Kenya vs Sudan: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Kenya
20.72 million people
in 2023
Sudan
20.34 million people
in 2023
Kenya rank
18th
Sudan rank
20th
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Kenya
- Sudan
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 20.72 million people against 20.34 million people in Sudan, a difference of 380,800 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sudan ahead.
Kenya ranks 18th and Sudan ranks 20th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 7 and Sudan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.03 million people | 3.25 million people | 226,034 people | Sudan |
| 1960s | 4.63 million people | 4.58 million people | 49,649 people | Kenya |
| 1970s | 6.92 million people | 6.61 million people | 307,447 people | Kenya |
| 1980s | 9.55 million people | 9.04 million people | 502,996 people | Kenya |
| 1990s | 12.55 million people | 11.28 million people | 1.27 million people | Kenya |
| 2000s | 15.78 million people | 14.07 million people | 1.71 million people | Kenya |
| 2010s | 19.52 million people | 17.32 million people | 2.20 million people | Kenya |
| 2020s | 20.62 million people | 19.93 million people | 688,450 people | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, Kenya or Sudan?
- Kenya, at 20.72 million people against 20.34 million people in Sudan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Kenya and Sudan?
- 380,800 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 share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Kenya ranks 18th and Sudan ranks 20th 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.