Average age, male in Kenya

Kenya: Average age, male was 24.41 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
24.41
World rank
91st
of 109 countries
All-time high
24.41
in 2019
All-time low
21.87
in 1997
Years of data
5
1997–2019

Average age, male in Kenya, 1997–2019

05101520251997200820191997: 21.91999: 21.92005: 22.12015: 22.82019: 24.4

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Kenya recorded 24.41 for average age, male in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of up 10.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age, male in Kenya peaked at 24.41 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 21.87, in 1997.

Kenya ranks 91st of 109 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Average age, male in Kenya, year by year

Annual values for Average age, male in Kenya, 1997 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1997 21.87 —
1999 21.95 +0.3%
2005 22.09 +0.7%
2015 22.85 +3.4%
2019 24.41 +6.8%

Kenya compared with similar countries

  • Kenya's 24.41 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 26.55, 92% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
  • Kenya's 24.41 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 23.59, 1.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 21.91 21.87 21.95 2
2000s 22.09 22.09 22.09 1
2010s 23.63 22.85 24.41 2

Countries ranked near Kenya

  1. 88 Tajikistan 25.64 compare
  2. 89 Jordan 25.6 compare
  3. 90 Mozambique 24.5 compare
  4. 92 Zambia 24.26 compare
  5. 93 Belize 24.05
  6. 94 Djibouti 24.04 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age, male in Kenya?
Average age, male in Kenya was 24.41 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age, male recorded in Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 24.41 in 2019.
What is the lowest average age, male recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 21.87 in 1997.
How does Kenya rank for average age, male?
Kenya ranks 91st out of 109 countries with data for 2019.
Is average age, male rising or falling in Kenya?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. 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, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average age, male
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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