Afghanistan vs Iran: Population ages 05-09, male
Afghanistan
3.17 million
in 2025
Iran
3.69 million
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
21st
Iran rank
18th
Population ages 05-09, male over time
- Afghanistan
- Iran
How they compare
Iran currently reports 3.69 million against 3.17 million in Afghanistan, a difference of 515,770.
That makes Iran's figure about 1.2 times Afghanistan's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Iran has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 21st and Iran ranks 18th of 218 countries.
Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 681,229 | 1.88 million | 1.20 million | Iran |
| 1970s | 917,279 | 2.46 million | 1.54 million | Iran |
| 1980s | 887,530 | 3.51 million | 2.63 million | Iran |
| 1990s | 1.28 million | 4.64 million | 3.36 million | Iran |
| 2000s | 2.03 million | 3.12 million | 1.10 million | Iran |
| 2010s | 2.60 million | 3.29 million | 682,279 | Iran |
| 2020s | 3.05 million | 3.81 million | 766,582 | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 05-09, male, Afghanistan or Iran?
- Iran, at 3.69 million against 3.17 million in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 05-09, male between Afghanistan and Iran?
- 515,770, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Iran?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Iran rank globally for population ages 05-09, male?
- Afghanistan ranks 21st and Iran ranks 18th 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, 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 5 to 9.