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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Afghanistan was 42,647,492 in 2024 vs 50,448,963 people in Sudan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Afghanistan's population is 45,409,324 people compared to 53,335,233 in Sudan.

Population statistics:

  • Sudan's population is 1.17 times bigger than Afghanistan's.
  • Afghanistan is ranked the 36th most populous country in the world, while Sudan is the 29th.
  • The countries together account for 1.19% of the world: 0.55% for Afghanistan vs 0.64% for Sudan.
  • For the last 10 years, Afghanistan has had an average growth rate of +2.76% per year vs +2.67% in Sudan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Afghanistan has increased from 25.4M people to 45.4M (78.6% growth), while Sudan has grown from 32M to 53.3M (66.7% growth).

Afghanistan vs Sudan: population by year and forecast

Afghanistan
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Afghanistan Sudan
2100 131,803,615 137,695,876
2099 131,145,502 137,114,644
2098 130,482,225 136,500,499
2097 129,808,066 135,860,701
2096 129,147,895 135,222,218
2095 128,473,977 134,553,615
2094 127,761,785 133,902,112
2093 127,018,448 133,186,791
2092 126,270,202 132,427,642
2091 125,508,788 131,674,049
2090 124,636,092 130,893,042
2089 123,843,293 130,075,970
2088 123,034,495 129,234,968
2087 122,147,758 128,358,981
2086 121,381,088 127,463,823
2085 120,486,343 126,555,673
2084 119,491,780 125,612,419
2083 118,631,246 124,663,868
2082 117,742,446 123,716,124
2081 116,842,143 122,772,016
2080 115,793,841 121,805,246
2079 114,630,140 120,822,781
2078 113,624,958 119,802,944
2077 112,523,374 118,776,597
2076 111,442,221 117,748,457
2075 110,399,328 116,688,549
2074 109,236,338 115,601,159
2073 107,960,305 114,499,847
2072 106,746,984 113,374,089
2071 105,568,382 112,235,978
2070 104,230,485 111,102,687
2069 102,964,062 109,945,533
2068 101,629,164 108,791,037
2067 100,380,826 107,581,192
2066 99,116,663 106,357,353
2065 97,714,113 105,145,307
2064 96,306,602 103,903,801
2063 94,949,108 102,642,643
2062 93,579,065 101,354,095
2061 92,316,077 100,067,335
2060 91,000,643 98,765,585
2059 89,717,353 97,461,067
2058 88,346,732 96,135,716
2057 86,917,997 94,800,344
2056 85,480,219 93,458,640
2055 84,074,268 92,089,717
2054 82,676,432 90,711,253
2053 81,285,014 89,342,122
2052 79,908,081 87,962,125
2051 78,643,202 86,581,277
2050 77,331,830 85,194,794
2049 75,864,863 83,803,171
2048 74,479,782 82,442,635
2047 73,119,204 81,085,689
2046 71,697,214 79,725,126
2045 70,353,118 78,359,927
2044 69,024,959 77,006,049
2043 67,657,423 75,652,858
2042 66,357,363 74,312,465
2041 64,976,778 72,968,877
2040 63,535,531 71,640,015
2039 62,129,737 70,319,906
2038 60,803,646 69,001,239
2037 59,454,331 67,665,904
2036 58,114,874 66,337,650
2035 56,804,011 65,001,359
2034 55,502,408 63,664,516
2033 54,135,876 62,329,849
2032 52,791,273 61,007,985
2031 51,433,991 59,695,860
2030 50,079,746 58,384,521
2029 48,768,949 57,082,767
2028 47,533,470 55,800,806
2027 46,310,865 54,523,219
2026 45,075,045 52,894,744
2025 43,870,455 51,256,148
2024 42,647,492 50,448,963
2023 41,454,761 50,042,791
2022 40,578,842 49,383,346
2021 40,000,412 48,066,924
2020 39,068,979 46,789,231
2019 37,856,121 45,548,175
2018 36,743,039 44,230,596
2017 35,688,935 42,714,306
2016 34,700,612 41,259,892
2015 33,831,764 40,024,431
2014 32,792,523 38,823,318
2013 31,622,704 37,785,849
2012 30,560,034 36,923,178
2011 29,347,708 36,140,806
2010 28,284,089 35,414,399
2009 27,466,101 34,569,113
2008 26,482,622 33,623,980
2007 25,909,852 32,764,135
2006 25,424,094 31,992,435
2005 24,404,567 31,262,444
2004 23,560,654 30,556,637
2003 22,733,049 29,896,035
2002 21,378,117 29,228,727
2001 20,284,307 28,516,770
2000 20,130,327 27,816,745
1999 19,887,785 27,130,613
1998 19,159,996 26,458,999
1997 18,452,091 25,799,821
1996 17,763,266 25,231,528
1995 17,065,836 24,672,143
1994 16,250,794 24,043,948
1993 14,943,172 23,445,592
1992 13,278,974 22,927,355
1991 12,238,879 22,470,676
1990 12,045,660 22,021,481
1989 11,874,088 21,578,022
1988 11,523,298 21,138,431
1987 11,387,818 20,704,904
1986 11,420,074 20,288,238
1985 11,426,852 19,905,872
1984 11,190,221 19,546,528
1983 10,917,982 19,109,770
1982 10,991,378 18,486,645
1981 11,937,581 17,780,572
1980 13,169,311 17,058,905
1979 13,655,567 16,355,352
1978 13,611,441 15,695,003
1977 13,340,756 15,086,614
1976 13,059,851 14,569,716
1975 12,773,954 14,064,798
1974 12,469,127 13,580,723
1973 12,157,999 13,049,315
1972 11,853,696 12,527,856
1971 11,567,667 12,105,539
1970 11,290,128 11,695,771
1969 11,017,409 11,298,936
1968 10,756,922 10,917,999
1967 10,505,959 10,550,597
1966 10,266,395 10,197,578
1965 10,036,008 9,858,030
1964 9,814,318 9,531,109
1963 9,604,487 9,218,077
1962 9,404,406 8,919,028
1961 9,214,083 8,634,941
1960 9,035,043 8,364,489

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/sudan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Afghanistan increased by 9,276,518 people (a 36.5% growth), while Sudan gained 9,267,457 people (a 29% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Afghanistan gained 10,708,712 people (a 30.9% growth), while Sudan's population increased by 12,075,341 people (a 29.3% growth).

Afghanistan was ranked 45th most populous country in 2006 and is 36th in 2026. Sudan was ranked 36th in 2006 and ranked 29th 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 Sudan will increase by 59.7% to 85,194,794 people and rank change from 29th to 21st.

Afghanistan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 132M people compared to the peak of 138M people in 2100 for Sudan.

Population growth rate by year

Afghanistan
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Afghanistan Sudan
2100 0.5% 0.42%
2099 0.51% 0.45%
2098 0.52% 0.47%
2097 0.51% 0.47%
2096 0.52% 0.5%
2095 0.56% 0.49%
2094 0.59% 0.54%
2093 0.59% 0.57%
2092 0.61% 0.57%
2091 0.7% 0.6%
2090 0.64% 0.63%
2089 0.66% 0.65%
2088 0.73% 0.68%
2087 0.63% 0.7%
2086 0.74% 0.72%
2085 0.83% 0.75%
2084 0.73% 0.76%
2083 0.75% 0.77%
2082 0.77% 0.77%
2081 0.91% 0.79%
2080 1.02% 0.81%
2079 0.88% 0.85%
2078 0.98% 0.86%
2077 0.97% 0.87%
2076 0.94% 0.91%
2075 1.06% 0.94%
2074 1.18% 0.96%
2073 1.14% 0.99%
2072 1.12% 1.01%
2071 1.28% 1.02%
2070 1.23% 1.05%
2069 1.31% 1.06%
2068 1.24% 1.12%
2067 1.28% 1.15%
2066 1.44% 1.15%
2065 1.46% 1.19%
2064 1.43% 1.23%
2063 1.46% 1.27%
2062 1.37% 1.29%
2061 1.45% 1.32%
2060 1.43% 1.34%
2059 1.55% 1.38%
2058 1.64% 1.41%
2057 1.68% 1.44%
2056 1.67% 1.49%
2055 1.69% 1.52%
2054 1.71% 1.53%
2053 1.72% 1.57%
2052 1.61% 1.59%
2051 1.7% 1.63%
2050 1.93% 1.66%
2049 1.86% 1.65%
2048 1.86% 1.67%
2047 1.98% 1.71%
2046 1.91% 1.74%
2045 1.92% 1.76%
2044 2.02% 1.79%
2043 1.96% 1.8%
2042 2.12% 1.84%
2041 2.27% 1.85%
2040 2.26% 1.88%
2039 2.18% 1.91%
2038 2.27% 1.97%
2037 2.3% 2%
2036 2.31% 2.06%
2035 2.35% 2.1%
2034 2.52% 2.14%
2033 2.55% 2.17%
2032 2.64% 2.2%
2031 2.7% 2.25%
2030 2.69% 2.28%
2029 2.6% 2.3%
2028 2.64% 2.34%
2027 2.74% 3.08%
2026 2.75% 3.2%
2025 2.87% 1.6%
2024 2.88% 0.81%
2023 2.16% 1.34%
2022 1.45% 2.74%
2021 2.38% 2.73%
2020 3.2% 2.72%
2019 3.03% 2.98%
2018 2.95% 3.55%
2017 2.85% 3.53%
2016 2.57% 3.09%
2015 3.17% 3.09%
2014 3.7% 2.75%
2013 3.48% 2.34%
2012 4.13% 2.16%
2011 3.76% 2.05%
2010 2.98% 2.45%
2009 3.71% 2.81%
2008 2.21% 2.62%
2007 1.91% 2.41%
2006 4.18% 2.34%
2005 3.58% 2.31%
2004 3.64% 2.21%
2003 6.34% 2.28%
2002 5.39% 2.5%
2001 0.76% 2.52%
2000 1.22% 2.53%
1999 3.8% 2.54%
1998 3.84% 2.55%
1997 3.88% 2.25%
1996 4.09% 2.27%
1995 5.02% 2.61%
1994 8.75% 2.55%
1993 12.5% 2.26%
1992 8.5% 2.03%
1991 1.6% 2.04%
1990 1.44% 2.06%
1989 3.04% 2.08%
1988 1.19% 2.09%
1987 -0.28% 2.05%
1986 -0.06% 1.92%
1985 2.11% 1.84%
1984 2.49% 2.29%
1983 -0.67% 3.37%
1982 -7.93% 3.97%
1981 -9.35% 4.23%
1980 -3.56% 4.3%
1979 0.32% 4.21%
1978 2.03% 4.03%
1977 2.15% 3.55%
1976 2.24% 3.59%
1975 2.44% 3.56%
1974 2.56% 4.07%
1973 2.57% 4.16%
1972 2.47% 3.49%
1971 2.46% 3.5%
1970 2.48% 3.51%
1969 2.42% 3.49%
1968 2.39% 3.48%
1967 2.33% 3.46%
1966 2.3% 3.44%
1965 2.26% 3.43%
1964 2.18% 3.4%
1963 2.13% 3.35%
1962 2.07% 3.29%
1961 1.98% 3.23%

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

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

In 2024, the population of Afghanistan grew by 2.88%, while Sudan's population grew by 0.81%.

Live population counters

Afghanistan Sudan
Current population
45409324
53335233
Population rank 36/197 29/197
Percent of world population 0.55% 0.64%
One net population change
26.4 seconds
1.29 minutes
One birth every
21.5 seconds
18.7 seconds
One death every
2.19 minutes
1.64 minutes
Daily growth/decline +3,268 +1,113
Annual growth/decline +1,192,731 +406,172
Annual growth/decline rate +2.88% +0.81%
Population growth rate rank 20/197 116/197
One migration net change every
7.08 minutes
1.81 minutes
Annual migration change -74,404 +291,469
Net migration rank 179/196 6/196
Foreign-born residents 98,110 2,397,113
Foreign-born residents rank 131/195 29/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.2% 4.8%
Foreign-born share rank 186/195 94/195

Natural population change vs migration

Afghanistan
Natural

Migration
Sudan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Afghanistan Sudan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -74,404 - 291,469
2024 - -44,089 - -544,257
2023 1,228,719 -48,958 1,361,564 -1,349,998
2022 1,219,475 -647,402 1,333,992 -26,668
2021 1,133,611 -548,784 1,293,817 31,664
2020 1,134,407 143,634 1,295,781 -65,933
2019 1,138,485 9,159 1,291,747 -39,491
2018 1,115,262 -36,753 1,257,387 125,499
2017 1,101,218 -71,491 1,208,046 441,623
2016 1,090,016 -143,049 1,174,422 84,728
2015 1,077,068 -286,314 1,145,259 66,476
2014 1,053,788 233,913 1,097,962 92,504
2013 1,033,778 18,119 1,078,446 -194,001
2012 1,004,814 68,628 1,073,062 -232,196
2011 966,743 384,486 1,070,888 -347,024
2010 943,473 -167,460 1,068,381 -339,466
2009 920,581 -60,602 1,041,810 -80,159
2008 891,246 215,753 1,001,826 -73,188
2007 889,848 -851,298 992,819 -201,769
2006 875,301 57,673 963,740 -211,387
2005 855,112 250,971 907,017 -199,378
2004 850,940 -269,194 889,382 -185,392
2003 826,165 247,317 898,226 -281,001
2002 776,048 860,349 897,965 -180,603
2001 764,090 -212,872 880,284 -173,745
2000 782,727 -1,025,973 858,536 -165,030
1999 760,727 -32,400 835,840 -157,090
1998 719,860 7,380 814,752 -150,271
1997 709,778 -21,215 802,245 -148,368
1996 685,005 4,072 792,926 -310,221
1995 653,280 52,505 780,700 -144,670
1994 609,096 315,206 764,645 -144,324
1993 541,257 1,149,684 743,249 -166,861
1992 440,132 1,197,329 731,177 -271,093
1991 409,954 32,782 714,612 -261,341
1990 402,433 -458,737 699,953 -254,825
1989 381,158 18,296 683,743 -241,979
1988 358,397 -56,263 672,604 -235,213
1987 314,361 -345,535 658,416 -228,756
1986 310,066 -343,397 649,649 -245,968
1985 228,469 -208,685 583,382 -222,315
1984 205,262 248,224 577,405 -219,755
1983 263,778 -172,797 570,198 -54,325
1982 263,210 -500,998 606,362 124,007
1981 343,468 -1,998,086 585,087 96,697
1980 365,396 -1,174,239 552,930 208,602
1979 361,750 -525,413 524,942 120,613
1978 369,101 -117,186 497,987 177,153
1977 372,567 -83,115 483,089 58,540
1976 357,775 -85,430 470,019 22,147
1975 343,850 -44,418 454,813 62,843
1974 330,232 -20,009 444,456 6,023
1973 315,062 -3,030 439,201 173,143
1972 300,633 -4,050 428,340 2,238
1971 288,267 -12,801 417,641 -3,577
1970 275,129 4,458 401,013 4,479
1969 263,823 2,029 385,712 2,476
1968 251,798 3,333 370,917 2,776
1967 239,967 6,824 356,599 4,508
1966 228,786 3,563 342,118 2,813
1965 217,741 10,695 327,799 6,367
1964 207,867 7,079 315,166 4,505
1963 198,035 6,681 302,132 4,263
1962 188,427 7,016 287,317 4,387
1961 179,094 6,109 272,562 3,904
1960 170,257 2,606 262,235 2,194

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

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

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 Sudan 95.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 12,459,977 people) and 4.88% is from migration (a loss of 639,596 people).

As of 2024, 98,110 residents or 0.2% of the population were not native-born in Afghanistan, compared to 2,397,113 people or 4.8% in Sudan.

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
Sudan
City Population
Khartoum 5.34M
Omdurman 2.81M
Khartoum North 936K
Port Sudan 580K
El-Obeid 560K
Kassala 536K
Kosti 528K
Nyala 493K
El-Gadarif 355K
Al-Fashir 286K

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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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