Afghanistan vs Kenya: Population by five year age group

Afghanistan
6.66 million
in 2023
Kenya
7.04 million
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
20th
Kenya rank
19th

Population by five year age group over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Kenya
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 7.04 million against 6.66 million in Afghanistan, a difference of 380,520.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 20th and Kenya ranks 19th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Kenya in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Kenya Difference Ahead
1950s 1.38 million 1.30 million 79,461 Afghanistan
1960s 1.76 million 1.99 million 239,354 Kenya
1970s 2.34 million 2.79 million 456,190 Kenya
1980s 2.22 million 3.78 million 1.56 million Kenya
1990s 3.33 million 4.75 million 1.42 million Kenya
2000s 4.69 million 6.06 million 1.37 million Kenya
2010s 5.78 million 7.01 million 1.22 million Kenya
2020s 6.57 million 6.98 million 404,472 Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population by five year age group, Afghanistan or Kenya?
Kenya, at 7.04 million against 6.66 million in Afghanistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in population by five year age group between Afghanistan and Kenya?
380,520, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Kenya?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Kenya rank globally for population by five year age group?
Afghanistan ranks 20th and Kenya ranks 19th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Population by five year age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population by five year age group
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed