Which has higher births, by age of mother, Afghanistan or Yemen?

Afghanistan, at 803 births against 802 births in Yemen as of 2023.

What is the difference in births, by age of mother between Afghanistan and Yemen?

1 births, with Afghanistan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Yemen?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Births, by age of mother. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Afghanistan vs Yemen: Births, by age of mother

Afghanistan

803 births

in 2023

Yemen

802 births

in 2023

Afghanistan rank

9th

Yemen rank

10th

Births, by age of mother over time

Afghanistan
Yemen

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 803 births against 802 births in Yemen, a difference of 1 births.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Yemen ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 9th and Yemen ranks 10th of 236 countries.

Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Yemen	Difference	Ahead
1950s	223.4 births	401.4 births	178 births	Yemen
1960s	242 births	500.5 births	258.5 births	Yemen
1970s	301.3 births	629.3 births	328 births	Yemen
1980s	314.2 births	809.2 births	495 births	Yemen
1990s	474.6 births	1,011 births	536.6 births	Yemen
2000s	635.4 births	696.7 births	61.3 births	Yemen
2010s	657.4 births	687.6 births	30.2 births	Yemen
2020s	747.75 births	757.25 births	9.5 births	Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher births, by age of mother, Afghanistan or Yemen?: Afghanistan, at 803 births against 802 births in Yemen as of 2023.
What is the difference in births, by age of mother between Afghanistan and Yemen?: 1 births, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Yemen?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Yemen rank globally for births, by age of mother?: Afghanistan ranks 9th and Yemen ranks 10th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Births, by age of mother. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Births, by age of mother
Unit: births
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of live births in a calendar year. This only includes mothers aged 50-54.