Afghanistan vs South Africa: Population ages 10-14, male
Afghanistan
2.84 million
in 2025
South Africa
2.64 million
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
23rd
South Africa rank
25th
Population ages 10-14, male over time
- Afghanistan
- South Africa
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 2.84 million against 2.64 million in South Africa, a difference of 203,320.
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 23rd 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 | 580,189 | 1.13 million | 553,231 | South Africa |
| 1970s | 764,287 | 1.53 million | 761,865 | South Africa |
| 1980s | 745,990 | 1.97 million | 1.22 million | South Africa |
| 1990s | 1.03 million | 2.62 million | 1.60 million | South Africa |
| 2000s | 1.64 million | 2.78 million | 1.15 million | South Africa |
| 2010s | 2.31 million | 2.52 million | 203,648 | South Africa |
| 2020s | 2.70 million | 2.69 million | 13,185 | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 10-14, male, Afghanistan or South Africa?
- Afghanistan, at 2.84 million against 2.64 million in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 10-14, male between Afghanistan and South Africa?
- 203,320, 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 10-14, male?
- Afghanistan ranks 23rd 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 10-14, 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 10 to 14.