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Afghanistan - Population Growth Rate Median Age and Dependency Ratios 2.77

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 217 economies tracked

Latest value

2.77 (2025)

Global rank

##19 of 217 economies

vs global median

3.1×

Growth since 1961

1.41×

Ranking Race — Population Growth Rate Median Age and Dependency Ratios

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#37#73#109#145#181#21719611971198119912001201120212025#132#192023 overtook Uzbekistan2024 overtook Zambia
AfghanistanUnited Arab EmiratesSaudi ArabiaOmanQatar

Real annual global ranks, 1961 - 2025. Afghanistan climbed from #132 to #19 (overtook Uzbekistan). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

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Key Events — Afghanistan

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1979
Fell 78 places in global rank auto
1980
Fell 26 places in global rank auto
1984
Climbed 133 places in global rank auto
1985
Fell 23 places in global rank auto
1986
Fell 102 places in global rank auto
1988
Climbed 66 places in global rank auto
1989
Climbed 105 places in global rank auto
1990
Fell 96 places in global rank auto

Population Growth Rate Median Age and Dependency Ratios, 1961-2025

World Bank WDI · Percentage · linear scale · ranking in the race above
196119761991200620212025-9.82-2.614.611.81

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