Kenya vs Uganda: Population ages 0-14, total
Kenya
20.86 million
in 2025
Uganda
22.15 million
in 2025
Kenya rank
18th
Uganda rank
17th
Population ages 0-14, total over time
- Kenya
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 22.15 million against 20.86 million in Kenya, a difference of 1.29 million.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 18th and Uganda ranks 17th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 6 and Uganda in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.63 million | 4.09 million | 541,777 | Kenya |
| 1970s | 6.92 million | 5.49 million | 1.43 million | Kenya |
| 1980s | 9.55 million | 7.18 million | 2.37 million | Kenya |
| 1990s | 12.55 million | 9.99 million | 2.56 million | Kenya |
| 2000s | 15.78 million | 13.81 million | 1.97 million | Kenya |
| 2010s | 19.52 million | 17.85 million | 1.67 million | Kenya |
| 2020s | 20.69 million | 21.15 million | 464,550 | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 0-14, total, Kenya or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 22.15 million against 20.86 million in Kenya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 0-14, total between Kenya and Uganda?
- 1.29 million, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Uganda?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Uganda rank globally for population ages 0-14, total?
- Kenya ranks 18th and Uganda ranks 17th of 215 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.