Kenya vs Mauritania: Population ages 65 and above, female
Kenya
3.4%
in 2025
Mauritania
3.5%
in 2025
Kenya rank
197th
Mauritania rank
195th
Population ages 65 and above, female over time
- Kenya
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 3.5% against 3.4% in Kenya, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 197th and Mauritania ranks 195th of 218 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.3% | 2.6% | 0.2% | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 2.0% | 3.1% | 1.1% | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 2.1% | 3.3% | 1.2% | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 2.4% | 3.4% | 1.0% | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 2.6% | 3.5% | 1.0% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 3.6% | 0.9% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 3.4% | 0.1% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 65 and above, female, Kenya or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 3.5% against 3.4% in Kenya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, female between Kenya and Mauritania?
- 0.1%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Mauritania?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Mauritania rank globally for population ages 65 and above, female?
- Kenya ranks 197th and Mauritania ranks 195th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 65 and above, female (% of female population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Female population 65 years of age or older as a percentage of the total female population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.