Population ages 10-14, male in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Population ages 10-14, male was 2.84 million in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
2.84 million
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
23rd
of 215 countries
All-time high
2.84 million
in 2025
All-time low
531,331
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Population ages 10-14, male in Afghanistan, 1960–2025

500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M3.0M196019922025

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 10-14, male in Afghanistan stood at 2.84 million. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 19.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population ages 10-14, male in Afghanistan peaked at 2.84 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 531,331, in 1960.

Afghanistan ranks 23rd of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 580,189 531,331 651,808 10
1970s 764,287 671,420 847,003 10
1980s 745,990 695,759 821,993 10
1990s 1.03 million 786,427 1.28 million 10
2000s 1.64 million 1.31 million 1.97 million 10
2010s 2.31 million 2.03 million 2.53 million 10
2020s 2.70 million 2.59 million 2.84 million 6

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

  1. 20 Uganda 3.33 million compare
  2. 21 Sudan 3.08 million compare
  3. 22 Iraq 2.96 million compare
  4. 24 Japan 2.71 million compare
  5. 25 South Africa 2.64 million compare
  6. 26 Angola 2.51 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population ages 10-14, male in Afghanistan?
Population ages 10-14, male in Afghanistan was 2.84 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 10-14, male recorded in Afghanistan?
The highest recorded value was 2.84 million in 2025.
What is the lowest population ages 10-14, male recorded in Afghanistan?
The lowest recorded value was 531,331 in 1960.
How does Afghanistan rank for population ages 10-14, male?
Afghanistan ranks 23rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
Is population ages 10-14, male rising or falling in Afghanistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
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 10-14, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population ages 10-14, male
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
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
260 places, 17,130 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Male population between the ages 10 to 14.