Afghanistan vs Canada: Population, total
Afghanistan
43.84 million
in 2025
Canada
41.65 million
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
36th
Canada rank
38th
Population, total over time
- Afghanistan
- Canada
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 43.84 million against 41.65 million in Canada, a difference of 2.19 million.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Canada ahead.
Globally, Afghanistan ranks 36th and Canada ranks 38th of 215 countries.
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About this data
Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.