Afghanistan vs Kenya: Population by age group
Afghanistan
6.66 million people
in 2023
Kenya
7.04 million people
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
20th
Kenya rank
19th
Population by age group over time
- Afghanistan
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 7.04 million people against 6.66 million people in Afghanistan, a difference of 380,520 people.
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 people | 1.30 million people | 79,461 people | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 1.76 million people | 1.99 million people | 239,354 people | Kenya |
| 1970s | 2.34 million people | 2.79 million people | 456,190 people | Kenya |
| 1980s | 2.22 million people | 3.78 million people | 1.56 million people | Kenya |
| 1990s | 3.33 million people | 4.75 million people | 1.42 million people | Kenya |
| 2000s | 4.69 million people | 6.06 million people | 1.37 million people | Kenya |
| 2010s | 5.78 million people | 7.01 million people | 1.22 million people | Kenya |
| 2020s | 6.57 million people | 6.98 million people | 404,472 people | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population by age group, Afghanistan or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 7.04 million people against 6.66 million people in Afghanistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population by age group between Afghanistan and Kenya?
- 380,520 people, 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 age group?
- Afghanistan ranks 20th and Kenya ranks 19th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Population by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-4.