Afghanistan vs World: Population, total, annual growth rate
Afghanistan
2.81 % change on previous year
in 2025
World
0.9155 % change on previous year
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
20th
World rank
23rd
Population, total, annual growth rate over time
- Afghanistan
- World
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 2.81 % change on previous year against 0.9155 % change on previous year in World, a difference of 1.89 % change on previous year.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 3.1 times World's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 20th and World ranks 23rd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 6 and World in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.23 % change on previous year | 1.98 % change on previous year | 0.2481 % change on previous year | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 2.17 % change on previous year | 1.92 % change on previous year | 0.2515 % change on previous year | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | -1.3 % change on previous year | 1.79 % change on previous year | 3.09 % change on previous year | World |
| 1990s | 5.34 % change on previous year | 1.56 % change on previous year | 3.79 % change on previous year | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 3.29 % change on previous year | 1.3 % change on previous year | 1.99 % change on previous year | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 3.26 % change on previous year | 1.18 % change on previous year | 2.08 % change on previous year | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 2.48 % change on previous year | 0.9179 % change on previous year | 1.56 % change on previous year | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, total, annual growth rate, Afghanistan or World?
- Afghanistan, at 2.81 % change on previous year against 0.9155 % change on previous year in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, total, annual growth rate between Afghanistan and World?
- 1.89 % change on previous year, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and World?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and World rank globally for population, total, annual growth rate?
- Afghanistan ranks 20th and World ranks 23rd of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population, total, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.