Burundi vs Kenya: Age dependency breakdown
Burundi
4.8%
in 2023
Kenya
4.9%
in 2023
Burundi rank
219th
Kenya rank
218th
Age dependency breakdown over time
- Burundi
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 4.9% against 4.8% in Burundi, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kenya ahead.
Burundi ranks 219th and Kenya ranks 218th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 6 and Kenya in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.0% | 8.7% | 2.7% | Kenya |
| 1960s | 6.2% | 5.7% | 0.5% | Burundi |
| 1970s | 6.4% | 4.6% | 1.8% | Burundi |
| 1980s | 6.1% | 4.4% | 1.6% | Burundi |
| 1990s | 5.4% | 4.4% | 1.0% | Burundi |
| 2000s | 4.6% | 4.1% | 0.5% | Burundi |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 4.3% | 0.2% | Burundi |
| 2020s | 4.8% | 4.8% | 0.0% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency breakdown, Burundi or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 4.9% against 4.8% in Burundi as of 2023.
- What is the difference in age dependency breakdown between Burundi and Kenya?
- 0.1%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Kenya?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Burundi and Kenya rank globally for age dependency breakdown?
- Burundi ranks 219th and Kenya ranks 218th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Age dependency breakdown. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).