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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Afghanistan was 42,647,492 in 2024 vs 3,386,588 people in Uruguay in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Afghanistan's population is 45,409,324 people compared to 3,382,789 in Uruguay.

Population statistics:

  • Afghanistan's population is 13.4 times bigger than Uruguay's.
  • Afghanistan is ranked the 36th most populous country in the world, while Uruguay is the 133rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.59% of the world: 0.55% for Afghanistan vs 0.04% for Uruguay.
  • For the last 10 years, Afghanistan has had an average growth rate of +2.76% per year vs +0.11% in Uruguay.
  • Since 2006, the population of Afghanistan has increased from 25.4M people to 45.4M (78.6% growth), while Uruguay has grown from 3.29M to 3.38M (2.84% growth).

Afghanistan vs Uruguay: population by year and forecast

Afghanistan
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Afghanistan Uruguay
2100 131,803,615 2,256,741
2099 131,145,502 2,279,899
2098 130,482,225 2,303,351
2097 129,808,066 2,326,987
2096 129,147,895 2,350,799
2095 128,473,977 2,374,835
2094 127,761,785 2,398,960
2093 127,018,448 2,423,269
2092 126,270,202 2,447,646
2091 125,508,788 2,472,126
2090 124,636,092 2,496,514
2089 123,843,293 2,520,852
2088 123,034,495 2,545,052
2087 122,147,758 2,569,100
2086 121,381,088 2,592,974
2085 120,486,343 2,616,629
2084 119,491,780 2,640,001
2083 118,631,246 2,663,150
2082 117,742,446 2,686,021
2081 116,842,143 2,708,594
2080 115,793,841 2,730,883
2079 114,630,140 2,752,831
2078 113,624,958 2,774,432
2077 112,523,374 2,795,709
2076 111,442,221 2,816,677
2075 110,399,328 2,837,308
2074 109,236,338 2,857,709
2073 107,960,305 2,877,721
2072 106,746,984 2,897,543
2071 105,568,382 2,917,097
2070 104,230,485 2,936,478
2069 102,964,062 2,955,616
2068 101,629,164 2,974,445
2067 100,380,826 2,992,987
2066 99,116,663 3,011,309
2065 97,714,113 3,029,441
2064 96,306,602 3,047,343
2063 94,949,108 3,065,064
2062 93,579,065 3,082,642
2061 92,316,077 3,100,006
2060 91,000,643 3,117,149
2059 89,717,353 3,133,952
2058 88,346,732 3,150,250
2057 86,917,997 3,166,055
2056 85,480,219 3,181,373
2055 84,074,268 3,196,072
2054 82,676,432 3,210,110
2053 81,285,014 3,223,395
2052 79,908,081 3,235,973
2051 78,643,202 3,247,888
2050 77,331,830 3,259,108
2049 75,864,863 3,269,675
2048 74,479,782 3,279,610
2047 73,119,204 3,288,969
2046 71,697,214 3,297,696
2045 70,353,118 3,305,917
2044 69,024,959 3,313,556
2043 67,657,423 3,320,565
2042 66,357,363 3,326,955
2041 64,976,778 3,332,884
2040 63,535,531 3,338,277
2039 62,129,737 3,343,295
2038 60,803,646 3,347,790
2037 59,454,331 3,351,911
2036 58,114,874 3,355,671
2035 56,804,011 3,359,126
2034 55,502,408 3,362,276
2033 54,135,876 3,365,250
2032 52,791,273 3,368,057
2031 51,433,991 3,370,727
2030 50,079,746 3,373,273
2029 48,768,949 3,375,805
2028 47,533,470 3,378,198
2027 46,310,865 3,380,504
2026 45,075,045 3,382,789
2025 43,870,455 3,384,805
2024 42,647,492 3,386,588
2023 41,454,761 3,388,081
2022 40,578,842 3,390,913
2021 40,000,412 3,396,695
2020 39,068,979 3,398,968
2019 37,856,121 3,397,206
2018 36,743,039 3,394,534
2017 35,688,935 3,388,438
2016 34,700,612 3,379,283
2015 33,831,764 3,368,017
2014 32,792,523 3,356,334
2013 31,622,704 3,345,337
2012 30,560,034 3,335,401
2011 29,347,708 3,326,825
2010 28,284,089 3,318,580
2009 27,466,101 3,310,091
2008 26,482,622 3,302,177
2007 25,909,852 3,295,153
2006 25,424,094 3,289,506
2005 24,404,567 3,285,771
2004 23,560,654 3,283,148
2003 22,733,049 3,281,186
2002 21,378,117 3,278,867
2001 20,284,307 3,274,251
2000 20,130,327 3,266,206
1999 19,887,785 3,254,015
1998 19,159,996 3,239,280
1997 18,452,091 3,223,345
1996 17,763,266 3,206,324
1995 17,065,836 3,189,440
1994 16,250,794 3,172,834
1993 14,943,172 3,156,345
1992 13,278,974 3,139,702
1991 12,238,879 3,122,354
1990 12,045,660 3,104,403
1989 11,874,088 3,086,255
1988 11,523,298 3,067,961
1987 11,387,818 3,049,896
1986 11,420,074 3,032,845
1985 11,426,852 3,017,037
1984 11,190,221 3,002,488
1983 10,917,982 2,988,778
1982 10,991,378 2,975,492
1981 11,937,581 2,963,246
1980 13,169,311 2,951,953
1979 13,655,567 2,939,903
1978 13,611,441 2,925,715
1977 13,340,756 2,909,461
1976 13,059,851 2,891,392
1975 12,773,954 2,872,320
1974 12,469,127 2,853,944
1973 12,157,999 2,837,133
1972 11,853,696 2,821,644
1971 11,567,667 2,806,462
1970 11,290,128 2,790,807
1969 11,017,409 2,773,974
1968 10,756,922 2,754,606
1967 10,505,959 2,732,277
1966 10,266,395 2,707,646
1965 10,036,008 2,681,169
1964 9,814,318 2,653,180
1963 9,604,487 2,623,766
1962 9,404,406 2,593,298
1961 9,214,083 2,562,044
1960 9,035,043 2,529,957

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); 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 Uruguay gained 89,777 people (a 2.73% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Afghanistan gained 10,708,712 people (a 30.9% growth), while Uruguay's population increased by 3,506 people (a 0.1% growth).

Afghanistan was ranked 45th most populous country in 2006 and is 36th in 2026. Uruguay was ranked 129th in 2006 and ranked 133rd 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 Uruguay will decrease by 3.66% to 3,259,108 people and rank change from 133rd to 138th.

Afghanistan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 132M people, while Uruguay's population already peaked in 2020 at 3.4M people and is projected to decrease to 2.26M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Afghanistan
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Afghanistan Uruguay
2100 0.5% -1.02%
2099 0.51% -1.02%
2098 0.52% -1.02%
2097 0.51% -1.01%
2096 0.52% -1.01%
2095 0.56% -1.01%
2094 0.59% -1%
2093 0.59% -1%
2092 0.61% -0.99%
2091 0.7% -0.98%
2090 0.64% -0.97%
2089 0.66% -0.95%
2088 0.73% -0.94%
2087 0.63% -0.92%
2086 0.74% -0.9%
2085 0.83% -0.89%
2084 0.73% -0.87%
2083 0.75% -0.85%
2082 0.77% -0.83%
2081 0.91% -0.82%
2080 1.02% -0.8%
2079 0.88% -0.78%
2078 0.98% -0.76%
2077 0.97% -0.74%
2076 0.94% -0.73%
2075 1.06% -0.71%
2074 1.18% -0.7%
2073 1.14% -0.68%
2072 1.12% -0.67%
2071 1.28% -0.66%
2070 1.23% -0.65%
2069 1.31% -0.63%
2068 1.24% -0.62%
2067 1.28% -0.61%
2066 1.44% -0.6%
2065 1.46% -0.59%
2064 1.43% -0.58%
2063 1.46% -0.57%
2062 1.37% -0.56%
2061 1.45% -0.55%
2060 1.43% -0.54%
2059 1.55% -0.52%
2058 1.64% -0.5%
2057 1.68% -0.48%
2056 1.67% -0.46%
2055 1.69% -0.44%
2054 1.71% -0.41%
2053 1.72% -0.39%
2052 1.61% -0.37%
2051 1.7% -0.34%
2050 1.93% -0.32%
2049 1.86% -0.3%
2048 1.86% -0.28%
2047 1.98% -0.26%
2046 1.91% -0.25%
2045 1.92% -0.23%
2044 2.02% -0.21%
2043 1.96% -0.19%
2042 2.12% -0.18%
2041 2.27% -0.16%
2040 2.26% -0.15%
2039 2.18% -0.13%
2038 2.27% -0.12%
2037 2.3% -0.11%
2036 2.31% -0.1%
2035 2.35% -0.09%
2034 2.52% -0.09%
2033 2.55% -0.08%
2032 2.64% -0.08%
2031 2.7% -0.08%
2030 2.69% -0.08%
2029 2.6% -0.07%
2028 2.64% -0.07%
2027 2.74% -0.07%
2026 2.75% -0.06%
2025 2.87% -0.05%
2024 2.88% -0.04%
2023 2.16% -0.08%
2022 1.45% -0.17%
2021 2.38% -0.07%
2020 3.2% 0.05%
2019 3.03% 0.08%
2018 2.95% 0.18%
2017 2.85% 0.27%
2016 2.57% 0.33%
2015 3.17% 0.35%
2014 3.7% 0.33%
2013 3.48% 0.3%
2012 4.13% 0.26%
2011 3.76% 0.25%
2010 2.98% 0.26%
2009 3.71% 0.24%
2008 2.21% 0.21%
2007 1.91% 0.17%
2006 4.18% 0.11%
2005 3.58% 0.08%
2004 3.64% 0.06%
2003 6.34% 0.07%
2002 5.39% 0.14%
2001 0.76% 0.25%
2000 1.22% 0.37%
1999 3.8% 0.45%
1998 3.84% 0.49%
1997 3.88% 0.53%
1996 4.09% 0.53%
1995 5.02% 0.52%
1994 8.75% 0.52%
1993 12.5% 0.53%
1992 8.5% 0.56%
1991 1.6% 0.58%
1990 1.44% 0.59%
1989 3.04% 0.6%
1988 1.19% 0.59%
1987 -0.28% 0.56%
1986 -0.06% 0.52%
1985 2.11% 0.48%
1984 2.49% 0.46%
1983 -0.67% 0.45%
1982 -7.93% 0.41%
1981 -9.35% 0.38%
1980 -3.56% 0.41%
1979 0.32% 0.48%
1978 2.03% 0.56%
1977 2.15% 0.62%
1976 2.24% 0.66%
1975 2.44% 0.64%
1974 2.56% 0.59%
1973 2.57% 0.55%
1972 2.47% 0.54%
1971 2.46% 0.56%
1970 2.48% 0.61%
1969 2.42% 0.7%
1968 2.39% 0.82%
1967 2.33% 0.91%
1966 2.3% 0.99%
1965 2.26% 1.05%
1964 2.18% 1.12%
1963 2.13% 1.17%
1962 2.07% 1.22%
1961 1.98% 1.27%

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 Uruguay's population declined by 0.04%.

Live population counters

Afghanistan Uruguay
Current population
45409324
3382789
Population rank 36/197 133/197
Percent of world population 0.55% 0.04%
One net population change
26.4 seconds
5.87 hours
One birth every
21.5 seconds
15.7 minutes
One death every
2.19 minutes
15.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +3,268 -4
Annual growth/decline +1,192,731 -1,493
Annual growth/decline rate +2.88% -0.04%
Population growth rate rank 20/197 167/197
One migration net change every
7.08 minutes
6.57 hours
Annual migration change -74,404 -1,338
Net migration rank 179/196 95/196
Foreign-born residents 98,110 160,064
Foreign-born residents rank 131/195 121/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.2% 4.7%
Foreign-born share rank 186/195 95/195

Natural population change vs migration

Afghanistan
Natural

Migration
Uruguay
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Afghanistan Uruguay
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -74,404 - -1,338
2024 - -44,089 - -1,348
2023 1,228,719 -48,958 298 -1,501
2022 1,219,475 -647,402 -2,964 -1,501
2021 1,133,611 -548,784 -5,621 -1,482
2020 1,134,407 143,634 4,048 -1,482
2019 1,138,485 9,159 3,873 -2,899
2018 1,115,262 -36,753 7,322 -2,963
2017 1,101,218 -71,491 10,907 -3,091
2016 1,090,016 -143,049 14,008 -3,506
2015 1,077,068 -286,314 16,194 -4,157
2014 1,053,788 233,913 16,238 -4,919
2013 1,033,778 18,119 16,318 -5,647
2012 1,004,814 68,628 15,520 -6,317
2011 966,743 384,486 14,934 -6,982
2010 943,473 -167,460 16,231 -7,696
2009 920,581 -60,602 16,947 -8,510
2008 891,246 215,753 16,838 -9,458
2007 889,848 -851,298 17,422 -10,750
2006 875,301 57,673 17,783 -13,161
2005 855,112 250,971 18,926 -16,086
2004 850,940 -269,194 18,067 -15,668
2003 826,165 247,317 18,628 -17,105
2002 776,048 860,349 20,073 -16,957
2001 764,090 -212,872 20,729 -14,620
2000 782,727 -1,025,973 21,060 -11,076
1999 760,727 -32,400 21,844 -7,441
1998 719,860 7,380 22,114 -7,048
1997 709,778 -21,215 23,737 -6,938
1996 685,005 4,072 24,635 -7,397
1995 653,280 52,505 24,872 -8,339
1994 609,096 315,206 24,637 -7,955
1993 541,257 1,149,684 24,212 -7,922
1992 440,132 1,197,329 24,847 -7,850
1991 409,954 32,782 25,422 -7,714
1990 402,433 -458,737 25,699 -7,499
1989 381,158 18,296 25,322 -7,229
1988 358,397 -56,263 25,071 -6,582
1987 314,361 -345,535 24,469 -6,833
1986 310,066 -343,397 24,505 -8,046
1985 228,469 -208,685 23,988 -8,832
1984 205,262 248,224 23,684 -9,730
1983 263,778 -172,797 24,146 -10,671
1982 263,210 -500,998 25,224 -12,131
1981 343,468 -1,998,086 24,968 -13,577
1980 365,396 -1,174,239 25,451 -14,252
1979 361,750 -525,413 27,456 -14,552
1978 369,101 -117,186 30,076 -14,611
1977 372,567 -83,115 31,321 -14,280
1976 357,775 -85,430 33,199 -14,096
1975 343,850 -44,418 33,393 -14,350
1974 330,232 -20,009 32,221 -14,512
1973 315,062 -3,030 30,213 -14,312
1972 300,633 -4,050 28,896 -13,817
1971 288,267 -12,801 28,584 -13,288
1970 275,129 4,458 28,737 -12,727
1969 263,823 2,029 28,805 -11,149
1968 251,798 3,333 29,103 -8,028
1967 239,967 6,824 29,514 -5,938
1966 228,786 3,563 30,293 -4,599
1965 217,741 10,695 30,807 -3,542
1964 207,867 7,079 31,340 -2,623
1963 198,035 6,681 31,824 -1,707
1962 188,427 7,016 31,441 -623
1961 179,094 6,109 30,975 703
1960 170,257 2,606 30,438 2,057

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 Uruguay 70% is from natural causes (a gain of 64,303 people) and 30% is from migration (a loss of 27,501 people).

As of 2024, 98,110 residents or 0.2% of the population were not native-born in Afghanistan, compared to 160,064 people or 4.7% in Uruguay.

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
Uruguay
City Population
Montevideo 1.3M
Salto 125K
Ciudad de la Costa 112K
Maldonado 86.8K
Rivera 84.8K
Paysandu 76.4K
Tacuarembo 54.8K
Melo 51.8K
Mercedes 42K
Artigas 40.7K

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

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