Afghanistan vs Samoa: Population ages 15-64 (% of total population)
Afghanistan
55.0%
in 2025
Samoa
55.9%
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
205th
Samoa rank
203rd
Population ages 15-64 (% of total population) over time
- Afghanistan
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 55.9% against 55.0% in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 205th and Samoa ranks 203rd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Samoa in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 54.6% | 46.2% | 8.4% | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 52.5% | 47.7% | 4.8% | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 50.8% | 53.0% | 2.3% | Samoa |
| 1990s | 49.1% | 55.4% | 6.4% | Samoa |
| 2000s | 47.9% | 55.6% | 7.7% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 51.2% | 56.8% | 5.7% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 54.2% | 55.8% | 1.6% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 15-64, Afghanistan or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 55.9% against 55.0% in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 15-64 between Afghanistan and Samoa?
- 0.9%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Samoa?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Samoa rank globally for population ages 15-64?
- Afghanistan ranks 205th and Samoa ranks 203rd 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.