Afghanistan vs Sudan: Population ages 0-14, total
Afghanistan
18.66 million
in 2025
Sudan
20.78 million
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
21st
Sudan rank
19th
Population ages 0-14, total over time
- Afghanistan
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 20.78 million against 18.66 million in Afghanistan, a difference of 2.11 million.
That makes Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Sudan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 21st and Sudan ranks 19th of 217 countries.
Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.25 million | 4.58 million | 323,932 | Sudan |
| 1970s | 5.65 million | 6.61 million | 959,303 | Sudan |
| 1980s | 5.43 million | 9.04 million | 3.62 million | Sudan |
| 1990s | 7.86 million | 11.28 million | 3.42 million | Sudan |
| 2000s | 11.84 million | 14.07 million | 2.22 million | Sudan |
| 2010s | 15.37 million | 17.32 million | 1.95 million | Sudan |
| 2020s | 17.90 million | 20.15 million | 2.25 million | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 0-14, total, Afghanistan or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 20.78 million against 18.66 million in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 0-14, total between Afghanistan and Sudan?
- 2.11 million, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Sudan?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Sudan rank globally for population ages 0-14, total?
- Afghanistan ranks 21st and Sudan ranks 19th of 217 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.