Which has higher population ages 05-09, male, Kenya or Uganda?

Uganda, at 3.71 million against 3.44 million in Kenya as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Uganda?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, published as Population ages 05-09, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Kenya vs Uganda: Population ages 05-09, male

Kenya

3.44 million

in 2025

Uganda

3.71 million

in 2025

Kenya rank

20th

Uganda rank

17th

Population ages 05-09, male over time

Kenya
Uganda

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 3.71 million against 3.44 million in Kenya, a difference of 262,610.

That makes Uganda'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 Uganda ahead.

Kenya ranks 20th and Uganda ranks 17th of 217 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	742,600	658,956	83,644	Kenya
1970s	1.14 million	884,303	255,609	Kenya
1980s	1.56 million	1.14 million	419,906	Kenya
1990s	2.09 million	1.61 million	480,219	Kenya
2000s	2.58 million	2.27 million	312,135	Kenya
2010s	3.33 million	2.98 million	351,907	Kenya
2020s	3.44 million	3.52 million	79,235	Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 05-09, male, Kenya or Uganda?: Uganda, at 3.71 million against 3.44 million in Kenya as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 05-09, male between Kenya and Uganda?: 262,610, 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 05-09, male?: Kenya ranks 20th and Uganda ranks 17th of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, published as Population ages 05-09, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population ages 05-09, male
Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 262 places, 17,262 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Male population between the ages 5 to 9.