Afghanistan vs Sudan: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Afghanistan
17.92 million people
in 2023
Sudan
20.34 million people
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
22nd
Sudan rank
20th
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Afghanistan
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 20.34 million people against 17.92 million people in Afghanistan, a difference of 2.42 million people.
That makes Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 22nd and Sudan ranks 20th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Sudan in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.43 million people | 3.25 million people | 176,812 people | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 4.25 million people | 4.58 million people | 323,933 people | Sudan |
| 1970s | 5.65 million people | 6.61 million people | 959,302 people | Sudan |
| 1980s | 5.43 million people | 9.04 million people | 3.62 million people | Sudan |
| 1990s | 7.86 million people | 11.28 million people | 3.42 million people | Sudan |
| 2000s | 11.84 million people | 14.07 million people | 2.22 million people | Sudan |
| 2010s | 15.37 million people | 17.32 million people | 1.95 million people | Sudan |
| 2020s | 17.61 million people | 19.93 million people | 2.32 million people | Sudan |
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 Sudan?
- Sudan, at 20.34 million people against 17.92 million people in Afghanistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Afghanistan and Sudan?
- 2.42 million people, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Sudan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Sudan rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Afghanistan ranks 22nd and Sudan ranks 20th 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.