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

Afghanistan
985,584 people
in 2023
Slovakia
995,672 people
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
79th
Slovakia rank
77th

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

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How they compare

Slovakia currently reports 995,672 people against 985,584 people in Afghanistan, a difference of 10,088 people.

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

Afghanistan ranks 79th and Slovakia ranks 77th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Slovakia in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Slovakia Difference Ahead
1950s 236,695 people 250,555 people 13,860 people Slovakia
1960s 274,039 people 341,610 people 67,571 people Slovakia
1970s 327,249 people 467,423 people 140,174 people Slovakia
1980s 273,642 people 502,780 people 229,138 people Slovakia
1990s 363,377 people 575,284 people 211,907 people Slovakia
2000s 540,386 people 630,631 people 90,245 people Slovakia
2010s 779,012 people 764,019 people 14,993 people Afghanistan
2020s 952,116 people 951,310 people 806.25 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 Slovakia?
Slovakia, at 995,672 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 Slovakia?
10,088 people, with Slovakia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Slovakia?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Slovakia rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
Afghanistan ranks 79th and Slovakia ranks 77th 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

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

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