Kenya vs Somalia: Age dependency breakdown
Kenya
4.9%
in 2023
Somalia
5.1%
in 2023
Kenya rank
218th
Somalia rank
215th
Age dependency breakdown over time
- Kenya
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 5.1% against 4.9% in Kenya, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 218th and Somalia ranks 215th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Somalia in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 8.7% | 5.3% | 3.4% | Kenya |
| 1960s | 5.7% | 6.3% | 0.7% | Somalia |
| 1970s | 4.6% | 6.4% | 1.8% | Somalia |
| 1980s | 4.4% | 6.3% | 1.9% | Somalia |
| 1990s | 4.4% | 5.5% | 1.1% | Somalia |
| 2000s | 4.1% | 5.1% | 1.1% | Somalia |
| 2010s | 4.3% | 4.8% | 0.6% | Somalia |
| 2020s | 4.8% | 5.0% | 0.2% | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency breakdown, Kenya or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 5.1% against 4.9% in Kenya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in age dependency breakdown between Kenya and Somalia?
- 0.2%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Somalia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Somalia rank globally for age dependency breakdown?
- Kenya ranks 218th and Somalia ranks 215th 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).