The latest officially reported population of Afghanistan was 42,647,492 in 2024 vs 5,422,069 people in Slovakia in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Afghanistan's population is 44,810,409 people compared to 5,390,674 in Slovakia.
Population statistics:
- Afghanistan's population is 8.31 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: 0.54% for Afghanistan vs 0.07% 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 2005, the population of Afghanistan has increased from 24.4M people to 44.8M (83.6% growth), while Slovakia has grown from 5.37M to 5.39M (0.33% growth).
- Afghanistan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 130M people, while Slovakia's population already peaked in 2020 at 5.46M people and is projected to decrease to 3.37M people by 2100.
Afghanistan vs Slovakia: live population counter
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| Current population |
44810409
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5390674
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| Population rank | 36/197 | 125/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.54% | 0.07% |
| One net population change |
26.4 seconds
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1.88 hours
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| One birth every |
21.5 seconds
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10.8 minutes
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| One death every |
2.19 minutes
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9.69 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
11.9 minutes
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25 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -44,089 | -21,027 |
| 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 | 171/197 |
Afghanistan and Slovakia: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 9,035,043 | 4,068,095 | - | - |
| 1961 | 9,214,083 | 4,191,667 | 1.98% | 3.04% |
| 1962 | 9,404,406 | 4,238,188 | 2.07% | 1.11% |
| 1963 | 9,604,487 | 4,282,017 | 2.13% | 1.03% |
| 1964 | 9,814,318 | 4,327,341 | 2.18% | 1.06% |
| 1965 | 10,036,008 | 4,370,983 | 2.26% | 1.01% |
| 1966 | 10,266,395 | 4,411,666 | 2.3% | 0.93% |
| 1967 | 10,505,959 | 4,449,367 | 2.33% | 0.85% |
| 1968 | 10,756,922 | 4,483,915 | 2.39% | 0.78% |
| 1969 | 11,017,409 | 4,518,607 | 2.42% | 0.77% |
| 1970 | 11,290,128 | 4,538,223 | 2.48% | 0.43% |
| 1971 | 11,567,667 | 4,557,449 | 2.46% | 0.42% |
| 1972 | 11,853,696 | 4,596,622 | 2.47% | 0.86% |
| 1973 | 12,157,999 | 4,641,445 | 2.57% | 0.98% |
| 1974 | 12,469,127 | 4,689,623 | 2.56% | 1.04% |
| 1975 | 12,773,954 | 4,739,105 | 2.44% | 1.06% |
| 1976 | 13,059,851 | 4,789,507 | 2.24% | 1.06% |
| 1977 | 13,340,756 | 4,840,501 | 2.15% | 1.06% |
| 1978 | 13,611,441 | 4,890,125 | 2.03% | 1.03% |
| 1979 | 13,655,567 | 4,938,973 | 0.32% | 1% |
| 1980 | 13,169,311 | 4,979,815 | -3.56% | 0.83% |
| 1981 | 11,937,581 | 5,016,105 | -9.35% | 0.73% |
| 1982 | 10,991,378 | 5,055,099 | -7.93% | 0.78% |
| 1983 | 10,917,982 | 5,091,971 | -0.67% | 0.73% |
| 1984 | 11,190,221 | 5,127,097 | 2.49% | 0.69% |
| 1985 | 11,426,852 | 5,161,768 | 2.11% | 0.68% |
| 1986 | 11,420,074 | 5,193,838 | -0.06% | 0.62% |
| 1987 | 11,387,818 | 5,222,840 | -0.28% | 0.56% |
| 1988 | 11,523,298 | 5,250,596 | 1.19% | 0.53% |
| 1989 | 11,874,088 | 5,275,942 | 3.04% | 0.48% |
| 1990 | 12,045,660 | 5,299,187 | 1.44% | 0.44% |
| 1991 | 12,238,879 | 5,303,294 | 1.6% | 0.08% |
| 1992 | 13,278,974 | 5,305,016 | 8.5% | 0.03% |
| 1993 | 14,943,172 | 5,325,305 | 12.5% | 0.38% |
| 1994 | 16,250,794 | 5,346,331 | 8.75% | 0.39% |
| 1995 | 17,065,836 | 5,361,999 | 5.02% | 0.29% |
| 1996 | 17,763,266 | 5,373,361 | 4.09% | 0.21% |
| 1997 | 18,452,091 | 5,383,291 | 3.88% | 0.18% |
| 1998 | 19,159,996 | 5,390,516 | 3.84% | 0.13% |
| 1999 | 19,887,785 | 5,396,020 | 3.8% | 0.1% |
| 2000 | 20,130,327 | 5,388,720 | 1.22% | -0.14% |
| 2001 | 20,284,307 | 5,378,867 | 0.76% | -0.18% |
| 2002 | 21,378,117 | 5,376,912 | 5.39% | -0.04% |
| 2003 | 22,733,049 | 5,373,374 | 6.34% | -0.07% |
| 2004 | 23,560,654 | 5,372,280 | 3.64% | -0.02% |
| 2005 | 24,404,567 | 5,372,807 | 3.58% | 0.01% |
| 2006 | 25,424,094 | 5,373,054 | 4.18% | 0.005% |
| 2007 | 25,909,852 | 5,374,622 | 1.91% | 0.03% |
| 2008 | 26,482,622 | 5,379,233 | 2.21% | 0.09% |
| 2009 | 27,466,101 | 5,386,406 | 3.71% | 0.13% |
| 2010 | 28,284,089 | 5,391,428 | 2.98% | 0.09% |
| 2011 | 29,347,708 | 5,398,384 | 3.76% | 0.13% |
| 2012 | 30,560,034 | 5,407,579 | 4.13% | 0.17% |
| 2013 | 31,622,704 | 5,413,393 | 3.48% | 0.11% |
| 2014 | 32,792,523 | 5,418,649 | 3.7% | 0.1% |
| 2015 | 33,831,764 | 5,423,801 | 3.17% | 0.1% |
| 2016 | 34,700,612 | 5,430,798 | 2.57% | 0.13% |
| 2017 | 35,688,935 | 5,439,232 | 2.85% | 0.16% |
| 2018 | 36,743,039 | 5,446,771 | 2.95% | 0.14% |
| 2019 | 37,856,121 | 5,454,147 | 3.03% | 0.14% |
| 2020 | 39,068,979 | 5,458,827 | 3.2% | 0.09% |
| 2021 | 40,000,412 | 5,447,247 | 2.38% | -0.21% |
| 2022 | 40,578,842 | 5,431,752 | 1.45% | -0.28% |
| 2023 | 41,454,761 | 5,426,740 | 2.16% | -0.09% |
| 2024 | 42,647,492 | 5,422,069 | 2.88% | -0.09% |
| 2025 | 43,844,105 | 5,390,674 | 2.81% | -0.58% |
| 2026 | 45,047,056 | 5,367,504 | 2.74% | -0.43% |
| 2027 | 46,258,902 | 5,357,756 | 2.69% | -0.18% |
| 2028 | 47,470,560 | 5,346,292 | 2.62% | -0.21% |
| 2029 | 48,725,707 | 5,333,135 | 2.64% | -0.25% |
| 2030 | 50,039,392 | 5,318,323 | 2.7% | -0.28% |
| 2031 | 51,375,991 | 5,302,079 | 2.67% | -0.31% |
| 2032 | 52,707,835 | 5,284,585 | 2.59% | -0.33% |
| 2033 | 54,044,241 | 5,265,970 | 2.54% | -0.35% |
| 2034 | 55,359,451 | 5,246,341 | 2.43% | -0.37% |
| 2035 | 56,647,220 | 5,225,725 | 2.33% | -0.39% |
| 2036 | 57,953,651 | 5,204,191 | 2.31% | -0.41% |
| 2037 | 59,279,025 | 5,181,996 | 2.29% | -0.43% |
| 2038 | 60,597,829 | 5,159,193 | 2.22% | -0.44% |
| 2039 | 61,944,459 | 5,135,906 | 2.22% | -0.45% |
| 2040 | 63,347,863 | 5,112,164 | 2.27% | -0.46% |
| 2041 | 64,738,834 | 5,088,002 | 2.2% | -0.47% |
| 2042 | 66,060,206 | 5,063,600 | 2.04% | -0.48% |
| 2043 | 67,375,149 | 5,038,933 | 1.99% | -0.49% |
| 2044 | 68,703,950 | 5,014,014 | 1.97% | -0.49% |
| 2045 | 70,021,184 | 4,988,989 | 1.92% | -0.5% |
| 2046 | 71,384,682 | 4,963,847 | 1.95% | -0.5% |
| 2047 | 72,756,288 | 4,938,476 | 1.92% | -0.51% |
| 2048 | 74,109,717 | 4,912,885 | 1.86% | -0.52% |
| 2049 | 75,515,588 | 4,886,923 | 1.9% | -0.53% |
| 2050 | 76,885,118 | 4,860,572 | 1.81% | -0.54% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Afghanistan increased by 9,427,197 people (a 38.6% growth), while Slovakia gained 50,994 people (a 0.95% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Afghanistan gained 10,978,645 (a 32.5% growth), while Slovakia's population decreased by -33,127 (a 0.61% decline).
Afghanistan was ranked 45th most populous country in 2005 and is 36th in 2025. Slovakia was ranked 109th in 2005 and ranked 125th 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 Slovakia will decrease by 9.83% to 4,860,572 people and rank change from 125th to 129th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Kabul | 4.27M |
| Kandahar | 614K |
| Herat | 556K |
| Mazar-i-Sharif | 469K |
| Kunduz | 357K |
| Jalalabad | 263K |
| Lashkargah | 202K |
| Sheberghan | 176K |
| Khost | 160K |
| Ghazni | 143K |
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Population differences between Afghanistan and Slovakia
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| Life expectancy | 66.5 years | 78.7 years |
| Average age | 22.1 years | 42 years |
| Median age | 18.2 years | 42.7 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.5:49.5 | 48.8:51.2 |
| Fertility rate | 4.84 births per woman | 1.49 births per woman |
| Population density | 169.4 ppl/mi² | 292.1 ppl/mi² |
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