Population ages 0-14, total in Kenya

Kenya: Population ages 0-14, total was 20.86 million in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
20.86 million
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
18th
of 215 countries
All-time high
20.86 million
in 2025
All-time low
3.75 million
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Population ages 0-14, total in Kenya, 1960–2025

5.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M196019922025

Source: 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.

Analysis

In 2025, population ages 0-14, total in Kenya stood at 20.86 million. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population ages 0-14, total in Kenya peaked at 20.86 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3.75 million, in 1960.

That places Kenya 18th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 4.63 million 3.75 million 5.62 million 10
1970s 6.92 million 5.86 million 8.00 million 10
1980s 9.55 million 8.25 million 10.94 million 10
1990s 12.55 million 11.26 million 13.81 million 10
2000s 15.78 million 14.12 million 17.68 million 10
2010s 19.52 million 18.15 million 20.41 million 10
2020s 20.69 million 20.51 million 20.86 million 6

Countries ranked near Kenya

  1. 15 Russia 24.44 million compare
  2. 16 Vietnam 23.22 million compare
  3. 17 Uganda 22.15 million compare
  4. 19 Sudan 20.78 million compare
  5. 20 Iran 20.35 million compare
  6. 21 Afghanistan 18.66 million compare

See the full ranking of 264 places →

More health data for Kenya

All data for Kenya →

Frequently asked questions

What is population ages 0-14, total in Kenya?
Population ages 0-14, total in Kenya was 20.86 million in 2025, according to 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.
What is the highest population ages 0-14, total recorded in Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 20.86 million in 2025.
What is the lowest population ages 0-14, total recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 3.75 million in 1960.
How does Kenya rank for population ages 0-14, total?
Kenya ranks 18th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
Is population ages 0-14, total rising or falling in Kenya?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kenya data come from?
The figures come from 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, published as part of Population ages 0-14, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 66 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

About this data

Indicator
Population ages 0-14, total
Source
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
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Total population between the ages 0 to 14. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.