Afghanistan vs Yemen: Population by five year age group

Afghanistan
6.66 million
in 2023
Yemen
6.29 million
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
20th
Yemen rank
21st

Population by five year age group over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Yemen
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 6.66 million against 6.29 million in Yemen, a difference of 361,900.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Yemen's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 20th and Yemen ranks 21st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 7 and Yemen in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Yemen Difference Ahead
1950s 1.38 million 801,533 574,656 Afghanistan
1960s 1.76 million 1.10 million 658,828 Afghanistan
1970s 2.34 million 1.58 million 757,639 Afghanistan
1980s 2.22 million 2.39 million 170,060 Yemen
1990s 3.33 million 3.28 million 53,249 Afghanistan
2000s 4.69 million 3.87 million 815,836 Afghanistan
2010s 5.78 million 4.90 million 886,521 Afghanistan
2020s 6.57 million 6.05 million 522,402 Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population by five year age group, Afghanistan or Yemen?
Afghanistan, at 6.66 million against 6.29 million in Yemen as of 2023.
What is the difference in population by five year age group between Afghanistan and Yemen?
361,900, 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 population by five year age group?
Afghanistan ranks 20th and Yemen ranks 21st of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Population by five year age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population by five year age group
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed