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Median age in Kenya

Kenya: Median age was 19.53 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
19.53 years
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
198th
of 236 countries
All-time high
19.53 years
in 2023
All-time low
13.19 years
in 1974
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Median age in Kenya, 1950–2023

05101520195019862023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Kenya recorded 19.53 years for median age in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Kenya peaked at 19.53 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 13.19 years, in 1974.

Kenya ranks 198th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 15.63 years 14.8 years 16.04 years 10
1960s 13.96 years 13.39 years 14.59 years 10
1970s 13.24 years 13.19 years 13.34 years 10
1980s 13.82 years 13.42 years 14.21 years 10
1990s 14.85 years 14.32 years 15.41 years 10
2000s 16.23 years 15.56 years 16.79 years 10
2010s 17.62 years 16.89 years 18.54 years 10
2020s 19.15 years 18.78 years 19.53 years 4

Countries ranked near Kenya

  1. 195 Vanuatu 20.14 years compare
  2. 196 Samoa 19.9 years compare
  3. 197 Palestine 19.76 years compare
  4. 199 Rwanda 19.44 years compare
  5. 200 Sierra Leone 19.27 years compare
  6. 201 Senegal 19.13 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Kenya?
Median age in Kenya was 19.53 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 19.53 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 13.19 years in 1974.
How does Kenya rank for median age?
Kenya ranks 198th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Kenya?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kenya data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Median age
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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The age that divides the population into two halves of equal size — half are younger and half are older.