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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Afghanistan was 42,647,492 in 2024 vs 7,494,498 people in Turkmenistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Afghanistan's population is 45,409,324 people compared to 7,776,557 in Turkmenistan.

Population statistics:

  • Afghanistan's population is 5.84 times bigger than Turkmenistan's.
  • Afghanistan is ranked the 36th most populous country in the world, while Turkmenistan is the 104th.
  • The countries together account for 0.64% of the world: 0.55% for Afghanistan vs 0.09% for Turkmenistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Afghanistan has had an average growth rate of +2.76% per year vs +2.14% in Turkmenistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Afghanistan has increased from 25.4M people to 45.4M (78.6% growth), while Turkmenistan has grown from 5.15M to 7.78M (51.1% growth).

Afghanistan vs Turkmenistan: population by year and forecast

Afghanistan
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Afghanistan Turkmenistan
2100 131,803,615 10,046,945
2099 131,145,502 10,075,740
2098 130,482,225 10,103,319
2097 129,808,066 10,129,577
2096 129,147,895 10,154,338
2095 128,473,977 10,178,163
2094 127,761,785 10,200,371
2093 127,018,448 10,221,349
2092 126,270,202 10,240,959
2091 125,508,788 10,259,026
2090 124,636,092 10,276,261
2089 123,843,293 10,291,819
2088 123,034,495 10,306,303
2087 122,147,758 10,319,501
2086 121,381,088 10,331,090
2085 120,486,343 10,341,183
2084 119,491,780 10,349,710
2083 118,631,246 10,356,602
2082 117,742,446 10,362,422
2081 116,842,143 10,366,587
2080 115,793,841 10,369,293
2079 114,630,140 10,370,130
2078 113,624,958 10,369,013
2077 112,523,374 10,366,366
2076 111,442,221 10,361,975
2075 110,399,328 10,355,755
2074 109,236,338 10,348,384
2073 107,960,305 10,339,415
2072 106,746,984 10,328,653
2071 105,568,382 10,316,618
2070 104,230,485 10,303,565
2069 102,964,062 10,289,578
2068 101,629,164 10,274,625
2067 100,380,826 10,258,518
2066 99,116,663 10,241,362
2065 97,714,113 10,223,420
2064 96,306,602 10,204,034
2063 94,949,108 10,183,241
2062 93,579,065 10,160,903
2061 92,316,077 10,136,928
2060 91,000,643 10,111,369
2059 89,717,353 10,083,631
2058 88,346,732 10,052,905
2057 86,917,997 10,019,547
2056 85,480,219 9,983,379
2055 84,074,268 9,943,931
2054 82,676,432 9,901,473
2053 81,285,014 9,854,931
2052 79,908,081 9,804,909
2051 78,643,202 9,751,221
2050 77,331,830 9,693,713
2049 75,864,863 9,632,600
2048 74,479,782 9,567,946
2047 73,119,204 9,500,139
2046 71,697,214 9,429,355
2045 70,353,118 9,356,194
2044 69,024,959 9,280,988
2043 67,657,423 9,204,466
2042 66,357,363 9,126,898
2041 64,976,778 9,048,356
2040 63,535,531 8,969,478
2039 62,129,737 8,890,225
2038 60,803,646 8,810,850
2037 59,454,331 8,731,367
2036 58,114,874 8,651,719
2035 56,804,011 8,572,231
2034 55,502,408 8,492,483
2033 54,135,876 8,412,113
2032 52,791,273 8,330,912
2031 51,433,991 8,248,129
2030 50,079,746 8,163,024
2029 48,768,949 8,070,023
2028 47,533,470 7,969,080
2027 46,310,865 7,860,774
2026 45,075,045 7,745,331
2025 43,870,455 7,623,184
2024 42,647,492 7,494,498
2023 41,454,761 7,364,438
2022 40,578,842 7,230,193
2021 40,000,412 7,092,043
2020 39,068,979 6,949,912
2019 37,856,121 6,803,944
2018 36,743,039 6,655,524
2017 35,688,935 6,507,061
2016 34,700,612 6,360,041
2015 33,831,764 6,215,770
2014 32,792,523 6,075,283
2013 31,622,704 5,939,341
2012 30,560,034 5,808,546
2011 29,347,708 5,683,417
2010 28,284,089 5,564,356
2009 27,466,101 5,451,592
2008 26,482,622 5,345,029
2007 25,909,852 5,244,046
2006 25,424,094 5,147,105
2005 24,404,567 5,052,257
2004 23,560,654 4,958,093
2003 22,733,049 4,863,865
2002 21,378,117 4,769,465
2001 20,284,307 4,675,409
2000 20,130,327 4,582,677
1999 19,887,785 4,492,170
1998 19,159,996 4,410,507
1997 18,452,091 4,336,730
1996 17,763,266 4,263,819
1995 17,065,836 4,191,203
1994 16,250,794 4,116,662
1993 14,943,172 4,032,407
1992 13,278,974 3,944,689
1991 12,238,879 3,855,894
1990 12,045,660 3,760,562
1989 11,874,088 3,662,459
1988 11,523,298 3,559,363
1987 11,387,818 3,452,731
1986 11,420,074 3,347,809
1985 11,426,852 3,247,534
1984 11,190,221 3,154,079
1983 10,917,982 3,067,534
1982 10,991,378 2,985,557
1981 11,937,581 2,907,187
1980 13,169,311 2,832,203
1979 13,655,567 2,760,358
1978 13,611,441 2,691,088
1977 13,340,756 2,623,948
1976 13,059,851 2,558,521
1975 12,773,954 2,494,570
1974 12,469,127 2,432,028
1973 12,157,999 2,370,919
1972 11,853,696 2,311,430
1971 11,567,667 2,253,119
1970 11,290,128 2,195,616
1969 11,017,409 2,139,024
1968 10,756,922 2,083,069
1967 10,505,959 2,027,403
1966 10,266,395 1,971,737
1965 10,036,008 1,915,916
1964 9,814,318 1,859,997
1963 9,604,487 1,804,272
1962 9,404,406 1,749,214
1961 9,214,083 1,695,400
1960 9,035,043 1,643,457

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/turkmenistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Afghanistan increased by 9,276,518 people (a 36.5% growth), while Turkmenistan gained 1,212,936 people (a 23.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Afghanistan gained 10,708,712 people (a 30.9% growth), while Turkmenistan's population increased by 1,416,516 people (a 22.3% growth).

Afghanistan was ranked 45th most populous country in 2006 and is 36th in 2026. Turkmenistan was ranked 113th in 2006 and ranked 104th 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 Turkmenistan will increase by 24.7% to 9,693,713 people and rank change from 104th to 101st.

Afghanistan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 132M people compared to the peak of 10.4M people in 2079 for Turkmenistan.

Population growth rate by year

Afghanistan
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Afghanistan Turkmenistan
2100 0.5% -0.29%
2099 0.51% -0.27%
2098 0.52% -0.26%
2097 0.51% -0.24%
2096 0.52% -0.23%
2095 0.56% -0.22%
2094 0.59% -0.21%
2093 0.59% -0.19%
2092 0.61% -0.18%
2091 0.7% -0.17%
2090 0.64% -0.15%
2089 0.66% -0.14%
2088 0.73% -0.13%
2087 0.63% -0.11%
2086 0.74% -0.1%
2085 0.83% -0.08%
2084 0.73% -0.07%
2083 0.75% -0.06%
2082 0.77% -0.04%
2081 0.91% -0.03%
2080 1.02% -0.008%
2079 0.88% 0.01%
2078 0.98% 0.03%
2077 0.97% 0.04%
2076 0.94% 0.06%
2075 1.06% 0.07%
2074 1.18% 0.09%
2073 1.14% 0.1%
2072 1.12% 0.12%
2071 1.28% 0.13%
2070 1.23% 0.14%
2069 1.31% 0.15%
2068 1.24% 0.16%
2067 1.28% 0.17%
2066 1.44% 0.18%
2065 1.46% 0.19%
2064 1.43% 0.2%
2063 1.46% 0.22%
2062 1.37% 0.24%
2061 1.45% 0.25%
2060 1.43% 0.28%
2059 1.55% 0.31%
2058 1.64% 0.33%
2057 1.68% 0.36%
2056 1.67% 0.4%
2055 1.69% 0.43%
2054 1.71% 0.47%
2053 1.72% 0.51%
2052 1.61% 0.55%
2051 1.7% 0.59%
2050 1.93% 0.63%
2049 1.86% 0.68%
2048 1.86% 0.71%
2047 1.98% 0.75%
2046 1.91% 0.78%
2045 1.92% 0.81%
2044 2.02% 0.83%
2043 1.96% 0.85%
2042 2.12% 0.87%
2041 2.27% 0.88%
2040 2.26% 0.89%
2039 2.18% 0.9%
2038 2.27% 0.91%
2037 2.3% 0.92%
2036 2.31% 0.93%
2035 2.35% 0.94%
2034 2.52% 0.96%
2033 2.55% 0.97%
2032 2.64% 1%
2031 2.7% 1.04%
2030 2.69% 1.15%
2029 2.6% 1.27%
2028 2.64% 1.38%
2027 2.74% 1.49%
2026 2.75% 1.6%
2025 2.87% 1.72%
2024 2.88% 1.77%
2023 2.16% 1.86%
2022 1.45% 1.95%
2021 2.38% 2.05%
2020 3.2% 2.15%
2019 3.03% 2.23%
2018 2.95% 2.28%
2017 2.85% 2.31%
2016 2.57% 2.32%
2015 3.17% 2.31%
2014 3.7% 2.29%
2013 3.48% 2.25%
2012 4.13% 2.2%
2011 3.76% 2.14%
2010 2.98% 2.07%
2009 3.71% 1.99%
2008 2.21% 1.93%
2007 1.91% 1.88%
2006 4.18% 1.88%
2005 3.58% 1.9%
2004 3.64% 1.94%
2003 6.34% 1.98%
2002 5.39% 2.01%
2001 0.76% 2.02%
2000 1.22% 2.01%
1999 3.8% 1.85%
1998 3.84% 1.7%
1997 3.88% 1.71%
1996 4.09% 1.73%
1995 5.02% 1.81%
1994 8.75% 2.09%
1993 12.5% 2.22%
1992 8.5% 2.3%
1991 1.6% 2.54%
1990 1.44% 2.68%
1989 3.04% 2.9%
1988 1.19% 3.09%
1987 -0.28% 3.13%
1986 -0.06% 3.09%
1985 2.11% 2.96%
1984 2.49% 2.82%
1983 -0.67% 2.75%
1982 -7.93% 2.7%
1981 -9.35% 2.65%
1980 -3.56% 2.6%
1979 0.32% 2.57%
1978 2.03% 2.56%
1977 2.15% 2.56%
1976 2.24% 2.56%
1975 2.44% 2.57%
1974 2.56% 2.58%
1973 2.57% 2.57%
1972 2.47% 2.59%
1971 2.46% 2.62%
1970 2.48% 2.65%
1969 2.42% 2.69%
1968 2.39% 2.75%
1967 2.33% 2.82%
1966 2.3% 2.91%
1965 2.26% 3.01%
1964 2.18% 3.09%
1963 2.13% 3.15%
1962 2.07% 3.17%
1961 1.98% 3.16%

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 Turkmenistan's population grew by 1.77%.

Live population counters

Afghanistan Turkmenistan
Current population
45409324
7776557
Population rank 36/197 104/197
Percent of world population 0.55% 0.09%
One net population change
26.4 seconds
4.04 minutes
One birth every
21.5 seconds
3.28 minutes
One death every
2.19 minutes
12.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +3,268 +356
Annual growth/decline +1,192,731 +130,060
Annual growth/decline rate +2.88% +1.77%
Population growth rate rank 20/197 61/197
One migration net change every
7.08 minutes
39.7 minutes
Annual migration change -74,404 +13,268
Net migration rank 179/196 39/196
Foreign-born residents 98,110 193,763
Foreign-born residents rank 131/195 115/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.2% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 186/195 125/195

Natural population change vs migration

Afghanistan
Natural

Migration
Turkmenistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Afghanistan Turkmenistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -74,404 - 13,268
2024 - -44,089 - 14,646
2023 1,228,719 -48,958 117,529 15,005
2022 1,219,475 -647,402 121,814 14,141
2021 1,133,611 -548,784 122,721 17,617
2020 1,134,407 143,634 124,014 19,913
2019 1,138,485 9,159 128,275 19,735
2018 1,115,262 -36,753 129,537 19,293
2017 1,101,218 -71,491 131,417 16,678
2016 1,090,016 -143,049 132,581 13,365
2015 1,077,068 -286,314 132,663 9,936
2014 1,053,788 233,913 129,677 8,696
2013 1,033,778 18,119 126,217 7,287
2012 1,004,814 68,628 120,957 7,125
2011 966,743 384,486 115,197 6,992
2010 943,473 -167,460 109,318 6,621
2009 920,581 -60,602 102,931 6,656
2008 891,246 215,753 96,815 6,734
2007 889,848 -851,298 92,038 6,388
2006 875,301 57,673 87,840 7,613
2005 855,112 250,971 83,968 10,263
2004 850,940 -269,194 79,850 14,242
2003 826,165 247,317 76,737 17,625
2002 776,048 860,349 75,639 18,803
2001 764,090 -212,872 76,682 16,982
2000 782,727 -1,025,973 76,875 14,925
1999 760,727 -32,400 76,362 12,859
1998 719,860 7,380 77,342 -3,239
1997 709,778 -21,215 79,045 -5,600
1996 685,005 4,072 80,996 -8,627
1995 653,280 52,505 86,289 -13,423
1994 609,096 315,206 89,319 -13,094
1993 541,257 1,149,684 92,596 -312
1992 440,132 1,197,329 96,668 -13,517
1991 409,954 32,782 99,297 -4,864
1990 402,433 -458,737 101,099 -4,864
1989 381,158 18,296 103,553 -3,576
1988 358,397 -56,263 104,802 1,408
1987 314,361 -345,535 103,885 3,161
1986 310,066 -343,397 100,930 1,878
1985 228,469 -208,685 95,890 1,861
1984 205,262 248,224 90,591 -1,427
1983 263,778 -172,797 85,183 -1,264
1982 263,210 -500,998 80,989 -961
1981 343,468 -1,998,086 77,829 -1,102
1980 365,396 -1,174,239 74,394 -1,152
1979 361,750 -525,413 71,135 -677
1978 369,101 -117,186 68,437 -350
1977 372,567 -83,115 66,318 -132
1976 357,775 -85,430 64,513 160
1975 343,850 -44,418 62,681 550
1974 330,232 -20,009 60,925 924
1973 315,062 -3,030 59,169 1,194
1972 300,633 -4,050 57,326 1,293
1971 288,267 -12,801 56,666 1,348
1970 275,129 4,458 55,617 1,376
1969 263,823 2,029 54,791 1,397
1968 251,798 3,333 54,324 1,401
1967 239,967 6,824 54,209 1,397
1966 228,786 3,563 54,353 1,377
1965 217,741 10,695 54,558 1,366
1964 207,867 7,079 54,574 1,340
1963 198,035 6,681 54,203 1,332
1962 188,427 7,016 53,248 1,337
1961 179,094 6,109 51,659 1,372
1960 170,257 2,606 49,436 1,421

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

GeoRank.org/population/afghanistan/turkmenistan | 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 Turkmenistan 89.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,270,228 people) and 10.8% is from migration (a gain of 154,379 people).

As of 2024, 98,110 residents or 0.2% of the population were not native-born in Afghanistan, compared to 193,763 people or 2.6% in Turkmenistan.

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
Turkmenistan
City Population
Ashgabat 1.03M
Turkmenabat 231K
Dasoguz 227K
Mary 126K
Anau 29.6K
Baherden 24.7K

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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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