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
- Iran
- Kenya
How they compare
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.
Across the 8 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 7 and Kenya in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.35 million people | 3.03 million people | 4.32 million people | Iran |
| 1960s | 11.05 million people | 4.63 million people | 6.42 million people | Iran |
| 1970s | 14.57 million people | 6.92 million people | 7.65 million people | Iran |
| 1980s | 21.14 million people | 9.55 million people | 11.59 million people | Iran |
| 1990s | 25.60 million people | 12.55 million people | 13.05 million people | Iran |
| 2000s | 19.52 million people | 15.78 million people | 3.74 million people | Iran |
| 2010s | 19.39 million people | 19.52 million people | 123,840 people | Kenya |
| 2020s | 20.79 million people | 20.62 million people | 172,475 people | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, Iran or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 20.72 million people against 20.69 million people in Iran as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Iran and Kenya?
- 29,000 people, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Kenya?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Iran and Kenya rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Iran ranks 19th and Kenya ranks 18th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share 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 0-14.