Kenya vs Vietnam: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Kenya
20.72 million people
in 2023
Vietnam
23.69 million people
in 2023
Kenya rank
18th
Vietnam rank
16th
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Kenya
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam currently reports 23.69 million people against 20.72 million people in Kenya, a difference of 2.97 million people.
That makes Vietnam's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Vietnam has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 18th and Vietnam ranks 16th of 236 countries.
Vietnam has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.03 million people | 10.17 million people | 7.14 million people | Vietnam |
| 1960s | 4.63 million people | 15.72 million people | 11.09 million people | Vietnam |
| 1970s | 6.92 million people | 19.21 million people | 12.29 million people | Vietnam |
| 1980s | 9.55 million people | 23.24 million people | 13.69 million people | Vietnam |
| 1990s | 12.55 million people | 25.58 million people | 13.03 million people | Vietnam |
| 2000s | 15.78 million people | 22.79 million people | 7.01 million people | Vietnam |
| 2010s | 19.52 million people | 22.38 million people | 2.86 million people | Vietnam |
| 2020s | 20.62 million people | 23.85 million people | 3.23 million people | Vietnam |
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 Vietnam?
- Vietnam, at 23.69 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 Vietnam?
- 2.97 million people, with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Vietnam?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Vietnam rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Kenya ranks 18th and Vietnam ranks 16th 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.