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

Kenya, at 3.31 million against 2.96 million in Uganda 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 15-19, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Kenya vs Uganda: Population ages 15-19, female

Kenya

3.31 million

in 2025

Uganda

2.96 million

in 2025

Kenya rank

17th

Uganda rank

20th

Population ages 15-19, female over time

Kenya
Uganda

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 3.31 million against 2.96 million in Uganda, a difference of 353,420.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 17th and Uganda ranks 20th of 217 countries.

Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
1960s	451,464	427,595	23,869	Kenya
1970s	715,100	626,795	88,305	Kenya
1980s	1.10 million	836,675	266,375	Kenya
1990s	1.52 million	1.10 million	415,331	Kenya
2000s	2.05 million	1.56 million	488,354	Kenya
2010s	2.53 million	2.22 million	310,517	Kenya
2020s	3.13 million	2.81 million	316,622	Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 15-19, female, Kenya or Uganda?: Kenya, at 3.31 million against 2.96 million in Uganda as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 15-19, female between Kenya and Uganda?: 353,420, with Kenya 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 15-19, female?: Kenya ranks 17th and Uganda ranks 20th 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 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: 20 August 2026

Female population between the ages 15 to 19.