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Kenya: Age dependency ratio, young

59.71percent · 2025-21.0% since 2015

Age dependency ratio, young, is the ratio of younger dependents--people younger than 15--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population. Annual figures for Kenya from 1960 to 2025.

19862025

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202559.712
202461.192
202362.789
202264.457
202166.139
202067.817
201969.477
201871.091
201772.66
201674.176
201575.595
201476.874
201378.021
201279.007
201179.78
201080.368
200980.816
200881.243
200781.683
200682.236
200582.994
200483.949
200385.09
200286.306
200187.676
200089.134
199990.538
199891.811
199792.955
199694.122
199595.282
199496.526
199397.798
199298.985
1991100.07
1990101.132
1989102.225
1988103.211
1987104.094
1986104.92
1985105.839
1984106.865
1983107.979
1982109.067
1981110.02
1980111.01
1979111.946
1978112.662
1977113.255
1976113.495
1975113.428
1974113.353
1973113.213
1972112.912
1971112.287
1970111.596
1969111.005
1968110.247
1967109.215
1966107.83
1965106.142
1964105.013
1963104.399
1962103.505
1961102.462
1960101.346

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by United Nations, World Bank. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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World Bank (2026). Age dependency ratio, young. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-age-dependency-ratio-young (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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