Afghanistan vs South Africa: Population ages 15-19, female
Afghanistan
2.38 million
in 2025
South Africa
2.71 million
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
25th
South Africa rank
23rd
Population ages 15-19, female over time
- Afghanistan
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 2.71 million against 2.38 million in Afghanistan, a difference of 331,090.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 25th and South Africa ranks 23rd of 218 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 502,147 | 952,895 | 450,748 | South Africa |
| 1970s | 620,084 | 1.28 million | 660,264 | South Africa |
| 1980s | 600,406 | 1.73 million | 1.13 million | South Africa |
| 1990s | 827,448 | 2.19 million | 1.37 million | South Africa |
| 2000s | 1.22 million | 2.81 million | 1.59 million | South Africa |
| 2010s | 1.89 million | 2.54 million | 642,594 | South Africa |
| 2020s | 2.29 million | 2.57 million | 281,828 | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 15-19, female, Afghanistan or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 2.71 million against 2.38 million in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 15-19, female between Afghanistan and South Africa?
- 331,090, with South Africa 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 15-19, female?
- Afghanistan ranks 25th and South Africa ranks 23rd 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 15-19, 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 15 to 19.