Kenya vs Turkey: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Kenya
20.72 million people
in 2023
Turkey
19.06 million people
in 2023
Kenya rank
18th
Turkey rank
21st
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Kenya
- Turkey
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 20.72 million people against 19.06 million people in Turkey, a difference of 1.66 million people.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Turkey's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Turkey ahead.
Kenya ranks 18th and Turkey ranks 21st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Turkey in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.03 million people | 9.88 million people | 6.86 million people | Turkey |
| 1960s | 4.63 million people | 13.64 million people | 9.01 million people | Turkey |
| 1970s | 6.92 million people | 16.84 million people | 9.92 million people | Turkey |
| 1980s | 9.55 million people | 19.11 million people | 9.56 million people | Turkey |
| 1990s | 12.55 million people | 20.14 million people | 7.59 million people | Turkey |
| 2000s | 15.78 million people | 19.39 million people | 3.61 million people | Turkey |
| 2010s | 19.52 million people | 19.14 million people | 371,720 people | Kenya |
| 2020s | 20.62 million people | 19.37 million people | 1.25 million 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 Turkey?
- Kenya, at 20.72 million people against 19.06 million people in Turkey as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Kenya and Turkey?
- 1.66 million people, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Turkey?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Turkey rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Kenya ranks 18th and Turkey ranks 21st 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.