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Estimated population of Afghanistan from 2002 to 2025 (in millions)

Characteristic	Estimated population in millions
2025	43.84
2024	42.65
2023	41.46
2022	40.58
2021	40.1
2020	38.97
2019	37.77
2018	36.69
2017	35.64
2016	34.64
2015	33.75
2014	32.72
2013	31.54
2012	30.47
2011	29.25
2010	28.19
2009	27.39
2008	26.43
2007	25.9
2006	25.44
2005	24.41
2004	23.55
2003	22.65
2002	21

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April 2026

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Afghanistan

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2002 to 2025

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In 2025, the population of Afghanistan was approximately 43.8��ǲ�, compared with 21 million in 2002.

Population of Afghanistan

Afghanistan is a country constantly plagued by war and terrorism. A direct result of war in Afghanistan is a low life expectancy. Even though the life expectancy at birth from 2001 to 2012 has increased, the number still remains relatively low in comparison to other countries in the world. Another direct cause for this low life expectancy is probably terrorism. The number of deaths in Afghanistan due to terrorism between has increased dramatically until 2013. Additionally, insurgents were to blame for the majority of the civilian deaths in Afghanistan in 2010.

War, the increase in civilian deaths in Afghanistan as well as a drop in the fertility rate in Afghanistan from 2001 to 2012 have resulted in a steep drop in population growth when compared to the previous year. However, despite of the slower population growth in recent years, the total population in Afghanistan in the past decade has increased by about 9 million inhabitants.