Hong Kong vs Kenya: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Hong Kong
1.60 million people
in 2023
Kenya
1.61 million people
in 2023
Hong Kong rank
60th
Kenya rank
58th
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Hong Kong
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 1.61 million people against 1.60 million people in Hong Kong, a difference of 7,400 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kenya ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 60th and Kenya ranks 58th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 3 and Kenya in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 58,957 people | 275,796 people | 216,840 people | Kenya |
| 1960s | 91,621 people | 244,142 people | 152,521 people | Kenya |
| 1970s | 228,092 people | 281,034 people | 52,942 people | Kenya |
| 1980s | 392,318 people | 399,599 people | 7,281 people | Kenya |
| 1990s | 597,375 people | 575,532 people | 21,842 people | Hong Kong |
| 2000s | 836,395 people | 765,553 people | 70,842 people | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 1.12 million people | 1.12 million people | 929.1 people | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | 1.50 million people | 1.53 million people | 24,690 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, Hong Kong or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 1.61 million people against 1.60 million people in Hong Kong as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Hong Kong and Kenya?
- 7,400 people, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Kenya?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Hong Kong and Kenya rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Hong Kong ranks 60th 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
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.