Population ages 00-04, female in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Population ages 00-04, female was 3.37 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 00-04, female in Afghanistan, 1960–2025
Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 00-04, female in Afghanistan stood at 3.37 million. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 00-04, female in Afghanistan peaked at 3.37 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 764,550, in 1960.
That places Afghanistan 18th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 868,137 | 764,550 | 984,453 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.15 million | 1.01 million | 1.27 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.09 million | 1.02 million | 1.23 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.63 million | 1.17 million | 2.04 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.28 million | 2.05 million | 2.47 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.82 million | 2.51 million | 3.10 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.26 million | 3.17 million | 3.37 million | 6 |
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- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 595,588 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 569,129 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 608,382 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 581,669 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 607,223 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 619,794 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 647,337 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 542,847 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 00-04, female in Afghanistan?
- Population ages 00-04, female in Afghanistan was 3.37 million in 2025, according to World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects.
- What is the highest population ages 00-04, female recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 3.37 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 00-04, female recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 764,550 in 1960.
- How does Afghanistan rank for population ages 00-04, female?
- Afghanistan ranks 18th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 00-04, female rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, published as part of Population ages 00-04, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population between the ages 0 to 4.