Kenya vs New Zealand: Sex ratio by age
Kenya
38.58 males per 100 females
in 2023
New Zealand
38.3 males per 100 females
in 2023
Kenya rank
40th
New Zealand rank
41st
Sex ratio by age over time
- Kenya
- New Zealand
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 38.58 males per 100 females against 38.3 males per 100 females in New Zealand, a difference of 0.28 males per 100 females.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 40th and New Zealand ranks 41st of 212 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 78.17 males per 100 females | 45.19 males per 100 females | 32.99 males per 100 females | Kenya |
| 1960s | 73.88 males per 100 females | 42.27 males per 100 females | 31.6 males per 100 females | Kenya |
| 1970s | 57.37 males per 100 females | 31.76 males per 100 females | 25.62 males per 100 females | Kenya |
| 1980s | 32.17 males per 100 females | 22 males per 100 females | 10.17 males per 100 females | Kenya |
| 1990s | 33.06 males per 100 females | 18.33 males per 100 females | 14.72 males per 100 females | Kenya |
| 2000s | 46.89 males per 100 females | 17.04 males per 100 females | 29.85 males per 100 females | Kenya |
| 2010s | 41.17 males per 100 females | 23.6 males per 100 females | 17.57 males per 100 females | Kenya |
| 2020s | 38.95 males per 100 females | 31.45 males per 100 females | 7.5 males per 100 females | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex ratio by age, Kenya or New Zealand?
- Kenya, at 38.58 males per 100 females against 38.3 males per 100 females in New Zealand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex ratio by age between Kenya and New Zealand?
- 0.28 males per 100 females, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and New Zealand?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and New Zealand rank globally for sex ratio by age?
- Kenya ranks 40th and New Zealand ranks 41st of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Sex ratio by age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of males per 100 females at age 100+.