Average age, total in Kenya

Kenya: Average age, total was 24.95 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
24.95
World rank
95th
of 113 countries
All-time high
24.95
in 2019
All-time low
22.04
in 1997
Years of data
5
1997–2019

Average age, total in Kenya, 1997–2019

05101520251997200820191997: 221999: 22.52005: 22.32015: 23.22019: 25

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Kenya recorded 24.95 for average age, total in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of up 11.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age, total in Kenya peaked at 24.95 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 22.04, in 1997.

That places Kenya 95th out of 113 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Average age, total in Kenya, year by year

Annual values for Average age, total in Kenya, 1997 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1997 22.04
1999 22.52 +2.2%
2005 22.34 -0.8%
2015 23.23 +4.0%
2019 24.95 +7.4%

Kenya compared with similar countries

  • Kenya's 24.95 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 26.31, 95% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
  • Kenya's 24.95 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 23.59, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 22.28 22.04 22.52 2
2000s 22.34 22.34 22.34 1
2010s 24.09 23.23 24.95 2

Countries ranked near Kenya

  1. 92 Ghana 25.18 compare
  2. 93 Namibia 25.1 compare
  3. 94 Mozambique 25.01 compare
  4. 96 Rwanda 24.69 compare
  5. 97 Zambia 24.24 compare
  6. 98 Belize 24.22

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age, total in Kenya?
Average age, total in Kenya was 24.95 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age, total recorded in Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 24.95 in 2019.
What is the lowest average age, total recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 22.04 in 1997.
How does Kenya rank for average age, total?
Kenya ranks 95th out of 113 countries with data for 2019.
Is average age, total rising or falling in Kenya?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. 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, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average age, total
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
113 places, 1,668 data points, 1970–2021
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