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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Afghanistan was 42,647,492 in 2024 vs 9,515,236 people in Togo in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Afghanistan's population is 45,409,324 people compared to 9,990,340 in Togo.

Population statistics:

  • Afghanistan's population is 4.55 times bigger than Togo's.
  • Afghanistan is ranked the 36th most populous country in the world, while Togo is the 97th.
  • The countries together account for 0.67% of the world: 0.55% for Afghanistan vs 0.12% for Togo.
  • For the last 10 years, Afghanistan has had an average growth rate of +2.76% per year vs +2.46% in Togo.
  • Since 2006, the population of Afghanistan has increased from 25.4M people to 45.4M (78.6% growth), while Togo has grown from 6.01M to 9.99M (66.2% growth).

Afghanistan vs Togo: population by year and forecast

Afghanistan
Factual

Projection
Togo
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Afghanistan Togo
2100 131,803,615 26,511,761
2099 131,145,502 26,350,920
2098 130,482,225 26,190,149
2097 129,808,066 26,025,602
2096 129,147,895 25,858,261
2095 128,473,977 25,692,261
2094 127,761,785 25,512,468
2093 127,018,448 25,345,557
2092 126,270,202 25,173,177
2091 125,508,788 24,992,069
2090 124,636,092 24,812,174
2089 123,843,293 24,627,057
2088 123,034,495 24,436,800
2087 122,147,758 24,254,420
2086 121,381,088 24,051,223
2085 120,486,343 23,849,170
2084 119,491,780 23,646,091
2083 118,631,246 23,436,282
2082 117,742,446 23,222,780
2081 116,842,143 23,001,936
2080 115,793,841 22,777,601
2079 114,630,140 22,551,490
2078 113,624,958 22,338,486
2077 112,523,374 22,122,045
2076 111,442,221 21,896,528
2075 110,399,328 21,662,169
2074 109,236,338 21,429,982
2073 107,960,305 21,196,168
2072 106,746,984 20,965,824
2071 105,568,382 20,733,961
2070 104,230,485 20,502,013
2069 102,964,062 20,263,631
2068 101,629,164 20,019,087
2067 100,380,826 19,779,666
2066 99,116,663 19,535,920
2065 97,714,113 19,295,265
2064 96,306,602 19,054,476
2063 94,949,108 18,807,556
2062 93,579,065 18,564,996
2061 92,316,077 18,323,196
2060 91,000,643 18,081,153
2059 89,717,353 17,844,344
2058 88,346,732 17,604,946
2057 86,917,997 17,362,170
2056 85,480,219 17,118,049
2055 84,074,268 16,866,006
2054 82,676,432 16,621,633
2053 81,285,014 16,377,405
2052 79,908,081 16,130,545
2051 78,643,202 15,878,148
2050 77,331,830 15,631,978
2049 75,864,863 15,378,071
2048 74,479,782 15,127,754
2047 73,119,204 14,879,919
2046 71,697,214 14,629,528
2045 70,353,118 14,379,029
2044 69,024,959 14,128,387
2043 67,657,423 13,876,705
2042 66,357,363 13,630,555
2041 64,976,778 13,384,957
2040 63,535,531 13,144,485
2039 62,129,737 12,899,560
2038 60,803,646 12,658,957
2037 59,454,331 12,420,807
2036 58,114,874 12,186,169
2035 56,804,011 11,950,071
2034 55,502,408 11,717,387
2033 54,135,876 11,485,359
2032 52,791,273 11,253,936
2031 51,433,991 11,023,922
2030 50,079,746 10,797,929
2029 48,768,949 10,578,030
2028 47,533,470 10,361,280
2027 46,310,865 10,146,366
2026 45,075,045 9,932,489
2025 43,870,455 9,723,170
2024 42,647,492 9,515,236
2023 41,454,761 9,304,337
2022 40,578,842 9,089,738
2021 40,000,412 8,878,379
2020 39,068,979 8,669,720
2019 37,856,121 8,463,068
2018 36,743,039 8,258,778
2017 35,688,935 8,057,140
2016 34,700,612 7,858,289
2015 33,831,764 7,663,195
2014 32,792,523 7,472,450
2013 31,622,704 7,285,442
2012 30,560,034 7,100,736
2011 29,347,708 6,916,474
2010 28,284,089 6,732,590
2009 27,466,101 6,551,865
2008 26,482,622 6,368,812
2007 25,909,852 6,188,344
2006 25,424,094 6,010,668
2005 24,404,567 5,844,631
2004 23,560,654 5,696,508
2003 22,733,049 5,552,167
2002 21,378,117 5,413,274
2001 20,284,307 5,277,382
2000 20,130,327 5,140,037
1999 19,887,785 5,000,269
1998 19,159,996 4,860,913
1997 18,452,091 4,725,030
1996 17,763,266 4,577,860
1995 17,065,836 4,410,832
1994 16,250,794 4,222,940
1993 14,943,172 4,207,453
1992 13,278,974 4,233,617
1991 12,238,879 4,115,560
1990 12,045,660 3,998,761
1989 11,874,088 3,883,411
1988 11,523,298 3,769,742
1987 11,387,818 3,657,508
1986 11,420,074 3,547,952
1985 11,426,852 3,441,091
1984 11,190,221 3,332,837
1983 10,917,982 3,222,899
1982 10,991,378 3,115,042
1981 11,937,581 3,013,043
1980 13,169,311 2,920,894
1979 13,655,567 2,839,854
1978 13,611,441 2,768,148
1977 13,340,756 2,701,894
1976 13,059,851 2,637,796
1975 12,773,954 2,574,622
1974 12,469,127 2,511,760
1973 12,157,999 2,448,749
1972 11,853,696 2,384,994
1971 11,567,667 2,317,976
1970 11,290,128 2,244,773
1969 11,017,409 2,164,814
1968 10,756,922 2,080,226
1967 10,505,959 1,995,890
1966 10,266,395 1,918,513
1965 10,036,008 1,853,771
1964 9,814,318 1,803,440
1963 9,604,487 1,765,072
1962 9,404,406 1,732,959
1961 9,214,083 1,702,717
1960 9,035,043 1,673,110

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/togo | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Afghanistan increased by 9,276,518 people (a 36.5% growth), while Togo gained 1,847,621 people (a 30.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Afghanistan gained 10,708,712 people (a 30.9% growth), while Togo's population increased by 2,132,051 people (a 27.1% growth).

Afghanistan was ranked 45th most populous country in 2006 and is 36th in 2026. Togo was ranked 102nd in 2006 and ranked 97th 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 Togo will increase by 56.5% to 15,631,978 people and rank change from 97th to 83rd.

Afghanistan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 132M people compared to the peak of 26.5M people in 2100 for Togo.

Population growth rate by year

Afghanistan
Factual

Projection
Togo
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Afghanistan Togo
2100 0.5% 0.61%
2099 0.51% 0.61%
2098 0.52% 0.63%
2097 0.51% 0.65%
2096 0.52% 0.65%
2095 0.56% 0.7%
2094 0.59% 0.66%
2093 0.59% 0.68%
2092 0.61% 0.72%
2091 0.7% 0.73%
2090 0.64% 0.75%
2089 0.66% 0.78%
2088 0.73% 0.75%
2087 0.63% 0.84%
2086 0.74% 0.85%
2085 0.83% 0.86%
2084 0.73% 0.9%
2083 0.75% 0.92%
2082 0.77% 0.96%
2081 0.91% 0.98%
2080 1.02% 1%
2079 0.88% 0.95%
2078 0.98% 0.98%
2077 0.97% 1.03%
2076 0.94% 1.08%
2075 1.06% 1.08%
2074 1.18% 1.1%
2073 1.14% 1.1%
2072 1.12% 1.12%
2071 1.28% 1.13%
2070 1.23% 1.18%
2069 1.31% 1.22%
2068 1.24% 1.21%
2067 1.28% 1.25%
2066 1.44% 1.25%
2065 1.46% 1.26%
2064 1.43% 1.31%
2063 1.46% 1.31%
2062 1.37% 1.32%
2061 1.45% 1.34%
2060 1.43% 1.33%
2059 1.55% 1.36%
2058 1.64% 1.4%
2057 1.68% 1.43%
2056 1.67% 1.49%
2055 1.69% 1.47%
2054 1.71% 1.49%
2053 1.72% 1.53%
2052 1.61% 1.59%
2051 1.7% 1.57%
2050 1.93% 1.65%
2049 1.86% 1.65%
2048 1.86% 1.67%
2047 1.98% 1.71%
2046 1.91% 1.74%
2045 1.92% 1.77%
2044 2.02% 1.81%
2043 1.96% 1.81%
2042 2.12% 1.83%
2041 2.27% 1.83%
2040 2.26% 1.9%
2039 2.18% 1.9%
2038 2.27% 1.92%
2037 2.3% 1.93%
2036 2.31% 1.98%
2035 2.35% 1.99%
2034 2.52% 2.02%
2033 2.55% 2.06%
2032 2.64% 2.09%
2031 2.7% 2.09%
2030 2.69% 2.08%
2029 2.6% 2.09%
2028 2.64% 2.12%
2027 2.74% 2.15%
2026 2.75% 2.15%
2025 2.87% 2.19%
2024 2.88% 2.27%
2023 2.16% 2.36%
2022 1.45% 2.38%
2021 2.38% 2.41%
2020 3.2% 2.44%
2019 3.03% 2.47%
2018 2.95% 2.5%
2017 2.85% 2.53%
2016 2.57% 2.55%
2015 3.17% 2.55%
2014 3.7% 2.57%
2013 3.48% 2.6%
2012 4.13% 2.66%
2011 3.76% 2.73%
2010 2.98% 2.76%
2009 3.71% 2.87%
2008 2.21% 2.92%
2007 1.91% 2.96%
2006 4.18% 2.84%
2005 3.58% 2.6%
2004 3.64% 2.6%
2003 6.34% 2.57%
2002 5.39% 2.57%
2001 0.76% 2.67%
2000 1.22% 2.8%
1999 3.8% 2.87%
1998 3.84% 2.88%
1997 3.88% 3.21%
1996 4.09% 3.79%
1995 5.02% 4.45%
1994 8.75% 0.37%
1993 12.5% -0.62%
1992 8.5% 2.87%
1991 1.6% 2.92%
1990 1.44% 2.97%
1989 3.04% 3.02%
1988 1.19% 3.07%
1987 -0.28% 3.09%
1986 -0.06% 3.11%
1985 2.11% 3.25%
1984 2.49% 3.41%
1983 -0.67% 3.46%
1982 -7.93% 3.39%
1981 -9.35% 3.15%
1980 -3.56% 2.85%
1979 0.32% 2.59%
1978 2.03% 2.45%
1977 2.15% 2.43%
1976 2.24% 2.45%
1975 2.44% 2.5%
1974 2.56% 2.57%
1973 2.57% 2.67%
1972 2.47% 2.89%
1971 2.46% 3.26%
1970 2.48% 3.69%
1969 2.42% 4.07%
1968 2.39% 4.23%
1967 2.33% 4.03%
1966 2.3% 3.49%
1965 2.26% 2.79%
1964 2.18% 2.17%
1963 2.13% 1.85%
1962 2.07% 1.78%
1961 1.98% 1.77%

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 Togo's population grew by 2.27%.

Live population counters

Afghanistan Togo
Current population
45409324
9990340
Population rank 36/197 97/197
Percent of world population 0.55% 0.12%
One net population change
26.4 seconds
2.49 minutes
One birth every
21.5 seconds
1.81 minutes
One death every
2.19 minutes
7.33 minutes
Daily growth/decline +3,268 +578
Annual growth/decline +1,192,731 +210,899
Annual growth/decline rate +2.88% +2.27%
Population growth rate rank 20/197 40/197
One migration net change every
7.08 minutes
35.1 minutes
Annual migration change -74,404 -15,010
Net migration rank 179/196 144/196
Foreign-born residents 98,110 281,994
Foreign-born residents rank 131/195 99/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.2% 3%
Foreign-born share rank 186/195 117/195

Natural population change vs migration

Afghanistan
Natural

Migration
Togo
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Afghanistan Togo
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -74,404 - -15,010
2024 - -44,089 - -14,014
2023 1,228,719 -48,958 218,093 -1,997
2022 1,219,475 -647,402 215,090 -1,997
2021 1,133,611 -548,784 210,613 -986
2020 1,134,407 143,634 208,663 -986
2019 1,138,485 9,159 207,608 -1,985
2018 1,115,262 -36,753 204,942 -1,985
2017 1,101,218 -71,491 202,307 -1,985
2016 1,090,016 -143,049 199,364 -1,979
2015 1,077,068 -286,314 194,768 -1,976
2014 1,053,788 233,913 190,667 -1,976
2013 1,033,778 18,119 187,309 -1,976
2012 1,004,814 68,628 186,061 -1,983
2011 966,743 384,486 186,406 -1,968
2010 943,473 -167,460 185,294 -1,964
2009 920,581 -60,602 180,111 -1,985
2008 891,246 215,753 173,677 14,303
2007 889,848 -851,298 168,144 4,813
2006 875,301 57,673 160,671 21,724
2005 855,112 250,971 154,117 -4,437
2004 850,940 -269,194 147,574 -1,005
2003 826,165 247,317 144,900 -2,793
2002 776,048 860,349 141,643 -5,973
2001 764,090 -212,872 137,808 -1,703
2000 782,727 -1,025,973 133,873 4,715
1999 760,727 -32,400 129,832 11,125
1998 719,860 7,380 125,392 12,362
1997 709,778 -21,215 122,109 11,898
1996 685,005 4,072 119,418 40,915
1995 653,280 52,505 116,314 57,406
1994 609,096 315,206 113,074 88,992
1993 541,257 1,149,684 119,938 -291,022
1992 440,132 1,197,329 118,876 -122
1991 409,954 32,782 117,409 -51
1990 402,433 -458,737 116,200 44
1989 381,158 18,296 114,432 0
1988 358,397 -56,263 112,915 -17
1987 314,361 -345,535 110,739 848
1986 310,066 -343,397 107,957 -436
1985 228,469 -208,685 104,949 1,242
1984 205,262 248,224 102,425 7,897
1983 263,778 -172,797 99,817 9,740
1982 263,210 -500,998 97,003 9,163
1981 343,468 -1,998,086 94,318 3,519
1980 365,396 -1,174,239 91,445 -4,993
1979 361,750 -525,413 89,148 -13,519
1978 369,101 -117,186 86,950 -19,163
1977 372,567 -83,115 84,572 -19,856
1976 357,775 -85,430 82,321 -18,832
1975 343,850 -44,418 79,831 -16,973
1974 330,232 -20,009 77,347 -14,483
1973 315,062 -3,030 74,713 -11,555
1972 300,633 -4,050 72,008 -7,661
1971 288,267 -12,801 69,206 482
1970 275,129 4,458 65,851 10,865
1969 263,823 2,029 62,589 20,613
1968 251,798 3,333 59,110 26,860
1967 239,967 6,824 56,128 26,576
1966 228,786 3,563 53,640 18,418
1965 217,741 10,695 51,323 6,104
1964 207,867 7,079 49,449 -6,214
1963 198,035 6,681 47,869 -14,361
1962 188,427 7,016 46,201 -15,486
1961 179,094 6,109 44,623 -14,858
1960 170,257 2,606 43,307 -13,868

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 Togo 99.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 2,052,115 people) and 0.86% is from migration (a loss of 17,852 people).

As of 2024, 98,110 residents or 0.2% of the population were not native-born in Afghanistan, compared to 281,994 people or 3% in Togo.

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
Togo
City Population
Lome 2.19M
Kara 158K
Sokode 115K
Atakpame 98.2K
Kpalime 87.5K
Sotouboua 32.5K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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