Afghanistan vs Africa Eastern and Southern: Population ages 0-14, total
Afghanistan
18.66 million
in 2025
Africa Eastern and Southern
315.77 million
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
21st
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
23rd
Population ages 0-14, total over time
- Afghanistan
- Africa Eastern and Southern
How they compare
Africa Eastern and Southern currently reports 315.77 million against 18.66 million in Afghanistan, a difference of 297.11 million.
That makes Africa Eastern and Southern's figure about 16.9 times Afghanistan's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Africa Eastern and Southern has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 21st and Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 23rd of 218 countries.
Africa Eastern and Southern has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Africa Eastern and Southern | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.25 million | 65.81 million | 61.55 million | Africa Eastern and Southern |
| 1970s | 5.65 million | 89.91 million | 84.25 million | Africa Eastern and Southern |
| 1980s | 5.43 million | 121.20 million | 115.77 million | Africa Eastern and Southern |
| 1990s | 7.86 million | 159.10 million | 151.24 million | Africa Eastern and Southern |
| 2000s | 11.84 million | 203.04 million | 191.19 million | Africa Eastern and Southern |
| 2010s | 15.37 million | 256.59 million | 241.22 million | Africa Eastern and Southern |
| 2020s | 17.90 million | 301.61 million | 283.71 million | Africa Eastern and Southern |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 0-14, total, Afghanistan or Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Africa Eastern and Southern, at 315.77 million against 18.66 million in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 0-14, total between Afghanistan and Africa Eastern and Southern?
- 297.11 million, with Africa Eastern and Southern ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Africa Eastern and Southern?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Africa Eastern and Southern rank globally for population ages 0-14, total?
- Afghanistan ranks 21st and Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 23rd of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi, published as Population ages 0-14, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population between the ages 0 to 14. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.