Population aged 15-64 years as a percentage of total population rose 11.2% to 60.2% in Afghanistan in 2022, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, population aged 15-64 years as a percentage of total population in Afghanistan reached an all time high of 60.2% in 2022 and an all time low of 47.7% in 2003. When compared to Afghanistan's main peers, population aged 15-64 years as a percentage of total population in Iran amounted to 71.7%, 66.7% in Pakistan, 61.5% in Tajikistan and 70.5% in Turkmenistan in 2022.
Afghanistan has been ranked 137th within the group of 174 countries we follow in terms of population aged 15-64 years as a percentage of total population, 35 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Population Aged 15-64 Years (As % of Total Population) | Unit | 2030 | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 |
| Afghanistan | % | 72.0% | 72.4% | 72.8% | 73.1% | 73.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| China | % | 64.1% | 63.9% | 63.6% | 63.2% | 62.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| India | % | 71.2% | 71.1% | 71.0% | 70.8% | 70.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | % | 68.3% | 67.7% | 66.8% | 65.9% | 65.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | % | 66.7% | 66.8% | 66.9% | 67.0% | 67.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Kazakhstan | % | 69.0% | 68.8% | 68.7% | 68.5% | 68.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Kyrgyzstan | % | 69.5% | 69.5% | 69.3% | 69.2% | 69.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | % | 72.2% | 72.2% | 72.2% | 72.2% | 72.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Tajikistan | % | 66.8% | 66.8% | 66.8% | 66.7% | 66.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkmenistan | % | 72.5% | 72.4% | 72.2% | 72.0% | 71.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Uzbekistan | % | 72.4% | 72.3% | 72.0% | 71.8% | 71.5% |
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