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

Thailand, at 2.38 million against 2.22 million in Afghanistan as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Thailand?

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 Thailand: Population ages 20-24, male

Afghanistan

2.22 million

in 2025

Thailand

2.38 million

in 2025

Afghanistan rank

26th

Thailand rank

24th

Population ages 20-24, male over time

Afghanistan
Thailand

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 2.38 million against 2.22 million in Afghanistan, a difference of 157,840.

That makes Thailand's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Thailand has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 26th and Thailand ranks 24th of 217 countries.

Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Thailand	Difference	Ahead
1960s	454,946	1.31 million	855,138	Thailand
1970s	536,749	1.88 million	1.34 million	Thailand
1980s	491,164	2.66 million	2.17 million	Thailand
1990s	704,136	2.84 million	2.14 million	Thailand
2000s	1.01 million	2.68 million	1.67 million	Thailand
2010s	1.59 million	2.59 million	1.00 million	Thailand
2020s	2.10 million	2.45 million	342,088	Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 20-24, male, Afghanistan or Thailand?: Thailand, at 2.38 million against 2.22 million in Afghanistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 20-24, male between Afghanistan and Thailand?: 157,840, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Thailand?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Afghanistan and Thailand rank globally for population ages 20-24, male?: Afghanistan ranks 26th and Thailand ranks 24th 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.