Afghanistan vs Yemen: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Afghanistan
985,584 people
in 2023
Yemen
987,729 people
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
79th
Yemen rank
78th
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Afghanistan
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 987,729 people against 985,584 people in Afghanistan, a difference of 2,145 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 79th and Yemen ranks 78th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 4 and Yemen in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 236,695 people | 193,900 people | 42,794 people | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 274,039 people | 214,920 people | 59,120 people | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 327,249 people | 257,164 people | 70,085 people | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 273,642 people | 334,498 people | 60,856 people | Yemen |
| 1990s | 363,377 people | 456,385 people | 93,008 people | Yemen |
| 2000s | 540,386 people | 623,197 people | 82,812 people | Yemen |
| 2010s | 779,012 people | 826,015 people | 47,003 people | Yemen |
| 2020s | 952,116 people | 950,143 people | 1,974 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 Yemen?
- Yemen, at 987,729 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 Yemen?
- 2,145 people, with Yemen 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 number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Afghanistan ranks 79th and Yemen ranks 78th 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+.