Kenya vs Uganda: Population by labor force status

Kenya

20.86 million people

in 2025

Uganda

22.15 million people

in 2025

Kenya rank

18th

Uganda rank

17th

Population by labor force status over time

Uganda currently reports 22.15 million people against 20.86 million people in Kenya, a difference of 1.29 million people.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 18th and Uganda ranks 17th of 186 countries.

Indicator: Population by labor force status
Unit: people
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 186 places, 6,496 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Population below working age (under 15 years old).