Population ages 65-69, female in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Population ages 65-69, female was 257,907 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Population ages 65-69, 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 65-69, female in Afghanistan stood at 257,907. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 31.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 65-69, female in Afghanistan peaked at 257,907 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 57,139, in 1960.
Afghanistan ranks 70th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 62,239 | 57,139 | 68,004 | 10 |
| 1970s | 76,421 | 69,537 | 81,814 | 10 |
| 1980s | 66,536 | 63,435 | 78,264 | 10 |
| 1990s | 89,901 | 67,552 | 110,094 | 10 |
| 2000s | 129,908 | 110,993 | 150,159 | 10 |
| 2010s | 188,302 | 156,652 | 211,093 | 10 |
| 2020s | 236,516 | 218,955 | 257,907 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 67 Uganda 265,579 compare
- 68 Switzerland 261,657 compare
- 69 Madagascar 257,942 compare
- 71 Tunisia 255,907 compare
- 72 Azerbaijan 251,538 compare
- 73 Serbia 246,104 compare
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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 65-69, female in Afghanistan?
- Population ages 65-69, female in Afghanistan was 257,907 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 65-69, female recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 257,907 in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 65-69, female recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 57,139 in 1960.
- How does Afghanistan rank for population ages 65-69, female?
- Afghanistan ranks 70th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 65-69, female rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.8%. 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 65-69, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population between the ages 65 to 69.