Kenya vs Viet Nam: Number of births, by world region
Kenya
1.50 million births
in 2023
Viet Nam
1.39 million births
in 2023
Kenya rank
17th
Viet Nam rank
19th
Number of births, by world region over time
- Kenya
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 1.50 million births against 1.39 million births in Viet Nam, a difference of 112,040 births.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Viet Nam's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Viet Nam ahead.
Kenya ranks 17th and Viet Nam ranks 19th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Viet Nam in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 346,587 births | 1.14 million births | 789,438 births | Viet Nam |
| 1960s | 503,196 births | 1.36 million births | 857,893 births | Viet Nam |
| 1970s | 669,480 births | 1.63 million births | 956,435 births | Viet Nam |
| 1980s | 886,188 births | 1.84 million births | 958,310 births | Viet Nam |
| 1990s | 1.09 million births | 1.66 million births | 570,177 births | Viet Nam |
| 2000s | 1.37 million births | 1.44 million births | 68,746 births | Viet Nam |
| 2010s | 1.47 million births | 1.59 million births | 128,148 births | Viet Nam |
| 2020s | 1.48 million births | 1.44 million births | 35,240 births | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of births, by world region, Kenya or Viet Nam?
- Kenya, at 1.50 million births against 1.39 million births in Viet Nam as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of births, by world region between Kenya and Viet Nam?
- 112,040 births, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Viet Nam?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Viet Nam rank globally for number of births, by world region?
- Kenya ranks 17th and Viet Nam ranks 19th 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.