Afghanistan vs Northern America: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population over time
- Afghanistan
- Northern America
How they compare
Northern America currently reports 47,965 1000 No against 36,430 1000 No in Afghanistan, a difference of 11,535 1000 No.
That makes Northern America's figure about 1.3 times Afghanistan's.
Across all 101 years both countries report, Northern America has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 20th and Northern America ranks 21st of 247 countries.
Northern America has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Northern America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7,663 1000 No | 61,891 1000 No | 54,228 1000 No | Northern America |
| 1960s | 8,899 1000 No | 61,420 1000 No | 52,522 1000 No | Northern America |
| 1970s | 10,691 1000 No | 63,130 1000 No | 52,439 1000 No | Northern America |
| 1980s | 9,905 1000 No | 67,473 1000 No | 57,568 1000 No | Northern America |
| 1990s | 12,703 1000 No | 67,218 1000 No | 54,515 1000 No | Northern America |
| 2000s | 18,781 1000 No | 65,639 1000 No | 46,858 1000 No | Northern America |
| 2010s | 24,918 1000 No | 65,379 1000 No | 40,460 1000 No | Northern America |
| 2020s | 30,389 1000 No | 62,929 1000 No | 32,540 1000 No | Northern America |
| 2030s | 34,386 1000 No | 58,071 1000 No | 23,685 1000 No | Northern America |
| 2040s | 36,265 1000 No | 51,585 1000 No | 15,320 1000 No | Northern America |
| 2050s | 36,430 1000 No | 47,965 1000 No | 11,535 1000 No | Northern America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population - est. & proj. — rural population, Afghanistan or Northern America?
- Northern America, at 47,965 1000 No against 36,430 1000 No in Afghanistan as of 2050.
- What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — rural population between Afghanistan and Northern America?
- 11,535 1000 No, with Northern America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Northern America?
- 101 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2050.
- How do Afghanistan and Northern America rank globally for population - est. & proj. — rural population?
- Afghanistan ranks 20th and Northern America ranks 21st of 247 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Population module contains time series data on population, by sex and urban/rural. The series consist of both estimates and projections for different periods as available from the original sources, namely: 1. Population data refers to the World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision from the UN Population Division. 2. Urban/rural population data refers to the World Urbanization Prospects: The 2018 Revision from the UN Population Division.