Population, age 0, female in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Population, age 0, female was 682,677 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 0, female in Afghanistan, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 682,677 for population, age 0, female in 2015. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.8% on the previous year and up 39.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 0, female in Afghanistan peaked at 682,677 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 261,163, in 1990.
That places Afghanistan 19th out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 357,977 | 261,163 | 422,872 | 10 |
| 2000s | 492,112 | 430,217 | 577,960 | 10 |
| 2010s | 637,343 | 599,111 | 682,677 | 5 |
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More education data for Afghanistan
- Population ages 15-64 55.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 42.6% (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 6 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 1 (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 112.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 163,167 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 4.76 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 97.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 0, female in Afghanistan?
- Population, age 0, female in Afghanistan was 682,677 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 0, female recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 682,677 in 2015.
- What is the lowest population, age 0, female recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 261,163 in 1990.
- How does Afghanistan rank for population, age 0, female?
- Afghanistan ranks 19th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 0, female rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 0, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age population, female refers to female population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.