Afghanistan vs Iraq: Age population, age 17, female, interpolated
Afghanistan
473,326
in 2025
Iraq
478,123
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
25th
Iraq rank
24th
Age population, age 17, female, interpolated over time
- Afghanistan
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 478,123 against 473,326 in Afghanistan, a difference of 4,797.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 25th and Iraq ranks 24th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Iraq in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 100,402 | 76,377 | 24,025 | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 123,874 | 102,114 | 21,760 | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 119,959 | 171,555 | 51,596 | Iraq |
| 1990s | 165,425 | 223,848 | 58,423 | Iraq |
| 2000s | 243,351 | 290,173 | 46,822 | Iraq |
| 2010s | 379,261 | 381,550 | 2,288 | Iraq |
| 2020s | 456,681 | 449,216 | 7,464 | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age population, age 17, female, interpolated, Afghanistan or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 478,123 against 473,326 in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age population, age 17, female, interpolated between Afghanistan and Iraq?
- 4,797, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Iraq?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Iraq rank globally for age population, age 17, female, interpolated?
- Afghanistan ranks 25th and Iraq ranks 24th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2022 Revision, published as Age population, age 17, female, interpolated. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Age population, female refers to female population at the specified age level. The geographical areas included in the data are the same as the data source.