Afghanistan vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Population ages 20-24, female
Afghanistan
9.8%
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
9.3%
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
10th
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
8th
Population ages 20-24, female over time
- Afghanistan
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 9.8% against 9.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 10th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 8th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 4 and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.8% | 8.5% | 0.3% | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 8.6% | 8.4% | 0.2% | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 8.6% | 8.6% | 0.0% | Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 1990s | 8.6% | 8.8% | 0.2% | Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 2000s | 8.2% | 9.1% | 0.9% | Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 2010s | 9.3% | 9.0% | 0.3% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 9.9% | 9.1% | 0.8% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 20-24, female, Afghanistan or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Afghanistan, at 9.8% against 9.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 20-24, female between Afghanistan and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 0.5%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for population ages 20-24, female?
- Afghanistan ranks 10th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 8th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 20-24, 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 20 to 24 as a percentage of the total female population.