Population ages 0-14 in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Population ages 0-14 was 42.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
42.6%
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
11th
of 217 countries
All-time high
50.2%
in 2003
All-time low
41.9%
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population ages 0-14 in Afghanistan, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 0-14 in Afghanistan is 42.6%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14 in Afghanistan peaked at 50.2% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 41.9%, in 1960.
Afghanistan ranks 11th of 217 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 0-14 in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 41.9% | — |
| 1961 | 42.0% | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 42.1% | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 42.2% | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 42.4% | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 42.6% | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 42.9% | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 43.2% | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 43.4% | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 43.7% | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 43.9% | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 44.2% | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 44.4% | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 44.6% | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 44.8% | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 45.0% | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 45.2% | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 45.4% | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 45.6% | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 45.8% | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 46.1% | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 46.3% | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 46.5% | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 46.6% | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 46.8% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 47.0% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 47.2% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 47.3% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 47.4% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 47.5% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 47.7% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 47.8% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 48.0% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 48.2% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 48.5% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 48.7% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 49.0% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 49.3% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 49.6% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 49.8% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 50.0% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 50.2% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 50.2% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 50.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 50.2% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 50.0% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 49.9% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 49.6% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 49.3% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 48.9% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 48.5% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 48.0% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 47.6% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 47.2% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 46.7% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 46.3% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 45.8% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 45.4% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 45.0% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 44.6% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 44.2% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 43.9% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 43.6% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 43.2% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 42.9% | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 42.6% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 42.7% | 41.9% | 43.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 44.9% | 43.9% | 45.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 46.9% | 46.1% | 47.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.7% | 47.7% | 49.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.8% | 48.9% | 50.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.5% | 44.6% | 48.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.4% | 42.6% | 44.2% | 6 |
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More education data for Afghanistan
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.43 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.67 % change on previous year (2018)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 163,167 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.27 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 5.94 % change on previous year (2018)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.16 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 5.53 % change on previous year (2018)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 24,220 (2003)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.89 % change on previous year (1986)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14 in Afghanistan?
- Population ages 0-14 in Afghanistan was 42.6% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 0-14 recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 50.2% in 2003.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14 recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.9% in 1960.
- How does Afghanistan rank for population ages 0-14?
- Afghanistan ranks 11th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14 rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division, published as part of Population ages 0-14 (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population.