Afghanistan Population Pyramid (1950–2100)
Afghanistan in 2026
In 2026, Afghanistan has an estimated population of 45,047,068 people. A decade earlier, in 2016, the population was 34,700,612; it has grown by 29.8% since. With a median age of 18.5 years, Afghanistan has a youth dependency ratio of 76.3 and an old-age dependency ratio of 4.4 per 100 people of working age. The broad-based, expansive shape of the pyramid points to high fertility and strong population growth.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
Afghanistan population pyramids by year: 1950 · 1960 · 1970 · 1980 · 1990 · 2000 · 2010 · 2016 · 2017 · 2018 · 2019 · 2020 · 2021 · 2022 · 2023 · 2024 · 2025 · 2026 · 2030 · 2040 · 2050 · 2060 · 2070 · 2080 · 2090 · 2100





