Afghanistan vs Pre-demographic dividend: Rural population

Afghanistan
32.47 million
in 2025
Pre-demographic dividend
612.45 million
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
19th
Pre-demographic dividend rank
21st

Rural population over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Pre-demographic dividend
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How they compare

Pre-demographic dividend currently reports 612.45 million against 32.47 million in Afghanistan, a difference of 579.98 million.

That makes Pre-demographic dividend's figure about 18.9 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Pre-demographic dividend has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 19th and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 21st of 217 countries.

Pre-demographic dividend has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Pre-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
1960s 9.02 million 179.22 million 170.20 million Pre-demographic dividend
1970s 10.88 million 218.49 million 207.61 million Pre-demographic dividend
1980s 9.67 million 268.46 million 258.79 million Pre-demographic dividend
1990s 13.23 million 331.08 million 317.85 million Pre-demographic dividend
2000s 19.05 million 411.64 million 392.60 million Pre-demographic dividend
2010s 25.14 million 506.78 million 481.64 million Pre-demographic dividend
2020s 30.73 million 588.19 million 557.46 million Pre-demographic dividend

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, Afghanistan or Pre-demographic dividend?
Pre-demographic dividend, at 612.45 million against 32.47 million in Afghanistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in rural population between Afghanistan and Pre-demographic dividend?
579.98 million, with Pre-demographic dividend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Pre-demographic dividend?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Afghanistan and Pre-demographic dividend rank globally for rural population?
Afghanistan ranks 19th and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 21st 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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Indicator
Rural population
Source
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.