Afghanistan - Population growth

Population growth (annual %)

The value for Population growth (annual %) in Afghanistan was 2.30 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 8.79 in 1993 and a minimum value of -2.71 in 1983.

Definition: Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage . Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: Derived from total population. Population source: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision, (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statist

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Year Value
1961 1.90
1962 1.97
1963 2.03
1964 2.09
1965 2.15
1966 2.17
1967 2.19
1968 2.25
1969 2.38
1970 2.54
1971 2.67
1972 2.71
1973 2.66
1974 2.48
1975 2.20
1976 1.98
1977 1.75
1978 1.28
1979 0.52
1980 -0.41
1981 -1.39
1982 -2.22
1983 -2.71
1984 -2.70
1985 -2.20
1986 -1.71
1987 -1.13
1988 0.12
1989 2.14
1990 4.48
1991 6.90
1992 8.55
1993 8.79
1994 7.66
1995 5.88
1996 4.02
1997 2.64
1998 1.95
1999 2.17
2000 2.98
2001 3.90
2002 4.50
2003 4.67
2004 4.32
2005 3.68
2006 2.99
2007 2.49
2008 2.27
2009 2.40
2010 2.75
2011 3.14
2012 3.41
2013 3.49
2014 3.36
2015 3.08
2016 2.78
2017 2.55
2018 2.38
2019 2.31
2020 2.30

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Population