Kenya vs Yemen: Number of children under 5
Kenya
7.04 million people
in 2023
Yemen
6.29 million people
in 2023
Kenya rank
19th
Yemen rank
21st
Number of children under 5 over time
- Kenya
- Yemen
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 7.04 million people against 6.29 million people in Yemen, a difference of 742,420 people.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Yemen's.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 19th and Yemen ranks 21st of 236 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.30 million people | 801,533 people | 495,195 people | Kenya |
| 1960s | 1.99 million people | 1.10 million people | 898,182 people | Kenya |
| 1970s | 2.79 million people | 1.58 million people | 1.21 million people | Kenya |
| 1980s | 3.78 million people | 2.39 million people | 1.39 million people | Kenya |
| 1990s | 4.75 million people | 3.28 million people | 1.47 million people | Kenya |
| 2000s | 6.06 million people | 3.87 million people | 2.19 million people | Kenya |
| 2010s | 7.01 million people | 4.90 million people | 2.11 million people | Kenya |
| 2020s | 6.98 million people | 6.05 million people | 926,875 people | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children under 5, Kenya or Yemen?
- Kenya, at 7.04 million people against 6.29 million people in Yemen as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children under 5 between Kenya and Yemen?
- 742,420 people, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Yemen?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Yemen rank globally for number of children under 5?
- Kenya ranks 19th and Yemen ranks 21st 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.