๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ช Kenyavs๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น Ethiopia

Total Population
58,636,406
138,902,185
Ethiopia is 2.4ร— Kenya
Median age
21.3 years
20.3 years
1.0 years apart
Elderly Population Percentage
3.08%
3.37%
0.3 percentage points apart
Growth Rate
1.92%
2.53%
0.61 percentage points apart

Age composition in 2026:

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ช Kenya ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น Ethiopia
Kenya Ethiopia
Young Population 35.73%20,949,016 38.51%53,495,993
Working Age Population 61.19%35,879,215 58.12%80,731,735
Elderly Population 3.08%1,808,175 3.37%4,674,457

In 2026, the median age is 21.3 years in Kenya and 20.3 years in Ethiopia.Kenya already reached Ethiopiaโ€™s current median age in 2022, about 4 years ahead in population aging.

The total population of Kenya peaks in 2098 at 104,234,505.The total population of Ethiopia is projected to keep growing until 2100, reaching 367,289,600.

By 2050, the dependency ratio of Kenya will be 51.2%, and 5.71% of the population will be elderly.By 2050, the dependency ratio of Ethiopia will be 54.8%, and 5.36% of the population will be elderly.

Kenya Ethiopia
Demographic dividend (dependency ratio below 50%) 2054โ€“2074 None between 1950 and 2100
Aging society (65+ reaches 7%) 2058 2060 2 years later
Aged society (65+ reaches 14%) 2090 2 years later 2088
Super-aged society (65+ reaches 20%) Not reached by 2100 Not reached by 2100