Afghanistan vs Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Population, total

Afghanistan
43.84 million
in 2025
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
462.56 million
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
36th
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
38th

Population, total over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
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How they compare

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 462.56 million against 43.84 million in Afghanistan, a difference of 418.71 million.

That makes Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 10.6 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 36th and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 38th of 217 countries.

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1960s 9.97 million 329.33 million 319.37 million Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
1970s 12.58 million 369.63 million 357.05 million Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
1980s 11.58 million 409.87 million 398.29 million Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s 16.11 million 436.44 million 420.33 million Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 23.78 million 438.71 million 414.94 million Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 33.14 million 452.48 million 419.33 million Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
2020s 41.27 million 461.34 million 420.07 million Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, total, Afghanistan or Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), at 462.56 million against 43.84 million in Afghanistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in population, total between Afghanistan and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
418.71 million, with Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Afghanistan and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for population, total?
Afghanistan ranks 36th and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 38th of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Population, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population, total
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.