Population Growth - Afghanistan
Value & RankThe Population Growth of Afghanistan is 2.29 (%) with a global rank of 36.
Afghanistan compared to other CountriesThe Population Growth of Afghanistan is similar to that of Nigeria, Mozambique, Timor-Leste, Sierra Leone, Eritrea, Mauritania, The Gambia, Iraq, Djibouti, Ghana with a respective Population Growth of 2.47, 2.45, 2.44, 2.33, 2.30, 2.26, 2.23, 2.23, 2.23, 2.19 (%) and a global rank of 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41.
Afghanistan compared to other CountriesThe Population Growth of Afghanistan is similar to that of Nigeria, Mozambique, Timor-Leste, Sierra Leone, Eritrea, Mauritania, The Gambia, Iraq, Djibouti, Ghana with a respective Population Growth of 2.47, 2.45, 2.44, 2.33, 2.30, 2.26, 2.23, 2.23, 2.23, 2.19 (%) and a global rank of 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41.
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1991 | 7.24 |
1992 | 9.09 |
1993 | 9.41 |
1994 | 8.28 |
1995 | 6.47 |
1996 | 4.61 |
1997 | 3.24 |
1998 | 2.47 |
1999 | 2.48 |
2000 | 3.00 |
2001 | 3.59 |
2002 | 3.93 |
2003 | 4.03 |
2004 | 3.83 |
2005 | 3.45 |
2006 | 3.05 |
2007 | 2.76 |
2008 | 2.56 |
2009 | 2.47 |
2010 | 2.46 |
2011 | 2.38 |
2012 | 2.22 |
2013 | 2.25 |
2014 | 2.29 |
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Nigeria | 31 | 2.47 |
Mozambique | 32 | 2.45 |
Timor-Leste | 33 | 2.44 |
Sierra Leone | 34 | 2.33 |
Eritrea | 35 | 2.30 |
Afghanistan | 36 | 2.29 |
Mauritania | 37 | 2.26 |
The Gambia | 38 | 2.23 |
Iraq | 39 | 2.23 |
Djibouti | 40 | 2.23 |
Ghana | 41 | 2.19 |
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Datasource: Compile from multiple sources
CIA - The World Factbook
Workbank - World Development Indicators
CIA - The World Factbook
Workbank - World Development Indicators