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Age structure

Kenya — 31 years of data

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Historical Values
Year Value
1995 0-14 years: 48% (female 6,841,235; male 6,957,908) 15-64 years: 50% (female 7,277,061; male 7,085,925) 65 years and over: 2% (female 359,659; male 295,439) (July 1995 est.)
1996 0-14 years: 45% (male 6,362,160; female 6,226,333) 15-64 years: 53% (male 7,413,876; female 7,448,733) 65 years and over: 2% (male 328,649; female 396,935) (July 1996 est.)
1997 0-14 years : 44% (male 6,403,826; female 6,264,971) 15-64 years: 53% (male 7,682,401; female 7,696,504) 65 years and over: 3% (male 340,664; female 414,719) (July 1997 est.)
1998 0-14 years: 44% (male 6,248,260; female 6,109,443) 15-64 years: 54% (male 7,609,631; female 7,607,810) 65 years and over: 2% (male 333,881; female 428,046) (July 1998 est.)
1999 0-14 years: 43% (male 6,244,321; female 6,104,181) 15-64 years: 54% (male 7,845,083; female 7,826,442) 65 years and over: 3% (male 343,449; female 445,182) (1999 est.)
2000 0-14 years: 43% (male 6,566,424; female 6,419,034) 15-64 years: 54% (male 8,284,719; female 8,238,121) 65 years and over: 3% (male 366,200; female 465,272) (2000 est.)
2001 0-14 years: 41.95% (male 6,524,776; female 6,381,192) 15-64 years: 55.26% (male 8,529,842; female 8,471,609) 65 years and over: 2.79% (male 376,151; female 482,346) (2001 est.)
2002 0-14 years: 41.1% (male 6,462,430; female 6,327,457) 15-64 years: 56.1% (male 8,769,546; female 8,694,329) 65 years and over: 2.8% (male 385,361; female 499,612) (2002 est.)
2003 0-14 years: 41.3% (male 6,609,904; female 6,461,945) 15-64 years: 55.8% (male 8,900,615; female 8,766,698) 65 years and over: 2.9% (male 389,918; female 510,011) (2003 est.)
2004 0-14 years: 40.6% (male 6,575,409; female 6,430,218) 15-64 years: 56.5% (male 9,126,847; female 8,962,905) 65 years and over: 2.9% (male 399,050; female 527,427) (2004 est.)
2005 0-14 years: 42.5% (male 7,252,075/female 7,124,034) 15-64 years: 55.2% (male 9,378,428/female 9,295,471) 65 years and over: 2.3% (male 356,116/female 423,466) (2005 est.)
2006 0-14 years: 42.6% (male 7,454,765/female 7,322,130) 15-64 years: 55.1% (male 9,631,488/female 9,508,068) 65 years and over: 2.3% (male 359,354/female 432,012) (2006 est.)
2007 0-14 years: 42.1% (male 7,826,804/female 7,720,456) 15-64 years: 55.2% (male 10,219,575/female 10,174,922) 65 years and over: 2.6% (male 446,355/female 525,609) (2007 est.)
2008 0-14 years: 42.2% (male 8,065,789/female 7,953,077) 15-64 years: 55.2% (male 10,498,468/female 10,434,764) 65 years and over: 2.6% (male 457,886/female 543,854) (2008 est.)
2009 0-14 years: 42.3% (male 8,300,393/female 8,181,898) 15-64 years: 55.1% (male 10,784,119/female 10,702,999) 65 years and over: 2.6% (male 470,218/female 563,145) (2009 est.)
2010 0-14 years: 42.3% (male 8,300,393/female 8,181,898) 15-64 years: 55.1% (male 10,784,119/female 10,702,999) 65 years and over: 2.6% (male 470,218/female 563,145) (2010 est.)
2011 0-14 years: 42.2% (male 8,730,845/female 8,603,270) 15-64 years: 55.1% (male 11,373,997/female 11,260,402) 65 years and over: 2.7% (male 497,389/female 605,031) (2011 est.)
2012 0-14 years: 42.5% (male 9,176,000/ female 9,120,710) 15-64 years: 54.8% (male 11,765,106/ female 11,787,917) 65 years and over: 2.7% (male 512,921/ female 650,687) (2012 est.)
2013 0-14 years: 42.4% (male 9,357,084/female 9,299,586) 15-24 years: 18.8% (male 4,148,153/female 4,147,896) 25-54 years: 32.4% (male 7,210,891/female 7,070,217) 55-64 years: 3.6% (male 719,374/female 876,458) 65 years and over: 2.7% (male 529,873/female 678,124) (2013 est.)
2014 0-14 years: 42.1% (male 9,494,983/female 9,435,795) 15-24 years: 18.7% (male 4,197,382/female 4,202,399) 25-54 years: 32.8% (male 7,458,665/female 7,302,534) 55-64 years: 3.7% (male 751,296/female 910,523) 65 years and over: 2.7% (male 548,431/female 708,048) (2014 est.)
2015 0-14 years: 41.56% (male 9,572,641/female 9,512,607) | 15-24 years: 18.66% (male 4,280,499/female 4,289,960) | 25-54 years: 33.17% (male 7,700,801/female 7,530,526) | 55-64 years: 3.76% (male 784,775/female 944,041) | 65 years and over: 2.85% (male 568,784/female 740,667) (2015 est.)
2016 0-14 years: 40.87% (male 9,592,017/female 9,532,032) | 15-24 years: 18.83% (male 4,398,554/female 4,411,586) | 25-54 years: 33.54% (male 7,938,111/female 7,755,128) | 55-64 years: 3.84% (male 819,665/female 976,862) | 65 years and over: 2.92% (male 590,961/female 775,842) (2016 est.)
2017 0-14 years: 40.02% (male 9,557,274/female 9,497,870) | 15-24 years: 19.15% (male 4,552,448/female 4,567,894) | 25-54 years: 33.91% (male 8,170,264/female 7,976,751) | 55-64 years: 3.92% (male 856,092/female 1,009,075) | 65 years and over: 3% (male 614,751/female 813,320) (2017 est.)
2018 0-14 years: 39.03% (male 9,474,968 /female 9,416,609) | 15-24 years: 19.61% (male 4,737,647 /female 4,752,896) | 25-54 years: 34.27% (male 8,393,673 /female 8,193,800) | 55-64 years: 4% (male 894,371 /female 1,040,883) | 65 years and over: 3.08% (male 640,005 /female 852,675) (2018 est.) | population pyramid: The World Factbook Field Image Modal × Africa :: Kenya Print Image Description This is the population pyramid for Kenya. A population pyramid illustrates the age and sex structure of a coun
2019 0-14 years: 39.03% (male 9,474,968 /female 9,416,609) | 15-24 years: 19.61% (male 4,737,647 /female 4,752,896) | 25-54 years: 34.27% (male 8,393,673 /female 8,193,800) | 55-64 years: 4% (male 894,371 /female 1,040,883) | 65 years and over: 3.08% (male 640,005 /female 852,675) (2018 est.) | population pyramid: The World Factbook Field Image Modal × Africa :: Kenya Print Image Description This is the population pyramid for Kenya. A population pyramid illustrates the age and sex structure of a coun
2020 0-14 years: 38.71% (male 10,412,321/female 10,310,908) | 15-24 years: 20.45% (male 5,486,641/female 5,460,372) | 25-54 years: 33.75% (male 9,046,946/female 9,021,207) | 55-64 years: 4.01% (male 1,053,202/female 1,093,305) | 65 years and over: 3.07% (male 750,988/female 892,046) (2020 est.) | population pyramid: The World Factbook Field Image Modal × Africa :: Kenya Print Image Description This is the population pyramid for Kenya. A population pyramid illustrates the age and sex structure of a co
2021 0-14 years: 38.71% (male 10,412,321/female 10,310,908) 15-24 years: 20.45% (male 5,486,641/female 5,460,372) 25-54 years: 33.75% (male 9,046,946/female 9,021,207) 55-64 years: 4.01% (male 1,053,202/female 1,093,305) 65 years and over: 3.07% (male 750,988/female 892,046) (2020 est.)
2022 0-14 years: 38.71% (male 10,412,321/female 10,310,908) 15-24 years: 20.45% (male 5,486,641/female 5,460,372) 25-54 years: 33.75% (male 9,046,946/female 9,021,207) 55-64 years: 4.01% (male 1,053,202/female 1,093,305) 65 years and over: 3.07% (male 750,988/female 892,046) (2020 est.)
2023 0-14 years: 36.45% (male 10,447,425/female 10,349,611) 15-64 years: 60.26% (male 17,196,347/female 17,185,035) 65 years and over: 3.28% (2023 est.) (male 855,757/female 1,017,829)
2024 0-14 years: 35.8% (male 10,464,384/female 10,366,997) 15-64 years: 60.9% (male 17,731,068/female 17,723,012) 65 years and over: 3.4% (2024 est.) (male 896,348/female 1,064,569)
2025 0-14 years: 35.8% (male 10,464,384/female 10,366,997) 15-64 years: 60.9% (male 17,731,068/female 17,723,012) 65 years and over: 3.4% (2024 est.) (male 896,348/female 1,064,569)