Afghanistan vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Population ages 20-24, male
Afghanistan
2.22 million
in 2025
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
32.51 million
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
26th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
27th
Population ages 20-24, 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 32.51 million against 2.22 million in Afghanistan, a difference of 30.29 million.
That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s figure about 14.6 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 26th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 27th 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 | 454,946 | 7.12 million | 6.66 million | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) |
| 1970s | 536,749 | 9.73 million | 9.19 million | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) |
| 1980s | 491,164 | 13.96 million | 13.47 million | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) |
| 1990s | 704,136 | 18.37 million | 17.67 million | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) |
| 2000s | 1.01 million | 25.70 million | 24.68 million | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) |
| 2010s | 1.59 million | 29.71 million | 28.12 million | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) |
| 2020s | 2.10 million | 31.44 million | 29.34 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 20-24, male, Afghanistan or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), at 32.51 million against 2.22 million in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 20-24, male between Afghanistan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- 30.29 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 20-24, male?
- Afghanistan ranks 26th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 27th 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.