Iraq vs Kenya: Annual change in population

Iraq
1.00 million people
in 2023
Kenya
1.09 million people
in 2023
Iraq rank
19th
Kenya rank
17th

Annual change in population over time

  • Iraq
  • Kenya
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 1.09 million people against 1.00 million people in Iraq, a difference of 83,050 people.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Kenya ahead.

Iraq ranks 19th and Kenya ranks 17th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 1 and Kenya in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Kenya Difference Ahead
1950s 135,225 people 183,728 people 48,503 people Kenya
1960s 253,297 people 351,696 people 98,398 people Kenya
1970s 376,702 people 452,097 people 75,396 people Kenya
1980s 419,418 people 665,777 people 246,359 people Kenya
1990s 627,198 people 761,498 people 134,300 people Kenya
2000s 642,167 people 1.07 million people 425,380 people Kenya
2010s 1.11 million people 1.08 million people 34,002 people Iraq
2020s 970,471 people 1.03 million people 63,574 people Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual change in population, Iraq or Kenya?
Kenya, at 1.09 million people against 1.00 million people in Iraq as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual change in population between Iraq and Kenya?
83,050 people, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Kenya?
73 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2023.
How do Iraq and Kenya rank globally for annual change in population?
Iraq ranks 19th 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.