Afghanistan vs Kenya: Population ages 0-14, total
Afghanistan
18.66 million
in 2025
Kenya
20.86 million
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
21st
Kenya rank
18th
Population ages 0-14, total over time
- Afghanistan
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 20.86 million against 18.66 million in Afghanistan, a difference of 2.20 million.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 21st and Kenya ranks 18th of 217 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.25 million | 4.63 million | 373,581 | Kenya |
| 1970s | 5.65 million | 6.92 million | 1.27 million | Kenya |
| 1980s | 5.43 million | 9.55 million | 4.12 million | Kenya |
| 1990s | 7.86 million | 12.55 million | 4.69 million | Kenya |
| 2000s | 11.84 million | 15.78 million | 3.93 million | Kenya |
| 2010s | 15.37 million | 19.52 million | 4.14 million | Kenya |
| 2020s | 17.90 million | 20.69 million | 2.79 million | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 0-14, total, Afghanistan or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 20.86 million against 18.66 million in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 0-14, total between Afghanistan and Kenya?
- 2.20 million, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Kenya?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Kenya rank globally for population ages 0-14, total?
- Afghanistan ranks 21st and Kenya ranks 18th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi, published as Population ages 0-14, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population between the ages 0 to 14. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.