Kenya vs United States

Kenya vs United States: Population

Population in 2023: 55.3 million people in Kenya and 344 million people in United States, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in United States, by 288 million people, or 6.21 times that in Kenya.

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Kenya vs United States: PopulationPopulation in 2023: 55.3 million people in Kenya and 344 million people in United States, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in United States, by 288 million people, or 6.21 times that in Kenya.
KenyaUnited StatesEstimates, HYDE and GapminderUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • United States has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
  • In 2023, Kenya ranked 26 and United States ranked 3 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Kenya at 104 million people and United States at 421 million people in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 8.09 billion people in 2023.

Every year

people · UN

YearKenyaUnited StatesWorld
202355.3 million344 million8.09 billion
202254.3 million342 million8.02 billion
202153.2 million340 million7.95 billion
202052.2 million339 million7.89 billion
201951.2 million338 million7.81 billion
201850.2 million335 million7.73 billion
201749.2 million332 million7.65 billion
201648.1 million329 million7.56 billion
201547.1 million326 million7.47 billion
201446.1 million323 million7.38 billion
201345 million320 million7.29 billion
201243.9 million317 million7.2 billion
201142.8 million314 million7.11 billion
201041.6 million311 million7.02 billion
200940.4 million308 million6.93 billion
200839.2 million305 million6.84 billion
200738 million302 million6.76 billion
200636.9 million299 million6.67 billion
200535.8 million296 million6.59 billion
200434.7 million293 million6.5 billion
200333.7 million290 million6.42 billion
200232.6 million287 million6.34 billion
200131.6 million284 million6.26 billion
200030.6 million282 million6.17 billion
199929.7 million279 million6.09 billion
199828.9 million276 million6.01 billion
199728.1 million274 million5.93 billion
199627.3 million271 million5.84 billion
199526.6 million268 million5.76 billion
199425.9 million266 million5.68 billion
199325.1 million263 million5.59 billion
199224.4 million260 million5.51 billion
199123.7 million257 million5.42 billion
199022.9 million253 million5.33 billion
198922.1 million251 million5.23 billion
198821.4 million248 million5.14 billion
198720.6 million246 million5.05 billion
198619.9 million244 million4.96 billion
198519.2 million242 million4.87 billion
198418.5 million239 million4.78 billion
198317.9 million237 million4.7 billion
198217.2 million235 million4.61 billion
198116.6 million232 million4.53 billion
198016 million230 million4.45 billion
197915.5 million228 million4.37 billion
197814.9 million225 million4.29 billion
197714.4 million223 million4.22 billion
197614 million221 million4.14 billion
197513.5 million219 million4.07 billion
197413.1 million217 million4 billion
197312.6 million215 million3.92 billion
197212.2 million213 million3.85 billion
197111.8 million210 million3.77 billion
197011.4 million208 million3.7 billion
196910.9 million205 million3.62 billion
196810.5 million203 million3.55 billion
196710.1 million201 million3.47 billion
19669.72 million198 million3.4 billion
19659.34 million196 million3.34 billion
19648.97 million193 million3.26 billion
19638.63 million190 million3.19 billion
19628.3 million187 million3.12 billion
19617.99 million184 million3.07 billion
19607.7 million180 million3.02 billion
19597.42 million177 million2.97 billion
19587.18 million174 million2.91 billion
19576.95 million172 million2.85 billion
19566.73 million169 million2.8 billion
19556.53 million166 million2.74 billion
19546.35 million164 million2.69 billion
19536.18 million161 million2.63 billion
19526.03 million159 million2.58 billion
19515.89 million157 million2.54 billion
19505.77 million154 million2.49 billion
19495.65 million146 million–
19485.53 million144 million–
19475.44 million142 million–
19465.34 million140 million–
19455.25 million138 million–
19445.15 million136 million–
19435.06 million134 million–
19424.97 million133 million–
19414.89 million131 million–
19404.81 million129 million–
19394.73 million128 million–
19384.67 million127 million–
19374.6 million126 million–
19364.54 million125 million–
19354.48 million124 million–
19344.41 million124 million–
19334.35 million123 million–
19324.29 million122 million–
19314.23 million121 million–
19304.17 million120 million–
19294.1 million118 million–
19284.04 million117 million–
19273.97 million115 million–
19263.9 million113 million–
19253.84 million112 million–
19243.77 million110 million–
19233.71 million109 million–
19223.65 million107 million–
19213.6 million105 million–
19203.57 million104 million–
19193.55 million102 million–
19183.54 million101 million–
19173.55 million99.6 million–
19163.56 million98.2 million–
19153.57 million96.9 million–
19143.58 million95.5 million–
19133.59 million94.2 million–
19123.6 million93 million–
19113.61 million91.6 million–
19103.63 million90.2 million–
19093.66 million88.7 million–
19083.69 million87.1 million–
19073.72 million85.4 million–
19063.75 million83.8 million–
19053.79 million82.3 million–
19043.82 million80.7 million–
19033.85 million79.2 million–
19023.89 million77.7 million–
19013.92 million76.3 million–
19003.95 million74.8 million–
18993.98 million73.5 million–
18984.01 million72.1 million–
18974.03 million70.8 million–
18964.05 million69.5 million–
18954.08 million68.2 million–
18944.1 million67 million–
18934.12 million65.8 million–
18924.15 million64.6 million–
18914.16 million63.4 million–
18904.17 million62.1 million–
18894.16 million60.8 million–
18884.15 million59.6 million–
18874.12 million58.2 million–
18864.1 million57 million–
18854.07 million55.7 million–
18844.05 million54.5 million–
18834.02 million53.3 million–
18824 million52.1 million–
18813.97 million51 million–
18803.95 million49.8 million–
18793.93 million48.8 million–
18783.9 million47.7 million–
18773.88 million46.6 million–
18763.85 million45.6 million–
18753.83 million44.6 million–
18743.81 million43.6 million–
18733.78 million42.7 million–
18723.76 million41.7 million–
18713.74 million40.8 million–
18703.72 million39.9 million–
18693.7 million39 million–
18683.68 million38.1 million–
18673.66 million37.3 million–
18663.64 million36.4 million–
18653.62 million35.6 million–
18643.6 million34.8 million–
18633.58 million34 million–
18623.57 million33.2 million–
18613.55 million32.4 million–
18603.53 million31.6 million–
18593.51 million30.8 million–
18583.49 million29.9 million–
18573.48 million29 million–
18563.46 million28.2 million–
18553.44 million27.4 million–
18543.42 million26.6 million–
18533.41 million25.8 million–
18523.39 million25 million–
18513.37 million24.3 million–
18503.35 million23.6 million–
18493.34 million22.9 million–
18483.32 million22.2 million–
18473.3 million21.6 million–
18463.28 million20.9 million–
18453.27 million20.3 million–
18443.25 million19.7 million–
18433.23 million19.1 million–
18423.21 million18.5 million–
18413.2 million18 million–
18403.18 million17.5 million–
18393.16 million17 million–
18383.15 million16.5 million–
18373.13 million16.1 million–
18363.11 million15.6 million–
18353.1 million15.2 million–
18343.08 million14.8 million–
18333.07 million14.4 million–
18323.05 million14 million–
18313.03 million13.6 million–
18303.02 million13.3 million–
18293 million12.9 million–
18282.99 million12.5 million–
18272.97 million12.2 million–
18262.95 million11.8 million–
18252.94 million11.5 million–
18242.92 million11.2 million–
18232.91 million10.9 million–
18222.89 million10.6 million–
18212.88 million10.3 million–
18202.86 million9.97 million–
18192.85 million9.67 million–
18182.83 million9.37 million–
18172.82 million9.07 million–
18162.8 million8.79 million–
18152.79 million8.51 million–
18142.77 million8.24 million–
18132.76 million7.98 million–
18122.74 million7.73 million–
18112.73 million7.5 million–
18102.71 million7.3 million–
18092.7 million7.11 million–
18082.69 million6.97 million–
18072.67 million6.84 million–
18062.66 million6.72 million–
18052.64 million6.59 million–
18042.63 million6.47 million–
18032.62 million6.35 million–
18022.6 million6.23 million–
18012.59 million6.11 million–
18002.57 million6 million–
  • 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearKenyaUnited StatesWorld
202456.4 million56.3 million–56.6 million345 million345 million–346 million8.16 billion
202557.5 million57.1 million–58 million347 million346 million–348 million8.23 billion
202658.6 million57.9 million–59.4 million349 million347 million–351 million8.3 billion
202759.8 million58.7 million–60.9 million351 million348 million–354 million8.37 billion
202860.9 million59.5 million–62.4 million352 million349 million–356 million8.44 billion
202962 million60.2 million–63.9 million354 million349 million–359 million8.5 billion
203063.1 million60.9 million–65.5 million356 million350 million–362 million8.57 billion
203164.2 million61.6 million–67.1 million357 million350 million–365 million8.63 billion
203265.4 million62.2 million–68.7 million359 million351 million–367 million8.7 billion
203366.5 million62.9 million–70.3 million360 million351 million–370 million8.76 billion
203467.6 million63.5 million–71.9 million362 million351 million–373 million8.82 billion
203568.7 million64.1 million–73.4 million363 million351 million–376 million8.89 billion
203669.8 million64.7 million–75.1 million365 million351 million–379 million8.95 billion
203770.9 million65.2 million–76.8 million366 million351 million–382 million9.01 billion
203872 million65.8 million–78.4 million368 million351 million–385 million9.06 billion
203973.1 million66.3 million–80 million369 million350 million–388 million9.12 billion
204074.1 million66.8 million–81.7 million370 million350 million–391 million9.18 billion
204175.1 million67.3 million–83.3 million372 million349 million–394 million9.23 billion
204276.2 million67.8 million–85.1 million373 million349 million–397 million9.29 billion
204377.2 million68.3 million–86.9 million374 million348 million–400 million9.34 billion
204478.1 million68.7 million–88.5 million375 million347 million–403 million9.39 billion
204579.1 million69 million–90.1 million376 million346 million–406 million9.44 billion
204680 million69.3 million–91.7 million377 million346 million–409 million9.49 billion
204780.9 million69.5 million–93.4 million378 million344 million–411 million9.54 billion
204881.8 million69.8 million–95.1 million379 million343 million–414 million9.58 billion
204982.7 million70.1 million–96.8 million380 million343 million–417 million9.62 billion
205083.6 million70.3 million–98.7 million381 million342 million–420 million9.66 billion
205184.5 million70.5 million–100 million382 million341 million–423 million9.7 billion
205285.3 million70.8 million–102 million383 million340 million–425 million9.74 billion
205386.1 million71.1 million–104 million383 million339 million–428 million9.78 billion
205486.9 million71.3 million–106 million384 million337 million–431 million9.81 billion
205587.7 million71.6 million–108 million385 million336 million–434 million9.85 billion
205688.5 million71.6 million–110 million386 million335 million–436 million9.88 billion
205789.3 million71.6 million–112 million386 million333 million–440 million9.91 billion
205890.1 million71.8 million–114 million387 million332 million–443 million9.94 billion
205990.8 million72 million–116 million388 million331 million–446 million9.96 billion
206091.6 million72.1 million–118 million389 million329 million–449 million9.99 billion
206192.3 million72.3 million–120 million390 million327 million–452 million10 billion
206293 million72.3 million–123 million391 million325 million–455 million10 billion
206393.7 million72.3 million–125 million392 million325 million–458 million10.1 billion
206494.4 million72.1 million–127 million392 million324 million–462 million10.1 billion
206595 million71.8 million–129 million393 million322 million–465 million10.1 billion
206695.6 million71.5 million–131 million394 million320 million–469 million10.1 billion
206796.2 million71.3 million–133 million395 million319 million–474 million10.1 billion
206896.8 million71.3 million–135 million396 million317 million–478 million10.2 billion
206997.3 million71.2 million–137 million397 million315 million–481 million10.2 billion
207097.8 million71 million–140 million398 million313 million–485 million10.2 billion
207198.3 million70.7 million–141 million399 million311 million–489 million10.2 billion
207298.8 million70.3 million–143 million400 million309 million–493 million10.2 billion
207399.2 million70 million–146 million401 million307 million–497 million10.2 billion
207499.7 million69.8 million–148 million402 million305 million–502 million10.2 billion
2075100 million69.5 million–150 million403 million304 million–506 million10.3 billion
2076100 million69.2 million–152 million404 million302 million–510 million10.3 billion
2077101 million69 million–154 million405 million300 million–515 million10.3 billion
2078101 million68.7 million–156 million406 million298 million–520 million10.3 billion
2079101 million68.3 million–159 million406 million297 million–525 million10.3 billion
2080102 million68.1 million–161 million407 million295 million–530 million10.3 billion
2081102 million67.7 million–163 million408 million293 million–535 million10.3 billion
2082102 million67.4 million–165 million409 million292 million–538 million10.3 billion
2083103 million66.8 million–167 million409 million291 million–542 million10.3 billion
2084103 million66.1 million–169 million410 million289 million–547 million10.3 billion
2085103 million65.7 million–170 million411 million286 million–552 million10.3 billion
2086103 million65.4 million–172 million412 million284 million–558 million10.3 billion
2087103 million65 million–175 million412 million282 million–564 million10.3 billion
2088104 million64.6 million–177 million413 million280 million–568 million10.3 billion
2089104 million64.1 million–179 million414 million279 million–573 million10.3 billion
2090104 million63.6 million–181 million415 million278 million–578 million10.3 billion
2091104 million63 million–183 million415 million276 million–581 million10.3 billion
2092104 million62.4 million–185 million416 million274 million–585 million10.3 billion
2093104 million62 million–188 million417 million272 million–590 million10.3 billion
2094104 million61.6 million–191 million417 million269 million–596 million10.2 billion
2095104 million61.1 million–192 million418 million267 million–601 million10.2 billion
2096104 million60.5 million–195 million419 million265 million–605 million10.2 billion
2097104 million59.9 million–197 million420 million262 million–610 million10.2 billion
2098104 million59.3 million–200 million420 million260 million–616 million10.2 billion
2099104 million58.8 million–202 million421 million258 million–621 million10.2 billion
2100104 million58.2 million–204 million421 million256 million–625 million10.2 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.

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