Kenya vs Uganda: Number of 1-year-olds, by sex
Kenya
707,643 people
in 2023
Uganda
803,404 people
in 2023
Kenya rank
17th
Uganda rank
15th
Number of 1-year-olds, by sex over time
- Kenya
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 803,404 people against 707,643 people in Kenya, a difference of 95,761 people.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 17th and Uganda ranks 15th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 7 and Uganda in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 137,508 people | 134,051 people | 3,457 people | Kenya |
| 1960s | 210,074 people | 173,262 people | 36,812 people | Kenya |
| 1970s | 289,507 people | 233,817 people | 55,690 people | Kenya |
| 1980s | 391,549 people | 305,523 people | 86,025 people | Kenya |
| 1990s | 485,193 people | 431,050 people | 54,143 people | Kenya |
| 2000s | 622,977 people | 560,962 people | 62,015 people | Kenya |
| 2010s | 699,916 people | 679,186 people | 20,730 people | Kenya |
| 2020s | 697,453 people | 780,972 people | 83,519 people | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of 1-year-olds, by sex, Kenya or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 803,404 people against 707,643 people in Kenya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of 1-year-olds, by sex between Kenya and Uganda?
- 95,761 people, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Uganda?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Uganda rank globally for number of 1-year-olds, by sex?
- Kenya ranks 17th and Uganda ranks 15th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of 1-year-olds, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes women aged 1.