Afghanistan vs Late-demographic dividend: Rural population
Rural population over time
- Afghanistan
- Late-demographic dividend
How they compare
Late-demographic dividend currently reports 753.69 million against 32.47 million in Afghanistan, a difference of 721.22 million.
That makes Late-demographic dividend's figure about 23.2 times Afghanistan's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Late-demographic dividend has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 19th and Late-demographic dividend ranks 17th of 217 countries.
Late-demographic dividend has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Late-demographic dividend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.02 million | 846.69 million | 837.66 million | Late-demographic dividend |
| 1970s | 10.88 million | 1.02 billion | 1.01 billion | Late-demographic dividend |
| 1980s | 9.67 million | 1.09 billion | 1.08 billion | Late-demographic dividend |
| 1990s | 13.23 million | 1.14 billion | 1.13 billion | Late-demographic dividend |
| 2000s | 19.05 million | 1.05 billion | 1.03 billion | Late-demographic dividend |
| 2010s | 25.14 million | 893.04 million | 867.90 million | Late-demographic dividend |
| 2020s | 30.73 million | 775.51 million | 744.78 million | Late-demographic dividend |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, Afghanistan or Late-demographic dividend?
- Late-demographic dividend, at 753.69 million against 32.47 million in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population between Afghanistan and Late-demographic dividend?
- 721.22 million, with Late-demographic dividend ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Late-demographic dividend?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Late-demographic dividend rank globally for rural population?
- Afghanistan ranks 19th and Late-demographic dividend ranks 17th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Rural population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.