Kenya vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Population ages 20-24, female
Kenya
2.90 million
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
61.40 million
in 2025
Kenya rank
19th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
16th
Population ages 20-24, female over time
- Kenya
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 61.40 million against 2.90 million in Kenya, a difference of 58.50 million.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 21.2 times Kenya's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 19th 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 | 390,063 | 10.98 million | 10.59 million | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1970s | 530,858 | 14.15 million | 13.62 million | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 873,955 | 19.43 million | 18.55 million | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 1.26 million | 26.31 million | 25.06 million | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 1.76 million | 35.42 million | 33.67 million | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 2.23 million | 45.93 million | 43.70 million | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2020s | 2.71 million | 57.11 million | 54.41 million | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 20-24, female, Kenya or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 61.40 million against 2.90 million in Kenya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 20-24, female between Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 58.50 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 20-24, female?
- Kenya ranks 19th 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 20-24, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Female population between the ages 20 to 24.