Afghanistan vs Africa Eastern and Southern: Population ages 0-14
Afghanistan
42.6%
in 2025
Africa Eastern and Southern
40.0%
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
11th
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
8th
Population ages 0-14 over time
- Afghanistan
- Africa Eastern and Southern
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 42.6% against 40.0% in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 2.6%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Africa Eastern and Southern ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 11th and Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 8th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 5 and Africa Eastern and Southern in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Africa Eastern and Southern | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 42.7% | 44.6% | 1.9% | Africa Eastern and Southern |
| 1970s | 44.9% | 45.7% | 0.8% | Africa Eastern and Southern |
| 1980s | 46.9% | 45.6% | 1.3% | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 48.7% | 45.1% | 3.6% | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 49.8% | 44.3% | 5.6% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 46.5% | 42.8% | 3.7% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 43.4% | 40.7% | 2.7% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 0-14, Afghanistan or Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Afghanistan, at 42.6% against 40.0% in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 0-14 between Afghanistan and Africa Eastern and Southern?
- 2.6%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Africa Eastern and Southern?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Africa Eastern and Southern rank globally for population ages 0-14?
- Afghanistan ranks 11th and Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 8th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division, published as Population ages 0-14 (% 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
Population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population.