Afghanistan Population Pyramid 2001

Afghanistan
2001
Population: 20,284,307

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-5 -1   2001  +1 +5

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Afghanistan in 2001

In 2001, Afghanistan had a total population of 20,284,307 people. That is 65.7% more than in 1991, when the population stood at 12,238,879. With a median age of 14.9 years, Afghanistan had a youth dependency ratio of 105.5 and an old-age dependency ratio of 4.8 per 100 people of working age. The broad-based, expansive shape of the pyramid points to high fertility and strong population growth.

Share of the population by age group, 1950–2100

Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.


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