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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Afghanistan was 42,647,492 in 2024 vs 23,331,886 people in Taiwan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Afghanistan's population is 45,409,324 people compared to 23,229,461 in Taiwan.

Population statistics:

  • Afghanistan's population is 1.95 times bigger than Taiwan's.
  • Afghanistan is ranked the 36th most populous country in the world, while Taiwan is the 60th.
  • The countries together account for 0.83% of the world: 0.55% for Afghanistan vs 0.28% for Taiwan.
  • For the last 10 years, Afghanistan has had an average growth rate of +2.76% per year vs -0.03% in Taiwan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Afghanistan has increased from 25.4M people to 45.4M (78.6% growth), while Taiwan has grown from 22.8M to 23.2M (1.78% growth).

Afghanistan vs Taiwan: population by year and forecast

Afghanistan
Factual

Projection
Taiwan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Afghanistan Taiwan
2100 131,803,615 10,150,338
2099 131,145,502 10,273,881
2098 130,482,225 10,399,680
2097 129,808,066 10,527,804
2096 129,147,895 10,657,536
2095 128,473,977 10,789,978
2094 127,761,785 10,925,075
2093 127,018,448 11,062,491
2092 126,270,202 11,202,670
2091 125,508,788 11,346,131
2090 124,636,092 11,494,369
2089 123,843,293 11,644,743
2088 123,034,495 11,799,177
2087 122,147,758 11,956,109
2086 121,381,088 12,116,149
2085 120,486,343 12,281,248
2084 119,491,780 12,451,872
2083 118,631,246 12,625,681
2082 117,742,446 12,803,442
2081 116,842,143 12,986,931
2080 115,793,841 13,174,137
2079 114,630,140 13,366,920
2078 113,624,958 13,564,788
2077 112,523,374 13,765,770
2076 111,442,221 13,969,802
2075 110,399,328 14,178,904
2074 109,236,338 14,391,331
2073 107,960,305 14,606,033
2072 106,746,984 14,824,987
2071 105,568,382 15,045,310
2070 104,230,485 15,266,143
2069 102,964,062 15,488,280
2068 101,629,164 15,714,125
2067 100,380,826 15,940,945
2066 99,116,663 16,167,553
2065 97,714,113 16,396,032
2064 96,306,602 16,625,600
2063 94,949,108 16,854,355
2062 93,579,065 17,084,600
2061 92,316,077 17,314,450
2060 91,000,643 17,541,998
2059 89,717,353 17,767,014
2058 88,346,732 17,988,239
2057 86,917,997 18,208,151
2056 85,480,219 18,423,453
2055 84,074,268 18,639,554
2054 82,676,432 18,853,384
2053 81,285,014 19,063,428
2052 79,908,081 19,270,076
2051 78,643,202 19,474,323
2050 77,331,830 19,677,203
2049 75,864,863 19,878,438
2048 74,479,782 20,073,645
2047 73,119,204 20,267,326
2046 71,697,214 20,454,154
2045 70,353,118 20,640,565
2044 69,024,959 20,819,477
2043 67,657,423 20,995,111
2042 66,357,363 21,166,213
2041 64,976,778 21,331,710
2040 63,535,531 21,491,361
2039 62,129,737 21,645,911
2038 60,803,646 21,794,529
2037 59,454,331 21,939,617
2036 58,114,874 22,077,701
2035 56,804,011 22,211,115
2034 55,502,408 22,340,809
2033 54,135,876 22,463,465
2032 52,791,273 22,582,449
2031 51,433,991 22,698,460
2030 50,079,746 22,809,605
2029 48,768,949 22,916,803
2028 47,533,470 23,022,058
2027 46,310,865 23,127,410
2026 45,075,045 23,229,461
2025 43,870,455 23,331,886
2024 42,647,492 23,410,331
2023 41,454,761 23,342,541
2022 40,578,842 23,319,977
2021 40,000,412 23,468,275
2020 39,068,979 23,582,179
2019 37,856,121 23,596,027
2018 36,743,039 23,580,080
2017 35,688,935 23,555,522
2016 34,700,612 23,515,945
2015 33,831,764 23,462,914
2014 32,792,523 23,403,635
2013 31,622,704 23,344,670
2012 30,560,034 23,270,367
2011 29,347,708 23,193,518
2010 28,284,089 23,140,948
2009 27,466,101 23,078,402
2008 26,482,622 22,997,696
2007 25,909,852 22,917,444
2006 25,424,094 22,823,455
2005 24,404,567 22,729,753
2004 23,560,654 22,646,836
2003 22,733,049 22,562,663
2002 21,378,117 22,463,172
2001 20,284,307 22,341,120
2000 20,130,327 22,184,530
1999 19,887,785 22,010,489
1998 19,159,996 21,835,703
1997 18,452,091 21,634,124
1996 17,763,266 21,441,432
1995 17,065,836 21,267,653
1994 16,250,794 21,086,645
1993 14,943,172 20,899,019
1992 13,278,974 20,704,227
1991 12,238,879 20,503,568
1990 12,045,660 20,278,946
1989 11,874,088 20,055,492
1988 11,523,298 19,839,704
1987 11,387,818 19,617,046
1986 11,420,074 19,411,454
1985 11,426,852 19,191,510
1984 11,190,221 18,929,866
1983 10,917,982 18,653,146
1982 10,991,378 18,354,855
1981 11,937,581 18,029,982
1980 13,169,311 17,704,538
1979 13,655,567 17,372,779
1978 13,611,441 17,042,272
1977 13,340,756 16,730,895
1976 13,059,851 16,401,413
1975 12,773,954 16,075,128
1974 12,469,127 15,784,817
1973 12,157,999 15,505,121
1972 11,853,696 15,220,495
1971 11,567,667 14,913,564
1970 11,290,128 14,582,944
1969 11,017,409 14,068,984
1968 10,756,922 13,548,537
1967 10,505,959 13,210,344
1966 10,266,395 12,874,153
1965 10,036,008 12,511,863
1964 9,814,318 12,137,143
1963 9,604,487 11,762,101
1962 9,404,406 11,392,513
1961 9,214,083 11,030,385
1960 9,035,043 10,667,705

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-09); 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 Taiwan gained 692,490 people (a 3.03% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Afghanistan gained 10,708,712 people (a 30.9% growth), while Taiwan's population decreased by 286,484 people (a 1.22% decline).

Afghanistan was ranked 45th most populous country in 2006 and is 36th in 2026. Taiwan was ranked 49th in 2006 and ranked 60th 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 Taiwan will decrease by 15.3% to 19,677,203 people and rank change from 60th to 76th.

Afghanistan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 132M people, while Taiwan's population already peaked in 2019 at 23.6M people and is projected to decrease to 10.2M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Afghanistan
Factual

Projection
Taiwan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Afghanistan Taiwan
2100 0.5% -1.2%
2099 0.51% -1.21%
2098 0.52% -1.22%
2097 0.51% -1.22%
2096 0.52% -1.23%
2095 0.56% -1.24%
2094 0.59% -1.24%
2093 0.59% -1.25%
2092 0.61% -1.26%
2091 0.7% -1.29%
2090 0.64% -1.29%
2089 0.66% -1.31%
2088 0.73% -1.31%
2087 0.63% -1.32%
2086 0.74% -1.34%
2085 0.83% -1.37%
2084 0.73% -1.38%
2083 0.75% -1.39%
2082 0.77% -1.41%
2081 0.91% -1.42%
2080 1.02% -1.44%
2079 0.88% -1.46%
2078 0.98% -1.46%
2077 0.97% -1.46%
2076 0.94% -1.47%
2075 1.06% -1.48%
2074 1.18% -1.47%
2073 1.14% -1.48%
2072 1.12% -1.46%
2071 1.28% -1.45%
2070 1.23% -1.43%
2069 1.31% -1.44%
2068 1.24% -1.42%
2067 1.28% -1.4%
2066 1.44% -1.39%
2065 1.46% -1.38%
2064 1.43% -1.36%
2063 1.46% -1.35%
2062 1.37% -1.33%
2061 1.45% -1.3%
2060 1.43% -1.27%
2059 1.55% -1.23%
2058 1.64% -1.21%
2057 1.68% -1.17%
2056 1.67% -1.16%
2055 1.69% -1.13%
2054 1.71% -1.1%
2053 1.72% -1.07%
2052 1.61% -1.05%
2051 1.7% -1.03%
2050 1.93% -1.01%
2049 1.86% -0.97%
2048 1.86% -0.96%
2047 1.98% -0.91%
2046 1.91% -0.9%
2045 1.92% -0.86%
2044 2.02% -0.84%
2043 1.96% -0.81%
2042 2.12% -0.78%
2041 2.27% -0.74%
2040 2.26% -0.71%
2039 2.18% -0.68%
2038 2.27% -0.66%
2037 2.3% -0.63%
2036 2.31% -0.6%
2035 2.35% -0.58%
2034 2.52% -0.55%
2033 2.55% -0.53%
2032 2.64% -0.51%
2031 2.7% -0.49%
2030 2.69% -0.47%
2029 2.6% -0.46%
2028 2.64% -0.46%
2027 2.74% -0.44%
2026 2.75% -0.44%
2025 2.87% -0.34%
2024 2.88% 0.29%
2023 2.16% 0.1%
2022 1.45% -0.63%
2021 2.38% -0.48%
2020 3.2% -0.06%
2019 3.03% 0.07%
2018 2.95% 0.1%
2017 2.85% 0.17%
2016 2.57% 0.23%
2015 3.17% 0.25%
2014 3.7% 0.25%
2013 3.48% 0.32%
2012 4.13% 0.33%
2011 3.76% 0.23%
2010 2.98% 0.27%
2009 3.71% 0.35%
2008 2.21% 0.35%
2007 1.91% 0.41%
2006 4.18% 0.41%
2005 3.58% 0.37%
2004 3.64% 0.37%
2003 6.34% 0.44%
2002 5.39% 0.55%
2001 0.76% 0.71%
2000 1.22% 0.79%
1999 3.8% 0.8%
1998 3.84% 0.93%
1997 3.88% 0.9%
1996 4.09% 0.82%
1995 5.02% 0.86%
1994 8.75% 0.9%
1993 12.5% 0.94%
1992 8.5% 0.98%
1991 1.6% 1.11%
1990 1.44% 1.11%
1989 3.04% 1.09%
1988 1.19% 1.14%
1987 -0.28% 1.06%
1986 -0.06% 1.15%
1985 2.11% 1.38%
1984 2.49% 1.48%
1983 -0.67% 1.63%
1982 -7.93% 1.8%
1981 -9.35% 1.84%
1980 -3.56% 1.91%
1979 0.32% 1.94%
1978 2.03% 1.86%
1977 2.15% 2.01%
1976 2.24% 2.03%
1975 2.44% 1.84%
1974 2.56% 1.8%
1973 2.57% 1.87%
1972 2.47% 2.06%
1971 2.46% 2.27%
1970 2.48% 3.65%
1969 2.42% 3.84%
1968 2.39% 2.56%
1967 2.33% 2.61%
1966 2.3% 2.9%
1965 2.26% 3.09%
1964 2.18% 3.19%
1963 2.13% 3.24%
1962 2.07% 3.28%
1961 1.98% 3.4%
1960 - 3.69%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-09); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2025, the population of Afghanistan grew by 2.88%, while Taiwan's population declined by 0.34%.

Live population counters

Afghanistan Taiwan
Current population
45409324
23229461
Population rank 36/197 60/197
Percent of world population 0.55% 0.28%
One net population change
26.4 seconds
6.72 minutes
One birth every
21.5 seconds
3.9 minutes
One death every
2.19 minutes
2.6 minutes
Daily growth/decline +3,268 -215
Annual growth/decline +1,192,731 -78,445
Annual growth/decline rate +2.88% -0.34%
Population growth rate rank 20/197 180/197
One migration net change every
7.08 minutes
11.2 minutes
Annual migration change -74,404 +47,029
Net migration rank 179/196 23/196
Foreign-born residents 98,110 n/a
Foreign-born residents rank 131/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.2% n/a
Foreign-born share rank 186/195

Natural population change vs migration

Afghanistan
Natural

Migration
Taiwan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Afghanistan Taiwan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -74,404 - -
2024 - -44,089 -67,188 47,029
2023 1,228,719 -48,958 -69,794 225,599
2022 1,219,475 -647,402 -68,327 -42,430
2021 1,133,611 -548,784 -30,039 -156,010
2020 1,134,407 143,634 -7,782 -33,978
2019 1,138,485 9,159 1,416 12,718
2018 1,115,262 -36,753 8,725 8,888
2017 1,101,218 -71,491 22,613 8,809
2016 1,090,016 -143,049 35,980 11,707
2015 1,077,068 -286,314 49,741 8,581
2014 1,053,788 233,913 - -
2013 1,033,778 18,119 - -
2012 1,004,814 68,628 - -
2011 966,743 384,486 43,836 19,077
2010 943,473 -167,460 - -
2009 920,581 -60,602 - -
2008 891,246 215,753 - -
2007 889,848 -851,298 - -
2006 875,301 57,673 - -
2005 855,112 250,971 - -
2004 850,940 -269,194 - -
2003 826,165 247,317 - -
2002 776,048 860,349 - -
2001 764,090 -212,872 132,707 -3,811
2000 782,727 -1,025,973 - -
1999 760,727 -32,400 - -
1998 719,860 7,380 - -
1997 709,778 -21,215 - -
1996 685,005 4,072 - -
1995 653,280 52,505 - -
1994 609,096 315,206 - -
1993 541,257 1,149,684 - -
1992 440,132 1,197,329 - -
1991 409,954 32,782 215,698 -12,128
1990 402,433 -458,737 - -
1989 381,158 18,296 - -
1988 358,397 -56,263 - -
1987 314,361 -345,535 - -
1986 310,066 -343,397 - -
1985 228,469 -208,685 - -
1984 205,262 248,224 - -
1983 263,778 -172,797 - -
1982 263,210 -500,998 - -
1981 343,468 -1,998,086 326,883 4,508
1980 365,396 -1,174,239 - -
1979 361,750 -525,413 - -
1978 369,101 -117,186 - -
1977 372,567 -83,115 - -
1976 357,775 -85,430 - -
1975 343,850 -44,418 - -
1974 330,232 -20,009 - -
1973 315,062 -3,030 - -
1972 300,633 -4,050 - -
1971 288,267 -12,801 - -
1970 275,129 4,458 - -
1969 263,823 2,029 - -
1968 251,798 3,333 - -
1967 239,967 6,824 - -
1966 228,786 3,563 346,958 18,774
1965 217,741 10,695 - -
1964 207,867 7,079 - -
1963 198,035 6,681 - -
1962 188,427 7,016 - -
1961 179,094 6,109 - -
1960 170,257 2,606 - -

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06); National Statistics, Taiwan (1966–2024, retrieved 2026-02-09).

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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 Taiwan 56.7% is from natural causes (a loss of 57,467 people) and 43.3% is from migration (a gain of 43,884 people).

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
Taiwan
City Population
New Taipei 4.05M
Taichung 2.87M
Kaohsiung 2.72M
Taipei 2.44M
Taoyuan 2.35M
Tainan 1.85M
Hsinchu 455K
Keelung 360K
Chiayi 261K
Changhua 221K

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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); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-09); 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. National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-02-09)
  4. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  6. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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