Kenya vs Mexico: Annual change in population

Kenya
1.09 million people
in 2023
Mexico
1.13 million people
in 2023
Kenya rank
17th
Mexico rank
14th

Annual change in population over time

  • Kenya
  • Mexico
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How they compare

Mexico currently reports 1.13 million people against 1.09 million people in Kenya, a difference of 40,090 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Mexico ahead.

Kenya ranks 17th and Mexico ranks 14th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Mexico Difference Ahead
1950s 183,728 people 893,259 people 709,531 people Mexico
1960s 351,696 people 1.36 million people 1.01 million people Mexico
1970s 452,097 people 1.64 million people 1.19 million people Mexico
1980s 665,777 people 1.56 million people 894,053 people Mexico
1990s 761,498 people 1.59 million people 825,356 people Mexico
2000s 1.07 million people 1.49 million people 420,853 people Mexico
2010s 1.08 million people 1.38 million people 296,928 people Mexico
2020s 1.03 million people 994,196 people 39,849 people Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual change in population, Kenya or Mexico?
Mexico, at 1.13 million people against 1.09 million people in Kenya as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual change in population between Kenya and Mexico?
40,090 people, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Mexico?
73 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2023.
How do Kenya and Mexico rank globally for annual change in population?
Kenya ranks 17th and Mexico ranks 14th 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.