Afghanistan vs Egypt: Population, female
Afghanistan
49.5%
in 2025
Egypt
49.5%
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
176th
Egypt rank
175th
Population, female over time
- Afghanistan
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 49.5% against 49.5% in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Egypt ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 176th and Egypt ranks 175th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 4 and Egypt in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48.4% | 49.8% | 1.4% | Egypt |
| 1970s | 48.9% | 49.9% | 1.0% | Egypt |
| 1980s | 49.7% | 49.7% | 0.0% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 50.0% | 49.3% | 0.7% | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 49.7% | 49.3% | 0.4% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 49.5% | 49.5% | 0.0% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 49.5% | 49.5% | 0.0% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, female, Afghanistan or Egypt?
- Egypt, at 49.5% against 49.5% in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, female between Afghanistan and Egypt?
- 0.0%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Egypt?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Egypt rank globally for population, female?
- Afghanistan ranks 176th and Egypt ranks 175th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population, female (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Female population is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.