Afghanistan vs Yemen: Population, male
Afghanistan
22.14 million
in 2025
Yemen
21.17 million
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
37th
Yemen rank
38th
Population, male over time
- Afghanistan
- Yemen
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 22.14 million against 21.17 million in Yemen, a difference of 977,500.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 37th and Yemen ranks 38th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 6 and Yemen in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.14 million | 3.05 million | 2.09 million | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 6.43 million | 4.00 million | 2.43 million | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 5.83 million | 5.66 million | 171,084 | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 8.05 million | 8.27 million | 218,353 | Yemen |
| 2000s | 11.96 million | 11.42 million | 547,361 | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 16.74 million | 15.61 million | 1.13 million | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 20.83 million | 19.69 million | 1.14 million | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, male, Afghanistan or Yemen?
- Afghanistan, at 22.14 million against 21.17 million in Yemen as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, male between Afghanistan and Yemen?
- 977,500, with Afghanistan 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, male?
- Afghanistan ranks 37th and Yemen ranks 38th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population, 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 is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all male residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.