Kenya vs New Zealand: Share of the population that is female
Kenya
50.3%
in 2025
New Zealand
50.3%
in 2025
Kenya rank
119th
New Zealand rank
118th
Share of the population that is female over time
- Kenya
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 50.3% against 50.3% in Kenya, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 119th and New Zealand ranks 118th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 3 and New Zealand in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.5% | 49.8% | 0.6% | Kenya |
| 1970s | 50.5% | 50.1% | 0.4% | Kenya |
| 1980s | 50.5% | 50.5% | 0.0% | Kenya |
| 1990s | 50.4% | 50.8% | 0.3% | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 50.2% | 51.0% | 0.8% | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 50.2% | 50.8% | 0.6% | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 50.3% | 50.3% | 0.1% | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population that is female, Kenya or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 50.3% against 50.3% in Kenya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of the population that is female between Kenya and New Zealand?
- 0.0%, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and New Zealand?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and New Zealand rank globally for share of the population that is female?
- Kenya ranks 119th and New Zealand ranks 118th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of the population that is female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.