Afghanistan vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Population ages 00-04, male
Afghanistan
3.52 million
in 2025
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
45.26 million
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
19th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
22nd
Population ages 00-04, male over time
- Afghanistan
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
How they compare
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan currently reports 45.26 million against 3.52 million in Afghanistan, a difference of 41.74 million.
That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's figure about 12.8 times Afghanistan's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 19th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 22nd of 218 countries.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 887,018 | 16.20 million | 15.31 million | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 1970s | 1.19 million | 21.10 million | 19.92 million | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 1980s | 1.13 million | 28.56 million | 27.43 million | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 1990s | 1.70 million | 33.60 million | 31.90 million | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 2000s | 2.40 million | 36.38 million | 33.98 million | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 2010s | 2.96 million | 43.93 million | 40.97 million | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 2020s | 3.40 million | 44.97 million | 41.57 million | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 00-04, male, Afghanistan or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, at 45.26 million against 3.52 million in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 00-04, male between Afghanistan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- 41.74 million, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for population ages 00-04, male?
- Afghanistan ranks 19th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 22nd of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, published as Population ages 00-04, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Male population between the ages 0 to 4.