Kenya vs South Africa: Population ages 20-24, male
Kenya
2.84 million
in 2025
South Africa
2.60 million
in 2025
Kenya rank
20th
South Africa rank
21st
Population ages 20-24, male over time
- Kenya
- South Africa
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 2.84 million against 2.60 million in South Africa, a difference of 238,370.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Africa ahead.
Kenya ranks 20th and South Africa ranks 21st of 218 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 351,033 | 821,834 | 470,801 | South Africa |
| 1970s | 540,828 | 1.16 million | 617,564 | South Africa |
| 1980s | 872,684 | 1.62 million | 749,051 | South Africa |
| 1990s | 1.26 million | 2.00 million | 737,455 | South Africa |
| 2000s | 1.76 million | 2.60 million | 838,884 | South Africa |
| 2010s | 2.18 million | 2.80 million | 623,486 | South Africa |
| 2020s | 2.61 million | 2.63 million | 13,203 | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 20-24, male, Kenya or South Africa?
- Kenya, at 2.84 million against 2.60 million in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 20-24, male between Kenya and South Africa?
- 238,370, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and South Africa?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and South Africa rank globally for population ages 20-24, male?
- Kenya ranks 20th and South Africa ranks 21st 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, 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 20 to 24.