Afghanistan vs Argentina: Number of people living in the capital city
Afghanistan
10.33 million people
in 2100
Argentina
10.89 million people
in 2100
Afghanistan rank
24th
Argentina rank
22nd
Number of people living in the capital city over time
- Afghanistan
- Argentina
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 10.89 million people against 10.33 million people in Afghanistan, a difference of 554,700 people.
That makes Argentina's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
Across all 17 years both countries report, Argentina has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 24th and Argentina ranks 22nd of 191 countries.
Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Argentina | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 5.43 million people | 13.98 million people | 8.55 million people | Argentina |
| 2030s | 6.49 million people | 14.17 million people | 7.68 million people | Argentina |
| 2040s | 7.41 million people | 14.28 million people | 6.87 million people | Argentina |
| 2050s | 8.17 million people | 14.17 million people | 6.00 million people | Argentina |
| 2060s | 8.84 million people | 13.76 million people | 4.92 million people | Argentina |
| 2070s | 9.40 million people | 13.18 million people | 3.78 million people | Argentina |
| 2080s | 9.83 million people | 12.46 million people | 2.62 million people | Argentina |
| 2090s | 10.16 million people | 11.58 million people | 1.42 million people | Argentina |
| 2100s | 10.33 million people | 10.89 million people | 554,700 people | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in the capital city, Afghanistan or Argentina?
- Argentina, at 10.89 million people against 10.33 million people in Afghanistan as of 2100.
- What is the difference in number of people living in the capital city between Afghanistan and Argentina?
- 554,700 people, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Argentina?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2020 to 2100.
- How do Afghanistan and Argentina rank globally for number of people living in the capital city?
- Afghanistan ranks 24th and Argentina ranks 22nd of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in the capital city. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Projected total number of people living in the country's capital city. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.