Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Kenya
Kenya: Population ages 0-14, total, per capita was 0.3626 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Kenya, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 0.3626 units per person for population ages 0-14, total, per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Kenya peaked at 0.5206 units per person in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.3626 units per person, in 2025.
That places Kenya 46th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Kenya, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.4872 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.4907 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 0.4938 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 0.4965 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 0.4985 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.5016 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 0.5059 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.5093 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 0.512 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.514 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.5156 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.5173 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.5189 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.5197 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.5202 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.5204 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.5206 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.5201 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.5188 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.5173 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.5152 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.513 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.5108 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.5083 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.5057 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.5033 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.5011 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.4992 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.497 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.4946 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.492 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.4894 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.4867 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.4837 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.4804 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.4772 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.4742 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.4711 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.468 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.4646 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.4608 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.4568 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.453 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.4496 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.4464 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.4437 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.4416 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.44 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.4388 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.4376 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.4363 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.4343 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.4317 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.4284 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.4244 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.42 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4152 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.4101 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.4045 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.3987 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.3928 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.3869 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.3807 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.3745 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 0.3684 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2025 | 0.3626 units per person | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5009 units per person | 0.4872 units per person | 0.514 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5189 units per person | 0.5156 units per person | 0.5206 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5048 units per person | 0.4946 units per person | 0.5152 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4787 units per person | 0.4646 units per person | 0.492 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4468 units per person | 0.4376 units per person | 0.4608 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4204 units per person | 0.3987 units per person | 0.4363 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3776 units per person | 0.3626 units per person | 0.3928 units per person | 6 |
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- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate 0.3478 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 2.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.3058 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Kenya?
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Kenya was 0.3626 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 0-14, total, per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5206 units per person in 1976.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14, total, per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3626 units per person in 2025.
- How does Kenya rank for population ages 0-14, total, per capita?
- Kenya ranks 46th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14, total, per capita rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population ages 0-14, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 0-14, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population ages 0-14, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 0-14, total Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Population ages 0-14, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.