Kenya vs Uganda: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Kenya
20.72 million people
in 2023
Uganda
21.38 million people
in 2023
Kenya rank
18th
Uganda rank
17th
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Kenya
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 21.38 million people against 20.72 million people in Kenya, a difference of 655,900 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 18th and Uganda ranks 17th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 7 and Uganda in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.03 million people | 2.87 million people | 162,871 people | Kenya |
| 1960s | 4.63 million people | 4.09 million people | 541,779 people | Kenya |
| 1970s | 6.92 million people | 5.49 million people | 1.43 million people | Kenya |
| 1980s | 9.55 million people | 7.18 million people | 2.37 million people | Kenya |
| 1990s | 12.55 million people | 9.99 million people | 2.56 million people | Kenya |
| 2000s | 15.78 million people | 13.81 million people | 1.97 million people | Kenya |
| 2010s | 19.52 million people | 17.85 million people | 1.67 million people | Kenya |
| 2020s | 20.62 million people | 20.75 million people | 126,075 people | Uganda |
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 Uganda?
- Uganda, at 21.38 million people against 20.72 million people in Kenya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Kenya and Uganda?
- 655,900 people, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Uganda?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Uganda rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Kenya ranks 18th and Uganda ranks 17th 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.