Kenya vs Sudan: Male population by age group
Kenya
3.54 million people
in 2023
Sudan
3.88 million people
in 2023
Kenya rank
19th
Sudan rank
16th
Male population by age group over time
- Kenya
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 3.88 million people against 3.54 million people in Kenya, a difference of 340,290 people.
That makes Sudan'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 19th 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 | 655,651 people | 680,412 people | 24,760 people | Sudan |
| 1960s | 998,624 people | 957,705 people | 40,919 people | Kenya |
| 1970s | 1.40 million people | 1.36 million people | 43,002 people | Kenya |
| 1980s | 1.90 million people | 1.83 million people | 67,802 people | Kenya |
| 1990s | 2.38 million people | 2.26 million people | 119,646 people | Kenya |
| 2000s | 3.04 million people | 2.75 million people | 294,897 people | Kenya |
| 2010s | 3.53 million people | 3.28 million people | 251,631 people | Kenya |
| 2020s | 3.51 million people | 3.81 million people | 292,468 people | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher male population by age group, Kenya or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 3.88 million people against 3.54 million people in Kenya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in male population by age group between Kenya and Sudan?
- 340,290 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 male population by age group?
- Kenya ranks 19th 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 Male 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 men aged 0-4.