Afghanistan vs Lower middle income: Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate
Afghanistan
3.37 % change on previous year
in 2025
Lower middle income
1.65 % change on previous year
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
20th
Lower middle income rank
17th
Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate over time
- Afghanistan
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 3.37 % change on previous year against 1.65 % change on previous year in Lower middle income, a difference of 1.72 % change on previous year.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 2.0 times Lower middle income's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Lower middle income ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 20th and Lower middle income ranks 17th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 4 and Lower middle income in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.9 % change on previous year | 2.14 % change on previous year | 0.2477 % change on previous year | Lower middle income |
| 1970s | 1.78 % change on previous year | 2.57 % change on previous year | 0.7912 % change on previous year | Lower middle income |
| 1980s | -1.57 % change on previous year | 2.72 % change on previous year | 4.29 % change on previous year | Lower middle income |
| 1990s | 4.85 % change on previous year | 2.69 % change on previous year | 2.17 % change on previous year | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 3.49 % change on previous year | 2.41 % change on previous year | 1.08 % change on previous year | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 4.12 % change on previous year | 1.95 % change on previous year | 2.17 % change on previous year | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 3.1 % change on previous year | 1.65 % change on previous year | 1.45 % change on previous year | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate, Afghanistan or Lower middle income?
- Afghanistan, at 3.37 % change on previous year against 1.65 % change on previous year in Lower middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate between Afghanistan and Lower middle income?
- 1.72 % change on previous year, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Lower middle income?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Lower middle income rank globally for population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate?
- Afghanistan ranks 20th and Lower middle income ranks 17th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population ages 15-64, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.