Afghanistan vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Population ages 15-19, male
Afghanistan
2.50 million
in 2025
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
37.07 million
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
25th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
26th
Population ages 15-19, male over time
- Afghanistan
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
How they compare
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) currently reports 37.07 million against 2.50 million in Afghanistan, a difference of 34.57 million.
That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s figure about 14.8 times Afghanistan's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 25th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 26th of 218 countries.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 513,293 | 8.42 million | 7.91 million | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) |
| 1970s | 639,538 | 11.98 million | 11.34 million | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) |
| 1980s | 615,006 | 16.31 million | 15.70 million | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) |
| 1990s | 858,942 | 22.06 million | 21.20 million | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) |
| 2000s | 1.27 million | 29.33 million | 28.05 million | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) |
| 2010s | 1.98 million | 31.52 million | 29.54 million | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) |
| 2020s | 2.40 million | 34.93 million | 32.53 million | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 15-19, male, Afghanistan or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), at 37.07 million against 2.50 million in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 15-19, male between Afghanistan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- 34.57 million, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for population ages 15-19, male?
- Afghanistan ranks 25th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 26th 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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About this data
Male population between the ages 15 to 19.