What share of Afghanistan’s population is under age 15?
UN Data’s 2025 country profile estimates that about 42.6 percent of Afghanistan’s population is ages 0–14.
What the figure or term means
Afghanistan therefore has a very young population compared with many countries.
A large child population raises the scale of education, vaccination, nutrition, water, and protection needs.
Age shares are estimates and depend on demographic modeling where census data are limited.
Do not confuse the 0–14 age group with all people legally defined as children under 18.
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A national estimate explains scale; it does not identify which specific household needs assistance or prove the result of one charity program.
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