Population ages 0-14, female in Kenya
Kenya: Population ages 0-14, female was 35.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 0-14, female in Kenya, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of female population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 0-14, female in Kenya is 35.8%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14, female in Kenya peaked at 51.4% in 1976 and was at its lowest, 35.8%, in 2025.
Kenya ranks 48th of 218 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 0-14, female in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % of female population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 47.9% | — |
| 1961 | 48.2% | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 48.6% | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 49.0% | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 49.3% | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 49.7% | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 50.1% | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 50.4% | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 50.7% | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 50.9% | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 51.0% | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 51.2% | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 51.3% | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 51.4% | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 51.4% | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 51.4% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 51.4% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 51.4% | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 51.3% | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 51.1% | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 50.9% | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 50.7% | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 50.5% | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 50.2% | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 50.0% | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 49.7% | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 49.5% | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 49.3% | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 49.1% | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 48.9% | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 48.7% | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 48.4% | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 48.2% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 47.9% | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 47.6% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 47.3% | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 47.0% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 46.7% | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 46.4% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 46.1% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 45.7% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 45.4% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 45.0% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 44.7% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 44.4% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 44.1% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 43.9% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 43.7% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 43.6% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 43.5% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 43.3% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 43.1% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 42.9% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 42.5% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 42.1% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 41.7% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 41.2% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 40.6% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 40.1% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 39.5% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 38.9% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 38.2% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 37.6% | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 37.0% | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 36.4% | -1.7% |
| 2025 | 35.8% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49.5% | 47.9% | 50.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 51.3% | 51.0% | 51.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 49.9% | 48.9% | 50.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 47.4% | 46.1% | 48.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.4% | 43.5% | 45.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.7% | 39.5% | 43.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.3% | 35.8% | 38.9% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14, female in Kenya?
- Population ages 0-14, female in Kenya was 35.8% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 0-14, female recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 51.4% in 1976.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14, female recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.8% in 2025.
- How does Kenya rank for population ages 0-14, female?
- Kenya ranks 48th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14, female rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. 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 Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total female population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population.