Kenya vs Uganda: Female population by age group
Kenya
3.49 million people
in 2023
Uganda
3.93 million people
in 2023
Kenya rank
18th
Uganda rank
15th
Female population by age group over time
- Kenya
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 3.93 million people against 3.49 million people in Kenya, a difference of 435,420 people.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 18th and Uganda ranks 15th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 7 and Uganda in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 641,076 people | 628,513 people | 12,563 people | Kenya |
| 1960s | 995,886 people | 826,135 people | 169,751 people | Kenya |
| 1970s | 1.39 million people | 1.12 million people | 277,155 people | Kenya |
| 1980s | 1.89 million people | 1.45 million people | 435,433 people | Kenya |
| 1990s | 2.37 million people | 2.06 million people | 306,075 people | Kenya |
| 2000s | 3.02 million people | 2.71 million people | 304,967 people | Kenya |
| 2010s | 3.48 million people | 3.33 million people | 153,598 people | Kenya |
| 2020s | 3.46 million people | 3.81 million people | 344,888 people | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher female population by age group, Kenya or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 3.93 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 Uganda?
- 435,420 people, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Uganda?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Uganda rank globally for female population by age group?
- Kenya ranks 18th and Uganda ranks 15th 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.