Afghanistan vs Yemen: Population ages 55-59, male
Afghanistan
422,235
in 2025
Yemen
441,121
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
56th
Yemen rank
55th
Population ages 55-59, male over time
- Afghanistan
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 441,121 against 422,235 in Afghanistan, a difference of 18,886.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 56th and Yemen ranks 55th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 5 and Yemen in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 129,068 | 75,406 | 53,662 | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 152,718 | 92,898 | 59,820 | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 129,257 | 119,996 | 9,261 | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 155,095 | 157,019 | 1,924 | Yemen |
| 2000s | 203,501 | 188,521 | 14,980 | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 275,790 | 260,230 | 15,560 | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 376,511 | 388,362 | 11,851 | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 55-59, male, Afghanistan or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 441,121 against 422,235 in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 55-59, male between Afghanistan and Yemen?
- 18,886, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Yemen?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Yemen rank globally for population ages 55-59, male?
- Afghanistan ranks 56th and Yemen ranks 55th 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 55-59, 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 55 to 59.