Afghanistan vs Türkiye: Population ages 0-14, total
Afghanistan
18.66 million
in 2025
Türkiye
18.05 million
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
21st
Türkiye rank
22nd
Population ages 0-14, total over time
- Afghanistan
- Türkiye
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 18.66 million against 18.05 million in Türkiye, a difference of 606,300.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Türkiye ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 21st and Türkiye ranks 22nd of 217 countries.
Türkiye has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.25 million | 13.64 million | 9.38 million | Türkiye |
| 1970s | 5.65 million | 16.84 million | 11.18 million | Türkiye |
| 1980s | 5.43 million | 19.11 million | 13.68 million | Türkiye |
| 1990s | 7.86 million | 20.14 million | 12.28 million | Türkiye |
| 2000s | 11.84 million | 19.35 million | 7.51 million | Türkiye |
| 2010s | 15.37 million | 18.81 million | 3.44 million | Türkiye |
| 2020s | 17.90 million | 18.64 million | 736,333 | Türkiye |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 0-14, total, Afghanistan or Türkiye?
- Afghanistan, at 18.66 million against 18.05 million in Türkiye as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 0-14, total between Afghanistan and Türkiye?
- 606,300, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Türkiye?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Türkiye rank globally for population ages 0-14, total?
- Afghanistan ranks 21st and Türkiye ranks 22nd 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.