Afghanistan vs Angola: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people

Afghanistan
17.92 million people
in 2023
Angola
16.38 million people
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
22nd
Angola rank
25th

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

  • Afghanistan
  • Angola
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 17.92 million people against 16.38 million people in Angola, a difference of 1.54 million people.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Angola's.

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

Afghanistan ranks 22nd and Angola ranks 25th of 236 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Angola Difference Ahead
1950s 3.43 million people 1.93 million people 1.50 million people Afghanistan
1960s 4.25 million people 2.39 million people 1.87 million people Afghanistan
1970s 5.65 million people 3.09 million people 2.57 million people Afghanistan
1980s 5.43 million people 4.29 million people 1.13 million people Afghanistan
1990s 7.86 million people 6.19 million people 1.67 million people Afghanistan
2000s 11.84 million people 8.64 million people 3.20 million people Afghanistan
2010s 15.37 million people 12.53 million people 2.84 million people Afghanistan
2020s 17.61 million people 15.72 million people 1.89 million people Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, Afghanistan or Angola?
Afghanistan, at 17.92 million people against 16.38 million people in Angola as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Afghanistan and Angola?
1.54 million people, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Angola?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Angola rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
Afghanistan ranks 22nd and Angola ranks 25th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share 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
Share 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 0-14.