Afghanistan vs South Africa: Population ages 05-09, female
Afghanistan
3.04 million
in 2025
South Africa
2.75 million
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
22nd
South Africa rank
25th
Population ages 05-09, female over time
- Afghanistan
- South Africa
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 3.04 million against 2.75 million in South Africa, a difference of 288,220.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Africa ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 22nd and South Africa ranks 25th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 666,075 | 1.28 million | 617,195 | South Africa |
| 1970s | 891,459 | 1.74 million | 844,819 | South Africa |
| 1980s | 855,705 | 2.21 million | 1.35 million | South Africa |
| 1990s | 1.23 million | 2.80 million | 1.57 million | South Africa |
| 2000s | 1.93 million | 2.50 million | 573,539 | South Africa |
| 2010s | 2.47 million | 2.62 million | 142,735 | South Africa |
| 2020s | 2.91 million | 2.65 million | 262,542 | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 05-09, female, Afghanistan or South Africa?
- Afghanistan, at 3.04 million against 2.75 million in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 05-09, female between Afghanistan and South Africa?
- 288,220, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and South Africa?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and South Africa rank globally for population ages 05-09, female?
- Afghanistan ranks 22nd and South Africa ranks 25th 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 05-09, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Female population between the ages 5 to 9.