Iran vs Kenya: Annual change in population

Iran
1.08 million people
in 2023
Kenya
1.09 million people
in 2023
Iran rank
18th
Kenya rank
17th

Annual change in population over time

  • Iran
  • Kenya
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 1.09 million people against 1.08 million people in Iran, a difference of 2,090 people.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Iran ahead.

Iran ranks 18th and Kenya ranks 17th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 6 and Kenya in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran Kenya Difference Ahead
1950s 481,803 people 183,728 people 298,075 people Iran
1960s 742,671 people 351,696 people 390,975 people Iran
1970s 1.02 million people 452,097 people 563,050 people Iran
1980s 1.83 million people 665,777 people 1.16 million people Iran
1990s 874,047 people 761,498 people 112,549 people Iran
2000s 1.10 million people 1.07 million people 33,697 people Iran
2010s 1.06 million people 1.08 million people 20,013 people Kenya
2020s 889,265 people 1.03 million people 144,780 people Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual change in population, Iran or Kenya?
Kenya, at 1.09 million people against 1.08 million people in Iran as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual change in population between Iran and Kenya?
2,090 people, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Kenya?
73 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2023.
How do Iran and Kenya rank globally for annual change in population?
Iran ranks 18th and Kenya ranks 17th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual change in population
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,228 data points, 1951–2023
Last refreshed

Annual change in population, calculated as the difference between population on 1 July of consecutive years.