Afghanistan
Population
Population level sets the scale for labor supply, demand, public services, and per-capita comparisons. It is a core denominator across macro indicators.
Population - Afghanistan
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The reading right now
As of January 2024, Population for Afghanistan stood at 42.6M. That is up 1.2M from the prior year. Over the trailing five years, the series has averaged 40.3M, ranging from a low of 37.9M in January 2019 to a high of 42.6M in January 2024. The current reading sits 4.9M above its trailing ten-year mean of 37.8M.
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