How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Iraq?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

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, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Afghanistan vs Iraq: Population ages 15-19, male

Afghanistan

2.50 million

in 2025

Iraq

2.52 million

in 2025

Afghanistan rank

25th

Iraq rank

24th

Population ages 15-19, male over time

Afghanistan
Iraq

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 2.52 million against 2.50 million in Afghanistan, a difference of 23,720.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 25th and Iraq ranks 24th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Iraq in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Iraq	Difference	Ahead
1960s	513,293	392,350	120,942	Afghanistan
1970s	639,538	526,456	113,082	Afghanistan
1980s	615,006	873,970	258,963	Iraq
1990s	858,942	1.15 million	295,093	Iraq
2000s	1.27 million	1.50 million	230,661	Iraq
2010s	1.98 million	1.99 million	1,349	Iraq
2020s	2.40 million	2.36 million	40,263	Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 15-19, male, Afghanistan or Iraq?: Iraq, at 2.52 million against 2.50 million in Afghanistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 15-19, male between Afghanistan and Iraq?: 23,720, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Iraq?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Afghanistan and Iraq rank globally for population ages 15-19, male?: Afghanistan ranks 25th and Iraq ranks 24th 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, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population ages 15-19, male
Source: 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
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 262 places, 17,262 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Male population between the ages 15 to 19.