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