Kenya vs Russia: Population by age group

Kenya
7.04 million people
in 2023
Russia
7.20 million people
in 2023
Kenya rank
19th
Russia rank
17th

Population by age group over time

  • Kenya
  • Russia
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How they compare

Russia currently reports 7.20 million people against 7.04 million people in Kenya, a difference of 167,950 people.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Russia has been ahead every year.

Kenya ranks 19th and Russia ranks 17th of 236 countries.

Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Russia Difference Ahead
1950s 1.30 million people 12.83 million people 11.53 million people Russia
1960s 1.99 million people 11.68 million people 9.69 million people Russia
1970s 2.79 million people 10.02 million people 7.23 million people Russia
1980s 3.78 million people 11.41 million people 7.63 million people Russia
1990s 4.75 million people 8.62 million people 3.87 million people Russia
2000s 6.06 million people 6.96 million people 900,574 people Russia
2010s 7.01 million people 8.92 million people 1.91 million people Russia
2020s 6.98 million people 7.77 million people 797,680 people Russia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population by age group, Kenya or Russia?
Russia, at 7.20 million people against 7.04 million people in Kenya as of 2023.
What is the difference in population by age group between Kenya and Russia?
167,950 people, with Russia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Russia?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Kenya and Russia rank globally for population by age group?
Kenya ranks 19th and Russia ranks 17th 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

Indicator
Population by age group
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-4.