Population ages 50-54, female in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Population ages 50-54, female was 593,038 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
593,038
Change on year
up 3.7%
World rank
52nd
of 215 countries
All-time high
593,038
in 2025
All-time low
134,454
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Population ages 50-54, female in Afghanistan, 1960–2025

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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

Afghanistan recorded 593,038 for population ages 50-54, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 41.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population ages 50-54, female in Afghanistan peaked at 593,038 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 134,454, in 1960.

Afghanistan ranks 52nd of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 146,147 134,454 159,204 10
1970s 177,980 162,542 190,211 10
1980s 158,695 150,057 182,688 10
1990s 212,093 161,157 262,692 10
2000s 289,778 256,411 331,796 10
2010s 412,765 342,932 486,487 10
2020s 546,515 506,401 593,038 6

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  5. 54 Angola 583,192 compare
  6. 55 Kazakhstan 580,990 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population ages 50-54, female in Afghanistan?
Population ages 50-54, female in Afghanistan was 593,038 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 50-54, female recorded in Afghanistan?
The highest recorded value was 593,038 in 2025.
What is the lowest population ages 50-54, female recorded in Afghanistan?
The lowest recorded value was 134,454 in 1960.
How does Afghanistan rank for population ages 50-54, female?
Afghanistan ranks 52nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
Is population ages 50-54, female rising or falling in Afghanistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 41.0%. 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 50-54, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population ages 50-54, female
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

Female population between the ages 50 to 54.