๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท Iranvs๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซ Afghanistan

Total Population
93,168,492
45,047,067
Iran is 2.1ร— Afghanistan
Median age
35.5 years
18.4 years
17.1 years apart
Elderly Population Percentage
8.94%
2.45%
6.5 percentage points apart
Growth Rate
0.81%
2.74%
1.93 percentage points apart

Age composition in 2026:

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท Iran ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซ Afghanistan
Iran Afghanistan
Young Population 21.57%20,095,323 42.22%19,017,330
Working Age Population 69.49%64,740,036 55.33%24,924,935
Elderly Population 8.94%8,333,133 2.45%1,104,802

In 2026, the median age is 35.5 years in Iran and 18.4 years in Afghanistan.Iran already reached Afghanistanโ€™s current median age in 1950, about 76 years ahead in population aging.

The total population of Iran peaks in 2053 at 101,996,360.The total population of Afghanistan is projected to keep growing until 2100, reaching 130,216,736.

By 2050, the dependency ratio of Iran will be 60.0%, and 22.43% of the population will be elderly.By 2050, the dependency ratio of Afghanistan will be 57.6%, and 4.01% of the population will be elderly.

Iran Afghanistan
Demographic dividend (dependency ratio below 50%) 2003โ€“2045 None between 1950 and 2100
Aging society (65+ reaches 7%) 2019 2068 49 years later
Aged society (65+ reaches 14%) 2039 2100 61 years later
Super-aged society (65+ reaches 20%) 2048 Not reached by 2100