Kenya vs Sudan: Female population by age group
Kenya
3.49 million people
in 2023
Sudan
3.76 million people
in 2023
Kenya rank
18th
Sudan rank
16th
Female population by age group over time
- Kenya
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 3.76 million people against 3.49 million people in Kenya, a difference of 268,830 people.
That makes Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sudan ahead.
Kenya ranks 18th and Sudan ranks 16th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 6 and Sudan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 641,076 people | 666,694 people | 25,618 people | Sudan |
| 1960s | 995,886 people | 934,354 people | 61,532 people | Kenya |
| 1970s | 1.39 million people | 1.32 million people | 70,843 people | Kenya |
| 1980s | 1.89 million people | 1.77 million people | 114,020 people | Kenya |
| 1990s | 2.37 million people | 2.19 million people | 182,521 people | Kenya |
| 2000s | 3.02 million people | 2.66 million people | 355,709 people | Kenya |
| 2010s | 3.48 million people | 3.17 million people | 304,534 people | Kenya |
| 2020s | 3.46 million people | 3.69 million people | 224,038 people | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher female population by age group, Kenya or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 3.76 million people against 3.49 million people in Kenya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in female population by age group between Kenya and Sudan?
- 268,830 people, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sudan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Sudan rank globally for female population by age group?
- Kenya ranks 18th and Sudan ranks 16th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – 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.