Kenya vs Sudan: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Kenya
1.61 million people
in 2023
Sudan
1.61 million people
in 2023
Kenya rank
58th
Sudan rank
59th
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Kenya
- Sudan
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 1.61 million people against 1.61 million people in Sudan, a difference of 2,150 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 58th and Sudan ranks 59th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 3 and Sudan in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 275,796 people | 212,464 people | 63,333 people | Kenya |
| 1960s | 244,142 people | 268,652 people | 24,510 people | Sudan |
| 1970s | 281,034 people | 351,907 people | 70,873 people | Sudan |
| 1980s | 399,599 people | 504,319 people | 104,720 people | Sudan |
| 1990s | 575,532 people | 724,040 people | 148,507 people | Sudan |
| 2000s | 765,553 people | 850,445 people | 84,892 people | Sudan |
| 2010s | 1.12 million people | 1.08 million people | 36,821 people | Kenya |
| 2020s | 1.53 million people | 1.50 million people | 23,362 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, Kenya or Sudan?
- Kenya, at 1.61 million people against 1.61 million people in Sudan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Kenya and Sudan?
- 2,150 people, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sudan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Sudan rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Kenya ranks 58th and Sudan ranks 59th 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+.