Afghanistan vs Pacific island small states: Population ages 0-14
Afghanistan
42.6%
in 2025
Pacific island small states
33.0%
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
11th
Pacific island small states rank
13th
Population ages 0-14 over time
- Afghanistan
- Pacific island small states
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 42.6% against 33.0% in Pacific island small states, a difference of 9.6%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.3 times Pacific island small states's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Pacific island small states ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 11th and Pacific island small states ranks 13th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 5 and Pacific island small states in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Pacific island small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 42.7% | 46.6% | 3.9% | Pacific island small states |
| 1970s | 44.9% | 45.0% | 0.1% | Pacific island small states |
| 1980s | 46.9% | 42.2% | 4.6% | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 48.7% | 40.4% | 8.3% | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 49.8% | 36.9% | 12.9% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 46.5% | 35.0% | 11.5% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 43.4% | 33.7% | 9.7% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 0-14, Afghanistan or Pacific island small states?
- Afghanistan, at 42.6% against 33.0% in Pacific island small states as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 0-14 between Afghanistan and Pacific island small states?
- 9.6%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Pacific island small states?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Pacific island small states rank globally for population ages 0-14?
- Afghanistan ranks 11th and Pacific island small states ranks 13th 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.