Afghanistan vs Turkey: Population young working old

Afghanistan
17.92 million
in 2023
Turkey
19.06 million
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
22nd
Turkey rank
21st

Population young working old over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Turkey
5.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M195019862023

How they compare

Turkey currently reports 19.06 million against 17.92 million in Afghanistan, a difference of 1.14 million.

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

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

Afghanistan ranks 22nd and Turkey ranks 21st of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Turkey Difference Ahead
1950s 3.43 million 9.88 million 6.45 million Turkey
1960s 4.25 million 13.64 million 9.38 million Turkey
1970s 5.65 million 16.84 million 11.18 million Turkey
1980s 5.43 million 19.11 million 13.68 million Turkey
1990s 7.86 million 20.14 million 12.28 million Turkey
2000s 11.84 million 19.39 million 7.55 million Turkey
2010s 15.37 million 19.14 million 3.77 million Turkey
2020s 17.61 million 19.37 million 1.76 million Turkey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population young working old, Afghanistan or Turkey?
Turkey, at 19.06 million against 17.92 million in Afghanistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in population young working old between Afghanistan and Turkey?
1.14 million, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Turkey?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Turkey rank globally for population young working old?
Afghanistan ranks 22nd and Turkey ranks 21st of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Population young working old. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population young working old
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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