Afghanistan
Population projection
What forecasters project
Each forecaster’s central projection for Afghanistan, alongside earlier UN revisions. The newest vintage from each forecaster is shown; older revisions are in the legend.
Population: forecasters and earlier UN revisions
5 series: UN 2024 (2000–2100, latest 130M, projected); Census 2025 (2024–2100, latest 141M, projected); IHME 2020 (2017–2100, latest 130M, projected); UN 2022 (2021–2100, latest 111M, projected); WIC 2023 (2020–2100, latest 106M, projected).
| Revision | 2050 | 2100 |
|---|---|---|
| UN 2010 | 76.2M | — |
| UN 2012 | 56.6M | 59.2M |
| WIC 2013 | 75.3M | 112M |
| UN 2015 | 56.0M | — |
| UN 2017 | 61.9M | — |
| WIC 2018 | 77.4M | 108M |
| UN 2019 | 64.7M | 74.9M |
| IHME 2020 | 83.8M | 130M |
| UN 2022 | 74.1M | 111M |
| WIC 2023 | 75.6M | 106M |
| Census 2025 | 85.8M | 141M |
| UN 2024 (current) | 76.9M | 130M |
Revisions with no 2050 or 2100 value for Afghanistan are not listed.
Total fertility rate: forecasters and earlier UN revisions
5 series: UN 2024 (2000–2100, latest 2.06, projected); Census 2025 (2024–2100, latest 2.03, projected); IHME 2020 (2017–2100, latest 1.65, projected); UN 2022 (2021–2100, latest 1.87, projected); WIC 2023 (2015–2095, latest 1.70, projected).
| Revision | 2050 | 2100 |
|---|---|---|
| WIC 2013 | 2.90 | — |
| WIC 2018 | 2.94 | — |
| IHME 2020 | 3.33 | 1.65 |
| UN 2022 | 2.62 | 1.87 |
| WIC 2023 | 2.69 | — |
| Census 2025 | 2.79 | 2.03 |
| UN 2024 (current) | 3.09 | 2.06 |
Revisions with no 2050 or 2100 value for Afghanistan are not listed. UN revisions from 2010 to 2019 publish fertility as five-year period averages (e.g. 2045–2050), with no single-year value; their paths are in the chart above. Wittgenstein Centre values are five-year period averages shown at the period's first year (2050 = 2050–2055).
Sources, licenses, and attribution for every forecaster are listed in the methodology.