Kenya vs Namibia: Natural population growth rate
Kenya
2.0%
in 2023
Namibia
2.0%
in 2023
Kenya rank
48th
Namibia rank
50th
Natural population growth rate over time
- Kenya
- Namibia
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 2.0% against 2.0% in Namibia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Namibia ahead.
Kenya ranks 48th and Namibia ranks 50th of 236 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.8% | 2.1% | 0.7% | Kenya |
| 1960s | 3.9% | 2.7% | 1.2% | Kenya |
| 1970s | 3.9% | 3.1% | 0.8% | Kenya |
| 1980s | 3.8% | 2.8% | 1.0% | Kenya |
| 1990s | 3.1% | 2.6% | 0.5% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 3.0% | 1.8% | 1.3% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 2.1% | 0.4% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 1.9% | 0.1% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher natural population growth rate, Kenya or Namibia?
- Kenya, at 2.0% against 2.0% in Namibia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in natural population growth rate between Kenya and Namibia?
- 0.0%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Namibia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Namibia rank globally for natural population growth rate?
- Kenya ranks 48th and Namibia ranks 50th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Natural population growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Births minus deaths, as a share of the population. This is the part of population change that comes only from births and deaths, ignoring migration.