Kenya vs Mexico
Kenya vs Mexico: Population
Population in 2023: 55.3 million people in Kenya and 130 million people in Mexico, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Mexico, by 74.4 million people, or 2.34 times that in Kenya.
people · UN
What the numbers say
- Mexico has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- In 2023, Kenya ranked 26 and Mexico ranked 10 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Kenya at 104 million people and Mexico at 130 million people in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 8.09 billion people in 2023.
Every year
people · UN
| Year | Kenya | Mexico | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 55.3 million | 130 million | 8.09 billion |
| 2022 | 54.3 million | 129 million | 8.02 billion |
| 2021 | 53.2 million | 128 million | 7.95 billion |
| 2020 | 52.2 million | 127 million | 7.89 billion |
| 2019 | 51.2 million | 126 million | 7.81 billion |
| 2018 | 50.2 million | 125 million | 7.73 billion |
| 2017 | 49.2 million | 123 million | 7.65 billion |
| 2016 | 48.1 million | 122 million | 7.56 billion |
| 2015 | 47.1 million | 121 million | 7.47 billion |
| 2014 | 46.1 million | 120 million | 7.38 billion |
| 2013 | 45 million | 118 million | 7.29 billion |
| 2012 | 43.9 million | 117 million | 7.2 billion |
| 2011 | 42.8 million | 115 million | 7.11 billion |
| 2010 | 41.6 million | 114 million | 7.02 billion |
| 2009 | 40.4 million | 112 million | 6.93 billion |
| 2008 | 39.2 million | 110 million | 6.84 billion |
| 2007 | 38 million | 109 million | 6.76 billion |
| 2006 | 36.9 million | 107 million | 6.67 billion |
| 2005 | 35.8 million | 106 million | 6.59 billion |
| 2004 | 34.7 million | 104 million | 6.5 billion |
| 2003 | 33.7 million | 103 million | 6.42 billion |
| 2002 | 32.6 million | 102 million | 6.34 billion |
| 2001 | 31.6 million | 100 million | 6.26 billion |
| 2000 | 30.6 million | 98.6 million | 6.17 billion |
| 1999 | 29.7 million | 97.1 million | 6.09 billion |
| 1998 | 28.9 million | 95.6 million | 6.01 billion |
| 1997 | 28.1 million | 94 million | 5.93 billion |
| 1996 | 27.3 million | 92.5 million | 5.84 billion |
| 1995 | 26.6 million | 90.9 million | 5.76 billion |
| 1994 | 25.9 million | 89.3 million | 5.68 billion |
| 1993 | 25.1 million | 87.7 million | 5.59 billion |
| 1992 | 24.4 million | 86 million | 5.51 billion |
| 1991 | 23.7 million | 84.4 million | 5.42 billion |
| 1990 | 22.9 million | 82.8 million | 5.33 billion |
| 1989 | 22.1 million | 81.3 million | 5.23 billion |
| 1988 | 21.4 million | 79.7 million | 5.14 billion |
| 1987 | 20.6 million | 78.1 million | 5.05 billion |
| 1986 | 19.9 million | 76.6 million | 4.96 billion |
| 1985 | 19.2 million | 75 million | 4.87 billion |
| 1984 | 18.5 million | 73.5 million | 4.78 billion |
| 1983 | 17.9 million | 72 million | 4.7 billion |
| 1982 | 17.2 million | 70.4 million | 4.61 billion |
| 1981 | 16.6 million | 68.9 million | 4.53 billion |
| 1980 | 16 million | 67.3 million | 4.45 billion |
| 1979 | 15.5 million | 65.7 million | 4.37 billion |
| 1978 | 14.9 million | 64 million | 4.29 billion |
| 1977 | 14.4 million | 62.3 million | 4.22 billion |
| 1976 | 14 million | 60.7 million | 4.14 billion |
| 1975 | 13.5 million | 59 million | 4.07 billion |
| 1974 | 13.1 million | 57.3 million | 4 billion |
| 1973 | 12.6 million | 55.7 million | 3.92 billion |
| 1972 | 12.2 million | 54 million | 3.85 billion |
| 1971 | 11.8 million | 52.4 million | 3.77 billion |
| 1970 | 11.4 million | 50.8 million | 3.7 billion |
| 1969 | 10.9 million | 49.2 million | 3.62 billion |
| 1968 | 10.5 million | 47.7 million | 3.55 billion |
| 1967 | 10.1 million | 46.1 million | 3.47 billion |
| 1966 | 9.72 million | 44.6 million | 3.4 billion |
| 1965 | 9.34 million | 43.2 million | 3.34 billion |
| 1964 | 8.97 million | 41.8 million | 3.26 billion |
| 1963 | 8.63 million | 40.4 million | 3.19 billion |
| 1962 | 8.3 million | 39.1 million | 3.12 billion |
| 1961 | 7.99 million | 37.9 million | 3.07 billion |
| 1960 | 7.7 million | 36.7 million | 3.02 billion |
| 1959 | 7.42 million | 35.6 million | 2.97 billion |
| 1958 | 7.18 million | 34.6 million | 2.91 billion |
| 1957 | 6.95 million | 33.6 million | 2.85 billion |
| 1956 | 6.73 million | 32.6 million | 2.8 billion |
| 1955 | 6.53 million | 31.7 million | 2.74 billion |
| 1954 | 6.35 million | 30.8 million | 2.69 billion |
| 1953 | 6.18 million | 29.9 million | 2.63 billion |
| 1952 | 6.03 million | 29.1 million | 2.58 billion |
| 1951 | 5.89 million | 28.3 million | 2.54 billion |
| 1950 | 5.77 million | 27.6 million | 2.49 billion |
| 1949 | 5.65 million | 26.7 million | – |
| 1948 | 5.53 million | 25.9 million | – |
| 1947 | 5.44 million | 25 million | – |
| 1946 | 5.34 million | 24.2 million | – |
| 1945 | 5.25 million | 23.4 million | – |
| 1944 | 5.15 million | 22.6 million | – |
| 1943 | 5.06 million | 21.9 million | – |
| 1942 | 4.97 million | 21.2 million | – |
| 1941 | 4.89 million | 20.5 million | – |
| 1940 | 4.81 million | 20 million | – |
| 1939 | 4.73 million | 19.5 million | – |
| 1938 | 4.67 million | 19.1 million | – |
| 1937 | 4.6 million | 18.8 million | – |
| 1936 | 4.54 million | 18.5 million | – |
| 1935 | 4.48 million | 18.2 million | – |
| 1934 | 4.41 million | 17.8 million | – |
| 1933 | 4.35 million | 17.5 million | – |
| 1932 | 4.29 million | 17.2 million | – |
| 1931 | 4.23 million | 17 million | – |
| 1930 | 4.17 million | 16.7 million | – |
| 1929 | 4.1 million | 16.4 million | – |
| 1928 | 4.04 million | 16.2 million | – |
| 1927 | 3.97 million | 16 million | – |
| 1926 | 3.9 million | 15.7 million | – |
| 1925 | 3.84 million | 15.5 million | – |
| 1924 | 3.77 million | 15.3 million | – |
| 1923 | 3.71 million | 15.1 million | – |
| 1922 | 3.65 million | 14.9 million | – |
| 1921 | 3.6 million | 14.7 million | – |
| 1920 | 3.57 million | 14.6 million | – |
| 1919 | 3.55 million | 14.5 million | – |
| 1918 | 3.54 million | 14.5 million | – |
| 1917 | 3.55 million | 14.5 million | – |
| 1916 | 3.56 million | 14.5 million | – |
| 1915 | 3.57 million | 14.5 million | – |
| 1914 | 3.58 million | 14.5 million | – |
| 1913 | 3.59 million | 14.5 million | – |
| 1912 | 3.6 million | 14.6 million | – |
| 1911 | 3.61 million | 14.6 million | – |
| 1910 | 3.63 million | 14.5 million | – |
| 1909 | 3.66 million | 14.4 million | – |
| 1908 | 3.69 million | 14.3 million | – |
| 1907 | 3.72 million | 14.2 million | – |
| 1906 | 3.75 million | 14.1 million | – |
| 1905 | 3.79 million | 13.9 million | – |
| 1904 | 3.82 million | 13.8 million | – |
| 1903 | 3.85 million | 13.7 million | – |
| 1902 | 3.89 million | 13.6 million | – |
| 1901 | 3.92 million | 13.4 million | – |
| 1900 | 3.95 million | 13.3 million | – |
| 1899 | 3.98 million | 13.1 million | – |
| 1898 | 4.01 million | 12.9 million | – |
| 1897 | 4.03 million | 12.7 million | – |
| 1896 | 4.05 million | 12.6 million | – |
| 1895 | 4.08 million | 12.4 million | – |
| 1894 | 4.1 million | 12.2 million | – |
| 1893 | 4.12 million | 12 million | – |
| 1892 | 4.15 million | 11.9 million | – |
| 1891 | 4.16 million | 11.7 million | – |
| 1890 | 4.17 million | 11.5 million | – |
| 1889 | 4.16 million | 11.4 million | – |
| 1888 | 4.15 million | 11.3 million | – |
| 1887 | 4.12 million | 11.1 million | – |
| 1886 | 4.1 million | 11 million | – |
| 1885 | 4.07 million | 10.9 million | – |
| 1884 | 4.05 million | 10.8 million | – |
| 1883 | 4.02 million | 10.6 million | – |
| 1882 | 4 million | 10.5 million | – |
| 1881 | 3.97 million | 10.4 million | – |
| 1880 | 3.95 million | 10.3 million | – |
| 1879 | 3.93 million | 10.1 million | – |
| 1878 | 3.9 million | 10 million | – |
| 1877 | 3.88 million | 9.91 million | – |
| 1876 | 3.85 million | 9.8 million | – |
| 1875 | 3.83 million | 9.68 million | – |
| 1874 | 3.81 million | 9.57 million | – |
| 1873 | 3.78 million | 9.46 million | – |
| 1872 | 3.76 million | 9.35 million | – |
| 1871 | 3.74 million | 9.26 million | – |
| 1870 | 3.72 million | 9.18 million | – |
| 1869 | 3.7 million | 9.11 million | – |
| 1868 | 3.68 million | 9.06 million | – |
| 1867 | 3.66 million | 9.03 million | – |
| 1866 | 3.64 million | 8.99 million | – |
| 1865 | 3.62 million | 8.95 million | – |
| 1864 | 3.6 million | 8.92 million | – |
| 1863 | 3.58 million | 8.88 million | – |
| 1862 | 3.57 million | 8.85 million | – |
| 1861 | 3.55 million | 8.8 million | – |
| 1860 | 3.53 million | 8.73 million | – |
| 1859 | 3.51 million | 8.64 million | – |
| 1858 | 3.49 million | 8.54 million | – |
| 1857 | 3.48 million | 8.43 million | – |
| 1856 | 3.46 million | 8.31 million | – |
| 1855 | 3.44 million | 8.2 million | – |
| 1854 | 3.42 million | 8.09 million | – |
| 1853 | 3.41 million | 7.98 million | – |
| 1852 | 3.39 million | 7.87 million | – |
| 1851 | 3.37 million | 7.78 million | – |
| 1850 | 3.35 million | 7.69 million | – |
| 1849 | 3.34 million | 7.61 million | – |
| 1848 | 3.32 million | 7.54 million | – |
| 1847 | 3.3 million | 7.47 million | – |
| 1846 | 3.28 million | 7.41 million | – |
| 1845 | 3.27 million | 7.35 million | – |
| 1844 | 3.25 million | 7.29 million | – |
| 1843 | 3.23 million | 7.22 million | – |
| 1842 | 3.21 million | 7.16 million | – |
| 1841 | 3.2 million | 7.1 million | – |
| 1840 | 3.18 million | 7.04 million | – |
| 1839 | 3.16 million | 6.97 million | – |
| 1838 | 3.15 million | 6.91 million | – |
| 1837 | 3.13 million | 6.84 million | – |
| 1836 | 3.11 million | 6.77 million | – |
| 1835 | 3.1 million | 6.71 million | – |
| 1834 | 3.08 million | 6.64 million | – |
| 1833 | 3.07 million | 6.57 million | – |
| 1832 | 3.05 million | 6.51 million | – |
| 1831 | 3.03 million | 6.46 million | – |
| 1830 | 3.02 million | 6.43 million | – |
| 1829 | 3 million | 6.42 million | – |
| 1828 | 2.99 million | 6.42 million | – |
| 1827 | 2.97 million | 6.44 million | – |
| 1826 | 2.95 million | 6.46 million | – |
| 1825 | 2.94 million | 6.48 million | – |
| 1824 | 2.92 million | 6.5 million | – |
| 1823 | 2.91 million | 6.53 million | – |
| 1822 | 2.89 million | 6.55 million | – |
| 1821 | 2.88 million | 6.55 million | – |
| 1820 | 2.86 million | 6.53 million | – |
| 1819 | 2.85 million | 6.48 million | – |
| 1818 | 2.83 million | 6.42 million | – |
| 1817 | 2.82 million | 6.34 million | – |
| 1816 | 2.8 million | 6.26 million | – |
| 1815 | 2.79 million | 6.18 million | – |
| 1814 | 2.77 million | 6.1 million | – |
| 1813 | 2.76 million | 6.02 million | – |
| 1812 | 2.74 million | 5.95 million | – |
| 1811 | 2.73 million | 5.87 million | – |
| 1810 | 2.71 million | 5.8 million | – |
| 1809 | 2.7 million | 5.72 million | – |
| 1808 | 2.69 million | 5.65 million | – |
| 1807 | 2.67 million | 5.58 million | – |
| 1806 | 2.66 million | 5.51 million | – |
| 1805 | 2.64 million | 5.44 million | – |
| 1804 | 2.63 million | 5.37 million | – |
| 1803 | 2.62 million | 5.3 million | – |
| 1802 | 2.6 million | 5.23 million | – |
| 1801 | 2.59 million | 5.17 million | – |
| 1800 | 2.57 million | 5.1 million | – |
- 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Kenya | Mexico | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 56.4 million56.3 million–56.6 million | 131 million131 million–131 million | 8.16 billion |
| 2025 | 57.5 million57.1 million–58 million | 132 million131 million–133 million | 8.23 billion |
| 2026 | 58.6 million57.9 million–59.4 million | 133 million132 million–134 million | 8.3 billion |
| 2027 | 59.8 million58.7 million–60.9 million | 134 million132 million–136 million | 8.37 billion |
| 2028 | 60.9 million59.5 million–62.4 million | 135 million133 million–137 million | 8.44 billion |
| 2029 | 62 million60.2 million–63.9 million | 136 million133 million–139 million | 8.5 billion |
| 2030 | 63.1 million60.9 million–65.5 million | 137 million133 million–141 million | 8.57 billion |
| 2031 | 64.2 million61.6 million–67.1 million | 138 million134 million–142 million | 8.63 billion |
| 2032 | 65.4 million62.2 million–68.7 million | 139 million134 million–144 million | 8.7 billion |
| 2033 | 66.5 million62.9 million–70.3 million | 140 million134 million–145 million | 8.76 billion |
| 2034 | 67.6 million63.5 million–71.9 million | 140 million134 million–147 million | 8.82 billion |
| 2035 | 68.7 million64.1 million–73.4 million | 141 million134 million–148 million | 8.89 billion |
| 2036 | 69.8 million64.7 million–75.1 million | 142 million134 million–150 million | 8.95 billion |
| 2037 | 70.9 million65.2 million–76.8 million | 143 million134 million–151 million | 9.01 billion |
| 2038 | 72 million65.8 million–78.4 million | 143 million134 million–152 million | 9.06 billion |
| 2039 | 73.1 million66.3 million–80 million | 144 million134 million–154 million | 9.12 billion |
| 2040 | 74.1 million66.8 million–81.7 million | 145 million134 million–155 million | 9.18 billion |
| 2041 | 75.1 million67.3 million–83.3 million | 145 million134 million–156 million | 9.23 billion |
| 2042 | 76.2 million67.8 million–85.1 million | 146 million134 million–158 million | 9.29 billion |
| 2043 | 77.2 million68.3 million–86.9 million | 146 million134 million–159 million | 9.34 billion |
| 2044 | 78.1 million68.7 million–88.5 million | 147 million134 million–160 million | 9.39 billion |
| 2045 | 79.1 million69 million–90.1 million | 147 million133 million–161 million | 9.44 billion |
| 2046 | 80 million69.3 million–91.7 million | 148 million133 million–162 million | 9.49 billion |
| 2047 | 80.9 million69.5 million–93.4 million | 148 million132 million–164 million | 9.54 billion |
| 2048 | 81.8 million69.8 million–95.1 million | 148 million132 million–165 million | 9.58 billion |
| 2049 | 82.7 million70.1 million–96.8 million | 149 million131 million–166 million | 9.62 billion |
| 2050 | 83.6 million70.3 million–98.7 million | 149 million131 million–167 million | 9.66 billion |
| 2051 | 84.5 million70.5 million–100 million | 149 million130 million–168 million | 9.7 billion |
| 2052 | 85.3 million70.8 million–102 million | 149 million130 million–170 million | 9.74 billion |
| 2053 | 86.1 million71.1 million–104 million | 150 million129 million–171 million | 9.78 billion |
| 2054 | 86.9 million71.3 million–106 million | 150 million129 million–172 million | 9.81 billion |
| 2055 | 87.7 million71.6 million–108 million | 150 million128 million–173 million | 9.85 billion |
| 2056 | 88.5 million71.6 million–110 million | 150 million128 million–174 million | 9.88 billion |
| 2057 | 89.3 million71.6 million–112 million | 150 million127 million–175 million | 9.91 billion |
| 2058 | 90.1 million71.8 million–114 million | 150 million126 million–176 million | 9.94 billion |
| 2059 | 90.8 million72 million–116 million | 150 million125 million–178 million | 9.96 billion |
| 2060 | 91.6 million72.1 million–118 million | 150 million124 million–179 million | 9.99 billion |
| 2061 | 92.3 million72.3 million–120 million | 150 million123 million–180 million | 10 billion |
| 2062 | 93 million72.3 million–123 million | 150 million122 million–181 million | 10 billion |
| 2063 | 93.7 million72.3 million–125 million | 150 million121 million–182 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2064 | 94.4 million72.1 million–127 million | 150 million120 million–183 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2065 | 95 million71.8 million–129 million | 149 million119 million–184 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2066 | 95.6 million71.5 million–131 million | 149 million118 million–185 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2067 | 96.2 million71.3 million–133 million | 149 million117 million–187 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2068 | 96.8 million71.3 million–135 million | 149 million116 million–188 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2069 | 97.3 million71.2 million–137 million | 148 million114 million–189 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2070 | 97.8 million71 million–140 million | 148 million113 million–190 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2071 | 98.3 million70.7 million–141 million | 148 million112 million–191 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2072 | 98.8 million70.3 million–143 million | 147 million111 million–192 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2073 | 99.2 million70 million–146 million | 147 million110 million–193 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2074 | 99.7 million69.8 million–148 million | 147 million109 million–194 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2075 | 100 million69.5 million–150 million | 146 million107 million–195 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2076 | 100 million69.2 million–152 million | 146 million106 million–197 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2077 | 101 million69 million–154 million | 145 million105 million–198 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2078 | 101 million68.7 million–156 million | 145 million104 million–199 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2079 | 101 million68.3 million–159 million | 144 million103 million–200 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2080 | 102 million68.1 million–161 million | 144 million101 million–201 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2081 | 102 million67.7 million–163 million | 143 million100 million–202 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2082 | 102 million67.4 million–165 million | 143 million98.7 million–203 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2083 | 103 million66.8 million–167 million | 142 million97.2 million–204 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2084 | 103 million66.1 million–169 million | 142 million95.9 million–205 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2085 | 103 million65.7 million–170 million | 141 million94.6 million–205 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2086 | 103 million65.4 million–172 million | 140 million93.2 million–206 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2087 | 103 million65 million–175 million | 140 million91.7 million–207 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2088 | 104 million64.6 million–177 million | 139 million90 million–208 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2089 | 104 million64.1 million–179 million | 138 million88.4 million–209 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2090 | 104 million63.6 million–181 million | 138 million87 million–210 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2091 | 104 million63 million–183 million | 137 million85.7 million–210 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2092 | 104 million62.4 million–185 million | 136 million84.2 million–211 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2093 | 104 million62 million–188 million | 136 million82.6 million–212 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2094 | 104 million61.6 million–191 million | 135 million81 million–213 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2095 | 104 million61.1 million–192 million | 134 million79.4 million–215 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2096 | 104 million60.5 million–195 million | 133 million78 million–216 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2097 | 104 million59.9 million–197 million | 133 million76.7 million–217 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2098 | 104 million59.3 million–200 million | 132 million75.1 million–218 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2099 | 104 million58.8 million–202 million | 131 million73.6 million–218 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2100 | 104 million58.2 million–204 million | 130 million72.2 million–219 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
Kenya vs Mexico
Health
- Life expectancyKenya: 63.7 years in 2023Mexico: 75.1 years in 2023
- Child mortalityKenya: 3.9 per 100 live births in 2024Mexico: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityKenya: 29.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Mexico: 10.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionKenya: 3.51% in 2017Mexico: 2.79% in 2017
- Suicide rateKenya: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Mexico: 5.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- Population growthKenya: 1.97% a year in 2023Mexico: 0.88% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateKenya: 3.21 births per woman in 2023Mexico: 1.91 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationKenya: 32.2% in 2025Mexico: 80% in 2025
- Median ageKenya: 19.5 years in 2023Mexico: 28.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overKenya: 2.9% in 2023Mexico: 8% in 2023
- Net migration rateKenya: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Mexico: -0.8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingKenya: 1.07% of GDP in 2025Mexico: 0.74% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsKenya: $1.36B in 2025Mexico: $13.8B in 2025
- Military spending per personKenya: $26 in 2025Mexico: $104 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingKenya: 4.6% of government spending in 2025Mexico: 2.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelKenya: 24,000 people in 2020Mexico: 341,000 people in 2020
- National powerKenya: 0.23% of world capability in 2022Mexico: 1.14% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersKenya: 0.11% of the labour force in 2020Mexico: 0.64% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsKenya: 117 million TIV in 2025Mexico: 9 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsKenya: 2 million TIV in 1993Mexico: 1 million TIV in 2019