Population ages 00-04, male in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Population ages 00-04, male was 3.52 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
3.52 million
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
19th
of 217 countries
All-time high
3.52 million
in 2025
All-time low
778,745
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population ages 00-04, male in Afghanistan, 1960–2025
Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 3.52 million for population ages 00-04, male in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 00-04, male in Afghanistan peaked at 3.52 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 778,745, in 1960.
Afghanistan ranks 19th of 217 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 00-04, male in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 778,745 | — |
| 1961 | 799,851 | +2.7% |
| 1962 | 822,095 | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 845,492 | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 869,923 | +2.9% |
| 1965 | 895,484 | +2.9% |
| 1966 | 921,997 | +3.0% |
| 1967 | 949,589 | +3.0% |
| 1968 | 978,474 | +3.0% |
| 1969 | 1.01 million | +3.1% |
| 1970 | 1.04 million | +3.1% |
| 1971 | 1.07 million | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 1.10 million | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 1.14 million | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 1.17 million | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 1.21 million | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 1.24 million | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 1.27 million | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 1.30 million | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 1.31 million | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 1.27 million | -3.3% |
| 1981 | 1.15 million | -9.1% |
| 1982 | 1.06 million | -7.8% |
| 1983 | 1.06 million | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 1.08 million | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 1.10 million | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 1.11 million | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 1.11 million | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 1.14 million | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 1.19 million | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 1.22 million | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 1.25 million | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 1.37 million | +9.6% |
| 1993 | 1.56 million | +13.6% |
| 1994 | 1.71 million | +9.9% |
| 1995 | 1.81 million | +6.0% |
| 1996 | 1.90 million | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 1.98 million | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 2.06 million | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 2.14 million | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 2.15 million | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 2.15 million | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 2.25 million | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 2.37 million | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 2.42 million | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 2.47 million | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 2.53 million | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 2.54 million | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 2.55 million | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 2.60 million | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 2.65 million | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 2.71 million | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 2.80 million | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 2.87 million | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 2.95 million | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 3.02 million | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 3.07 million | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 3.12 million | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 3.18 million | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 3.24 million | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 3.31 million | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 3.36 million | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 3.37 million | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 3.40 million | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 3.46 million | +1.8% |
| 2025 | 3.52 million | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 887,018 | 778,745 | 1.01 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.19 million | 1.04 million | 1.31 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.13 million | 1.06 million | 1.27 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.70 million | 1.22 million | 2.14 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.40 million | 2.15 million | 2.60 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.96 million | 2.65 million | 3.24 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.40 million | 3.31 million | 3.52 million | 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 00-04, male in Afghanistan?
- Population ages 00-04, male in Afghanistan was 3.52 million in 2025, according to World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects.
- What is the highest population ages 00-04, male recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 3.52 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 00-04, male recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 778,745 in 1960.
- How does Afghanistan rank for population ages 00-04, male?
- Afghanistan ranks 19th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 00-04, male rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, published as part of Population ages 00-04, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population between the ages 0 to 4.