,260,642 28,487,283
2060 90,945,998 28,757,525
2059 89,663,478 29,025,705
2058 88,293,680 29,288,751
2057 86,865,803 29,548,996
2056 85,428,888 29,806,770
2055 84,023,782 30,060,951
2054 82,626,785 30,311,416
2053 81,236,203 30,559,065
2052 79,860,096 30,801,964
2051 78,595,977 31,043,690
2050 77,285,393 31,281,762
2049 75,819,307 31,516,893
2048 74,435,057 31,748,736
2047 73,075,297 31,978,608
2046 71,654,160 32,205,877
2045 70,310,871 32,431,013
2044 68,983,509 32,653,012
2043 67,616,795 32,873,136
2042 66,317,516 33,090,733
2041 64,937,760 33,303,578
2040 63,497,378 33,514,705
2039 62,092,429 33,722,530
2038 60,767,134 33,926,660
2037 59,418,629 34,126,585
2036 58,079,976 34,323,967
2035 56,769,901 34,515,669
2034 55,469,080 34,704,048
2033 54,103,368 34,887,791
2032 52,759,572 35,067,502
2031 51,403,105 35,242,658
2030 50,049,673 35,410,392
2029 48,739,663 35,572,635
2028 47,504,926 35,725,650
2027 46,283,055 35,870,384
2026 45,047,977 36,007,074
2025 43,844,111 36,435,861
2024 42,647,492 36,559,233
2023 41,454,761 36,687,353
2022 40,578,842 36,821,749
2021 40,000,412 36,981,559
2020 39,068,979 37,515,748
2019 37,856,121 37,965,475
2018 36,743,039 37,974,750
2017 35,688,935 37,974,826
2016 34,700,612 37,970,087
2015 33,831,764 37,986,412
2014 32,792,523 38,011,735
2013 31,622,704 38,040,196
2012 30,560,034 38,063,164
2011 29,347,708 38,063,255
2010 28,284,089 38,042,794
2009 27,466,101 38,151,603
2008 26,482,622 38,125,759
2007 25,909,852 38,120,560
2006 25,424,094 38,141,267
2005 24,404,567 38,165,445
2004 23,560,654 38,182,222
2003 22,733,049 38,204,570
2002 21,378,117 38,230,364
2001 20,284,307 38,248,076
2000 20,130,327 38,258,629
1999 19,887,785 38,660,271
1998 19,159,996 38,663,481
1997 18,452,091 38,649,660
1996 17,763,266 38,624,370
1995 17,065,836 38,594,998
1994 16,250,794 38,542,652
1993 14,943,172 38,461,408
1992 13,278,974 38,363,667
1991 12,238,879 38,246,193
1990 12,045,660 38,110,782
1989 11,874,088 37,961,529
1988 11,523,298 37,824,487
1987 11,387,818 37,668,045
1986 11,420,074 37,456,119
1985 11,426,852 37,201,885
1984 11,190,221 36,904,134
1983 10,917,982 36,571,808
1982 10,991,378 36,230,481
1981 11,937,581 35,898,587
1980 13,169,311 35,574,150
1979 13,655,567 35,247,217
1978 13,611,441 34,965,600
1977 13,340,756 34,689,050
1976 13,059,851 34,356,300
1975 12,773,954 34,015,199
1974 12,469,127 33,678,899
1973 12,157,999 33,357,200
1972 11,853,696 33,055,650
1971 11,567,667 32,783,500
1970 11,290,128 32,664,300
1969 11,017,409 32,548,300
1968 10,756,922 32,294,655
1967 10,505,959 31,987,155
1966 10,266,395 31,681,000
1965 10,036,008 31,444,950
1964 9,814,318 31,139,450
1963 9,604,487 30,712,000
1962 9,404,406 30,308,500
1961 9,214,083 29,964,000
1960 9,035,043 29,637,450

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/afghanistan/poland | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Afghanistan increased by 9,276,518 people (a 36.5% growth), while Poland lost 171,180 people (a 0.45% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Afghanistan gained 10,981,776 people (a 31.6% growth), while Poland's population decreased by 1,963,013 people (a 5.17% decline).

Afghanistan was ranked 45th most populous country in 2006 and is 36th in 2026. Poland was ranked 32nd in 2006 and ranked 47th 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 Poland will decrease by 13.1% to 31,281,762 people and rank change from 47th to 61st.

Afghanistan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 132M people, while Poland's population already peaked in 1998 at 38.7M people and is projected to decrease to 18.5M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Afghanistan
Factual

Projection
Poland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Afghanistan Poland
2100 0.5% -1.03%
2099 0.51% -1.03%
2098 0.52% -1.03%
2097 0.51% -1.03%
2096 0.52% -1.03%
2095 0.56% -1.03%
2094 0.59% -1.04%
2093 0.59% -1.05%
2092 0.61% -1.06%
2091 0.7% -1.07%
2090 0.64% -1.08%
2089 0.66% -1.09%
2088 0.73% -1.11%
2087 0.63% -1.12%
2086 0.74% -1.13%
2085 0.83% -1.14%
2084 0.73% -1.16%
2083 0.75% -1.17%
2082 0.77% -1.18%
2081 0.91% -1.19%
2080 1.02% -1.2%
2079 0.88% -1.2%
2078 0.98% -1.21%
2077 0.97% -1.2%
2076 0.94% -1.2%
2075 1.06% -1.2%
2074 1.18% -1.2%
2073 1.14% -1.18%
2072 1.12% -1.17%
2071 1.28% -1.15%
2070 1.23% -1.14%
2069 1.31% -1.12%
2068 1.24% -1.1%
2067 1.28% -1.08%
2066 1.44% -1.06%
2065 1.46% -1.04%
2064 1.43% -1.01%
2063 1.46% -0.99%
2062 1.37% -0.97%
2061 1.45% -0.94%
2060 1.43% -0.92%
2059 1.55% -0.9%
2058 1.64% -0.88%
2057 1.68% -0.86%
2056 1.67% -0.85%
2055 1.69% -0.83%
2054 1.71% -0.81%
2053 1.72% -0.79%
2052 1.61% -0.78%
2051 1.7% -0.76%
2050 1.93% -0.75%
2049 1.86% -0.73%
2048 1.86% -0.72%
2047 1.98% -0.71%
2046 1.91% -0.69%
2045 1.92% -0.68%
2044 2.02% -0.67%
2043 1.96% -0.66%
2042 2.12% -0.64%
2041 2.27% -0.63%
2040 2.26% -0.62%
2039 2.18% -0.6%
2038 2.27% -0.59%
2037 2.3% -0.58%
2036 2.31% -0.56%
2035 2.35% -0.54%
2034 2.52% -0.53%
2033 2.55% -0.51%
2032 2.64% -0.5%
2031 2.7% -0.47%
2030 2.69% -0.46%
2029 2.6% -0.43%
2028 2.64% -0.4%
2027 2.74% -0.38%
2026 2.75% -1.18%
2025 2.81% -0.34%
2024 2.88% -0.35%
2023 2.16% -0.36%
2022 1.45% -0.43%
2021 2.38% -1.42%
2020 3.2% -1.18%
2019 3.03% -0.02%
2018 2.95% -0%
2017 2.85% 0.01%
2016 2.57% -0.04%
2015 3.17% -0.07%
2014 3.7% -0.07%
2013 3.48% -0.06%
2012 4.13% -0%
2011 3.76% 0.05%
2010 2.98% -0.29%
2009 3.71% 0.07%
2008 2.21% 0.01%
2007 1.91% -0.05%
2006 4.18% -0.06%
2005 3.58% -0.04%
2004 3.64% -0.06%
2003 6.34% -0.07%
2002 5.39% -0.05%
2001 0.76% -0.03%
2000 1.22% -1.04%
1999 3.8% -0.008%
1998 3.84% 0.04%
1997 3.88% 0.07%
1996 4.09% 0.08%
1995 5.02% 0.14%
1994 8.75% 0.21%
1993 12.5% 0.25%
1992 8.5% 0.31%
1991 1.6% 0.36%
1990 1.44% 0.39%
1989 3.04% 0.36%
1988 1.19% 0.42%
1987 -0.28% 0.57%
1986 -0.06% 0.68%
1985 2.11% 0.81%
1984 2.49% 0.91%
1983 -0.67% 0.94%
1982 -7.93% 0.92%
1981 -9.35% 0.91%
1980 -3.56% 0.93%
1979 0.32% 0.81%
1978 2.03% 0.8%
1977 2.15% 0.97%
1976 2.24% 1%
1975 2.44% 1%
1974 2.56% 0.96%
1973 2.57% 0.91%
1972 2.47% 0.83%
1971 2.46% 0.36%
1970 2.48% 0.36%
1969 2.42% 0.79%
1968 2.39% 0.96%
1967 2.33% 0.97%
1966 2.3% 0.75%
1965 2.26% 0.98%
1964 2.18% 1.39%
1963 2.13% 1.33%
1962 2.07% 1.15%
1961 1.98% 1.1%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/afghanistan/poland | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Afghanistan grew by 2.81%, while Poland's population declined by 0.34%.

Live population counters

Afghanistan Poland
Current population
45682388
36007074
Population rank 36/197 47/197
Percent of world population 0.55% 0.43%
One net population change
26.4 seconds
4.27 minutes
One birth every
21.1 seconds
2.08 minutes
One death every
2.16 minutes
1.28 minutes
Daily growth/decline +3,278 -338
Annual growth/decline +1,196,619 -123,372
Annual growth/decline rate +2.81% -0.34%
Population growth rate rank 20/197 179/197
One migration net change every
7.08 minutes
1.59 minutes
Annual migration change -74,404 -330,820
Net migration rank 179/196 191/196
Foreign-born residents 98,110 1,739,901
Foreign-born residents rank 131/195 41/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.2% 4.5%
Foreign-born share rank 186/195 97/195

Natural population change vs migration

Afghanistan
Natural

Migration
Poland
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Afghanistan Poland
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -74,404 - -330,820
2024 1,249,785 -44,089 -157,205 -238,062
2023 1,228,719 -48,958 -135,743 -7,824
2022 1,219,475 -647,402 -143,605 967,744
2021 1,133,611 -548,784 -184,907 2,251
2020 1,134,407 143,634 -120,050 3,920
2019 1,138,485 9,159 -34,169 7,696
2018 1,115,262 -36,753 -26,582 -223
2017 1,101,218 -71,491 0 -21,535
2016 1,090,016 -143,049 -3,797 -5,675
2015 1,077,068 -286,314 -26,590 3,887
2014 1,053,788 233,913 0 5,525
2013 1,033,778 18,119 -19,020 12,402
2012 1,004,814 68,628 0 4,635
2011 966,743 384,486 11,419 45,951
2010 943,473 -167,460 38,043 119,623
2009 920,581 -60,602 30,521 -8,283
2008 891,246 215,753 34,313 -42,288
2007 889,848 -851,298 11,436 -51,235
2006 875,301 57,673 3,814 -68,882
2005 855,112 250,971 -3,817 -41,942
2004 850,940 -269,194 -7,637 -38,216
2003 826,165 247,317 -15,281 -19,039
2002 776,048 860,349 -3,823 -16,462
2001 764,090 -212,872 3,825 -16,648
2000 782,727 -1,025,973 11,478 -15,921
1999 760,727 -32,400 0 -53,035
1998 719,860 7,380 19,332 -39,509
1997 709,778 -21,215 34,785 -44,230
1996 685,005 4,072 42,487 -45,349
1995 653,280 52,505 46,314 -52,989
1994 609,096 315,206 96,357 -41,845
1993 541,257 1,149,684 103,846 -48,805
1992 440,132 1,197,329 118,928 -46,893
1991 409,954 32,782 141,511 -55,342
1990 402,433 -458,737 160,066 -50,339
1989 381,158 18,296 182,215 -49,192
1988 358,397 -56,263 215,599 -101,671
1987 314,361 -345,535 226,008 -32,310
1986 310,066 -343,397 258,448 -22,520
1985 228,469 -208,685 297,615 -27,277
1984 205,262 248,224 332,137 -18,402
1983 263,778 -172,797 373,032 -26,724
1982 263,210 -500,998 369,551 -34,980
1981 343,468 -1,998,086 351,806 -16,155
1980 365,396 -1,174,239 348,627 -42,420
1979 361,750 -525,413 366,571 -22,162
1978 369,101 -117,186 339,166 -62,936
1977 372,567 -83,115 353,828 -33,496
1976 357,775 -85,430 367,612 -25,716
1975 343,850 -44,418 350,356 -31,346
1974 330,232 -20,009 346,893 -18,273
1973 315,062 -3,030 320,229 -29,335
1972 300,633 -4,050 314,028 -15,004
1971 288,267 -12,801 278,660 -31,767
1970 275,129 4,458 280,913 -66,859
1969 263,823 2,029 270,151 -26,744
1968 251,798 3,333 280,963 -11,905
1967 239,967 6,824 275,089 -25,479
1966 228,786 3,563 297,801 -17,158
1965 217,741 10,695 314,450 -21,658
1964 207,867 7,079 326,965 -23,273
1963 198,035 6,681 359,330 -13,770
1962 188,427 7,016 360,671 -31,021
1961 179,094 6,109 398,521 -20,044
1960 170,257 2,606 444,562 -6,306

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/afghanistan/poland | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 87.3% of the population change in Afghanistan is from natural causes (a gain of 11,488,046 people) and 12.7% is from migration (a loss of 1,674,047 people). In Poland 53.9% is from natural causes (a loss of 832,648 people) and 46.1% is from migration (a gain of 712,179 people).

As of 2024, 98,110 residents or 0.2% of the population were not native-born in Afghanistan, compared to 1,739,901 people or 4.5% in Poland.

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
Poland
City Population
Warsaw 1.86M
Krakow 804K
Wroclaw 674K
Lodz 649K
Poznan 547K
Gdansk 488K
Szczecin 388K
Lublin 335K
Bydgoszcz 325K
Bialystok 290K

Compare countries by 7 more topics

Population map with other countries

1x

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/afghanistan/poland | CC BY

Help us show the world through your eyes

Share a photo of your city and help others discover what it looks like to live there. Your contribution makes our data come alive.

Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) — you’re free to copy, share, remix, adapt, and use even commercially as long as you give appropriate credit and clearly indicate if you made changes. Other sources may be subject to different license terms.