Kenya vs Yemen: Number of births, by world region
Kenya
1.50 million births
in 2023
Yemen
1.39 million births
in 2023
Kenya rank
17th
Yemen rank
20th
Number of births, by world region over time
- Kenya
- Yemen
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 1.50 million births against 1.39 million births in Yemen, a difference of 113,090 births.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Yemen's.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 17th and Yemen ranks 20th of 236 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 346,587 births | 271,715 births | 74,872 births | Kenya |
| 1960s | 503,196 births | 347,841 births | 155,355 births | Kenya |
| 1970s | 669,480 births | 443,236 births | 226,244 births | Kenya |
| 1980s | 886,188 births | 604,394 births | 281,794 births | Kenya |
| 1990s | 1.09 million births | 753,328 births | 332,210 births | Kenya |
| 2000s | 1.37 million births | 870,407 births | 503,950 births | Kenya |
| 2010s | 1.47 million births | 1.10 million births | 367,226 births | Kenya |
| 2020s | 1.48 million births | 1.34 million births | 135,368 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 Yemen?
- Kenya, at 1.50 million births against 1.39 million births in Yemen as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of births, by world region between Kenya and Yemen?
- 113,090 births, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Yemen?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Yemen rank globally for number of births, by world region?
- Kenya ranks 17th and Yemen ranks 20th 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.