Population, age 22, male in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Population, age 22, male was 342,788 in 2015. β² Rising
Population, age 22, male in Afghanistan, 1990β2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2015, population, age 22, male in Afghanistan stood at 342,788. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 48.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 22, male in Afghanistan peaked at 342,788 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 115,071, in 1990.
That places Afghanistan 34th out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it 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 | 154,593 | 115,071 | 181,852 | 10 |
| 2000s | 227,296 | 186,693 | 273,986 | 10 |
| 2010s | 313,932 | 285,317 | 342,788 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More education data for Afghanistan
- Duration of pre primary education 1 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 6 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 55.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 42.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (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 22, male in Afghanistan?
- Population, age 22, male in Afghanistan was 342,788 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 22, male recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 342,788 in 2015.
- What is the lowest population, age 22, male recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 115,071 in 1990.
- How does Afghanistan rank for population, age 22, male?
- Afghanistan ranks 34th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 22, male rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.6%. 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 22, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population, age 22, male refers to the male population at the specified age.