Population ages 15-64 in Kenya
Kenya: Population ages 15-64 was 60.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 15-64 in Kenya, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 15-64 in Kenya stood at 60.7%. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64 in Kenya peaked at 60.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 45.9%, in 1976.
Kenya ranks 161st of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 15-64 in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 48.1% | — |
| 1961 | 47.9% | -0.4% |
| 1962 | 47.7% | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 47.6% | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 47.5% | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 47.3% | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 46.9% | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 46.6% | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 46.4% | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 46.3% | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 46.2% | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 46.1% | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 46.0% | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 45.9% | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 45.9% | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 45.9% | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 45.9% | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 45.9% | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 46.1% | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 46.2% | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 46.4% | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 46.6% | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 46.8% | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 47.1% | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 47.3% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 47.6% | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 47.8% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 48.0% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 48.2% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 48.4% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 48.6% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 48.9% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 49.2% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 49.5% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 49.8% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 50.1% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 50.4% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 50.7% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 51.0% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 51.3% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 51.7% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 52.1% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 52.5% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 52.8% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 53.2% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 53.5% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 53.7% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 53.9% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 54.0% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 54.2% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 54.3% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 54.4% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 54.6% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 54.9% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 55.2% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 55.6% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 56.0% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 56.4% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 56.9% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 57.4% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 57.9% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 58.5% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 59.1% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 59.6% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 60.2% | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 60.7% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47.2% | 46.3% | 48.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 46.0% | 45.9% | 46.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 47.4% | 46.4% | 48.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.9% | 48.6% | 51.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.1% | 51.7% | 54.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.6% | 54.3% | 57.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.3% | 57.9% | 60.7% | 6 |
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More education data for Kenya
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0496 % change on previous year (2017)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 281,500 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 15-64 in Kenya?
- Population ages 15-64 in Kenya was 60.7% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 15-64 recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 60.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64 recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.9% in 1976.
- How does Kenya rank for population ages 15-64?
- Kenya ranks 161st out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64 rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 15-64 (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total population between the ages 15 to 64 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.