Iran vs Kenya: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people

Iran

20.69 million people

in 2023

Kenya

20.72 million people

in 2023

Iran rank

19th

Kenya rank

18th

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

Kenya currently reports 20.72 million people against 20.69 million people in Iran, a difference of 29,000 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Iran ahead.

Iran ranks 19th and Kenya ranks 18th of 236 countries.

Indicator: Share 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: 07 August 2026

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-14.