Afghanistan vs Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Population, male
Afghanistan
50.5%
in 2025
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
48.9%
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
43rd
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
44th
Population, male over time
- Afghanistan
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 50.5% against 48.9% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 1.6%.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 43rd and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 44th of 218 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.6% | 47.6% | 4.0% | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 51.1% | 48.1% | 3.0% | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 50.3% | 48.3% | 2.0% | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 50.0% | 48.5% | 1.5% | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 50.3% | 48.5% | 1.8% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 50.5% | 48.7% | 1.8% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 50.5% | 48.9% | 1.6% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, male, Afghanistan or Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Afghanistan, at 50.5% against 48.9% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, male between Afghanistan and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- 1.6%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank globally for population, male?
- Afghanistan ranks 43rd and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 44th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population, male (% 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
Male population is the percentage of the population that is male. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.