Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Population ages 0-14, total, per capita was 0.4256 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Afghanistan, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Afghanistan stood at 0.4256 units per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Afghanistan peaked at 0.5024 units per person in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.4195 units per person, in 1960.
That places Afghanistan 11th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.4195 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.4203 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 0.4211 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.4224 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 0.4241 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.4264 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 0.4291 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 0.4317 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.4343 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.4368 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 0.4393 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 0.4416 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.4439 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.4461 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.4483 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.4504 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.4525 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.4545 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.4565 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.4585 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.4606 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.4627 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.4647 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.4665 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.4682 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.47 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.4716 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.473 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.4742 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.4754 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.4767 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.4784 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.4804 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.4825 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.4848 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.4874 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.4901 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.4929 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.4956 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.4982 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.5003 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.5017 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.5024 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.5024 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5018 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.5005 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.4986 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.4959 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.4925 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.4888 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.4847 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.4804 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.4761 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.4716 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.4671 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4626 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.458 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4536 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4496 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.4458 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.4422 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.4391 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.4358 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.4323 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.4289 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 0.4256 units per person | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4266 units per person | 0.4195 units per person | 0.4368 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4491 units per person | 0.4393 units per person | 0.4585 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4687 units per person | 0.4606 units per person | 0.4754 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4867 units per person | 0.4767 units per person | 0.4982 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4985 units per person | 0.4888 units per person | 0.5024 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4649 units per person | 0.4458 units per person | 0.4847 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.434 units per person | 0.4256 units per person | 0.4422 units per person | 6 |
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More health data for Afghanistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.45 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 812.4 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 14,735 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 2.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2081 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2175 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Afghanistan?
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Afghanistan was 0.4256 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 0-14, total, per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5024 units per person in 2003.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14, total, per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4195 units per person in 1960.
- How does Afghanistan rank for population ages 0-14, total, per capita?
- Afghanistan ranks 11th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14, total, per capita rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population ages 0-14, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population ages 0-14, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population ages 0-14, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 0-14, total Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Population ages 0-14, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.