What is population, age 9, male in Afghanistan?

Population, age 9, male in Afghanistan was 510,258 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

What is the highest population, age 9, male recorded in Afghanistan?

The highest recorded value was 510,258 in 2015.

What is the lowest population, age 9, male recorded in Afghanistan?

The lowest recorded value was 179,711 in 1990.

How does Afghanistan rank for population, age 9, male?

Afghanistan ranks 24th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.

Is population, age 9, male rising or falling in Afghanistan?

Over the last ten years it is up 37.0%. 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 9, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population, age 9, male in Afghanistan

Name: Population, age 9, male in Afghanistan
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Afghanistan: Population, age 9, male was 510,258 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)

510,258

Change on year

up 2.8%

World rank

24th

of 191 countries

All-time high

510,258

in 2015

All-time low

179,711

in 1990

Years of data

1990–2015

Population, age 9, male in Afghanistan, 1990–2015

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2015, population, age 9, male in Afghanistan stood at 510,258. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 37.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 9, male in Afghanistan peaked at 510,258 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 179,711, in 1990.

That places Afghanistan 24th 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	245,839	179,711	294,225	10
2000s	365,054	302,986	429,347	10
2010s	476,575	443,099	510,258	6

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

21 Japan 562,749 compare
22 Sudan 551,572 compare
25 Thailand 454,703 compare
26 Colombia 439,753 compare
27 Iraq 423,671 compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is population, age 9, male in Afghanistan?: Population, age 9, male in Afghanistan was 510,258 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 9, male recorded in Afghanistan?: The highest recorded value was 510,258 in 2015.
What is the lowest population, age 9, male recorded in Afghanistan?: The lowest recorded value was 179,711 in 1990.
How does Afghanistan rank for population, age 9, male?: Afghanistan ranks 24th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 9, male rising or falling in Afghanistan?: Over the last ten years it is up 37.0%. 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 9, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Population, age 9, 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 9, male refers to the male population at the specified age.