Afghanistan vs Iraq: Population ages 25-29, male
Afghanistan
1.89 million
in 2025
Iraq
2.00 million
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
32nd
Iraq rank
31st
Population ages 25-29, male over time
- Afghanistan
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 2.00 million against 1.89 million in Afghanistan, a difference of 112,010.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 32nd and Iraq ranks 31st 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 | 395,109 | 271,943 | 123,167 | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 464,029 | 377,364 | 86,666 | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 394,313 | 480,652 | 86,339 | Iraq |
| 1990s | 552,244 | 790,990 | 238,746 | Iraq |
| 2000s | 831,038 | 1.11 million | 280,993 | Iraq |
| 2010s | 1.22 million | 1.46 million | 241,222 | Iraq |
| 2020s | 1.73 million | 1.88 million | 157,523 | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 25-29, male, Afghanistan or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 2.00 million against 1.89 million in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 25-29, male between Afghanistan and Iraq?
- 112,010, with Iraq 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 25-29, male?
- Afghanistan ranks 32nd and Iraq ranks 31st 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 25-29, 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 25 to 29.