Cuba vs Kenya: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Cuba
1.78 million people
in 2023
Kenya
1.61 million people
in 2023
Cuba rank
55th
Kenya rank
58th
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Cuba
- Kenya
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 1.78 million people against 1.61 million people in Kenya, a difference of 172,870 people.
That makes Cuba's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kenya ahead.
Cuba ranks 55th and Kenya ranks 58th of 236 countries.
Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 283,335 people | 275,796 people | 7,539 people | Cuba |
| 1960s | 359,636 people | 244,142 people | 115,494 people | Cuba |
| 1970s | 567,516 people | 281,034 people | 286,482 people | Cuba |
| 1980s | 800,810 people | 399,599 people | 401,211 people | Cuba |
| 1990s | 964,775 people | 575,532 people | 389,242 people | Cuba |
| 2000s | 1.24 million people | 765,553 people | 473,639 people | Cuba |
| 2010s | 1.58 million people | 1.12 million people | 462,198 people | Cuba |
| 2020s | 1.76 million people | 1.53 million people | 229,872 people | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children, working-age adults, and older people, Cuba or Kenya?
- Cuba, at 1.78 million people against 1.61 million people in Kenya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Cuba and Kenya?
- 172,870 people, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Kenya?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cuba and Kenya rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Cuba ranks 55th 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
Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.