Age dependency ratio in Kenya
Kenya: Age dependency ratio was 64.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio in Kenya, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
In 2025, age dependency ratio in Kenya stood at 64.7%. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in Kenya peaked at 118.0% in 1976 and was at its lowest, 64.7%, in 2025.
Kenya ranks 57th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Age dependency ratio in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 108.0% | — |
| 1961 | 108.8% | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 109.6% | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 110.3% | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 110.7% | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 111.6% | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 113.2% | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 114.4% | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 115.3% | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 116.0% | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 116.5% | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 117.0% | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 117.6% | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 117.8% | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 117.9% | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 118.0% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 118.0% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 117.7% | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 117.1% | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 116.4% | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 115.5% | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 114.5% | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 113.5% | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 112.4% | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 111.3% | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 110.3% | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 109.4% | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 108.5% | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 107.7% | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 106.7% | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 105.6% | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 104.5% | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 103.4% | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 102.2% | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 100.9% | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 99.7% | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 98.5% | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 97.3% | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 96.2% | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 94.9% | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 93.4% | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 91.9% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 90.5% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 89.3% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 88.1% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 87.0% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 86.2% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 85.6% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 85.1% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 84.7% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 84.2% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 83.7% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 83.0% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 82.1% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 81.1% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 80.0% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 78.6% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 77.2% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 75.7% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 74.3% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 72.6% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 71.0% | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 69.3% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 67.7% | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 66.1% | -2.3% |
| 2025 | 64.7% | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 111.8% | 108.0% | 116.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 117.4% | 116.4% | 118.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 111.0% | 106.7% | 115.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 100.3% | 94.9% | 105.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 88.2% | 84.7% | 93.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.0% | 74.3% | 84.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.6% | 64.7% | 72.6% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio in Kenya?
- Age dependency ratio in Kenya was 64.7% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 118.0% in 1976.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.7% in 2025.
- How does Kenya rank for age dependency ratio?
- Kenya ranks 57th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.