Which has higher population ages 15-19, female, Kenya or Tanzania?

Tanzania, at 3.79 million against 3.31 million in Kenya as of 2025.

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

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 15-19, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Kenya vs Tanzania: Population ages 15-19, female

Kenya

3.31 million

in 2025

Tanzania

3.79 million

in 2025

Kenya rank

17th

Tanzania rank

15th

Population ages 15-19, female over time

Kenya
Tanzania

How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 3.79 million against 3.31 million in Kenya, a difference of 478,490.

That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Tanzania has been ahead every year.

Kenya ranks 17th and Tanzania ranks 15th 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	451,464	598,846	147,382	Tanzania
1970s	715,100	798,323	83,224	Tanzania
1980s	1.10 million	1.13 million	27,250	Tanzania
1990s	1.52 million	1.65 million	128,190	Tanzania
2000s	2.05 million	2.10 million	53,491	Tanzania
2010s	2.53 million	2.78 million	254,808	Tanzania
2020s	3.13 million	3.58 million	447,552	Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 15-19, female, Kenya or Tanzania?: Tanzania, at 3.79 million against 3.31 million in Kenya as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 15-19, female between Kenya and Tanzania?: 478,490, 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 population ages 15-19, female?: Kenya ranks 17th and Tanzania ranks 15th of 218 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 15-19, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population ages 15-19, female
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: 29 October 2026

Female population between the ages 15 to 19.