๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผ Rwandavs๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ช Kenya

Total Population
14,889,701
58,636,406
Kenya is 3.9ร— Rwanda
Median age
21.2 years
21.3 years
0.1 years apart
Elderly Population Percentage
4.11%
3.08%
1.0 percentage points apart
Growth Rate
2.20%
1.92%
0.28 percentage points apart

Age composition in 2026:

๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผ Rwanda ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ช Kenya
Rwanda Kenya
Young Population 36.70%5,463,873 35.73%20,949,016
Working Age Population 59.20%8,814,179 61.19%35,879,215
Elderly Population 4.11%611,649 3.08%1,808,175

In 2026, the median age is 21.2 years in Rwanda and 21.3 years in Kenya.

The total population of Rwanda is projected to keep growing until 2100, reaching 32,779,350.The total population of Kenya peaks in 2098 at 104,234,505.

By 2050, the dependency ratio of Rwanda will be 55.1%, and 6.19% of the population will be elderly.By 2050, the dependency ratio of Kenya will be 51.2%, and 5.71% of the population will be elderly.

Rwanda Kenya
Demographic dividend (dependency ratio below 50%) None between 1950 and 2100 2054โ€“2074
Aging society (65+ reaches 7%) 2054 2058 4 years later
Aged society (65+ reaches 14%) 2084 2090 6 years later
Super-aged society (65+ reaches 20%) Not reached by 2100 Not reached by 2100