Ireland vs Kenya
Ireland vs Kenya: Population
Population in 2023: 5.2 million people in Ireland and 55.3 million people in Kenya, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Kenya, by 50.1 million people, or 11 times that in Ireland.
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What the numbers say
- Kenya has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- In 2023, Ireland ranked 122 and Kenya ranked 26 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Ireland at 5.29 million people and Kenya at 104 million people in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 8.09 billion people in 2023.
Every year
people · UN
| Year | Ireland | Kenya | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5.2 million | 55.3 million | 8.09 billion |
| 2022 | 5.11 million | 54.3 million | 8.02 billion |
| 2021 | 5.03 million | 53.2 million | 7.95 billion |
| 2020 | 4.98 million | 52.2 million | 7.89 billion |
| 2019 | 4.93 million | 51.2 million | 7.81 billion |
| 2018 | 4.87 million | 50.2 million | 7.73 billion |
| 2017 | 4.81 million | 49.2 million | 7.65 billion |
| 2016 | 4.75 million | 48.1 million | 7.56 billion |
| 2015 | 4.7 million | 47.1 million | 7.47 billion |
| 2014 | 4.66 million | 46.1 million | 7.38 billion |
| 2013 | 4.63 million | 45 million | 7.29 billion |
| 2012 | 4.6 million | 43.9 million | 7.2 billion |
| 2011 | 4.58 million | 42.8 million | 7.11 billion |
| 2010 | 4.56 million | 41.6 million | 7.02 billion |
| 2009 | 4.53 million | 40.4 million | 6.93 billion |
| 2008 | 4.49 million | 39.2 million | 6.84 billion |
| 2007 | 4.39 million | 38 million | 6.76 billion |
| 2006 | 4.27 million | 36.9 million | 6.67 billion |
| 2005 | 4.16 million | 35.8 million | 6.59 billion |
| 2004 | 4.07 million | 34.7 million | 6.5 billion |
| 2003 | 3.99 million | 33.7 million | 6.42 billion |
| 2002 | 3.93 million | 32.6 million | 6.34 billion |
| 2001 | 3.86 million | 31.6 million | 6.26 billion |
| 2000 | 3.8 million | 30.6 million | 6.17 billion |
| 1999 | 3.75 million | 29.7 million | 6.09 billion |
| 1998 | 3.71 million | 28.9 million | 6.01 billion |
| 1997 | 3.67 million | 28.1 million | 5.93 billion |
| 1996 | 3.64 million | 27.3 million | 5.84 billion |
| 1995 | 3.61 million | 26.6 million | 5.76 billion |
| 1994 | 3.59 million | 25.9 million | 5.68 billion |
| 1993 | 3.58 million | 25.1 million | 5.59 billion |
| 1992 | 3.56 million | 24.4 million | 5.51 billion |
| 1991 | 3.53 million | 23.7 million | 5.42 billion |
| 1990 | 3.51 million | 22.9 million | 5.33 billion |
| 1989 | 3.51 million | 22.1 million | 5.23 billion |
| 1988 | 3.53 million | 21.4 million | 5.14 billion |
| 1987 | 3.54 million | 20.6 million | 5.05 billion |
| 1986 | 3.54 million | 19.9 million | 4.96 billion |
| 1985 | 3.53 million | 19.2 million | 4.87 billion |
| 1984 | 3.52 million | 18.5 million | 4.78 billion |
| 1983 | 3.5 million | 17.9 million | 4.7 billion |
| 1982 | 3.48 million | 17.2 million | 4.61 billion |
| 1981 | 3.45 million | 16.6 million | 4.53 billion |
| 1980 | 3.42 million | 16 million | 4.45 billion |
| 1979 | 3.38 million | 15.5 million | 4.37 billion |
| 1978 | 3.33 million | 14.9 million | 4.29 billion |
| 1977 | 3.28 million | 14.4 million | 4.22 billion |
| 1976 | 3.23 million | 14 million | 4.14 billion |
| 1975 | 3.18 million | 13.5 million | 4.07 billion |
| 1974 | 3.13 million | 13.1 million | 4 billion |
| 1973 | 3.08 million | 12.6 million | 3.92 billion |
| 1972 | 3.04 million | 12.2 million | 3.85 billion |
| 1971 | 2.99 million | 11.8 million | 3.77 billion |
| 1970 | 2.96 million | 11.4 million | 3.7 billion |
| 1969 | 2.94 million | 10.9 million | 3.62 billion |
| 1968 | 2.92 million | 10.5 million | 3.55 billion |
| 1967 | 2.91 million | 10.1 million | 3.47 billion |
| 1966 | 2.89 million | 9.72 million | 3.4 billion |
| 1965 | 2.87 million | 9.34 million | 3.34 billion |
| 1964 | 2.86 million | 8.97 million | 3.26 billion |
| 1963 | 2.84 million | 8.63 million | 3.19 billion |
| 1962 | 2.83 million | 8.3 million | 3.12 billion |
| 1961 | 2.83 million | 7.99 million | 3.07 billion |
| 1960 | 2.83 million | 7.7 million | 3.02 billion |
| 1959 | 2.84 million | 7.42 million | 2.97 billion |
| 1958 | 2.85 million | 7.18 million | 2.91 billion |
| 1957 | 2.87 million | 6.95 million | 2.85 billion |
| 1956 | 2.88 million | 6.73 million | 2.8 billion |
| 1955 | 2.9 million | 6.53 million | 2.74 billion |
| 1954 | 2.92 million | 6.35 million | 2.69 billion |
| 1953 | 2.93 million | 6.18 million | 2.63 billion |
| 1952 | 2.94 million | 6.03 million | 2.58 billion |
| 1951 | 2.94 million | 5.89 million | 2.54 billion |
| 1950 | 2.91 million | 5.77 million | 2.49 billion |
| 1949 | – | 5.65 million | – |
| 1948 | – | 5.53 million | – |
| 1947 | – | 5.44 million | – |
| 1946 | – | 5.34 million | – |
| 1945 | – | 5.25 million | – |
| 1944 | – | 5.15 million | – |
| 1943 | – | 5.06 million | – |
| 1942 | – | 4.97 million | – |
| 1941 | – | 4.89 million | – |
| 1940 | – | 4.81 million | – |
| 1939 | – | 4.73 million | – |
| 1938 | – | 4.67 million | – |
| 1937 | – | 4.6 million | – |
| 1936 | – | 4.54 million | – |
| 1935 | – | 4.48 million | – |
| 1934 | – | 4.41 million | – |
| 1933 | – | 4.35 million | – |
| 1932 | – | 4.29 million | – |
| 1931 | – | 4.23 million | – |
| 1930 | – | 4.17 million | – |
| 1929 | – | 4.1 million | – |
| 1928 | – | 4.04 million | – |
| 1927 | – | 3.97 million | – |
| 1926 | – | 3.9 million | – |
| 1925 | – | 3.84 million | – |
| 1924 | – | 3.77 million | – |
| 1923 | – | 3.71 million | – |
| 1922 | – | 3.65 million | – |
| 1921 | – | 3.6 million | – |
| 1920 | – | 3.57 million | – |
| 1919 | – | 3.55 million | – |
| 1918 | – | 3.54 million | – |
| 1917 | – | 3.55 million | – |
| 1916 | – | 3.56 million | – |
| 1915 | – | 3.57 million | – |
| 1914 | – | 3.58 million | – |
| 1913 | – | 3.59 million | – |
| 1912 | – | 3.6 million | – |
| 1911 | – | 3.61 million | – |
| 1910 | – | 3.63 million | – |
| 1909 | – | 3.66 million | – |
| 1908 | – | 3.69 million | – |
| 1907 | – | 3.72 million | – |
| 1906 | – | 3.75 million | – |
| 1905 | – | 3.79 million | – |
| 1904 | – | 3.82 million | – |
| 1903 | – | 3.85 million | – |
| 1902 | – | 3.89 million | – |
| 1901 | – | 3.92 million | – |
| 1900 | – | 3.95 million | – |
| 1899 | – | 3.98 million | – |
| 1898 | – | 4.01 million | – |
| 1897 | – | 4.03 million | – |
| 1896 | – | 4.05 million | – |
| 1895 | – | 4.08 million | – |
| 1894 | – | 4.1 million | – |
| 1893 | – | 4.12 million | – |
| 1892 | – | 4.15 million | – |
| 1891 | – | 4.16 million | – |
| 1890 | – | 4.17 million | – |
| 1889 | – | 4.16 million | – |
| 1888 | – | 4.15 million | – |
| 1887 | – | 4.12 million | – |
| 1886 | – | 4.1 million | – |
| 1885 | – | 4.07 million | – |
| 1884 | – | 4.05 million | – |
| 1883 | – | 4.02 million | – |
| 1882 | – | 4 million | – |
| 1881 | – | 3.97 million | – |
| 1880 | – | 3.95 million | – |
| 1879 | – | 3.93 million | – |
| 1878 | – | 3.9 million | – |
| 1877 | – | 3.88 million | – |
| 1876 | – | 3.85 million | – |
| 1875 | – | 3.83 million | – |
| 1874 | – | 3.81 million | – |
| 1873 | – | 3.78 million | – |
| 1872 | – | 3.76 million | – |
| 1871 | – | 3.74 million | – |
| 1870 | – | 3.72 million | – |
| 1869 | – | 3.7 million | – |
| 1868 | – | 3.68 million | – |
| 1867 | – | 3.66 million | – |
| 1866 | – | 3.64 million | – |
| 1865 | – | 3.62 million | – |
| 1864 | – | 3.6 million | – |
| 1863 | – | 3.58 million | – |
| 1862 | – | 3.57 million | – |
| 1861 | – | 3.55 million | – |
| 1860 | – | 3.53 million | – |
| 1859 | – | 3.51 million | – |
| 1858 | – | 3.49 million | – |
| 1857 | – | 3.48 million | – |
| 1856 | – | 3.46 million | – |
| 1855 | – | 3.44 million | – |
| 1854 | – | 3.42 million | – |
| 1853 | – | 3.41 million | – |
| 1852 | – | 3.39 million | – |
| 1851 | – | 3.37 million | – |
| 1850 | – | 3.35 million | – |
| 1849 | – | 3.34 million | – |
| 1848 | – | 3.32 million | – |
| 1847 | – | 3.3 million | – |
| 1846 | – | 3.28 million | – |
| 1845 | – | 3.27 million | – |
| 1844 | – | 3.25 million | – |
| 1843 | – | 3.23 million | – |
| 1842 | – | 3.21 million | – |
| 1841 | – | 3.2 million | – |
| 1840 | – | 3.18 million | – |
| 1839 | – | 3.16 million | – |
| 1838 | – | 3.15 million | – |
| 1837 | – | 3.13 million | – |
| 1836 | – | 3.11 million | – |
| 1835 | – | 3.1 million | – |
| 1834 | – | 3.08 million | – |
| 1833 | – | 3.07 million | – |
| 1832 | – | 3.05 million | – |
| 1831 | – | 3.03 million | – |
| 1830 | – | 3.02 million | – |
| 1829 | – | 3 million | – |
| 1828 | – | 2.99 million | – |
| 1827 | – | 2.97 million | – |
| 1826 | – | 2.95 million | – |
| 1825 | – | 2.94 million | – |
| 1824 | – | 2.92 million | – |
| 1823 | – | 2.91 million | – |
| 1822 | – | 2.89 million | – |
| 1821 | – | 2.88 million | – |
| 1820 | – | 2.86 million | – |
| 1819 | – | 2.85 million | – |
| 1818 | – | 2.83 million | – |
| 1817 | – | 2.82 million | – |
| 1816 | – | 2.8 million | – |
| 1815 | – | 2.79 million | – |
| 1814 | – | 2.77 million | – |
| 1813 | – | 2.76 million | – |
| 1812 | – | 2.74 million | – |
| 1811 | – | 2.73 million | – |
| 1810 | – | 2.71 million | – |
| 1809 | – | 2.7 million | – |
| 1808 | – | 2.69 million | – |
| 1807 | – | 2.67 million | – |
| 1806 | – | 2.66 million | – |
| 1805 | – | 2.64 million | – |
| 1804 | – | 2.63 million | – |
| 1803 | – | 2.62 million | – |
| 1802 | – | 2.6 million | – |
| 1801 | – | 2.59 million | – |
| 1800 | – | 2.57 million | – |
- 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Ireland | Kenya | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5.26 million5.24 million–5.28 million | 56.4 million56.3 million–56.6 million | 8.16 billion |
| 2025 | 5.31 million5.25 million–5.38 million | 57.5 million57.1 million–58 million | 8.23 billion |
| 2026 | 5.36 million5.25 million–5.48 million | 58.6 million57.9 million–59.4 million | 8.3 billion |
| 2027 | 5.4 million5.24 million–5.58 million | 59.8 million58.7 million–60.9 million | 8.37 billion |
| 2028 | 5.45 million5.23 million–5.7 million | 60.9 million59.5 million–62.4 million | 8.44 billion |
| 2029 | 5.49 million5.2 million–5.81 million | 62 million60.2 million–63.9 million | 8.5 billion |
| 2030 | 5.53 million5.17 million–5.92 million | 63.1 million60.9 million–65.5 million | 8.57 billion |
| 2031 | 5.56 million5.13 million–6.04 million | 64.2 million61.6 million–67.1 million | 8.63 billion |
| 2032 | 5.6 million5.09 million–6.16 million | 65.4 million62.2 million–68.7 million | 8.7 billion |
| 2033 | 5.63 million5.03 million–6.28 million | 66.5 million62.9 million–70.3 million | 8.76 billion |
| 2034 | 5.66 million4.98 million–6.42 million | 67.6 million63.5 million–71.9 million | 8.82 billion |
| 2035 | 5.69 million4.95 million–6.58 million | 68.7 million64.1 million–73.4 million | 8.89 billion |
| 2036 | 5.71 million4.92 million–6.74 million | 69.8 million64.7 million–75.1 million | 8.95 billion |
| 2037 | 5.74 million4.88 million–6.9 million | 70.9 million65.2 million–76.8 million | 9.01 billion |
| 2038 | 5.77 million4.82 million–7.06 million | 72 million65.8 million–78.4 million | 9.06 billion |
| 2039 | 5.79 million4.77 million–7.23 million | 73.1 million66.3 million–80 million | 9.12 billion |
| 2040 | 5.82 million4.72 million–7.4 million | 74.1 million66.8 million–81.7 million | 9.18 billion |
| 2041 | 5.84 million4.66 million–7.58 million | 75.1 million67.3 million–83.3 million | 9.23 billion |
| 2042 | 5.86 million4.6 million–7.79 million | 76.2 million67.8 million–85.1 million | 9.29 billion |
| 2043 | 5.88 million4.55 million–8.02 million | 77.2 million68.3 million–86.9 million | 9.34 billion |
| 2044 | 5.9 million4.48 million–8.21 million | 78.1 million68.7 million–88.5 million | 9.39 billion |
| 2045 | 5.92 million4.42 million–8.38 million | 79.1 million69 million–90.1 million | 9.44 billion |
| 2046 | 5.93 million4.37 million–8.53 million | 80 million69.3 million–91.7 million | 9.49 billion |
| 2047 | 5.94 million4.3 million–8.66 million | 80.9 million69.5 million–93.4 million | 9.54 billion |
| 2048 | 5.95 million4.25 million–8.86 million | 81.8 million69.8 million–95.1 million | 9.58 billion |
| 2049 | 5.96 million4.22 million–9.09 million | 82.7 million70.1 million–96.8 million | 9.62 billion |
| 2050 | 5.97 million4.16 million–9.28 million | 83.6 million70.3 million–98.7 million | 9.66 billion |
| 2051 | 5.97 million4.09 million–9.48 million | 84.5 million70.5 million–100 million | 9.7 billion |
| 2052 | 5.98 million4.02 million–9.67 million | 85.3 million70.8 million–102 million | 9.74 billion |
| 2053 | 5.98 million3.96 million–9.89 million | 86.1 million71.1 million–104 million | 9.78 billion |
| 2054 | 5.98 million3.9 million–10.1 million | 86.9 million71.3 million–106 million | 9.81 billion |
| 2055 | 5.97 million3.83 million–10.3 million | 87.7 million71.6 million–108 million | 9.85 billion |
| 2056 | 5.97 million3.75 million–10.5 million | 88.5 million71.6 million–110 million | 9.88 billion |
| 2057 | 5.97 million3.67 million–10.7 million | 89.3 million71.6 million–112 million | 9.91 billion |
| 2058 | 5.96 million3.6 million–11 million | 90.1 million71.8 million–114 million | 9.94 billion |
| 2059 | 5.95 million3.52 million–11.2 million | 90.8 million72 million–116 million | 9.96 billion |
| 2060 | 5.93 million3.45 million–11.3 million | 91.6 million72.1 million–118 million | 9.99 billion |
| 2061 | 5.92 million3.39 million–11.5 million | 92.3 million72.3 million–120 million | 10 billion |
| 2062 | 5.91 million3.33 million–11.7 million | 93 million72.3 million–123 million | 10 billion |
| 2063 | 5.9 million3.28 million–12 million | 93.7 million72.3 million–125 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2064 | 5.89 million3.23 million–12.2 million | 94.4 million72.1 million–127 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2065 | 5.87 million3.17 million–12.5 million | 95 million71.8 million–129 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2066 | 5.86 million3.08 million–12.8 million | 95.6 million71.5 million–131 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2067 | 5.84 million3 million–13.3 million | 96.2 million71.3 million–133 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2068 | 5.82 million2.92 million–13.7 million | 96.8 million71.3 million–135 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2069 | 5.81 million2.87 million–14.1 million | 97.3 million71.2 million–137 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2070 | 5.79 million2.83 million–14.4 million | 97.8 million71 million–140 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2071 | 5.78 million2.76 million–14.6 million | 98.3 million70.7 million–141 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2072 | 5.76 million2.69 million–14.9 million | 98.8 million70.3 million–143 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2073 | 5.74 million2.64 million–15.2 million | 99.2 million70 million–146 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2074 | 5.73 million2.59 million–15.5 million | 99.7 million69.8 million–148 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2075 | 5.71 million2.54 million–15.8 million | 100 million69.5 million–150 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2076 | 5.69 million2.48 million–16.1 million | 100 million69.2 million–152 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2077 | 5.68 million2.42 million–16.3 million | 101 million69 million–154 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2078 | 5.66 million2.37 million–16.5 million | 101 million68.7 million–156 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2079 | 5.65 million2.31 million–16.8 million | 101 million68.3 million–159 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2080 | 5.63 million2.26 million–17.1 million | 102 million68.1 million–161 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2081 | 5.62 million2.22 million–17.3 million | 102 million67.7 million–163 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2082 | 5.61 million2.18 million–17.7 million | 102 million67.4 million–165 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2083 | 5.6 million2.16 million–18.2 million | 103 million66.8 million–167 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2084 | 5.59 million2.11 million–18.5 million | 103 million66.1 million–169 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2085 | 5.57 million2.08 million–18.9 million | 103 million65.7 million–170 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2086 | 5.56 million2.04 million–19.2 million | 103 million65.4 million–172 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2087 | 5.54 million2 million–19.4 million | 103 million65 million–175 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2088 | 5.53 million1.95 million–19.7 million | 104 million64.6 million–177 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2089 | 5.51 million1.93 million–20.1 million | 104 million64.1 million–179 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2090 | 5.49 million1.91 million–20.8 million | 104 million63.6 million–181 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2091 | 5.48 million1.88 million–21.5 million | 104 million63 million–183 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2092 | 5.46 million1.85 million–22.2 million | 104 million62.4 million–185 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2093 | 5.44 million1.83 million–22.7 million | 104 million62 million–188 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2094 | 5.42 million1.82 million–22.8 million | 104 million61.6 million–191 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2095 | 5.4 million1.79 million–22.9 million | 104 million61.1 million–192 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2096 | 5.38 million1.77 million–23.2 million | 104 million60.5 million–195 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2097 | 5.36 million1.75 million–23.7 million | 104 million59.9 million–197 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2098 | 5.33 million1.73 million–24.5 million | 104 million59.3 million–200 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2099 | 5.31 million1.71 million–25.4 million | 104 million58.8 million–202 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2100 | 5.29 million1.67 million–26.1 million | 104 million58.2 million–204 million | 10.2 billion |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Everyone living in the country on 1 July of each year.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- Before 1950: HYDE (2023), Gapminder (2022) and UN WPP (2024), via Our World in Data.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Ireland vs Kenya
Health
- Life expectancyIreland: 82.4 years in 2023Kenya: 63.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIreland: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Kenya: 3.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIreland: 2.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Kenya: 29.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionIreland: 4.25% in 2017Kenya: 3.51% in 2017
- Suicide rateIreland: 8.4 per 100,000 people in 2017Kenya: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- Population growthIreland: 1.19% a year in 2023Kenya: 1.97% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIreland: 1.6 births per woman in 2023Kenya: 3.21 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIreland: 64.6% in 2025Kenya: 32.2% in 2025
- Median ageIreland: 38.4 years in 2023Kenya: 19.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIreland: 15.5% in 2023Kenya: 2.9% in 2023
- Net migration rateIreland: 8.4 per 1,000 people in 2023Kenya: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingIreland: 0.22% of GDP in 2025Kenya: 1.07% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsIreland: $1.46B in 2025Kenya: $1.36B in 2025
- Military spending per personIreland: $272 in 2025Kenya: $26 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingIreland: 0.9% of government spending in 2025Kenya: 4.6% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelIreland: 9,000 people in 2020Kenya: 24,000 people in 2020
- National powerIreland: 0.05% of world capability in 2022Kenya: 0.23% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIreland: 0.37% of the labour force in 2020Kenya: 0.11% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIreland: 14 million TIV in 2025Kenya: 117 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsIreland: 24 million TIV in 2025Kenya: 2 million TIV in 1993