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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Afghanistan was 42,647,492 in 2024 vs 5,422,069 people in Slovakia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Afghanistan's population is 45,409,324 people compared to 5,359,438 in Slovakia.

Population statistics:

  • Afghanistan's population is 8.47 times bigger than Slovakia's.
  • Afghanistan is ranked the 36th most populous country in the world, while Slovakia is the 125th.
  • The countries together account for 0.61% of the world: 0.55% for Afghanistan vs 0.06% for Slovakia.
  • For the last 10 years, Afghanistan has had an average growth rate of +2.76% per year vs +0.01% in Slovakia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Afghanistan has increased from 25.4M people to 45.4M (78.6% growth), while Slovakia has declined from 5.37M to 5.36M (0.25% decline).

Afghanistan vs Slovakia: population by year and forecast

Afghanistan
Factual

Projection
Slovakia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Afghanistan Slovakia
2100 131,803,615 3,377,764
2099 131,145,502 3,399,869
2098 130,482,225 3,422,010
2097 129,808,066 3,444,161
2096 129,147,895 3,466,284
2095 128,473,977 3,488,595
2094 127,761,785 3,511,062
2093 127,018,448 3,533,742
2092 126,270,202 3,556,708
2091 125,508,788 3,580,021
2090 124,636,092 3,603,675
2089 123,843,293 3,627,811
2088 123,034,495 3,652,354
2087 122,147,758 3,677,451
2086 121,381,088 3,703,217
2085 120,486,343 3,729,670
2084 119,491,780 3,756,777
2083 118,631,246 3,784,617
2082 117,742,446 3,813,170
2081 116,842,143 3,842,528
2080 115,793,841 3,872,714
2079 114,630,140 3,903,653
2078 113,624,958 3,935,351
2077 112,523,374 3,967,981
2076 111,442,221 4,001,363
2075 110,399,328 4,035,465
2074 109,236,338 4,070,159
2073 107,960,305 4,105,475
2072 106,746,984 4,141,396
2071 105,568,382 4,177,582
2070 104,230,485 4,214,086
2069 102,964,062 4,250,775
2068 101,629,164 4,287,566
2067 100,380,826 4,324,173
2066 99,116,663 4,360,463
2065 97,714,113 4,396,562
2064 96,306,602 4,432,349
2063 94,949,108 4,467,634
2062 93,579,065 4,502,390
2061 92,316,077 4,536,423
2060 91,000,643 4,569,861
2059 89,717,353 4,602,562
2058 88,346,732 4,634,484
2057 86,917,997 4,665,491
2056 85,480,219 4,695,744
2055 84,074,268 4,725,147
2054 82,676,432 4,753,640
2053 81,285,014 4,781,680
2052 79,908,081 4,809,152
2051 78,643,202 4,836,056
2050 77,331,830 4,862,512
2049 75,864,863 4,888,649
2048 74,479,782 4,914,306
2047 73,119,204 4,939,719
2046 71,697,214 4,964,917
2045 70,353,118 4,989,905
2044 69,024,959 5,014,849
2043 67,657,423 5,039,628
2042 66,357,363 5,064,051
2041 64,976,778 5,088,319
2040 63,535,531 5,112,265
2039 62,129,737 5,135,696
2038 60,803,646 5,158,725
2037 59,454,331 5,181,188
2036 58,114,874 5,203,033
2035 56,804,011 5,224,142
2034 55,502,408 5,244,168
2033 54,135,876 5,263,308
2032 52,791,273 5,281,327
2031 51,433,991 5,298,206
2030 50,079,746 5,313,745
2029 48,768,949 5,327,761
2028 47,533,470 5,339,993
2027 46,310,865 5,350,648
2026 45,075,045 5,359,438
2025 43,870,455 5,396,894
2024 42,647,492 5,422,069
2023 41,454,761 5,426,740
2022 40,578,842 5,431,752
2021 40,000,412 5,447,247
2020 39,068,979 5,458,827
2019 37,856,121 5,454,147
2018 36,743,039 5,446,771
2017 35,688,935 5,439,232
2016 34,700,612 5,430,798
2015 33,831,764 5,423,801
2014 32,792,523 5,418,649
2013 31,622,704 5,413,393
2012 30,560,034 5,407,579
2011 29,347,708 5,398,384
2010 28,284,089 5,391,428
2009 27,466,101 5,386,406
2008 26,482,622 5,379,233
2007 25,909,852 5,374,622
2006 25,424,094 5,373,054
2005 24,404,567 5,372,807
2004 23,560,654 5,372,280
2003 22,733,049 5,373,374
2002 21,378,117 5,376,912
2001 20,284,307 5,378,867
2000 20,130,327 5,388,720
1999 19,887,785 5,396,020
1998 19,159,996 5,390,516
1997 18,452,091 5,383,291
1996 17,763,266 5,373,361
1995 17,065,836 5,361,999
1994 16,250,794 5,346,331
1993 14,943,172 5,325,305
1992 13,278,974 5,305,016
1991 12,238,879 5,303,294
1990 12,045,660 5,299,187
1989 11,874,088 5,275,942
1988 11,523,298 5,250,596
1987 11,387,818 5,222,840
1986 11,420,074 5,193,838
1985 11,426,852 5,161,768
1984 11,190,221 5,127,097
1983 10,917,982 5,091,971
1982 10,991,378 5,055,099
1981 11,937,581 5,016,105
1980 13,169,311 4,979,815
1979 13,655,567 4,938,973
1978 13,611,441 4,890,125
1977 13,340,756 4,840,501
1976 13,059,851 4,789,507
1975 12,773,954 4,739,105
1974 12,469,127 4,689,623
1973 12,157,999 4,641,445
1972 11,853,696 4,596,622
1971 11,567,667 4,557,449
1970 11,290,128 4,538,223
1969 11,017,409 4,518,607
1968 10,756,922 4,483,915
1967 10,505,959 4,449,367
1966 10,266,395 4,411,666
1965 10,036,008 4,370,983
1964 9,814,318 4,327,341
1963 9,604,487 4,282,017
1962 9,404,406 4,238,188
1961 9,214,083 4,191,667
1960 9,035,043 4,068,095

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

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Afghanistan increased by 9,276,518 people (a 36.5% growth), while Slovakia gained 57,744 people (a 1.07% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Afghanistan gained 10,708,712 people (a 30.9% growth), while Slovakia's population decreased by 71,360 people (a 1.31% decline).

Afghanistan was ranked 45th most populous country in 2006 and is 36th in 2026. Slovakia was ranked 110th in 2006 and ranked 125th 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 Slovakia will decrease by 9.27% to 4,862,512 people and rank change from 125th to 129th.

Afghanistan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 132M people, while Slovakia's population already peaked in 2020 at 5.46M people and is projected to decrease to 3.38M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Afghanistan
Factual

Projection
Slovakia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Afghanistan Slovakia
2100 0.5% -0.65%
2099 0.51% -0.65%
2098 0.52% -0.64%
2097 0.51% -0.64%
2096 0.52% -0.64%
2095 0.56% -0.64%
2094 0.59% -0.64%
2093 0.59% -0.65%
2092 0.61% -0.65%
2091 0.7% -0.66%
2090 0.64% -0.67%
2089 0.66% -0.67%
2088 0.73% -0.68%
2087 0.63% -0.7%
2086 0.74% -0.71%
2085 0.83% -0.72%
2084 0.73% -0.74%
2083 0.75% -0.75%
2082 0.77% -0.76%
2081 0.91% -0.78%
2080 1.02% -0.79%
2079 0.88% -0.81%
2078 0.98% -0.82%
2077 0.97% -0.83%
2076 0.94% -0.85%
2075 1.06% -0.85%
2074 1.18% -0.86%
2073 1.14% -0.87%
2072 1.12% -0.87%
2071 1.28% -0.87%
2070 1.23% -0.86%
2069 1.31% -0.86%
2068 1.24% -0.85%
2067 1.28% -0.83%
2066 1.44% -0.82%
2065 1.46% -0.81%
2064 1.43% -0.79%
2063 1.46% -0.77%
2062 1.37% -0.75%
2061 1.45% -0.73%
2060 1.43% -0.71%
2059 1.55% -0.69%
2058 1.64% -0.66%
2057 1.68% -0.64%
2056 1.67% -0.62%
2055 1.69% -0.6%
2054 1.71% -0.59%
2053 1.72% -0.57%
2052 1.61% -0.56%
2051 1.7% -0.54%
2050 1.93% -0.53%
2049 1.86% -0.52%
2048 1.86% -0.51%
2047 1.98% -0.51%
2046 1.91% -0.5%
2045 1.92% -0.5%
2044 2.02% -0.49%
2043 1.96% -0.48%
2042 2.12% -0.48%
2041 2.27% -0.47%
2040 2.26% -0.46%
2039 2.18% -0.45%
2038 2.27% -0.43%
2037 2.3% -0.42%
2036 2.31% -0.4%
2035 2.35% -0.38%
2034 2.52% -0.36%
2033 2.55% -0.34%
2032 2.64% -0.32%
2031 2.7% -0.29%
2030 2.69% -0.26%
2029 2.6% -0.23%
2028 2.64% -0.2%
2027 2.74% -0.16%
2026 2.75% -0.69%
2025 2.87% -0.46%
2024 2.88% -0.09%
2023 2.16% -0.09%
2022 1.45% -0.28%
2021 2.38% -0.21%
2020 3.2% 0.09%
2019 3.03% 0.14%
2018 2.95% 0.14%
2017 2.85% 0.16%
2016 2.57% 0.13%
2015 3.17% 0.1%
2014 3.7% 0.1%
2013 3.48% 0.11%
2012 4.13% 0.17%
2011 3.76% 0.13%
2010 2.98% 0.09%
2009 3.71% 0.13%
2008 2.21% 0.09%
2007 1.91% 0.03%
2006 4.18% 0.005%
2005 3.58% 0.01%
2004 3.64% -0.02%
2003 6.34% -0.07%
2002 5.39% -0.04%
2001 0.76% -0.18%
2000 1.22% -0.14%
1999 3.8% 0.1%
1998 3.84% 0.13%
1997 3.88% 0.18%
1996 4.09% 0.21%
1995 5.02% 0.29%
1994 8.75% 0.39%
1993 12.5% 0.38%
1992 8.5% 0.03%
1991 1.6% 0.08%
1990 1.44% 0.44%
1989 3.04% 0.48%
1988 1.19% 0.53%
1987 -0.28% 0.56%
1986 -0.06% 0.62%
1985 2.11% 0.68%
1984 2.49% 0.69%
1983 -0.67% 0.73%
1982 -7.93% 0.78%
1981 -9.35% 0.73%
1980 -3.56% 0.83%
1979 0.32% 1%
1978 2.03% 1.03%
1977 2.15% 1.06%
1976 2.24% 1.06%
1975 2.44% 1.06%
1974 2.56% 1.04%
1973 2.57% 0.98%
1972 2.47% 0.86%
1971 2.46% 0.42%
1970 2.48% 0.43%
1969 2.42% 0.77%
1968 2.39% 0.78%
1967 2.33% 0.85%
1966 2.3% 0.93%
1965 2.26% 1.01%
1964 2.18% 1.06%
1963 2.13% 1.03%
1962 2.07% 1.11%
1961 1.98% 3.04%

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 Slovakia's population declined by 0.09%.

Live population counters

Afghanistan Slovakia
Current population
45409324
5359438
Population rank 36/197 125/197
Percent of world population 0.55% 0.06%
One net population change
26.4 seconds
1.88 hours
One birth every
21.5 seconds
10.8 minutes
One death every
2.19 minutes
9.69 minutes
Daily growth/decline +3,268 -13
Annual growth/decline +1,192,731 -4,671
Annual growth/decline rate +2.88% -0.09%
Population growth rate rank 20/197 172/197
One migration net change every
7.08 minutes
16.8 minutes
Annual migration change -74,404 -31,377
Net migration rank 179/196 166/196
Foreign-born residents 98,110 323,991
Foreign-born residents rank 131/195 96/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.2% 5.9%
Foreign-born share rank 186/195 88/195

Natural population change vs migration

Afghanistan
Natural

Migration
Slovakia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Afghanistan Slovakia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -74,404 - -31,377
2024 - -44,089 - -21,027
2023 1,228,719 -48,958 -5,427 4,933
2022 1,219,475 -647,402 -7,062 92,314
2021 1,133,611 -548,784 -16,886 -8,172
2020 1,134,407 143,634 -2,184 4,350
2019 1,138,485 9,159 3,818 3,128
2018 1,115,262 -36,753 3,268 3,446
2017 1,101,218 -71,491 4,351 3,279
2016 1,090,016 -143,049 5,431 3,487
2015 1,077,068 -286,314 2,170 2,549
2014 1,053,788 233,913 3,793 -1,158
2013 1,033,778 18,119 2,707 -1,181
2012 1,004,814 68,628 3,245 871
2011 966,743 384,486 9,177 -2,392
2010 943,473 -167,460 7,008 -1,814
2009 920,581 -60,602 8,619 -542
2008 891,246 215,753 4,303 -495
2007 889,848 -851,298 537 -571
2006 875,301 57,673 537 -549
2005 855,112 250,971 537 -561
2004 850,940 -269,194 1,611 -522
2003 826,165 247,317 -537 -646
2002 776,048 860,349 -538 -580
2001 764,090 -212,872 -1,076 -860
2000 782,727 -1,025,973 2,155 -831
1999 760,727 -32,400 3,777 -119
1998 719,860 7,380 4,312 -12
1997 709,778 -21,215 6,999 247
1996 685,005 4,072 9,135 246
1995 653,280 52,505 9,115 -30
1994 609,096 315,206 14,970 -109
1993 541,257 1,149,684 20,769 72
1992 440,132 1,197,329 21,220 -201
1991 409,954 32,782 23,865 174
1990 402,433 -458,737 25,436 -9,402
1989 381,158 18,296 26,380 -7,254
1988 358,397 -56,263 30,979 -6,500
1987 314,361 -345,535 31,859 -6,401
1986 310,066 -343,397 34,279 -6,143
1985 228,469 -208,685 37,680 -6,068
1984 205,262 248,224 38,966 -6,276
1983 263,778 -172,797 39,717 -6,361
1982 263,210 -500,998 41,958 -6,088
1981 343,468 -1,998,086 43,640 -5,821
1980 365,396 -1,174,239 44,320 -5,522
1979 361,750 -525,413 52,353 -4,712
1978 369,101 -117,186 52,324 -4,689
1977 372,567 -83,115 52,762 -4,621
1976 357,775 -85,430 54,121 -4,432
1975 343,850 -44,418 52,604 -4,652
1974 330,232 -20,009 52,524 -4,190
1973 315,062 -3,030 49,199 -3,854
1972 300,633 -4,050 46,426 -3,516
1971 288,267 -12,801 40,105 -3,495
1970 275,129 4,458 38,575 -4,919
1969 263,823 2,029 39,312 -8,998
1968 251,798 3,333 38,113 -8,881
1967 239,967 6,824 41,824 -8,876
1966 228,786 3,563 45,440 -8,817
1965 217,741 10,695 48,517 -8,707
1964 207,867 7,079 54,092 -8,608
1963 198,035 6,681 54,382 -8,548
1962 188,427 7,016 49,587 -9,019
1961 179,094 6,109 55,749 4,812
1960 170,257 2,606 56,546 4,344

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 Slovakia 7.47% is from natural causes (a loss of 8,728 people) and 92.5% is from migration (a gain of 108,156 people).

As of 2024, 98,110 residents or 0.2% of the population were not native-born in Afghanistan, compared to 323,991 people or 5.9% in Slovakia.

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
Slovakia
City Population
Bratislava 479K
Kosice 224K
Petrzalka 112K
Presov 81.7K
Zilina 80.3K
Nitra 75.9K
Banska Bystrica 73.5K
Trnava 63.2K
Trencin 54.1K
Martin 50.3K

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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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