Afghanistan vs Low & middle income: Population, female, annual growth rate

Afghanistan
2.78 % change on previous year
in 2025
Low & middle income
1.06 % change on previous year
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
19th
Low & middle income rank
21st

Population, female, annual growth rate over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Low & middle income
-10-50510196119932025

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 2.78 % change on previous year against 1.06 % change on previous year in Low & middle income, a difference of 1.72 % change on previous year.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 2.6 times Low & middle income's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 19th and Low & middle income ranks 21st of 217 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 5 and Low & middle income in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Low & middle income Difference Ahead
1960s 2.37 % change on previous year 2.35 % change on previous year 0.0173 % change on previous year Afghanistan
1970s 2.25 % change on previous year 2.3 % change on previous year 0.0414 % change on previous year Low & middle income
1980s -1.1 % change on previous year 2.14 % change on previous year 3.23 % change on previous year Low & middle income
1990s 5.3 % change on previous year 1.82 % change on previous year 3.48 % change on previous year Afghanistan
2000s 3.23 % change on previous year 1.48 % change on previous year 1.74 % change on previous year Afghanistan
2010s 3.25 % change on previous year 1.35 % change on previous year 1.9 % change on previous year Afghanistan
2020s 2.48 % change on previous year 1.06 % change on previous year 1.42 % change on previous year Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, female, annual growth rate, Afghanistan or Low & middle income?
Afghanistan, at 2.78 % change on previous year against 1.06 % change on previous year in Low & middle income as of 2025.
What is the difference in population, female, annual growth rate between Afghanistan and Low & middle income?
1.72 % change on previous year, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Low & middle income?
65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
How do Afghanistan and Low & middle income rank globally for population, female, annual growth rate?
Afghanistan ranks 19th and Low & middle income ranks 21st of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population, female, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population, female, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
266 places, 17,260 data points, 1961–2025
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Population, female. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.