Kenya vs Philippines: Number of births, by world region
Kenya
1.50 million births
in 2023
Philippines
1.84 million births
in 2023
Kenya rank
17th
Philippines rank
14th
Number of births, by world region over time
- Kenya
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 1.84 million births against 1.50 million births in Kenya, a difference of 340,480 births.
That makes Philippines's figure about 1.2 times Kenya's.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Philippines has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 17th and Philippines ranks 14th of 236 countries.
Philippines has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 346,587 births | 1.07 million births | 727,729 births | Philippines |
| 1960s | 503,196 births | 1.41 million births | 910,302 births | Philippines |
| 1970s | 669,480 births | 1.60 million births | 927,594 births | Philippines |
| 1980s | 886,188 births | 1.98 million births | 1.10 million births | Philippines |
| 1990s | 1.09 million births | 2.24 million births | 1.15 million births | Philippines |
| 2000s | 1.37 million births | 2.42 million births | 1.05 million births | Philippines |
| 2010s | 1.47 million births | 2.37 million births | 900,611 births | Philippines |
| 2020s | 1.48 million births | 1.85 million births | 373,965 births | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of births, by world region, Kenya or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 1.84 million births against 1.50 million births in Kenya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of births, by world region between Kenya and Philippines?
- 340,480 births, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Philippines?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Philippines rank globally for number of births, by world region?
- Kenya ranks 17th and Philippines ranks 14th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of births, by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of live births in a calendar year.