Kenya vs Sudan: Number of children under 5

Kenya

7.04 million people

in 2023

Sudan

7.65 million people

in 2023

Kenya rank

19th

Sudan rank

16th

Number of children under 5 over time

Sudan currently reports 7.65 million people against 7.04 million people in Kenya, a difference of 609,110 people.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sudan ahead.

Kenya ranks 19th and Sudan ranks 16th of 236 countries.

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: 07 August 2026

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