What is population, age 18, male in Kenya?

Population, age 18, male in Kenya was 460,073 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

What is the highest population, age 18, male recorded in Kenya?

The highest recorded value was 460,073 in 2015.

What is the lowest population, age 18, male recorded in Kenya?

The lowest recorded value was 248,335 in 1990.

How does Kenya rank for population, age 18, male?

Kenya ranks 23rd out of 191 countries with data for 2015.

Is population, age 18, male rising or falling in Kenya?

Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Kenya data come from?

The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 18, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population, age 18, male in Kenya

Name: Population, age 18, male in Kenya
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Kenya: Population, age 18, male was 460,073 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)

460,073

Change on year

up 2.8%

World rank

23rd

of 191 countries

All-time high

460,073

in 2015

All-time low

248,335

in 1990

Years of data

1990–2015

Population, age 18, male in Kenya, 1990–2015

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

Kenya recorded 460,073 for population, age 18, male in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 18, male in Kenya peaked at 460,073 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 248,335, in 1990.

Kenya ranks 23rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	298,244	248,335	351,437	10
2000s	405,346	364,325	423,278	10
2010s	434,291	415,920	460,073	6

Countries ranked near Kenya

20 South Africa 504,328 compare
21 Sudan 496,951 compare
22 Thailand 464,168 compare
24 Colombia 459,938 compare
25 Myanmar 439,381 compare
26 Germany 435,181 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

More education data for Kenya

Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
Population ages 15-64 60.7% (2025)
Population ages 0-14 36.3% (2025)
Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
School enrollment, primary 98.2% (2023)
Primary education, teachers 281,500 (2023)
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 3.17 live births per woman (2024)
School enrollment, primary, female 96.6% (2023)

All data for Kenya →

Frequently asked questions

What is population, age 18, male in Kenya?: Population, age 18, male in Kenya was 460,073 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 18, male recorded in Kenya?: The highest recorded value was 460,073 in 2015.
What is the lowest population, age 18, male recorded in Kenya?: The lowest recorded value was 248,335 in 1990.
How does Kenya rank for population, age 18, male?: Kenya ranks 23rd out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 18, male rising or falling in Kenya?: Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kenya data come from?: The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 18, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Population, age 18, male
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 191 places, 4,786 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Population, age 18, male refers to the male population at the specified age.