Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita was 0.0243 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Afghanistan, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 0.0243 units per person for population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in 2025.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Afghanistan peaked at 0.0282 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.0224 units per person, in 1991.
That places Afghanistan 210th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0282 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0281 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1962 | 0.0279 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0278 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0276 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0274 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0273 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0271 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.027 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0269 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0267 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0266 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0264 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0262 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0261 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0259 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0258 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0257 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0256 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0254 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0252 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0249 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0246 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0242 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0237 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0232 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0228 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0226 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0224 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0224 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0224 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0224 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0224 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0225 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0225 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0226 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0226 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0226 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0226 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0226 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0226 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0226 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0226 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0227 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0227 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0227 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0227 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0228 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0228 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0229 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0231 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0232 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0234 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0235 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0236 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0236 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0236 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0236 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0237 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0238 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0237 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0235 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0236 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0238 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.024 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0243 units per person | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0275 units per person | 0.0269 units per person | 0.0282 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.026 units per person | 0.0254 units per person | 0.0267 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0236 units per person | 0.0224 units per person | 0.0252 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0225 units per person | 0.0224 units per person | 0.0226 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0227 units per person | 0.0226 units per person | 0.0229 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0235 units per person | 0.0231 units per person | 0.0238 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0238 units per person | 0.0235 units per person | 0.0243 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 812.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 14,735 deaths (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 65 and above, total, per capita in Afghanistan?
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Afghanistan was 0.0243 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 65 and above, total, per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0282 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest population ages 65 and above, total, per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0224 units per person in 1991.
- How does Afghanistan rank for population ages 65 and above, total, per capita?
- Afghanistan ranks 210th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 65 and above, total, per capita rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 65 and above, 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 65 and above, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 65 and above, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Population ages 65 and above, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.