Afghanistan vs Yemen: Population ages 0-14, total
Afghanistan
18.66 million
in 2025
Yemen
17.14 million
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
21st
Yemen rank
24th
Population ages 0-14, total over time
- Afghanistan
- Yemen
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 18.66 million against 17.14 million in Yemen, a difference of 1.52 million.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Yemen's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 21st and Yemen ranks 24th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 5 and Yemen in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.25 million | 2.55 million | 1.70 million | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 5.65 million | 3.71 million | 1.94 million | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 5.43 million | 5.65 million | 220,237 | Yemen |
| 1990s | 7.86 million | 8.33 million | 468,154 | Yemen |
| 2000s | 11.84 million | 10.51 million | 1.33 million | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 15.37 million | 12.96 million | 2.41 million | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 17.90 million | 16.03 million | 1.87 million | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 0-14, total, Afghanistan or Yemen?
- Afghanistan, at 18.66 million against 17.14 million in Yemen as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 0-14, total between Afghanistan and Yemen?
- 1.52 million, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Yemen?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Yemen rank globally for population ages 0-14, total?
- Afghanistan ranks 21st and Yemen ranks 24th 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.