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Population in Afghanistan compared to San Marino: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Afghanistan was 42,647,492 in 2024 vs 33,977 people in San Marino in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Afghanistan's population is 44,810,409 people compared to 33,996 in San Marino.

Population statistics:

  • Afghanistan's population is 1,318 times bigger than San Marino's.
  • Afghanistan is ranked the 36th most populous country in the world, while San Marino is the 193rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.54% of the world: 0.54% for Afghanistan vs 0.0004% for San Marino.
  • For the last 10 years, Afghanistan has had an average growth rate of +2.76% per year vs +0.26% in San Marino.
  • Since 2005, the population of Afghanistan has increased from 24.4M people to 44.8M (83.6% growth), while San Marino has grown from 29.8K to 34K (13.9% growth).
  • Afghanistan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 130M people, while San Marino's population already peaked in 2020 at 34.8K people and is projected to decrease to 31.5K people by 2100.

Afghanistan vs San Marino: live population counter

Afghanistan San Marino
Current population
44810409
33996
Population rank 36/197 193/197
Percent of world population 0.54% 0.0004%
One net population change
26.4 seconds
3.12 days
One birth every
21.5 seconds
1.93 days
One death every
2.19 minutes
1.3 days
One migration net change every
11.9 minutes
1.41 weeks
Annual migration change -44,089 +37
Daily growth/decline +3,268 +0
Annual growth/decline +1,192,731 +117
Annual growth/decline rate +2.88% +0.35%
Population growth rate rank 20/197 144/197

Afghanistan and San Marino: population history and growth rate by year chart

Afghanistan
Population

Growth rate
San Marino
Population

Growth rate
Year Population Growth rate
Afghanistan San Marino Afghanistan San Marino
1960 9,035,043 15,428 - -
1961 9,214,083 15,799 1.98% 2.4%
1962 9,404,406 16,183 2.07% 2.43%
1963 9,604,487 16,580 2.13% 2.45%
1964 9,814,318 16,977 2.18% 2.39%
1965 10,036,008 17,305 2.26% 1.93%
1966 10,266,395 17,523 2.3% 1.26%
1967 10,505,959 17,688 2.33% 0.94%
1968 10,756,922 17,861 2.39% 0.98%
1969 11,017,409 18,026 2.42% 0.92%
1970 11,290,128 18,168 2.48% 0.79%
1971 11,567,667 18,419 2.46% 1.38%
1972 11,853,696 18,787 2.47% 2%
1973 12,157,999 18,992 2.57% 1.09%
1974 12,469,127 19,030 2.56% 0.2%
1975 12,773,954 19,046 2.44% 0.08%
1976 13,059,851 19,110 2.24% 0.34%
1977 13,340,756 20,017 2.15% 4.75%
1978 13,611,441 21,026 2.03% 5.04%
1979 13,655,567 21,320 0.32% 1.4%
1980 13,169,311 21,585 -3.56% 1.24%
1981 11,937,581 21,840 -9.35% 1.18%
1982 10,991,378 22,055 -7.93% 0.98%
1983 10,917,982 22,229 -0.67% 0.79%
1984 11,190,221 22,346 2.49% 0.53%
1985 11,426,852 22,485 2.11% 0.62%
1986 11,420,074 22,636 -0.06% 0.67%
1987 11,387,818 22,686 -0.28% 0.22%
1988 11,523,298 22,843 1.19% 0.69%
1989 11,874,088 23,154 3.04% 1.36%
1990 12,045,660 23,475 1.44% 1.39%
1991 12,238,879 23,797 1.6% 1.37%
1992 13,278,974 24,125 8.5% 1.38%
1993 14,943,172 24,472 12.5% 1.44%
1994 16,250,794 24,823 8.75% 1.43%
1995 17,065,836 25,158 5.02% 1.35%
1996 17,763,266 25,482 4.09% 1.29%
1997 18,452,091 25,800 3.88% 1.25%
1998 19,159,996 26,125 3.84% 1.26%
1999 19,887,785 26,459 3.8% 1.28%
2000 20,130,327 26,799 1.22% 1.29%
2001 20,284,307 27,143 0.76% 1.28%
2002 21,378,117 27,491 5.39% 1.28%
2003 22,733,049 27,843 6.34% 1.28%
2004 23,560,654 29,457 3.64% 5.8%
2005 24,404,567 29,836 3.58% 1.29%
2006 25,424,094 30,184 4.18% 1.17%
2007 25,909,852 31,211 1.91% 3.4%
2008 26,482,622 31,662 2.21% 1.45%
2009 27,466,101 33,066 3.71% 4.43%
2010 28,284,089 33,270 2.98% 0.62%
2011 29,347,708 32,620 3.76% -1.95%
2012 30,560,034 33,469 4.13% 2.6%
2013 31,622,704 33,041 3.48% -1.28%
2014 32,792,523 32,655 3.7% -1.17%
2015 33,831,764 32,897 3.17% 0.74%
2016 34,700,612 33,101 2.57% 0.62%
2017 35,688,935 33,825 2.85% 2.19%
2018 36,743,039 34,522 2.95% 2.06%
2019 37,856,121 34,663 3.03% 0.41%
2020 39,068,979 34,770 3.2% 0.31%
2021 40,000,412 34,252 2.38% -1.49%
2022 40,578,842 33,755 1.45% -1.45%
2023 41,454,761 33,860 2.16% 0.31%
2024 42,647,492 33,977 2.88% 0.35%
2025 43,844,105 33,969 2.81% -0.02%
2026 45,047,056 34,003 2.74% 0.1%
2027 46,258,902 34,033 2.69% 0.09%
2028 47,470,560 34,080 2.62% 0.14%
2029 48,725,707 34,113 2.64% 0.1%
2030 50,039,392 34,133 2.7% 0.06%
2031 51,375,991 34,147 2.67% 0.04%
2032 52,707,835 34,169 2.59% 0.06%
2033 54,044,241 34,188 2.54% 0.06%
2034 55,359,451 34,195 2.43% 0.02%
2035 56,647,220 34,222 2.33% 0.08%
2036 57,953,651 34,260 2.31% 0.11%
2037 59,279,025 34,293 2.29% 0.1%
2038 60,597,829 34,339 2.22% 0.14%
2039 61,944,459 34,368 2.22% 0.08%
2040 63,347,863 34,365 2.27% -0.009%
2041 64,738,834 34,364 2.2% -0.003%
2042 66,060,206 34,379 2.04% 0.04%
2043 67,375,149 34,388 1.99% 0.03%
2044 68,703,950 34,360 1.97% -0.08%
2045 70,021,184 34,318 1.92% -0.12%
2046 71,384,682 34,280 1.95% -0.11%
2047 72,756,288 34,238 1.92% -0.12%
2048 74,109,717 34,191 1.86% -0.14%
2049 75,515,588 34,135 1.9% -0.16%
2050 76,885,118 34,091 1.81% -0.13%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Afghanistan increased by 9,427,197 people (a 38.6% growth), while San Marino gained 3,061 people (a 10.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Afghanistan gained 10,978,645 (a 32.5% growth), while San Marino's population increased by 1,099 (a 3.34% growth).

Afghanistan was ranked 45th most populous country in 2005 and is 36th in 2025. San Marino was ranked 193rd in 2005 and still ranked 193rd 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 San Marino will increase by 0.28% to 34,091 people and rank change from 193rd to 192nd.

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