Angola vs Kenya: Number of children under 5

Angola
6.22 million people
in 2023
Kenya
7.04 million people
in 2023
Angola rank
22nd
Kenya rank
19th

Number of children under 5 over time

  • Angola
  • Kenya
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 7.04 million people against 6.22 million people in Angola, a difference of 817,440 people.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Angola's.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.

Angola ranks 22nd and Kenya ranks 19th of 236 countries.

Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Angola Kenya Difference Ahead
1950s 806,325 people 1.30 million people 490,403 people Kenya
1960s 1.04 million people 1.99 million people 957,991 people Kenya
1970s 1.26 million people 2.79 million people 1.53 million people Kenya
1980s 1.81 million people 3.78 million people 1.97 million people Kenya
1990s 2.56 million people 4.75 million people 2.19 million people Kenya
2000s 3.52 million people 6.06 million people 2.54 million people Kenya
2010s 5.03 million people 7.01 million people 1.97 million people Kenya
2020s 6.02 million people 6.98 million people 957,460 people Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children under 5, Angola or Kenya?
Kenya, at 7.04 million people against 6.22 million people in Angola as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children under 5 between Angola and Kenya?
817,440 people, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Kenya?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Angola and Kenya rank globally for number of children under 5?
Angola ranks 22nd and Kenya ranks 19th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children under 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of children under 5
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-4.