Egypt vs Kenya: Share of women who are married or in a union
Egypt
7.5%
in 2021
Kenya
7.6%
in 2022
Egypt rank
97th
Kenya rank
95th
Share of women who are married or in a union over time
- Egypt
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 7.6% against 7.5% in Egypt, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 52 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 97th and Kenya ranks 95th of 221 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.8% | 18.4% | 0.6% | Kenya |
| 1980s | 15.7% | 18.4% | 2.7% | Kenya |
| 1990s | 13.1% | 16.6% | 3.5% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 10.7% | 13.3% | 2.5% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 8.7% | 10.0% | 1.3% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 7.6% | 8.1% | 0.5% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women who are married or in a union, Egypt or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 7.6% against 7.5% in Egypt as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of women who are married or in a union between Egypt and Kenya?
- 0.1%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Kenya?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Egypt and Kenya rank globally for share of women who are married or in a union?
- Egypt ranks 97th and Kenya ranks 95th of 221 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations (2024) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of women who are married or in a union. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of women aged 15-19 sharing a household with their partner, whether married, cohabiting, in consensual partnerships, or in other non-marital unions.