Afghanistan vs Norway: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people

Afghanistan

985,584 people

in 2023

Norway

1.02 million people

in 2023

Afghanistan rank

79th

Norway rank

76th

Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time

Norway currently reports 1.02 million people against 985,584 people in Afghanistan, a difference of 36,126 people.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 79th and Norway ranks 76th of 236 countries.

Indicator: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Unit: people
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: 07 August 2026

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.