Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 was 70.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Afghanistan, 1960–2024
Source: United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Afghanistan is 70.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Afghanistan peaked at 70.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 21.5%, in 1960.
Afghanistan ranks 181st of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 21.5% | — |
| 1961 | 22.1% | +2.8% |
| 1962 | 22.6% | +2.5% |
| 1963 | 23.2% | +2.4% |
| 1964 | 23.8% | +2.5% |
| 1965 | 24.3% | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 24.9% | +2.4% |
| 1967 | 25.5% | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 26.1% | +2.1% |
| 1969 | 26.7% | +2.3% |
| 1970 | 27.3% | +2.4% |
| 1971 | 28.0% | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 28.6% | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 29.3% | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 30.0% | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 30.7% | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 31.3% | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 32.0% | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 31.3% | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 30.3% | -3.3% |
| 1980 | 30.9% | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 31.3% | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 27.8% | -10.9% |
| 1983 | 28.6% | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 23.1% | -19.1% |
| 1985 | 24.0% | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 31.2% | +30.2% |
| 1987 | 31.9% | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 37.0% | +16.0% |
| 1989 | 38.6% | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 39.5% | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 40.3% | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 42.3% | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 46.5% | +10.1% |
| 1994 | 47.7% | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 48.6% | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 49.7% | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 50.1% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 49.4% | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 52.0% | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 52.9% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 53.7% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 54.2% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 55.9% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 56.8% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 57.6% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 58.4% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 59.5% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 60.5% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 61.1% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 61.8% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 62.7% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 63.5% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 64.3% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 64.6% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 64.8% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 65.6% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 67.1% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 67.6% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 68.0% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 64.5% | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 62.7% | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 69.9% | +11.5% |
| 2023 | 70.4% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 70.8% | +0.6% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 70.8% is above the median for low income countries, which is 68.3%, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 70.8% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 89.6%, 79% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Afghanistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +30.2% | 24.0% | 31.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24.1% | 21.5% | 26.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 29.9% | 27.3% | 32.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 30.5% | 23.1% | 38.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 46.6% | 39.5% | 52.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.0% | 52.9% | 61.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.0% | 61.8% | 68.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.7% | 62.7% | 70.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More gender data for Afghanistan
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 20,358 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.64 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 29,681 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 29,681 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.43 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 707,563 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 739,025 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 690,872 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 720,642 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 674,248 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Afghanistan?
- Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Afghanistan was 70.8% in 2024, according to United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 70.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.5% in 1960.
- How does Afghanistan rank for share of women expected to survive to the age of 65?
- Afghanistan ranks 181st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This measure shows the share newborns that would survive to the age of 65, if subject to age-specific death rates in a given year.