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Population in Afghanistan compared to Trinidad and Tobago: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Afghanistan was 42,647,492 in 2024 vs 1,368,333 people in Trinidad and Tobago in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Afghanistan's population is 45,409,324 people compared to 1,374,840 in Trinidad and Tobago.

Population statistics:

  • Afghanistan's population is 33 times bigger than Trinidad and Tobago's.
  • Afghanistan is ranked the 36th most populous country in the world, while Trinidad and Tobago is the 154th.
  • The countries together account for 0.56% of the world: 0.55% for Afghanistan vs 0.02% for Trinidad and Tobago.
  • For the last 10 years, Afghanistan has had an average growth rate of +2.76% per year vs +0.19% in Trinidad and Tobago.
  • Since 2006, the population of Afghanistan has increased from 25.4M people to 45.4M (78.6% growth), while Trinidad and Tobago has grown from 1.3M to 1.37M (5.92% growth).

Afghanistan vs Trinidad and Tobago: population by year and forecast

Afghanistan
Factual

Projection
Trinidad and Tobago
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Afghanistan Trinidad
2100 131,803,615 820,139
2099 131,145,502 827,732
2098 130,482,225 835,344
2097 129,808,066 843,011
2096 129,147,895 850,741
2095 128,473,977 858,556
2094 127,761,785 866,373
2093 127,018,448 874,273
2092 126,270,202 882,213
2091 125,508,788 890,266
2090 124,636,092 898,378
2089 123,843,293 906,601
2088 123,034,495 914,872
2087 122,147,758 923,272
2086 121,381,088 931,804
2085 120,486,343 940,463
2084 119,491,780 949,270
2083 118,631,246 958,273
2082 117,742,446 967,427
2081 116,842,143 976,795
2080 115,793,841 986,272
2079 114,630,140 995,976
2078 113,624,958 1,005,824
2077 112,523,374 1,015,872
2076 111,442,221 1,026,025
2075 110,399,328 1,036,315
2074 109,236,338 1,046,695
2073 107,960,305 1,057,138
2072 106,746,984 1,067,706
2071 105,568,382 1,078,279
2070 104,230,485 1,088,883
2069 102,964,062 1,099,489
2068 101,629,164 1,110,059
2067 100,380,826 1,120,501
2066 99,116,663 1,130,882
2065 97,714,113 1,141,203
2064 96,306,602 1,151,388
2063 94,949,108 1,161,394
2062 93,579,065 1,171,232
2061 92,316,077 1,180,918
2060 91,000,643 1,190,417
2059 89,717,353 1,199,770
2058 88,346,732 1,208,904
2057 86,917,997 1,217,922
2056 85,480,219 1,226,725
2055 84,074,268 1,235,387
2054 82,676,432 1,243,896
2053 81,285,014 1,252,160
2052 79,908,081 1,260,260
2051 78,643,202 1,268,194
2050 77,331,830 1,275,900
2049 75,864,863 1,283,457
2048 74,479,782 1,290,793
2047 73,119,204 1,297,947
2046 71,697,214 1,304,843
2045 70,353,118 1,311,560
2044 69,024,959 1,318,015
2043 67,657,423 1,324,249
2042 66,357,363 1,330,180
2041 64,976,778 1,335,843
2040 63,535,531 1,341,188
2039 62,129,737 1,346,239
2038 60,803,646 1,350,921
2037 59,454,331 1,355,297
2036 58,114,874 1,359,322
2035 56,804,011 1,362,986
2034 55,502,408 1,366,278
2033 54,135,876 1,369,125
2032 52,791,273 1,371,607
2031 51,433,991 1,373,561
2030 50,079,746 1,375,038
2029 48,768,949 1,376,018
2028 47,533,470 1,376,314
2027 46,310,865 1,375,856
2026 45,075,045 1,374,464
2025 43,870,455 1,372,016
2024 42,647,492 1,368,333
2023 41,454,761 1,367,510
2022 40,578,842 1,365,805
2021 40,000,412 1,367,558
2020 39,068,979 1,366,725
2019 37,856,121 1,363,985
2018 36,743,039 1,359,193
2017 35,688,935 1,356,633
2016 34,700,612 1,353,895
2015 33,831,764 1,349,667
2014 32,792,523 1,345,343
2013 31,622,704 1,340,557
2012 30,560,034 1,335,194
2011 29,347,708 1,328,019
2010 28,284,089 1,317,714
2009 27,466,101 1,310,106
2008 26,482,622 1,308,587
2007 25,909,852 1,303,188
2006 25,424,094 1,297,944
2005 24,404,567 1,294,494
2004 23,560,654 1,345,380
2003 22,733,049 1,338,709
2002 21,378,117 1,332,011
2001 20,284,307 1,325,567
2000 20,130,327 1,319,774
1999 19,887,785 1,314,708
1998 19,159,996 1,310,225
1997 18,452,091 1,305,836
1996 17,763,266 1,300,928
1995 17,065,836 1,295,169
1994 16,250,794 1,288,341
1993 14,943,172 1,280,466
1992 13,278,974 1,271,674
1991 12,238,879 1,262,171
1990 12,045,660 1,252,208
1989 11,874,088 1,241,600
1988 11,523,298 1,230,069
1987 11,387,818 1,217,364
1986 11,420,074 1,203,124
1985 11,426,852 1,187,366
1984 11,190,221 1,172,984
1983 10,917,982 1,160,534
1982 10,991,378 1,147,927
1981 11,937,581 1,135,132
1980 13,169,311 1,121,744
1979 13,655,567 1,107,639
1978 13,611,441 1,093,380
1977 13,340,756 1,079,554
1976 13,059,851 1,066,311
1975 12,773,954 1,053,469
1974 12,469,127 1,040,761
1973 12,157,999 1,027,851
1972 11,853,696 1,014,921
1971 11,567,667 1,002,585
1970 11,290,128 991,471
1969 11,017,409 980,706
1968 10,756,922 969,006
1967 10,505,959 956,418
1966 10,266,395 942,937
1965 10,036,008 928,425
1964 9,814,318 912,963
1963 9,604,487 896,804
1962 9,404,406 880,194
1961 9,214,083 863,144
1960 9,035,043 844,943

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/trinidad-and-tobago | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Afghanistan increased by 9,276,518 people (a 36.5% growth), while Trinidad and Tobago gained 55,951 people (a 4.31% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Afghanistan gained 10,708,712 people (a 30.9% growth), while Trinidad and Tobago's population increased by 20,945 people (a 1.55% growth).

Afghanistan was ranked 45th most populous country in 2006 and is 36th in 2026. Trinidad and Tobago was ranked 150th in 2006 and ranked 154th 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 Trinidad and Tobago will decrease by 7.2% to 1,275,900 people and rank change from 154th to 158th.

Afghanistan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 132M people compared to the peak of 1.38M people in 2028 for Trinidad and Tobago.

Population growth rate by year

Afghanistan
Factual

Projection
Trinidad and Tobago
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Afghanistan Trinidad
2100 0.5% -0.92%
2099 0.51% -0.91%
2098 0.52% -0.91%
2097 0.51% -0.91%
2096 0.52% -0.91%
2095 0.56% -0.9%
2094 0.59% -0.9%
2093 0.59% -0.9%
2092 0.61% -0.9%
2091 0.7% -0.9%
2090 0.64% -0.91%
2089 0.66% -0.9%
2088 0.73% -0.91%
2087 0.63% -0.92%
2086 0.74% -0.92%
2085 0.83% -0.93%
2084 0.73% -0.94%
2083 0.75% -0.95%
2082 0.77% -0.96%
2081 0.91% -0.96%
2080 1.02% -0.97%
2079 0.88% -0.98%
2078 0.98% -0.99%
2077 0.97% -0.99%
2076 0.94% -0.99%
2075 1.06% -0.99%
2074 1.18% -0.99%
2073 1.14% -0.99%
2072 1.12% -0.98%
2071 1.28% -0.97%
2070 1.23% -0.96%
2069 1.31% -0.95%
2068 1.24% -0.93%
2067 1.28% -0.92%
2066 1.44% -0.9%
2065 1.46% -0.88%
2064 1.43% -0.86%
2063 1.46% -0.84%
2062 1.37% -0.82%
2061 1.45% -0.8%
2060 1.43% -0.78%
2059 1.55% -0.76%
2058 1.64% -0.74%
2057 1.68% -0.72%
2056 1.67% -0.7%
2055 1.69% -0.68%
2054 1.71% -0.66%
2053 1.72% -0.64%
2052 1.61% -0.63%
2051 1.7% -0.6%
2050 1.93% -0.59%
2049 1.86% -0.57%
2048 1.86% -0.55%
2047 1.98% -0.53%
2046 1.91% -0.51%
2045 1.92% -0.49%
2044 2.02% -0.47%
2043 1.96% -0.45%
2042 2.12% -0.42%
2041 2.27% -0.4%
2040 2.26% -0.38%
2039 2.18% -0.35%
2038 2.27% -0.32%
2037 2.3% -0.3%
2036 2.31% -0.27%
2035 2.35% -0.24%
2034 2.52% -0.21%
2033 2.55% -0.18%
2032 2.64% -0.14%
2031 2.7% -0.11%
2030 2.69% -0.07%
2029 2.6% -0.02%
2028 2.64% 0.03%
2027 2.74% 0.1%
2026 2.75% 0.18%
2025 2.87% 0.27%
2024 2.88% 0.06%
2023 2.16% 0.12%
2022 1.45% -0.13%
2021 2.38% 0.06%
2020 3.2% 0.2%
2019 3.03% 0.35%
2018 2.95% 0.19%
2017 2.85% 0.2%
2016 2.57% 0.31%
2015 3.17% 0.32%
2014 3.7% 0.36%
2013 3.48% 0.4%
2012 4.13% 0.54%
2011 3.76% 0.78%
2010 2.98% 0.58%
2009 3.71% 0.12%
2008 2.21% 0.41%
2007 1.91% 0.4%
2006 4.18% 0.27%
2005 3.58% -3.78%
2004 3.64% 0.5%
2003 6.34% 0.5%
2002 5.39% 0.49%
2001 0.76% 0.44%
2000 1.22% 0.39%
1999 3.8% 0.34%
1998 3.84% 0.34%
1997 3.88% 0.38%
1996 4.09% 0.44%
1995 5.02% 0.53%
1994 8.75% 0.62%
1993 12.5% 0.69%
1992 8.5% 0.75%
1991 1.6% 0.8%
1990 1.44% 0.85%
1989 3.04% 0.94%
1988 1.19% 1.04%
1987 -0.28% 1.18%
1986 -0.06% 1.33%
1985 2.11% 1.23%
1984 2.49% 1.07%
1983 -0.67% 1.1%
1982 -7.93% 1.13%
1981 -9.35% 1.19%
1980 -3.56% 1.27%
1979 0.32% 1.3%
1978 2.03% 1.28%
1977 2.15% 1.24%
1976 2.24% 1.22%
1975 2.44% 1.22%
1974 2.56% 1.26%
1973 2.57% 1.27%
1972 2.47% 1.23%
1971 2.46% 1.12%
1970 2.48% 1.1%
1969 2.42% 1.21%
1968 2.39% 1.32%
1967 2.33% 1.43%
1966 2.3% 1.56%
1965 2.26% 1.69%
1964 2.18% 1.8%
1963 2.13% 1.89%
1962 2.07% 1.98%
1961 1.98% 2.15%

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 Trinidad and Tobago's population grew by 0.06%.

Live population counters

Afghanistan Trinidad
Current population
45409324
1374840
Population rank 36/197 154/197
Percent of world population 0.55% 0.02%
One net population change
26.4 seconds
10.6 hours
One birth every
21.5 seconds
35.9 minutes
One death every
2.19 minutes
45.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +3,268 +2
Annual growth/decline +1,192,731 +823
Annual growth/decline rate +2.88% +0.06%
Population growth rate rank 20/197 161/197
One migration net change every
7.08 minutes
12.7 hours
Annual migration change -74,404 +691
Net migration rank 179/196 67/196
Foreign-born residents 98,110 113,478
Foreign-born residents rank 131/195 128/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.2% 7.5%
Foreign-born share rank 186/195 78/195

Natural population change vs migration

Afghanistan
Natural

Migration
Trinidad and Tobago
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Afghanistan Trinidad
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -74,404 - 691
2024 - -44,089 - 1,334
2023 1,228,719 -48,958 3,200 2,126
2022 1,219,475 -647,402 3,773 4,247
2021 1,133,611 -548,784 2,091 5,749
2020 1,134,407 143,634 4,558 427
2019 1,138,485 9,159 5,647 -19,251
2018 1,115,262 -36,753 5,869 35,502
2017 1,101,218 -71,491 6,779 1,445
2016 1,090,016 -143,049 7,436 -86
2015 1,077,068 -286,314 7,963 -575
2014 1,053,788 233,913 8,571 -799
2013 1,033,778 18,119 9,020 -796
2012 1,004,814 68,628 9,376 -880
2011 966,743 384,486 9,601 -1,410
2010 943,473 -167,460 9,698 -2,230
2009 920,581 -60,602 9,769 -3,056
2008 891,246 215,753 9,872 -3,624
2007 889,848 -851,298 9,939 -3,731
2006 875,301 57,673 9,889 -3,684
2005 855,112 250,971 9,822 -3,595
2004 850,940 -269,194 10,149 -3,504
2003 826,165 247,317 10,169 -3,472
2002 776,048 860,349 10,316 -3,613
2001 764,090 -212,872 10,438 -4,252
2000 782,727 -1,025,973 10,588 -5,185
1999 760,727 -32,400 10,821 -6,103
1998 719,860 7,380 10,964 -6,730
1997 709,778 -21,215 11,405 -6,865
1996 685,005 4,072 12,101 -6,827
1995 653,280 52,505 12,971 -6,723
1994 609,096 315,206 14,032 -6,615
1993 541,257 1,149,684 14,878 -6,554
1992 440,132 1,197,329 15,910 -6,650
1991 409,954 32,782 16,903 -7,149
1990 402,433 -458,737 18,052 -7,878
1989 381,158 18,296 19,636 -8,588
1988 358,397 -56,263 21,028 -9,023
1987 314,361 -345,535 22,398 -9,002
1986 310,066 -343,397 23,705 -8,620
1985 228,469 -208,685 24,487 -8,051
1984 205,262 248,224 24,738 -12,413
1983 263,778 -172,797 25,118 -12,544
1982 263,210 -500,998 25,181 -12,529
1981 343,468 -1,998,086 25,015 -12,086
1980 365,396 -1,174,239 24,557 -10,709
1979 361,750 -525,413 23,475 -9,106
1978 369,101 -117,186 22,538 -8,397
1977 372,567 -83,115 21,660 -8,154
1976 357,775 -85,430 20,875 -7,895
1975 343,850 -44,418 20,468 -7,768
1974 330,232 -20,009 20,412 -7,683
1973 315,062 -3,030 20,617 -7,524
1972 300,633 -4,050 20,116 -7,346
1971 288,267 -12,801 19,400 -7,499
1970 275,129 4,458 19,074 -8,751
1969 263,823 2,029 19,652 -8,449
1968 251,798 3,333 20,849 -8,647
1967 239,967 6,824 21,992 -9,008
1966 228,786 3,563 23,228 -9,254
1965 217,741 10,695 24,349 -9,301
1964 207,867 7,079 25,065 -9,193
1963 198,035 6,681 25,507 -9,067
1962 188,427 7,016 25,763 -8,982
1961 179,094 6,109 25,518 -8,200
1960 170,257 2,606 24,766 -5,671

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 Trinidad and Tobago 66% is from natural causes (a gain of 55,887 people) and 34% is from migration (a gain of 28,785 people).

As of 2024, 98,110 residents or 0.2% of the population were not native-born in Afghanistan, compared to 113,478 people or 7.5% in Trinidad and Tobago.

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
Trinidad
City Population
Chaguanas 83.5K
San Fernando 55.4K
Port of Spain 49K
Scarborough 17K
San Juan 13.8K

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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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