Afghanistan vs Kenya: Female population by age group
Afghanistan
3.26 million people
in 2023
Kenya
3.49 million people
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
20th
Kenya rank
18th
Female population by age group over time
- Afghanistan
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 3.49 million people against 3.26 million people in Afghanistan, a difference of 237,040 people.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 20th and Kenya ranks 18th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Kenya in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 686,263 people | 641,076 people | 45,187 people | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 868,137 people | 995,886 people | 127,749 people | Kenya |
| 1970s | 1.15 million people | 1.39 million people | 240,720 people | Kenya |
| 1980s | 1.09 million people | 1.89 million people | 796,436 people | Kenya |
| 1990s | 1.63 million people | 2.37 million people | 739,810 people | Kenya |
| 2000s | 2.28 million people | 3.02 million people | 736,809 people | Kenya |
| 2010s | 2.82 million people | 3.48 million people | 658,130 people | Kenya |
| 2020s | 3.21 million people | 3.46 million people | 249,372 people | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher female population by age group, Afghanistan or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 3.49 million people against 3.26 million people in Afghanistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in female population by age group between Afghanistan and Kenya?
- 237,040 people, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Kenya?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Kenya rank globally for female population by age group?
- Afghanistan ranks 20th and Kenya ranks 18th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Female population by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes women aged 0-4.