Which has higher population ages 20-24, male, Afghanistan or Iraq?

Afghanistan, at 2.22 million against 2.21 million in Iraq as of 2025.

What is the difference in population ages 20-24, male between Afghanistan and Iraq?

15,430, with Afghanistan ahead.

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 20-24, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Afghanistan vs Iraq: Population ages 20-24, male

Afghanistan

2.22 million

in 2025

Iraq

2.21 million

in 2025

Afghanistan rank

26th

Iraq rank

27th

Population ages 20-24, male over time

Afghanistan
Iraq

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 2.22 million against 2.21 million in Iraq, a difference of 15,430.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 26th and Iraq ranks 27th of 217 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Iraq in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Iraq	Difference	Ahead
1960s	454,946	324,323	130,623	Afghanistan
1970s	536,749	456,208	80,540	Afghanistan
1980s	491,164	640,775	149,611	Iraq
1990s	704,136	983,951	279,816	Iraq
2000s	1.01 million	1.28 million	272,033	Iraq
2010s	1.59 million	1.74 million	148,047	Iraq
2020s	2.10 million	2.11 million	10,038	Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 20-24, male, Afghanistan or Iraq?: Afghanistan, at 2.22 million against 2.21 million in Iraq as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 20-24, male between Afghanistan and Iraq?: 15,430, with Afghanistan 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 20-24, male?: Afghanistan ranks 26th and Iraq ranks 27th of 217 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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Indicator: Population ages 20-24, 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: 20 August 2026

Male population between the ages 20 to 24.