What is population, age 2, male in Afghanistan?

Population, age 2, male in Afghanistan was 658,523 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

What is the highest population, age 2, male recorded in Afghanistan?

The highest recorded value was 658,523 in 2015.

What is the lowest population, age 2, male recorded in Afghanistan?

The lowest recorded value was 246,307 in 1990.

How does Afghanistan rank for population, age 2, male?

Afghanistan ranks 21st out of 191 countries with data for 2015.

Is population, age 2, male rising or falling in Afghanistan?

Over the last ten years it is up 37.8%. 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 2, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population, age 2, male in Afghanistan

Name: Population, age 2, male in Afghanistan
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Afghanistan: Population, age 2, male was 658,523 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)

658,523

Change on year

up 2.7%

World rank

21st

of 191 countries

All-time high

658,523

in 2015

All-time low

246,307

in 1990

Years of data

1990–2015

Population, age 2, male in Afghanistan, 1990–2015

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2015, population, age 2, male in Afghanistan stood at 658,523. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 37.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 2, male in Afghanistan peaked at 658,523 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 246,307, in 1990.

Afghanistan ranks 21st 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

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	336,490	246,307	399,856	10
2000s	473,511	408,802	549,544	10
2010s	613,737	568,195	658,523	6

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

18 Russia 742,732 compare
19 Kenya 733,825 compare
20 Turkey 683,154 compare
22 Sudan 592,477 compare
24 Japan 493,727 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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)

All data for Afghanistan →

Frequently asked questions

What is population, age 2, male in Afghanistan?: Population, age 2, male in Afghanistan was 658,523 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 2, male recorded in Afghanistan?: The highest recorded value was 658,523 in 2015.
What is the lowest population, age 2, male recorded in Afghanistan?: The lowest recorded value was 246,307 in 1990.
How does Afghanistan rank for population, age 2, male?: Afghanistan ranks 21st out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 2, male rising or falling in Afghanistan?: Over the last ten years it is up 37.8%. 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 2, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Population, age 2, 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: 07 August 2026

Population, age 2, male refers to the male population at the specified age.