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
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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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Indicator
Population ages 0-14, total
Source
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
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
265 places, 17,460 data points, 1960–2025
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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.