Ghana vs Kenya: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population

Ghana
1.76 Percent per annum
in 2030
Kenya
1.9 Percent per annum
in 2030
Ghana rank
40th
Kenya rank
37th

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population over time

  • Ghana
  • Kenya
0123199020102030

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 1.9 Percent per annum against 1.76 Percent per annum in Ghana, a difference of 0.14 Percent per annum.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Kenya ahead.

Ghana ranks 40th and Kenya ranks 37th of 170 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Kenya in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Kenya Difference Ahead
1990s 2.45 Percent per annum 2.96 Percent per annum 0.5071 Percent per annum Kenya
2000s 2.67 Percent per annum 3.02 Percent per annum 0.357 Percent per annum Kenya
2010s 2.37 Percent per annum 2.36 Percent per annum 0.0086 Percent per annum Ghana
2020s 1.91 Percent per annum 1.97 Percent per annum 0.0559 Percent per annum Kenya
2030s 1.76 Percent per annum 1.9 Percent per annum 0.1348 Percent per annum Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 03 - annual population, Ghana or Kenya?
Kenya, at 1.9 Percent per annum against 1.76 Percent per annum in Ghana as of 2030.
What is the difference in africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 03 - annual population between Ghana and Kenya?
0.14 Percent per annum, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Kenya?
41 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2030.
How do Ghana and Kenya rank globally for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 03 - annual population?
Ghana ranks 40th and Kenya ranks 37th of 170 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population growth rate — Growth rate of population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population growth rate — Growth rate of population
Unit
Percent per annum
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
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Coverage
245 places, 9,971 data points, 1990–2030
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The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. Table 3 shows the full time series of annual population growth, up to present, and including projected population growth over the next five years according the medium fertility variant scenario in the World Population Prospects 2022 from the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs.