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
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
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-14.