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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Afghanistan was 42,647,492 in 2024 vs 18,501,984 people in Senegal in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Afghanistan's population is 45,409,324 people compared to 19,491,599 in Senegal.

Population statistics:

  • Afghanistan's population is 2.33 times bigger than Senegal's.
  • Afghanistan is ranked the 36th most populous country in the world, while Senegal is the 68th.
  • The countries together account for 0.78% of the world: 0.55% for Afghanistan vs 0.24% for Senegal.
  • For the last 10 years, Afghanistan has had an average growth rate of +2.76% per year vs +2.76% in Senegal.
  • Since 2006, the population of Afghanistan has increased from 25.4M people to 45.4M (78.6% growth), while Senegal has grown from 11.5M to 19.5M (69.5% growth).

Afghanistan vs Senegal: population by year and forecast

Afghanistan
Factual

Projection
Senegal
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Afghanistan Senegal
2100 131,803,615 47,481,703
2099 131,145,502 47,309,204
2098 130,482,225 47,131,505
2097 129,808,066 46,942,831
2096 129,147,895 46,749,318
2095 128,473,977 46,548,519
2094 127,761,785 46,338,777
2093 127,018,448 46,124,372
2092 126,270,202 45,903,819
2091 125,508,788 45,676,277
2090 124,636,092 45,442,218
2089 123,843,293 45,197,486
2088 123,034,495 44,949,158
2087 122,147,758 44,692,601
2086 121,381,088 44,425,160
2085 120,486,343 44,150,556
2084 119,491,780 43,871,406
2083 118,631,246 43,579,072
2082 117,742,446 43,285,560
2081 116,842,143 42,984,866
2080 115,793,841 42,679,614
2079 114,630,140 42,366,808
2078 113,624,958 42,044,826
2077 112,523,374 41,716,837
2076 111,442,221 41,379,705
2075 110,399,328 41,030,232
2074 109,236,338 40,674,683
2073 107,960,305 40,312,726
2072 106,746,984 39,943,067
2071 105,568,382 39,568,028
2070 104,230,485 39,187,711
2069 102,964,062 38,795,322
2068 101,629,164 38,398,147
2067 100,380,826 37,996,983
2066 99,116,663 37,584,328
2065 97,714,113 37,167,637
2064 96,306,602 36,744,279
2063 94,949,108 36,318,015
2062 93,579,065 35,884,713
2061 92,316,077 35,448,776
2060 91,000,643 35,010,231
2059 89,717,353 34,571,669
2058 88,346,732 34,122,702
2057 86,917,997 33,673,448
2056 85,480,219 33,219,406
2055 84,074,268 32,765,741
2054 82,676,432 32,313,613
2053 81,285,014 31,859,051
2052 79,908,081 31,405,418
2051 78,643,202 30,949,633
2050 77,331,830 30,490,614
2049 75,864,863 30,032,811
2048 74,479,782 29,570,773
2047 73,119,204 29,111,688
2046 71,697,214 28,648,672
2045 70,353,118 28,187,838
2044 69,024,959 27,724,585
2043 67,657,423 27,260,926
2042 66,357,363 26,796,927
2041 64,976,778 26,332,270
2040 63,535,531 25,866,240
2039 62,129,737 25,398,425
2038 60,803,646 24,928,471
2037 59,454,331 24,457,649
2036 58,114,874 23,986,892
2035 56,804,011 23,515,497
2034 55,502,408 23,046,885
2033 54,135,876 22,578,286
2032 52,791,273 22,110,230
2031 51,433,991 21,643,047
2030 50,079,746 21,178,414
2029 48,768,949 20,719,234
2028 47,533,470 20,263,713
2027 46,310,865 19,814,138
2026 45,075,045 19,372,006
2025 43,870,455 18,934,809
2024 42,647,492 18,501,984
2023 41,454,761 18,077,573
2022 40,578,842 17,651,103
2021 40,000,412 17,220,867
2020 39,068,979 16,789,219
2019 37,856,121 16,352,922
2018 36,743,039 15,914,498
2017 35,688,935 15,475,002
2016 34,700,612 15,034,521
2015 33,831,764 14,593,331
2014 32,792,523 14,152,102
2013 31,622,704 13,710,849
2012 30,560,034 13,310,495
2011 29,347,708 12,958,897
2010 28,284,089 12,635,413
2009 27,466,101 12,337,389
2008 26,482,622 12,048,959
2007 25,909,852 11,770,344
2006 25,424,094 11,500,094
2005 24,404,567 11,235,472
2004 23,560,654 10,975,704
2003 22,733,049 10,721,176
2002 21,378,117 10,466,214
2001 20,284,307 10,212,942
2000 20,130,327 9,968,260
1999 19,887,785 9,730,887
1998 19,159,996 9,502,952
1997 18,452,091 9,283,495
1996 17,763,266 9,067,014
1995 17,065,836 8,848,101
1994 16,250,794 8,624,078
1993 14,943,172 8,396,288
1992 13,278,974 8,168,395
1991 12,238,879 7,943,085
1990 12,045,660 7,720,523
1989 11,874,088 7,502,207
1988 11,523,298 7,289,618
1987 11,387,818 7,081,530
1986 11,420,074 6,878,192
1985 11,426,852 6,683,287
1984 11,190,221 6,499,364
1983 10,917,982 6,324,504
1982 10,991,378 6,156,961
1981 11,937,581 5,997,160
1980 13,169,311 5,845,638
1979 13,655,567 5,702,895
1978 13,611,441 5,568,096
1977 13,340,756 5,439,549
1976 13,059,851 5,308,564
1975 12,773,954 5,170,810
1974 12,469,127 5,029,437
1973 12,157,999 4,885,181
1972 11,853,696 4,741,631
1971 11,567,667 4,601,864
1970 11,290,128 4,466,328
1969 11,017,409 4,334,974
1968 10,756,922 4,207,587
1967 10,505,959 4,083,870
1966 10,266,395 3,964,299
1965 10,036,008 3,849,788
1964 9,814,318 3,740,535
1963 9,604,487 3,635,876
1962 9,404,406 3,534,686
1961 9,214,083 3,436,375
1960 9,035,043 3,340,907

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Afghanistan increased by 9,276,518 people (a 36.5% growth), while Senegal gained 3,534,427 people (a 30.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Afghanistan gained 10,708,712 people (a 30.9% growth), while Senegal's population increased by 4,457,078 people (a 29.6% growth).

Afghanistan was ranked 45th most populous country in 2006 and is 36th in 2026. Senegal was ranked 72nd in 2006 and ranked 68th 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 Senegal will increase by 56.4% to 30,490,614 people and rank change from 68th to 63rd.

Afghanistan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 132M people compared to the peak of 47.5M people in 2100 for Senegal.

Population growth rate by year

Afghanistan
Factual

Projection
Senegal
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Afghanistan Senegal
2100 0.5% 0.36%
2099 0.51% 0.38%
2098 0.52% 0.4%
2097 0.51% 0.41%
2096 0.52% 0.43%
2095 0.56% 0.45%
2094 0.59% 0.46%
2093 0.59% 0.48%
2092 0.61% 0.5%
2091 0.7% 0.52%
2090 0.64% 0.54%
2089 0.66% 0.55%
2088 0.73% 0.57%
2087 0.63% 0.6%
2086 0.74% 0.62%
2085 0.83% 0.64%
2084 0.73% 0.67%
2083 0.75% 0.68%
2082 0.77% 0.7%
2081 0.91% 0.72%
2080 1.02% 0.74%
2079 0.88% 0.77%
2078 0.98% 0.79%
2077 0.97% 0.81%
2076 0.94% 0.85%
2075 1.06% 0.87%
2074 1.18% 0.9%
2073 1.14% 0.93%
2072 1.12% 0.95%
2071 1.28% 0.97%
2070 1.23% 1.01%
2069 1.31% 1.03%
2068 1.24% 1.06%
2067 1.28% 1.1%
2066 1.44% 1.12%
2065 1.46% 1.15%
2064 1.43% 1.17%
2063 1.46% 1.21%
2062 1.37% 1.23%
2061 1.45% 1.25%
2060 1.43% 1.27%
2059 1.55% 1.32%
2058 1.64% 1.33%
2057 1.68% 1.37%
2056 1.67% 1.38%
2055 1.69% 1.4%
2054 1.71% 1.43%
2053 1.72% 1.44%
2052 1.61% 1.47%
2051 1.7% 1.51%
2050 1.93% 1.52%
2049 1.86% 1.56%
2048 1.86% 1.58%
2047 1.98% 1.62%
2046 1.91% 1.63%
2045 1.92% 1.67%
2044 2.02% 1.7%
2043 1.96% 1.73%
2042 2.12% 1.76%
2041 2.27% 1.8%
2040 2.26% 1.84%
2039 2.18% 1.89%
2038 2.27% 1.93%
2037 2.3% 1.96%
2036 2.31% 2%
2035 2.35% 2.03%
2034 2.52% 2.08%
2033 2.55% 2.12%
2032 2.64% 2.16%
2031 2.7% 2.19%
2030 2.69% 2.22%
2029 2.6% 2.25%
2028 2.64% 2.27%
2027 2.74% 2.28%
2026 2.75% 2.31%
2025 2.87% 2.34%
2024 2.88% 2.35%
2023 2.16% 2.42%
2022 1.45% 2.5%
2021 2.38% 2.57%
2020 3.2% 2.67%
2019 3.03% 2.75%
2018 2.95% 2.84%
2017 2.85% 2.93%
2016 2.57% 3.02%
2015 3.17% 3.12%
2014 3.7% 3.22%
2013 3.48% 3.01%
2012 4.13% 2.71%
2011 3.76% 2.56%
2010 2.98% 2.42%
2009 3.71% 2.39%
2008 2.21% 2.37%
2007 1.91% 2.35%
2006 4.18% 2.36%
2005 3.58% 2.37%
2004 3.64% 2.37%
2003 6.34% 2.44%
2002 5.39% 2.48%
2001 0.76% 2.45%
2000 1.22% 2.44%
1999 3.8% 2.4%
1998 3.84% 2.36%
1997 3.88% 2.39%
1996 4.09% 2.47%
1995 5.02% 2.6%
1994 8.75% 2.71%
1993 12.5% 2.79%
1992 8.5% 2.84%
1991 1.6% 2.88%
1990 1.44% 2.91%
1989 3.04% 2.92%
1988 1.19% 2.94%
1987 -0.28% 2.96%
1986 -0.06% 2.92%
1985 2.11% 2.83%
1984 2.49% 2.76%
1983 -0.67% 2.72%
1982 -7.93% 2.66%
1981 -9.35% 2.59%
1980 -3.56% 2.5%
1979 0.32% 2.42%
1978 2.03% 2.36%
1977 2.15% 2.47%
1976 2.24% 2.66%
1975 2.44% 2.81%
1974 2.56% 2.95%
1973 2.57% 3.03%
1972 2.47% 3.04%
1971 2.46% 3.03%
1970 2.48% 3.03%
1969 2.42% 3.03%
1968 2.39% 3.03%
1967 2.33% 3.02%
1966 2.3% 2.97%
1965 2.26% 2.92%
1964 2.18% 2.88%
1963 2.13% 2.86%
1962 2.07% 2.86%
1961 1.98% 2.86%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Afghanistan grew by 2.88%, while Senegal's population grew by 2.35%.

Live population counters

Afghanistan Senegal
Current population
45409324
19491599
Population rank 36/197 68/197
Percent of world population 0.55% 0.24%
One net population change
26.4 seconds
1.24 minutes
One birth every
21.5 seconds
59.3 seconds
One death every
2.19 minutes
5.21 minutes
Daily growth/decline +3,268 +1,163
Annual growth/decline +1,192,731 +424,411
Annual growth/decline rate +2.88% +2.35%
Population growth rate rank 20/197 35/197
One migration net change every
7.08 minutes
41.7 minutes
Annual migration change -74,404 -12,636
Net migration rank 179/196 138/196
Foreign-born residents 98,110 281,867
Foreign-born residents rank 131/195 100/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.2% 1.5%
Foreign-born share rank 186/195 146/195

Natural population change vs migration

Afghanistan
Natural

Migration
Senegal
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Afghanistan Senegal
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -74,404 - -12,636
2024 - -44,089 - -10,307
2023 1,228,719 -48,958 431,006 -9,999
2022 1,219,475 -647,402 415,507 16,425
2021 1,133,611 -548,784 403,019 25,519
2020 1,134,407 143,634 400,910 33,848
2019 1,138,485 9,159 399,436 38,386
2018 1,115,262 -36,753 405,454 33,567
2017 1,101,218 -71,491 410,366 29,605
2016 1,090,016 -143,049 411,480 29,498
2015 1,077,068 -286,314 407,008 34,387
2014 1,053,788 233,913 405,019 36,030
2013 1,033,778 18,119 406,582 34,878
2012 1,004,814 68,628 402,243 -42,978
2011 966,743 384,486 387,290 -43,350
2010 943,473 -167,460 372,934 -69,888
2009 920,581 -60,602 362,238 -69,239
2008 891,246 215,753 351,661 -67,812
2007 889,848 -851,298 339,963 -66,580
2006 875,301 57,673 331,364 -64,254
2005 855,112 250,971 323,908 -61,781
2004 850,940 -269,194 317,286 -59,879
2003 826,165 247,317 308,856 -57,213
2002 776,048 860,349 298,842 -40,554
2001 764,090 -212,872 289,690 -41,422
2000 782,727 -1,025,973 283,946 -42,854
1999 760,727 -32,400 277,944 -44,284
1998 719,860 7,380 267,404 -45,189
1997 709,778 -21,215 261,200 -44,506
1996 685,005 4,072 255,418 -39,162
1995 653,280 52,505 252,552 -31,001
1994 609,096 315,206 249,115 -22,633
1993 541,257 1,149,684 245,742 -16,649
1992 440,132 1,197,329 241,482 -14,796
1991 409,954 32,782 237,713 -13,783
1990 402,433 -458,737 234,155 -12,959
1989 381,158 18,296 227,797 -12,362
1988 358,397 -56,263 221,772 -12,036
1987 314,361 -345,535 218,522 -12,086
1986 310,066 -343,397 212,887 -12,655
1985 228,469 -208,685 208,218 -18,644
1984 205,262 248,224 203,125 -24,858
1983 263,778 -172,797 197,673 -26,222
1982 263,210 -500,998 191,309 -27,672
1981 343,468 -1,998,086 185,917 -29,959
1980 365,396 -1,174,239 179,707 -32,616
1979 361,750 -525,413 173,425 -35,022
1978 369,101 -117,186 167,744 -36,559
1977 372,567 -83,115 161,636 -35,731
1976 357,775 -85,430 154,776 -18,716
1975 343,850 -44,418 147,311 -7,870
1974 330,232 -20,009 139,974 3,347
1973 315,062 -3,030 133,834 11,382
1972 300,633 -4,050 128,024 13,852
1971 288,267 -12,801 122,511 15,131
1970 275,129 4,458 117,264 16,168
1969 263,823 2,029 112,393 16,887
1968 251,798 3,333 108,240 17,264
1967 239,967 6,824 104,824 17,107
1966 228,786 3,563 101,359 15,849
1965 217,741 10,695 97,912 13,913
1964 207,867 7,079 94,797 11,892
1963 198,035 6,681 92,264 10,371
1962 188,427 7,016 89,937 9,809
1961 179,094 6,109 87,322 9,549
1960 170,257 2,606 84,735 9,337

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 89% of the population change in Afghanistan is from natural causes (a gain of 11,292,049 people) and 11% is from migration (a loss of 1,396,045 people). In Senegal 93.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 4,089,205 people) and 6.13% is from migration (a gain of 267,266 people).

As of 2024, 98,110 residents or 0.2% of the population were not native-born in Afghanistan, compared to 281,867 people or 1.5% in Senegal.

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
Senegal
City Population
Dakar 1.44M
Thies 391K
Rufisque 295K
Saint-Louis 259K
Ziguinchor 205K
Kaolack 172K
Louga 113K
Kolda 62.3K
Fatick 39.4K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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