Afghanistan vs Europe & Central Asia: Population ages 20-24, male
Afghanistan
2.22 million
in 2025
Europe & Central Asia
27.02 million
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
26th
Europe & Central Asia rank
28th
Population ages 20-24, male over time
- Afghanistan
- Europe & Central Asia
How they compare
Europe & Central Asia currently reports 27.02 million against 2.22 million in Afghanistan, a difference of 24.80 million.
That makes Europe & Central Asia's figure about 12.1 times Afghanistan's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Europe & Central Asia has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 26th and Europe & Central Asia ranks 28th of 218 countries.
Europe & Central Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Europe & Central Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 454,946 | 25.43 million | 24.97 million | Europe & Central Asia |
| 1970s | 536,749 | 31.11 million | 30.58 million | Europe & Central Asia |
| 1980s | 491,164 | 33.94 million | 33.45 million | Europe & Central Asia |
| 1990s | 704,136 | 32.33 million | 31.62 million | Europe & Central Asia |
| 2000s | 1.01 million | 32.71 million | 31.70 million | Europe & Central Asia |
| 2010s | 1.59 million | 30.43 million | 28.84 million | Europe & Central Asia |
| 2020s | 2.10 million | 27.14 million | 25.03 million | Europe & Central Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 20-24, male, Afghanistan or Europe & Central Asia?
- Europe & Central Asia, at 27.02 million against 2.22 million in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 20-24, male between Afghanistan and Europe & Central Asia?
- 24.80 million, with Europe & Central Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Europe & Central Asia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Europe & Central Asia rank globally for population ages 20-24, male?
- Afghanistan ranks 26th and Europe & Central Asia ranks 28th 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 20-24, 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 20 to 24.