Kenya vs South Africa
Kenya vs South Africa: Population
Population in 2023: 55.3 million people in Kenya and 63.2 million people in South Africa, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in South Africa, by 7.87 million people, or 1.14 times that in Kenya.
people · UN
What the numbers say
- South Africa has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- In 2023, Kenya ranked 26 and South Africa ranked 24 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Kenya at 104 million people and South Africa at 94.3 million people in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 8.09 billion people in 2023.
Every year
people · UN
| Year | Kenya | South Africa | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 55.3 million | 63.2 million | 8.09 billion |
| 2022 | 54.3 million | 62.4 million | 8.02 billion |
| 2021 | 53.2 million | 61.5 million | 7.95 billion |
| 2020 | 52.2 million | 60.6 million | 7.89 billion |
| 2019 | 51.2 million | 59.6 million | 7.81 billion |
| 2018 | 50.2 million | 58.6 million | 7.73 billion |
| 2017 | 49.2 million | 57.6 million | 7.65 billion |
| 2016 | 48.1 million | 57.3 million | 7.56 billion |
| 2015 | 47.1 million | 56.7 million | 7.47 billion |
| 2014 | 46.1 million | 55.6 million | 7.38 billion |
| 2013 | 45 million | 54.7 million | 7.29 billion |
| 2012 | 43.9 million | 53.8 million | 7.2 billion |
| 2011 | 42.8 million | 53 million | 7.11 billion |
| 2010 | 41.6 million | 52.3 million | 7.02 billion |
| 2009 | 40.4 million | 51.7 million | 6.93 billion |
| 2008 | 39.2 million | 51.1 million | 6.84 billion |
| 2007 | 38 million | 50.5 million | 6.76 billion |
| 2006 | 36.9 million | 50 million | 6.67 billion |
| 2005 | 35.8 million | 49.5 million | 6.59 billion |
| 2004 | 34.7 million | 49 million | 6.5 billion |
| 2003 | 33.7 million | 48.5 million | 6.42 billion |
| 2002 | 32.6 million | 48 million | 6.34 billion |
| 2001 | 31.6 million | 47.6 million | 6.26 billion |
| 2000 | 30.6 million | 47.2 million | 6.17 billion |
| 1999 | 29.7 million | 46.7 million | 6.09 billion |
| 1998 | 28.9 million | 46.2 million | 6.01 billion |
| 1997 | 28.1 million | 45.7 million | 5.93 billion |
| 1996 | 27.3 million | 45.1 million | 5.84 billion |
| 1995 | 26.6 million | 44.5 million | 5.76 billion |
| 1994 | 25.9 million | 44 million | 5.68 billion |
| 1993 | 25.1 million | 43.3 million | 5.59 billion |
| 1992 | 24.4 million | 42.4 million | 5.51 billion |
| 1991 | 23.7 million | 41.7 million | 5.42 billion |
| 1990 | 22.9 million | 40.8 million | 5.33 billion |
| 1989 | 22.1 million | 39.6 million | 5.23 billion |
| 1988 | 21.4 million | 38.5 million | 5.14 billion |
| 1987 | 20.6 million | 37.3 million | 5.05 billion |
| 1986 | 19.9 million | 36.2 million | 4.96 billion |
| 1985 | 19.2 million | 35 million | 4.87 billion |
| 1984 | 18.5 million | 33.9 million | 4.78 billion |
| 1983 | 17.9 million | 32.7 million | 4.7 billion |
| 1982 | 17.2 million | 31.6 million | 4.61 billion |
| 1981 | 16.6 million | 30.5 million | 4.53 billion |
| 1980 | 16 million | 29.5 million | 4.45 billion |
| 1979 | 15.5 million | 28.6 million | 4.37 billion |
| 1978 | 14.9 million | 27.9 million | 4.29 billion |
| 1977 | 14.4 million | 27.1 million | 4.22 billion |
| 1976 | 14 million | 26.4 million | 4.14 billion |
| 1975 | 13.5 million | 25.7 million | 4.07 billion |
| 1974 | 13.1 million | 25 million | 4 billion |
| 1973 | 12.6 million | 24.3 million | 3.92 billion |
| 1972 | 12.2 million | 23.6 million | 3.85 billion |
| 1971 | 11.8 million | 22.9 million | 3.77 billion |
| 1970 | 11.4 million | 22.3 million | 3.7 billion |
| 1969 | 10.9 million | 21.6 million | 3.62 billion |
| 1968 | 10.5 million | 21 million | 3.55 billion |
| 1967 | 10.1 million | 20.3 million | 3.47 billion |
| 1966 | 9.72 million | 19.7 million | 3.4 billion |
| 1965 | 9.34 million | 19.1 million | 3.34 billion |
| 1964 | 8.97 million | 18.5 million | 3.26 billion |
| 1963 | 8.63 million | 18 million | 3.19 billion |
| 1962 | 8.3 million | 17.4 million | 3.12 billion |
| 1961 | 7.99 million | 16.9 million | 3.07 billion |
| 1960 | 7.7 million | 16.4 million | 3.02 billion |
| 1959 | 7.42 million | 16 million | 2.97 billion |
| 1958 | 7.18 million | 15.6 million | 2.91 billion |
| 1957 | 6.95 million | 15.2 million | 2.85 billion |
| 1956 | 6.73 million | 14.9 million | 2.8 billion |
| 1955 | 6.53 million | 14.5 million | 2.74 billion |
| 1954 | 6.35 million | 14.2 million | 2.69 billion |
| 1953 | 6.18 million | 13.9 million | 2.63 billion |
| 1952 | 6.03 million | 13.6 million | 2.58 billion |
| 1951 | 5.89 million | 13.3 million | 2.54 billion |
| 1950 | 5.77 million | 13 million | 2.49 billion |
| 1949 | 5.65 million | 12.8 million | – |
| 1948 | 5.53 million | 12.5 million | – |
| 1947 | 5.44 million | 12.3 million | – |
| 1946 | 5.34 million | 12 million | – |
| 1945 | 5.25 million | 11.8 million | – |
| 1944 | 5.15 million | 11.6 million | – |
| 1943 | 5.06 million | 11.4 million | – |
| 1942 | 4.97 million | 11.2 million | – |
| 1941 | 4.89 million | 11 million | – |
| 1940 | 4.81 million | 10.7 million | – |
| 1939 | 4.73 million | 10.5 million | – |
| 1938 | 4.67 million | 10.3 million | – |
| 1937 | 4.6 million | 10.1 million | – |
| 1936 | 4.54 million | 9.92 million | – |
| 1935 | 4.48 million | 9.72 million | – |
| 1934 | 4.41 million | 9.53 million | – |
| 1933 | 4.35 million | 9.34 million | – |
| 1932 | 4.29 million | 9.16 million | – |
| 1931 | 4.23 million | 8.97 million | – |
| 1930 | 4.17 million | 8.79 million | – |
| 1929 | 4.1 million | 8.62 million | – |
| 1928 | 4.04 million | 8.44 million | – |
| 1927 | 3.97 million | 8.27 million | – |
| 1926 | 3.9 million | 8.1 million | – |
| 1925 | 3.84 million | 7.93 million | – |
| 1924 | 3.77 million | 7.77 million | – |
| 1923 | 3.71 million | 7.61 million | – |
| 1922 | 3.65 million | 7.45 million | – |
| 1921 | 3.6 million | 7.3 million | – |
| 1920 | 3.57 million | 7.17 million | – |
| 1919 | 3.55 million | 7.04 million | – |
| 1918 | 3.54 million | 6.93 million | – |
| 1917 | 3.55 million | 6.82 million | – |
| 1916 | 3.56 million | 6.71 million | – |
| 1915 | 3.57 million | 6.61 million | – |
| 1914 | 3.58 million | 6.5 million | – |
| 1913 | 3.59 million | 6.4 million | – |
| 1912 | 3.6 million | 6.3 million | – |
| 1911 | 3.61 million | 6.2 million | – |
| 1910 | 3.63 million | 6.09 million | – |
| 1909 | 3.66 million | 5.99 million | – |
| 1908 | 3.69 million | 5.89 million | – |
| 1907 | 3.72 million | 5.79 million | – |
| 1906 | 3.75 million | 5.7 million | – |
| 1905 | 3.79 million | 5.6 million | – |
| 1904 | 3.82 million | 5.51 million | – |
| 1903 | 3.85 million | 5.41 million | – |
| 1902 | 3.89 million | 5.32 million | – |
| 1901 | 3.92 million | 5.24 million | – |
| 1900 | 3.95 million | 5.16 million | – |
| 1899 | 3.98 million | 5.1 million | – |
| 1898 | 4.01 million | 5.04 million | – |
| 1897 | 4.03 million | 4.98 million | – |
| 1896 | 4.05 million | 4.93 million | – |
| 1895 | 4.08 million | 4.88 million | – |
| 1894 | 4.1 million | 4.82 million | – |
| 1893 | 4.12 million | 4.77 million | – |
| 1892 | 4.15 million | 4.72 million | – |
| 1891 | 4.16 million | 4.67 million | – |
| 1890 | 4.17 million | 4.62 million | – |
| 1889 | 4.16 million | 4.57 million | – |
| 1888 | 4.15 million | 4.52 million | – |
| 1887 | 4.12 million | 4.48 million | – |
| 1886 | 4.1 million | 4.43 million | – |
| 1885 | 4.07 million | 4.38 million | – |
| 1884 | 4.05 million | 4.33 million | – |
| 1883 | 4.02 million | 4.29 million | – |
| 1882 | 4 million | 4.24 million | – |
| 1881 | 3.97 million | 4.2 million | – |
| 1880 | 3.95 million | 4.15 million | – |
| 1879 | 3.93 million | 4.11 million | – |
| 1878 | 3.9 million | 4.06 million | – |
| 1877 | 3.88 million | 4.02 million | – |
| 1876 | 3.85 million | 3.98 million | – |
| 1875 | 3.83 million | 3.93 million | – |
| 1874 | 3.81 million | 3.89 million | – |
| 1873 | 3.78 million | 3.85 million | – |
| 1872 | 3.76 million | 3.81 million | – |
| 1871 | 3.74 million | 3.77 million | – |
| 1870 | 3.72 million | 3.73 million | – |
| 1869 | 3.7 million | 3.69 million | – |
| 1868 | 3.68 million | 3.65 million | – |
| 1867 | 3.66 million | 3.61 million | – |
| 1866 | 3.64 million | 3.57 million | – |
| 1865 | 3.62 million | 3.53 million | – |
| 1864 | 3.6 million | 3.5 million | – |
| 1863 | 3.58 million | 3.46 million | – |
| 1862 | 3.57 million | 3.42 million | – |
| 1861 | 3.55 million | 3.39 million | – |
| 1860 | 3.53 million | 3.35 million | – |
| 1859 | 3.51 million | 3.31 million | – |
| 1858 | 3.49 million | 3.28 million | – |
| 1857 | 3.48 million | 3.24 million | – |
| 1856 | 3.46 million | 3.21 million | – |
| 1855 | 3.44 million | 3.17 million | – |
| 1854 | 3.42 million | 3.14 million | – |
| 1853 | 3.41 million | 3.11 million | – |
| 1852 | 3.39 million | 3.07 million | – |
| 1851 | 3.37 million | 3.03 million | – |
| 1850 | 3.35 million | 2.99 million | – |
| 1849 | 3.34 million | 2.94 million | – |
| 1848 | 3.32 million | 2.88 million | – |
| 1847 | 3.3 million | 2.82 million | – |
| 1846 | 3.28 million | 2.75 million | – |
| 1845 | 3.27 million | 2.69 million | – |
| 1844 | 3.25 million | 2.64 million | – |
| 1843 | 3.23 million | 2.58 million | – |
| 1842 | 3.21 million | 2.52 million | – |
| 1841 | 3.2 million | 2.47 million | – |
| 1840 | 3.18 million | 2.41 million | – |
| 1839 | 3.16 million | 2.36 million | – |
| 1838 | 3.15 million | 2.31 million | – |
| 1837 | 3.13 million | 2.26 million | – |
| 1836 | 3.11 million | 2.21 million | – |
| 1835 | 3.1 million | 2.16 million | – |
| 1834 | 3.08 million | 2.11 million | – |
| 1833 | 3.07 million | 2.07 million | – |
| 1832 | 3.05 million | 2.02 million | – |
| 1831 | 3.03 million | 1.98 million | – |
| 1830 | 3.02 million | 1.93 million | – |
| 1829 | 3 million | 1.89 million | – |
| 1828 | 2.99 million | 1.85 million | – |
| 1827 | 2.97 million | 1.81 million | – |
| 1826 | 2.95 million | 1.77 million | – |
| 1825 | 2.94 million | 1.73 million | – |
| 1824 | 2.92 million | 1.69 million | – |
| 1823 | 2.91 million | 1.66 million | – |
| 1822 | 2.89 million | 1.62 million | – |
| 1821 | 2.88 million | 1.6 million | – |
| 1820 | 2.86 million | 1.59 million | – |
| 1819 | 2.85 million | 1.57 million | – |
| 1818 | 2.83 million | 1.56 million | – |
| 1817 | 2.82 million | 1.56 million | – |
| 1816 | 2.8 million | 1.55 million | – |
| 1815 | 2.79 million | 1.54 million | – |
| 1814 | 2.77 million | 1.53 million | – |
| 1813 | 2.76 million | 1.52 million | – |
| 1812 | 2.74 million | 1.52 million | – |
| 1811 | 2.73 million | 1.51 million | – |
| 1810 | 2.71 million | 1.5 million | – |
| 1809 | 2.7 million | 1.5 million | – |
| 1808 | 2.69 million | 1.49 million | – |
| 1807 | 2.67 million | 1.49 million | – |
| 1806 | 2.66 million | 1.48 million | – |
| 1805 | 2.64 million | 1.48 million | – |
| 1804 | 2.63 million | 1.47 million | – |
| 1803 | 2.62 million | 1.46 million | – |
| 1802 | 2.6 million | 1.46 million | – |
| 1801 | 2.59 million | 1.45 million | – |
| 1800 | 2.57 million | 1.45 million | – |
- 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Kenya | South Africa | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 56.4 million56.3 million–56.6 million | 64 million63.7 million–64.3 million | 8.16 billion |
| 2025 | 57.5 million57.1 million–58 million | 64.8 million64 million–65.5 million | 8.23 billion |
| 2026 | 58.6 million57.9 million–59.4 million | 65.5 million64.3 million–66.7 million | 8.3 billion |
| 2027 | 59.8 million58.7 million–60.9 million | 66.1 million64.6 million–67.8 million | 8.37 billion |
| 2028 | 60.9 million59.5 million–62.4 million | 66.8 million64.9 million–69 million | 8.44 billion |
| 2029 | 62 million60.2 million–63.9 million | 67.5 million65.2 million–70.1 million | 8.5 billion |
| 2030 | 63.1 million60.9 million–65.5 million | 68.2 million65.5 million–71.2 million | 8.57 billion |
| 2031 | 64.2 million61.6 million–67.1 million | 68.8 million65.8 million–72.3 million | 8.63 billion |
| 2032 | 65.4 million62.2 million–68.7 million | 69.4 million66 million–73.4 million | 8.7 billion |
| 2033 | 66.5 million62.9 million–70.3 million | 70 million66.3 million–74.5 million | 8.76 billion |
| 2034 | 67.6 million63.5 million–71.9 million | 70.6 million66.5 million–75.5 million | 8.82 billion |
| 2035 | 68.7 million64.1 million–73.4 million | 71.2 million66.7 million–76.4 million | 8.89 billion |
| 2036 | 69.8 million64.7 million–75.1 million | 71.8 million67 million–77.5 million | 8.95 billion |
| 2037 | 70.9 million65.2 million–76.8 million | 72.4 million67.2 million–78.5 million | 9.01 billion |
| 2038 | 72 million65.8 million–78.4 million | 73 million67.3 million–79.5 million | 9.06 billion |
| 2039 | 73.1 million66.3 million–80 million | 73.5 million67.4 million–80.5 million | 9.12 billion |
| 2040 | 74.1 million66.8 million–81.7 million | 74 million67.5 million–81.5 million | 9.18 billion |
| 2041 | 75.1 million67.3 million–83.3 million | 74.6 million67.6 million–82.4 million | 9.23 billion |
| 2042 | 76.2 million67.8 million–85.1 million | 75.1 million67.8 million–83.5 million | 9.29 billion |
| 2043 | 77.2 million68.3 million–86.9 million | 75.6 million67.9 million–84.6 million | 9.34 billion |
| 2044 | 78.1 million68.7 million–88.5 million | 76.2 million67.9 million–85.7 million | 9.39 billion |
| 2045 | 79.1 million69 million–90.1 million | 76.7 million68 million–86.9 million | 9.44 billion |
| 2046 | 80 million69.3 million–91.7 million | 77.2 million68.1 million–88 million | 9.49 billion |
| 2047 | 80.9 million69.5 million–93.4 million | 77.7 million68.1 million–89.1 million | 9.54 billion |
| 2048 | 81.8 million69.8 million–95.1 million | 78.2 million68.1 million–90.4 million | 9.58 billion |
| 2049 | 82.7 million70.1 million–96.8 million | 78.7 million68.2 million–91.6 million | 9.62 billion |
| 2050 | 83.6 million70.3 million–98.7 million | 79.2 million68.3 million–92.7 million | 9.66 billion |
| 2051 | 84.5 million70.5 million–100 million | 79.7 million68.4 million–93.8 million | 9.7 billion |
| 2052 | 85.3 million70.8 million–102 million | 80.1 million68.4 million–95.1 million | 9.74 billion |
| 2053 | 86.1 million71.1 million–104 million | 80.6 million68.4 million–96.4 million | 9.78 billion |
| 2054 | 86.9 million71.3 million–106 million | 81 million68.4 million–97.2 million | 9.81 billion |
| 2055 | 87.7 million71.6 million–108 million | 81.4 million68.3 million–98.2 million | 9.85 billion |
| 2056 | 88.5 million71.6 million–110 million | 81.8 million68.2 million–99.4 million | 9.88 billion |
| 2057 | 89.3 million71.6 million–112 million | 82.3 million68 million–101 million | 9.91 billion |
| 2058 | 90.1 million71.8 million–114 million | 82.7 million67.9 million–102 million | 9.94 billion |
| 2059 | 90.8 million72 million–116 million | 83.1 million67.8 million–103 million | 9.96 billion |
| 2060 | 91.6 million72.1 million–118 million | 83.4 million67.5 million–104 million | 9.99 billion |
| 2061 | 92.3 million72.3 million–120 million | 83.8 million67.2 million–106 million | 10 billion |
| 2062 | 93 million72.3 million–123 million | 84.2 million67.1 million–107 million | 10 billion |
| 2063 | 93.7 million72.3 million–125 million | 84.6 million67 million–108 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2064 | 94.4 million72.1 million–127 million | 84.9 million66.9 million–109 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2065 | 95 million71.8 million–129 million | 85.3 million66.6 million–110 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2066 | 95.6 million71.5 million–131 million | 85.6 million66.3 million–112 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2067 | 96.2 million71.3 million–133 million | 85.9 million66.1 million–113 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2068 | 96.8 million71.3 million–135 million | 86.2 million65.7 million–115 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2069 | 97.3 million71.2 million–137 million | 86.5 million65.3 million–116 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2070 | 97.8 million71 million–140 million | 86.9 million65 million–117 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2071 | 98.3 million70.7 million–141 million | 87.2 million64.8 million–118 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2072 | 98.8 million70.3 million–143 million | 87.5 million64.6 million–119 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2073 | 99.2 million70 million–146 million | 87.8 million64.3 million–120 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2074 | 99.7 million69.8 million–148 million | 88.1 million63.9 million–121 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2075 | 100 million69.5 million–150 million | 88.3 million63.6 million–123 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2076 | 100 million69.2 million–152 million | 88.6 million63.3 million–124 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2077 | 101 million69 million–154 million | 88.9 million63.2 million–125 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2078 | 101 million68.7 million–156 million | 89.1 million62.8 million–126 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2079 | 101 million68.3 million–159 million | 89.4 million62.4 million–128 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2080 | 102 million68.1 million–161 million | 89.7 million62 million–129 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2081 | 102 million67.7 million–163 million | 89.9 million61.6 million–130 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2082 | 102 million67.4 million–165 million | 90.2 million61.5 million–132 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2083 | 103 million66.8 million–167 million | 90.5 million61.3 million–133 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2084 | 103 million66.1 million–169 million | 90.7 million60.9 million–135 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2085 | 103 million65.7 million–170 million | 91 million60.6 million–136 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2086 | 103 million65.4 million–172 million | 91.2 million60.1 million–138 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2087 | 103 million65 million–175 million | 91.4 million59.8 million–139 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2088 | 104 million64.6 million–177 million | 91.7 million59.3 million–141 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2089 | 104 million64.1 million–179 million | 91.9 million58.6 million–142 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2090 | 104 million63.6 million–181 million | 92.2 million58.1 million–144 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2091 | 104 million63 million–183 million | 92.4 million57.7 million–146 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2092 | 104 million62.4 million–185 million | 92.6 million57.2 million–147 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2093 | 104 million62 million–188 million | 92.9 million56.8 million–148 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2094 | 104 million61.6 million–191 million | 93.1 million56.4 million–150 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2095 | 104 million61.1 million–192 million | 93.3 million55.9 million–152 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2096 | 104 million60.5 million–195 million | 93.5 million55.5 million–153 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2097 | 104 million59.9 million–197 million | 93.7 million55 million–155 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2098 | 104 million59.3 million–200 million | 93.9 million54.2 million–156 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2099 | 104 million58.8 million–202 million | 94.1 million53.5 million–158 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2100 | 104 million58.2 million–204 million | 94.3 million53.3 million–159 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 South Africa
Health
- Life expectancyKenya: 63.7 years in 2023South Africa: 66.1 years in 2023
- Child mortalityKenya: 3.9 per 100 live births in 2024South Africa: 3.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityKenya: 29.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023South Africa: 27.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionKenya: 3.51% in 2017South Africa: 3.75% in 2017
- Suicide rateKenya: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017South Africa: 11.2 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- Population growthKenya: 1.97% a year in 2023South Africa: 1.32% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateKenya: 3.21 births per woman in 2023South Africa: 2.22 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationKenya: 32.2% in 2025South Africa: 63.8% in 2025
- Median ageKenya: 19.5 years in 2023South Africa: 28.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overKenya: 2.9% in 2023South Africa: 6.5% in 2023
- Net migration rateKenya: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023South Africa: 3.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingKenya: 1.07% of GDP in 2025South Africa: 0.74% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsKenya: $1.36B in 2025South Africa: $3B in 2025
- Military spending per personKenya: $26 in 2025South Africa: $49 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingKenya: 4.6% of government spending in 2025South Africa: 2.2% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelKenya: 24,000 people in 2020South Africa: 89,000 people in 2020
- National powerKenya: 0.23% of world capability in 2022South Africa: 0.55% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersKenya: 0.11% of the labour force in 2020South Africa: 0.4% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsKenya: 117 million TIV in 2025South Africa: 30 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsKenya: 2 million TIV in 1993South Africa: 115 million TIV in 2025