Population, age 16, male in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Population, age 16, male was 423,280 in 2015. β–² Rising

Latest (2015)
423,280
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
27th
of 191 countries
All-time high
423,280
in 2015
All-time low
142,166
in 1990
Years of data
26
1990–2015

Population, age 16, male in Afghanistan, 1990–2015

100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k1990200220151990: 142.2k1991: 151.7k1992: 164.6k1993: 179.2k1994: 193.0k1995: 204.6k1996: 213.1k1997: 219.1k1998: 223.9k1999: 229.0k2000: 235.7k2001: 244.4k2002: 254.4k2003: 265.8k2004: 278.0k2005: 290.7k2006: 304.0k2007: 317.9k2008: 332.0k2009: 346.2k2010: 360.1k2011: 373.7k2012: 387.0k2013: 399.9k2014: 412.0k2015: 423.3k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population, age 16, male in Afghanistan is 423,280, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 45.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 16, male in Afghanistan peaked at 423,280 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 142,166, in 1990.

Afghanistan ranks 27th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 192,033 142,166 228,998 10
2000s 286,908 235,742 346,181 10
2010s 392,661 360,089 423,280 6

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

  1. 24 Colombia 459,460 compare
  2. 25 Thailand 459,121 compare
  3. 26 Myanmar 429,571 compare
  4. 28 Germany 418,731 compare
  5. 29 Iraq 401,922 compare
  6. 30 France 396,153 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is population, age 16, male in Afghanistan?
Population, age 16, male in Afghanistan was 423,280 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 16, male recorded in Afghanistan?
The highest recorded value was 423,280 in 2015.
What is the lowest population, age 16, male recorded in Afghanistan?
The lowest recorded value was 142,166 in 1990.
How does Afghanistan rank for population, age 16, male?
Afghanistan ranks 27th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 16, male rising or falling in Afghanistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 45.6%. 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 16, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population, age 16, male
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,786 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed

Population, age 16, male refers to the male population at the specified age.