Average age, female in Kenya

Kenya: Average age, female was 25.49 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
25.49
World rank
93rd
of 109 countries
All-time high
25.49
in 2019
All-time low
22.21
in 1997
Years of data
5
1997–2019

Average age, female in Kenya, 1997–2019

01020301997200820191997: 22.21999: 23.12005: 22.62015: 23.62019: 25.5

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Kenya recorded 25.49 for average age, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of up 12.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age, female in Kenya peaked at 25.49 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 22.21, in 1997.

Kenya ranks 93rd of 109 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Average age, female in Kenya, year by year

Annual values for Average age, female in Kenya, 1997 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1997 22.21
1999 23.09 +4.0%
2005 22.57 -2.2%
2015 23.61 +4.6%
2019 25.49 +8.0%

Kenya compared with similar countries

  • Kenya's 25.49 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 27.16, 94% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
  • Kenya's 25.49 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 24.19, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 22.65 22.21 23.09 2
2000s 22.57 22.57 22.57 1
2010s 24.55 23.61 25.49 2

Countries ranked near Kenya

  1. 90 Namibia 26.29 compare
  2. 91 Jordan 26.02 compare
  3. 92 Rwanda 25.64 compare
  4. 94 Mozambique 25.48 compare
  5. 95 Palestine 24.44 compare
  6. 96 Belize 24.39

See the full ranking of 109 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age, female in Kenya?
Average age, female in Kenya was 25.49 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age, female recorded in Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 25.49 in 2019.
What is the lowest average age, female recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 22.21 in 1997.
How does Kenya rank for average age, female?
Kenya ranks 93rd out of 109 countries with data for 2019.
Is average age, female rising or falling in Kenya?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kenya data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average age, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average age, female
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
109 places, 1,558 data points, 1970–2021
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