Kenya vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Population ages 15-19, male
Kenya
3.33 million
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
72.70 million
in 2025
Kenya rank
18th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
16th
Population ages 15-19, male over time
- Kenya
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 72.70 million against 3.33 million in Kenya, a difference of 69.37 million.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 21.9 times Kenya's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 18th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 16th of 218 countries.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 461,553 | 12.63 million | 12.16 million | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1970s | 712,906 | 16.63 million | 15.92 million | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 1.10 million | 23.00 million | 21.90 million | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 1.52 million | 31.42 million | 29.90 million | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 2.05 million | 41.79 million | 39.75 million | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 2.50 million | 54.19 million | 51.69 million | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2020s | 3.11 million | 67.93 million | 64.81 million | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 15-19, male, Kenya or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 72.70 million against 3.33 million in Kenya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 15-19, male between Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 69.37 million, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for population ages 15-19, male?
- Kenya ranks 18th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 16th 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, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Male population between the ages 15 to 19.