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
- Kenya
- Sudan
How they compare
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.
Across the 8 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 6 and Sudan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.30 million people | 1.35 million people | 50,377 people | Sudan |
| 1960s | 1.99 million people | 1.89 million people | 102,449 people | Kenya |
| 1970s | 2.79 million people | 2.68 million people | 113,848 people | Kenya |
| 1980s | 3.78 million people | 3.60 million people | 181,821 people | Kenya |
| 1990s | 4.75 million people | 4.45 million people | 302,171 people | Kenya |
| 2000s | 6.06 million people | 5.41 million people | 650,605 people | Kenya |
| 2010s | 7.01 million people | 6.45 million people | 556,166 people | Kenya |
| 2020s | 6.98 million people | 7.49 million people | 516,500 people | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children under 5, Kenya or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 7.65 million people against 7.04 million people in Kenya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children under 5 between Kenya and Sudan?
- 609,110 people, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sudan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Sudan rank globally for number of children under 5?
- Kenya ranks 19th and Sudan ranks 16th 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
Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-4.