Kenya vs Tanzania: Age population, age 16, male, interpolated
Kenya
685,081
in 2025
Tanzania
781,128
in 2025
Kenya rank
17th
Tanzania rank
16th
Age population, age 16, male, interpolated over time
- Kenya
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 781,128 against 685,081 in Kenya, a difference of 96,047.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Tanzania ahead.
Kenya ranks 17th and Tanzania ranks 16th of 218 countries.
Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 96,405 | 119,444 | 23,038 | Tanzania |
| 1970s | 150,903 | 154,514 | 3,611 | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 229,994 | 238,442 | 8,448 | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 315,170 | 349,140 | 33,970 | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 419,683 | 434,417 | 14,735 | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 515,382 | 580,006 | 64,625 | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 643,097 | 742,575 | 99,478 | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age population, age 16, male, interpolated, Kenya or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 781,128 against 685,081 in Kenya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age population, age 16, male, interpolated between Kenya and Tanzania?
- 96,047, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Tanzania?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Tanzania rank globally for age population, age 16, male, interpolated?
- Kenya ranks 17th and Tanzania ranks 16th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2022 Revision, published as Age population, age 16, male, interpolated. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Age population, male refers to male population at the specified age level. The geographical areas included in the data are the same as the data source.