Afghanistan vs Arab World: Population ages 15-19, female
Afghanistan
10.9%
in 2025
Arab World
9.4%
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
19th
Arab World rank
17th
Population ages 15-19, female over time
- Afghanistan
- Arab World
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 10.9% against 9.4% in Arab World, a difference of 1.5%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.2 times Arab World's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 19th and Arab World ranks 17th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 4 and Arab World in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Arab World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.4% | 9.4% | 1.0% | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 10.1% | 10.2% | 0.1% | Arab World |
| 1980s | 10.4% | 10.4% | 0.0% | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 10.3% | 10.6% | 0.3% | Arab World |
| 2000s | 10.3% | 10.8% | 0.5% | Arab World |
| 2010s | 11.5% | 9.5% | 2.0% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 11.2% | 9.3% | 1.9% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 15-19, female, Afghanistan or Arab World?
- Afghanistan, at 10.9% against 9.4% in Arab World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 15-19, female between Afghanistan and Arab World?
- 1.5%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Arab World?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Arab World rank globally for population ages 15-19, female?
- Afghanistan ranks 19th and Arab World ranks 17th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 15-19, female (% of female population). 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 15 to 19 as a percentage of the total female population.