Population growth rate: Afghanistan
2.846% in 2023, the latest year published. Figures for 74 years from 1950 to 2023 are below.
Annual rate at which the population is growing, expressed as a percentage.
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Source and method · All countries and regions.
Every year
| Year | Value (%) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 2.846 |
| 2022 | 1.41 |
| 2021 | 1.462 |
| 2020 | 3.272 |
| 2019 | 3.032 |
| 2018 | 2.935 |
| 2017 | 2.885 |
| 2016 | 2.729 |
| 2015 | 2.337 |
| 2014 | 3.927 |
| 2013 | 3.327 |
| 2012 | 3.513 |
| 2011 | 4.605 |
| 2010 | 2.744 |
| 2009 | 3.131 |
| 2008 | 4.181 |
| 2007 | 0.149 |
| 2006 | 3.67 |
| 2005 | 4.533 |
| 2004 | 2.469 |
| 2003 | 4.723 |
| 2002 | 7.658 |
| 2001 | 2.718 |
| 2000 | -1.208 |
| 1999 | 3.663 |
| 1998 | 3.796 |
| 1997 | 3.732 |
| 1996 | 3.88 |
| 1995 | 4.136 |
| 1994 | 5.689 |
| 1993 | 11.328 |
| 1992 | 12.347 |
| 1991 | 3.618 |
| 1990 | -0.467 |
| 1989 | 3.364 |
| 1988 | 2.622 |
| 1987 | -0.274 |
| 1986 | -0.292 |
| 1985 | 0.173 |
| 1984 | 4.053 |
| 1983 | 0.833 |
| 1982 | -2.164 |
| 1981 | -13.883 |
| 1980 | -6.144 |
| 1979 | -1.199 |
| 1978 | 1.851 |
| 1977 | 2.17 |
| 1976 | 2.086 |
| 1975 | 2.344 |
| 1974 | 2.488 |
| 1973 | 2.567 |
| 1972 | 2.502 |
| 1971 | 2.382 |
| 1970 | 2.477 |
| 1969 | 2.413 |
| 1968 | 2.372 |
| 1967 | 2.349 |
| 1966 | 2.263 |
| 1965 | 2.276 |
| 1964 | 2.19 |
| 1963 | 2.132 |
| 1962 | 2.078 |
| 1961 | 2.01 |
| 1960 | 1.913 |
| 1959 | 1.789 |
| 1958 | 1.525 |
| 1957 | 1.596 |
| 1956 | 1.55 |
| 1955 | 1.485 |
| 1954 | 1.394 |
| 1953 | 1.335 |
| 1952 | 1.374 |
| 1951 | 1.36 |
| 1950 | 1.275 |