Kenya vs Uganda: Population ages 20-24, male
Kenya
2.84 million
in 2025
Uganda
2.55 million
in 2025
Kenya rank
20th
Uganda rank
22nd
Population ages 20-24, male over time
- Kenya
- Uganda
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 2.84 million against 2.55 million in Uganda, a difference of 287,570.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Uganda ahead.
Kenya ranks 20th and Uganda ranks 22nd 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 | 351,033 | 327,866 | 23,168 | Kenya |
| 1970s | 540,828 | 506,149 | 34,679 | Kenya |
| 1980s | 872,684 | 654,791 | 217,893 | Kenya |
| 1990s | 1.26 million | 914,660 | 345,809 | Kenya |
| 2000s | 1.76 million | 1.20 million | 558,258 | Kenya |
| 2010s | 2.18 million | 1.79 million | 387,948 | Kenya |
| 2020s | 2.61 million | 2.40 million | 213,278 | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 20-24, male, Kenya or Uganda?
- Kenya, at 2.84 million against 2.55 million in Uganda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 20-24, male between Kenya and Uganda?
- 287,570, 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 20-24, male?
- Kenya ranks 20th and Uganda ranks 22nd 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 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.