Kenya vs Pakistan: Birth rate

Kenya
27.11 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Pakistan
27.81 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Kenya rank
44th
Pakistan rank
42nd

Birth rate over time

  • Kenya
  • Pakistan
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How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 27.81 births per 1,000 people against 27.11 births per 1,000 people in Kenya, a difference of 0.7 births per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 44th and Pakistan ranks 42nd of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Pakistan Difference Ahead
1950s 53.14 births per 1,000 people 46.48 births per 1,000 people 6.66 births per 1,000 people Kenya
1960s 54.65 births per 1,000 people 45.72 births per 1,000 people 8.93 births per 1,000 people Kenya
1970s 50.33 births per 1,000 people 43.65 births per 1,000 people 6.67 births per 1,000 people Kenya
1980s 46.9 births per 1,000 people 44.15 births per 1,000 people 2.75 births per 1,000 people Kenya
1990s 41.43 births per 1,000 people 40 births per 1,000 people 1.43 births per 1,000 people Kenya
2000s 38.95 births per 1,000 people 34.11 births per 1,000 people 4.84 births per 1,000 people Kenya
2010s 31.69 births per 1,000 people 31.1 births per 1,000 people 0.5918 births per 1,000 people Kenya
2020s 27.46 births per 1,000 people 28.24 births per 1,000 people 0.776 births per 1,000 people Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, Kenya or Pakistan?
Pakistan, at 27.81 births per 1,000 people against 27.11 births per 1,000 people in Kenya as of 2023.
What is the difference in birth rate between Kenya and Pakistan?
0.7 births per 1,000 people, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Pakistan?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Kenya and Pakistan rank globally for birth rate?
Kenya ranks 44th and Pakistan ranks 42nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Birth rate
Unit
births per 1,000 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, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

The number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.