Belarus vs Kenya: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people

Belarus
1.56 million people
in 2023
Kenya
1.61 million people
in 2023
Belarus rank
61st
Kenya rank
58th

Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time

  • Belarus
  • Kenya
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 1.61 million people against 1.56 million people in Belarus, a difference of 54,100 people.

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

Belarus ranks 61st and Kenya ranks 58th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Belarus Kenya Difference Ahead
1950s 536,794 people 275,796 people 260,997 people Belarus
1960s 673,654 people 244,142 people 429,511 people Belarus
1970s 911,354 people 281,034 people 630,320 people Belarus
1980s 999,115 people 399,599 people 599,516 people Belarus
1990s 1.24 million people 575,532 people 660,172 people Belarus
2000s 1.39 million people 765,553 people 624,805 people Belarus
2010s 1.36 million people 1.12 million people 242,826 people Belarus
2020s 1.51 million people 1.53 million people 20,838 people Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children, working-age adults, and older people, Belarus or Kenya?
Kenya, at 1.61 million people against 1.56 million people in Belarus as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Belarus and Kenya?
54,100 people, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Kenya?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Belarus and Kenya rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
Belarus ranks 61st and Kenya ranks 58th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
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

Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.