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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Afghanistan was 42,647,492 in 2024 vs 2,127,400 people in Slovenia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Afghanistan's population is 45,409,324 people compared to 2,124,138 in Slovenia.

Population statistics:

  • Afghanistan's population is 21.4 times bigger than Slovenia's.
  • Afghanistan is ranked the 36th most populous country in the world, while Slovenia is the 147th.
  • The countries together account for 0.57% of the world: 0.55% for Afghanistan vs 0.03% for Slovenia.
  • For the last 10 years, Afghanistan has had an average growth rate of +2.76% per year vs +0.29% in Slovenia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Afghanistan has increased from 25.4M people to 45.4M (78.6% growth), while Slovenia has grown from 2.01M to 2.12M (5.84% growth).

Afghanistan vs Slovenia: population by year and forecast

Afghanistan
Factual

Projection
Slovenia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Afghanistan Slovenia
2100 131,803,615 1,640,541
2099 131,145,502 1,644,752
2098 130,482,225 1,648,834
2097 129,808,066 1,653,196
2096 129,147,895 1,657,434
2095 128,473,977 1,661,656
2094 127,761,785 1,665,825
2093 127,018,448 1,670,076
2092 126,270,202 1,674,280
2091 125,508,788 1,678,462
2090 124,636,092 1,682,998
2089 123,843,293 1,687,376
2088 123,034,495 1,691,788
2087 122,147,758 1,696,409
2086 121,381,088 1,701,325
2085 120,486,343 1,706,189
2084 119,491,780 1,711,157
2083 118,631,246 1,716,396
2082 117,742,446 1,721,709
2081 116,842,143 1,727,302
2080 115,793,841 1,733,405
2079 114,630,140 1,739,518
2078 113,624,958 1,746,152
2077 112,523,374 1,752,783
2076 111,442,221 1,759,639
2075 110,399,328 1,766,867
2074 109,236,338 1,774,528
2073 107,960,305 1,782,697
2072 106,746,984 1,790,658
2071 105,568,382 1,798,960
2070 104,230,485 1,807,483
2069 102,964,062 1,816,607
2068 101,629,164 1,825,849
2067 100,380,826 1,834,865
2066 99,116,663 1,844,034
2065 97,714,113 1,853,651
2064 96,306,602 1,863,550
2063 94,949,108 1,873,173
2062 93,579,065 1,882,832
2061 92,316,077 1,892,739
2060 91,000,643 1,902,939
2059 89,717,353 1,912,861
2058 88,346,732 1,922,175
2057 86,917,997 1,932,119
2056 85,480,219 1,941,469
2055 84,074,268 1,950,861
2054 82,676,432 1,959,953
2053 81,285,014 1,968,641
2052 79,908,081 1,977,227
2051 78,643,202 1,985,279
2050 77,331,830 1,993,115
2049 75,864,863 2,000,477
2048 74,479,782 2,007,283
2047 73,119,204 2,014,140
2046 71,697,214 2,020,756
2045 70,353,118 2,027,366
2044 69,024,959 2,033,871
2043 67,657,423 2,040,173
2042 66,357,363 2,046,339
2041 64,976,778 2,052,041
2040 63,535,531 2,057,278
2039 62,129,737 2,062,718
2038 60,803,646 2,067,922
2037 59,454,331 2,073,705
2036 58,114,874 2,079,201
2035 56,804,011 2,084,471
2034 55,502,408 2,089,430
2033 54,135,876 2,094,601
2032 52,791,273 2,099,622
2031 51,433,991 2,104,690
2030 50,079,746 2,109,416
2029 48,768,949 2,113,874
2028 47,533,470 2,118,053
2027 46,310,865 2,121,324
2026 45,075,045 2,124,138
2025 43,870,455 2,126,340
2024 42,647,492 2,127,400
2023 41,454,761 2,120,461
2022 40,578,842 2,112,076
2021 40,000,412 2,108,079
2020 39,068,979 2,102,419
2019 37,856,121 2,088,385
2018 36,743,039 2,073,894
2017 35,688,935 2,066,388
2016 34,700,612 2,065,042
2015 33,831,764 2,063,531
2014 32,792,523 2,061,980
2013 31,622,704 2,059,953
2012 30,560,034 2,057,159
2011 29,347,708 2,052,843
2010 28,284,089 2,048,583
2009 27,466,101 2,039,669
2008 26,482,622 2,021,316
2007 25,909,852 2,018,122
2006 25,424,094 2,006,868
2005 24,404,567 2,000,474
2004 23,560,654 1,997,012
2003 22,733,049 1,995,733
2002 21,378,117 1,994,530
2001 20,284,307 1,992,060
2000 20,130,327 1,988,925
1999 19,887,785 1,983,045
1998 19,159,996 1,981,629
1997 18,452,091 1,985,956
1996 17,763,266 1,988,628
1995 17,065,836 1,989,872
1994 16,250,794 1,989,443
1993 14,943,172 1,991,746
1992 13,278,974 1,996,498
1991 12,238,879 1,999,429
1990 12,045,660 1,998,161
1989 11,874,088 1,996,351
1988 11,523,298 1,995,196
1987 11,387,818 1,989,776
1986 11,420,074 1,965,964
1985 11,426,852 1,941,641
1984 11,190,221 1,932,154
1983 10,917,982 1,922,321
1982 10,991,378 1,910,334
1981 11,937,581 1,906,531
1980 13,169,311 1,901,315
1979 13,655,567 1,882,599
1978 13,611,441 1,862,548
1977 13,340,756 1,842,377
1976 13,059,851 1,820,249
1975 12,773,954 1,793,581
1974 12,469,127 1,776,132
1973 12,157,999 1,766,697
1972 11,853,696 1,752,233
1971 11,567,667 1,738,335
1970 11,290,128 1,724,891
1969 11,017,409 1,713,874
1968 10,756,922 1,704,546
1967 10,505,959 1,689,528
1966 10,266,395 1,669,905
1965 10,036,008 1,649,160
1964 9,814,318 1,632,114
1963 9,604,487 1,616,971
1962 9,404,406 1,603,649
1961 9,214,083 1,594,131
1960 9,035,043 1,584,720

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 Slovenia gained 58,174 people (a 2.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Afghanistan gained 10,708,712 people (a 30.9% growth), while Slovenia's population increased by 59,096 people (a 2.86% growth).

Afghanistan was ranked 45th most populous country in 2006 and is 36th in 2026. Slovenia was ranked 141st in 2006 and ranked 147th 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 Slovenia will decrease by 6.17% to 1,993,115 people and will still be ranked 147th.

Afghanistan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 132M people, while Slovenia's population already peaked in 2024 at 2.13M people and is projected to decrease to 1.64M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Afghanistan
Factual

Projection
Slovenia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Afghanistan Slovenia
2100 0.5% -0.26%
2099 0.51% -0.25%
2098 0.52% -0.26%
2097 0.51% -0.26%
2096 0.52% -0.25%
2095 0.56% -0.25%
2094 0.59% -0.25%
2093 0.59% -0.25%
2092 0.61% -0.25%
2091 0.7% -0.27%
2090 0.64% -0.26%
2089 0.66% -0.26%
2088 0.73% -0.27%
2087 0.63% -0.29%
2086 0.74% -0.29%
2085 0.83% -0.29%
2084 0.73% -0.31%
2083 0.75% -0.31%
2082 0.77% -0.32%
2081 0.91% -0.35%
2080 1.02% -0.35%
2079 0.88% -0.38%
2078 0.98% -0.38%
2077 0.97% -0.39%
2076 0.94% -0.41%
2075 1.06% -0.43%
2074 1.18% -0.46%
2073 1.14% -0.44%
2072 1.12% -0.46%
2071 1.28% -0.47%
2070 1.23% -0.5%
2069 1.31% -0.51%
2068 1.24% -0.49%
2067 1.28% -0.5%
2066 1.44% -0.52%
2065 1.46% -0.53%
2064 1.43% -0.51%
2063 1.46% -0.51%
2062 1.37% -0.52%
2061 1.45% -0.54%
2060 1.43% -0.52%
2059 1.55% -0.48%
2058 1.64% -0.51%
2057 1.68% -0.48%
2056 1.67% -0.48%
2055 1.69% -0.46%
2054 1.71% -0.44%
2053 1.72% -0.43%
2052 1.61% -0.41%
2051 1.7% -0.39%
2050 1.93% -0.37%
2049 1.86% -0.34%
2048 1.86% -0.34%
2047 1.98% -0.33%
2046 1.91% -0.33%
2045 1.92% -0.32%
2044 2.02% -0.31%
2043 1.96% -0.3%
2042 2.12% -0.28%
2041 2.27% -0.25%
2040 2.26% -0.26%
2039 2.18% -0.25%
2038 2.27% -0.28%
2037 2.3% -0.26%
2036 2.31% -0.25%
2035 2.35% -0.24%
2034 2.52% -0.25%
2033 2.55% -0.24%
2032 2.64% -0.24%
2031 2.7% -0.22%
2030 2.69% -0.21%
2029 2.6% -0.2%
2028 2.64% -0.15%
2027 2.74% -0.13%
2026 2.75% -0.1%
2025 2.87% -0.05%
2024 2.88% 0.33%
2023 2.16% 0.4%
2022 1.45% 0.19%
2021 2.38% 0.27%
2020 3.2% 0.67%
2019 3.03% 0.7%
2018 2.95% 0.36%
2017 2.85% 0.07%
2016 2.57% 0.07%
2015 3.17% 0.08%
2014 3.7% 0.1%
2013 3.48% 0.14%
2012 4.13% 0.21%
2011 3.76% 0.21%
2010 2.98% 0.44%
2009 3.71% 0.91%
2008 2.21% 0.16%
2007 1.91% 0.56%
2006 4.18% 0.32%
2005 3.58% 0.17%
2004 3.64% 0.06%
2003 6.34% 0.06%
2002 5.39% 0.12%
2001 0.76% 0.16%
2000 1.22% 0.3%
1999 3.8% 0.07%
1998 3.84% -0.22%
1997 3.88% -0.13%
1996 4.09% -0.06%
1995 5.02% 0.02%
1994 8.75% -0.12%
1993 12.5% -0.24%
1992 8.5% -0.15%
1991 1.6% 0.06%
1990 1.44% 0.09%
1989 3.04% 0.06%
1988 1.19% 0.27%
1987 -0.28% 1.21%
1986 -0.06% 1.25%
1985 2.11% 0.49%
1984 2.49% 0.51%
1983 -0.67% 0.63%
1982 -7.93% 0.2%
1981 -9.35% 0.27%
1980 -3.56% 0.99%
1979 0.32% 1.08%
1978 2.03% 1.09%
1977 2.15% 1.22%
1976 2.24% 1.49%
1975 2.44% 0.98%
1974 2.56% 0.53%
1973 2.57% 0.83%
1972 2.47% 0.8%
1971 2.46% 0.78%
1970 2.48% 0.64%
1969 2.42% 0.55%
1968 2.39% 0.89%
1967 2.33% 1.18%
1966 2.3% 1.26%
1965 2.26% 1.04%
1964 2.18% 0.94%
1963 2.13% 0.83%
1962 2.07% 0.6%
1961 1.98% 0.59%

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 Slovenia's population grew by 0.33%.

Live population counters

Afghanistan Slovenia
Current population
45409324
2124138
Population rank 36/197 147/197
Percent of world population 0.55% 0.03%
One net population change
26.4 seconds
1.26 hours
One birth every
21.5 seconds
31 minutes
One death every
2.19 minutes
24.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +3,268 +19
Annual growth/decline +1,192,731 +6,939
Annual growth/decline rate +2.88% +0.33%
Population growth rate rank 20/197 148/197
One migration net change every
7.08 minutes
3.24 hours
Annual migration change -74,404 +2,711
Net migration rank 179/196 55/196
Foreign-born residents 98,110 315,122
Foreign-born residents rank 131/195 97/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.2% 14.9%
Foreign-born share rank 186/195 44/195

Natural population change vs migration

Afghanistan
Natural

Migration
Slovenia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Afghanistan Slovenia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -74,404 - 2,711
2024 - -44,089 - 3,319
2023 1,228,719 -48,958 -4,665 5,339
2022 1,219,475 -647,402 -4,858 9,014
2021 1,133,611 -548,784 -4,216 2,477
2020 1,134,407 143,634 -5,256 28,514
2019 1,138,485 9,159 -1,254 16,352
2018 1,115,262 -36,753 -1,037 14,640
2017 1,101,218 -71,491 -207 1,359
2016 1,090,016 -143,049 826 1,195
2015 1,077,068 -286,314 826 712
2014 1,053,788 233,913 2,268 -70
2013 1,033,778 18,119 1,648 639
2012 1,004,814 68,628 2,674 1,117
2011 966,743 384,486 3,285 2,190
2010 943,473 -167,460 3,687 -410
2009 920,581 -60,602 3,060 11,594
2008 891,246 215,753 3,437 2,971
2007 889,848 -851,298 1,211 14,191
2006 875,301 57,673 602 6,081
2005 855,112 250,971 -600 6,317
2004 850,940 -269,194 -599 1,759
2003 826,165 247,317 -1,996 3,218
2002 776,048 860,349 -1,197 1,975
2001 764,090 -212,872 -996 4,527
2000 782,727 -1,025,973 -398 3,124
1999 760,727 -32,400 -1,388 10,291
1998 719,860 7,380 -1,189 -5,280
1997 709,778 -21,215 -794 -1,298
1996 685,005 4,072 0 -2,456
1995 653,280 52,505 0 356
1994 609,096 315,206 199 -153
1993 541,257 1,149,684 -199 -4,641
1992 440,132 1,197,329 598 -5,547
1991 409,954 32,782 2,199 -3,325
1990 402,433 -458,737 3,797 618
1989 381,158 18,296 4,592 -2,718
1988 358,397 -56,263 5,986 -3,023
1987 314,361 -345,535 5,771 2,972
1986 310,066 -343,397 6,094 32,700
1985 228,469 -208,685 6,213 3,404
1984 205,262 248,224 5,990 3,280
1983 263,778 -172,797 6,343 3,613
1982 263,210 -500,998 9,170 -8,695
1981 343,468 -1,998,086 10,485 -5,016
1980 365,396 -1,174,239 11,027 3,128
1979 361,750 -525,413 12,614 2,107
1978 369,101 -117,186 11,920 2,113
1977 372,567 -83,115 12,160 2,584
1976 357,775 -85,430 12,196 2,226
1975 343,850 -44,418 11,658 2,421
1974 330,232 -20,009 11,367 3,145
1973 315,062 -3,030 11,837 2,175
1972 300,633 -4,050 10,513 2,924
1971 288,267 -12,801 10,951 2,286
1970 275,129 4,458 10,004 260
1969 263,823 2,029 9,427 685
1968 251,798 3,333 11,250 438
1967 239,967 6,824 13,516 -192
1966 228,786 3,563 15,697 -1,262
1965 217,741 10,695 14,513 -1,421
1964 207,867 7,079 12,567 -349
1963 198,035 6,681 14,068 -180
1962 188,427 7,016 13,150 148
1961 179,094 6,109 14,985 -306
1960 170,257 2,606 12,678 -929

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 Slovenia 18.1% is from natural causes (a loss of 17,573 people) and 81.9% is from migration (a gain of 79,532 people).

As of 2024, 98,110 residents or 0.2% of the population were not native-born in Afghanistan, compared to 315,122 people or 14.9% in Slovenia.

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
Slovenia
City Population
Ljubljana 284K
Maribor 114K
Kranj 37.6K
Celje 37.1K
Velenje 25.6K
Novo Mesto 24.2K
Nova Gorica 13K
Izola 11.7K
Murska Sobota 11.2K
Piran 3.79K

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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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