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

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.

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.