Afghanistan vs Saudi Arabia: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Afghanistan
985,584 people
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
937,639 people
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
79th
Saudi Arabia rank
80th
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Afghanistan
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 985,584 people against 937,639 people in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 47,945 people.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 79th and Saudi Arabia ranks 80th of 236 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 236,695 people | 67,165 people | 169,530 people | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 274,039 people | 89,461 people | 184,578 people | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 327,249 people | 113,542 people | 213,707 people | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 273,642 people | 162,247 people | 111,395 people | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 363,377 people | 269,356 people | 94,021 people | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 540,386 people | 464,644 people | 75,741 people | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 779,012 people | 669,857 people | 109,155 people | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 952,116 people | 852,156 people | 99,960 people | Afghanistan |
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 Saudi Arabia?
- Afghanistan, at 985,584 people against 937,639 people in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia?
- 47,945 people, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Afghanistan ranks 79th and Saudi Arabia ranks 80th 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
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.