Afghanistan vs Mauritania: Population ages 0-14
Afghanistan
42.6%
in 2025
Mauritania
42.4%
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
11th
Mauritania rank
12th
Population ages 0-14 over time
- Afghanistan
- Mauritania
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 42.6% against 42.4% in Mauritania, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 11th and Mauritania ranks 12th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 6 and Mauritania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 42.7% | 42.5% | 0.1% | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 44.9% | 45.3% | 0.4% | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 46.9% | 45.6% | 1.2% | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 48.7% | 44.7% | 4.0% | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 49.8% | 44.2% | 5.7% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 46.5% | 44.1% | 2.4% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 43.4% | 43.2% | 0.2% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 0-14, Afghanistan or Mauritania?
- Afghanistan, at 42.6% against 42.4% in Mauritania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 0-14 between Afghanistan and Mauritania?
- 0.2%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Mauritania?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Mauritania rank globally for population ages 0-14?
- Afghanistan ranks 11th and Mauritania ranks 12th 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.