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
- Afghanistan
- Norway
How they compare
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.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 236,695 people | 346,372 people | 109,677 people | Norway |
| 1960s | 274,039 people | 441,736 people | 167,697 people | Norway |
| 1970s | 327,249 people | 544,057 people | 216,808 people | Norway |
| 1980s | 273,642 people | 647,418 people | 373,777 people | Norway |
| 1990s | 363,377 people | 692,580 people | 329,204 people | Norway |
| 2000s | 540,386 people | 684,347 people | 143,961 people | Norway |
| 2010s | 779,012 people | 831,607 people | 52,595 people | Norway |
| 2020s | 952,116 people | 987,379 people | 35,262 people | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children, working-age adults, and older people, Afghanistan or Norway?
- Norway, at 1.02 million people against 985,584 people in Afghanistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Afghanistan and Norway?
- 36,126 people, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Norway?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Norway rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Afghanistan ranks 79th and Norway ranks 76th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.