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 215 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.
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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- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 690,872 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 693,916 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 687,041 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 695,505 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 687,264 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 684,106 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 680,161 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 674,871 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 679,833 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 681,885 (2025)
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 215 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.