Which has higher rural population, male, Afghanistan or Early-demographic dividend?

Afghanistan, at 37.1% against 28.4% in Early-demographic dividend as of 2015.

How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Early-demographic dividend?

8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.

Where does this data come from?

The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as Rural population, male (% of total). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Afghanistan vs Early-demographic dividend: Rural population, male

Afghanistan

37.1%

in 2015

Early-demographic dividend

28.4%

in 2015

Afghanistan rank

20th

Early-demographic dividend rank

17th

Rural population, male over time

Afghanistan
Early-demographic dividend

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 37.1% against 28.4% in Early-demographic dividend, a difference of 8.7%.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.3 times Early-demographic dividend's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 20th and Early-demographic dividend ranks 17th of 193 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Early-demographic dividend	Difference	Ahead
1980s	42.7%	34.9%	7.8%	Afghanistan
1990s	41.4%	32.8%	8.7%	Afghanistan
2000s	39.7%	31.0%	8.7%	Afghanistan
2010s	37.7%	28.9%	8.7%	Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, male, Afghanistan or Early-demographic dividend?: Afghanistan, at 37.1% against 28.4% in Early-demographic dividend as of 2015.
What is the difference in rural population, male between Afghanistan and Early-demographic dividend?: 8.7%, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Early-demographic dividend?: 8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
How do Afghanistan and Early-demographic dividend rank globally for rural population, male?: Afghanistan ranks 20th and Early-demographic dividend ranks 17th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as Rural population, male (% of total). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Rural population, male (% of total)
Unit: % of total
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 241 places, 1,928 data points, 1980–2015
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Male rural population is the percentage males who live in rural areas to total population.