Afghanistan vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Population ages 05-09, male
Population ages 05-09, male over time
- Afghanistan
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 14.3% against 11.0% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 3.3%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.3 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 13th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 14th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 5 and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.2% | 14.1% | 0.8% | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 1970s | 14.3% | 14.5% | 0.2% | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 15.2% | 14.3% | 0.9% | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 15.9% | 14.4% | 1.5% | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 16.9% | 12.4% | 4.6% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 15.6% | 11.7% | 3.9% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 14.6% | 11.5% | 3.1% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 05-09, male, Afghanistan or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Afghanistan, at 14.3% against 11.0% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 05-09, male between Afghanistan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 3.3%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for population ages 05-09, male?
- Afghanistan ranks 13th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 14th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 05-09, male (% of male population). 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 5 to 9 as a percentage of the total male population.