Afghanistan vs Mauritania: Population ages 15-64
Afghanistan
55.0%
in 2025
Mauritania
54.4%
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
205th
Mauritania rank
208th
Population ages 15-64 over time
- Afghanistan
- Mauritania
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 55.0% against 54.4% in Mauritania, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mauritania ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 205th and Mauritania ranks 208th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Mauritania in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 54.6% | 54.9% | 0.3% | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 52.5% | 51.8% | 0.7% | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 50.8% | 51.3% | 0.5% | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 49.1% | 52.2% | 3.2% | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 47.9% | 52.7% | 4.8% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 51.2% | 52.4% | 1.2% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 54.2% | 53.6% | 0.6% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 15-64, Afghanistan or Mauritania?
- Afghanistan, at 55.0% against 54.4% in Mauritania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 15-64 between Afghanistan and Mauritania?
- 0.6%, 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 15-64?
- Afghanistan ranks 205th and Mauritania ranks 208th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 15-64 (% 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
Total population between the ages 15 to 64 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.