Kenya vs Sudan: Number of births, by world region
Kenya
1.50 million births
in 2023
Sudan
1.68 million births
in 2023
Kenya rank
17th
Sudan rank
16th
Number of births, by world region over time
- Kenya
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 1.68 million births against 1.50 million births in Kenya, a difference of 182,050 births.
That makes Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sudan ahead.
Kenya ranks 17th and Sudan ranks 16th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 7 and Sudan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 346,587 births | 341,138 births | 5,450 births | Kenya |
| 1960s | 503,196 births | 472,038 births | 31,158 births | Kenya |
| 1970s | 669,480 births | 646,127 births | 23,353 births | Kenya |
| 1980s | 886,188 births | 876,314 births | 9,875 births | Kenya |
| 1990s | 1.09 million births | 1.04 million births | 46,470 births | Kenya |
| 2000s | 1.37 million births | 1.23 million births | 147,014 births | Kenya |
| 2010s | 1.47 million births | 1.43 million births | 35,321 births | Kenya |
| 2020s | 1.48 million births | 1.65 million births | 169,505 births | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of births, by world region, Kenya or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 1.68 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 Sudan?
- 182,050 births, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sudan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Sudan rank globally for number of births, by world region?
- Kenya ranks 17th and Sudan ranks 16th 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.