Kenya vs Nigeria: Natural population growth rate
Kenya
2.0%
in 2023
Nigeria
2.1%
in 2023
Kenya rank
48th
Nigeria rank
45th
Natural population growth rate over time
- Kenya
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 2.1% against 2.0% in Kenya, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 48th and Nigeria ranks 45th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 6 and Nigeria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.8% | 1.9% | 0.9% | Kenya |
| 1960s | 3.9% | 2.1% | 1.8% | Kenya |
| 1970s | 3.9% | 2.7% | 1.2% | Kenya |
| 1980s | 3.8% | 2.7% | 1.1% | Kenya |
| 1990s | 3.1% | 2.5% | 0.6% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 3.0% | 2.7% | 0.3% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 2.5% | 0.1% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 2.1% | 0.1% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher natural population growth rate, Kenya or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 2.1% against 2.0% in Kenya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in natural population growth rate between Kenya and Nigeria?
- 0.1%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Nigeria?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Nigeria rank globally for natural population growth rate?
- Kenya ranks 48th and Nigeria ranks 45th 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.