Afghanistan vs Kenya: Number of births
Afghanistan
1.47 million births
in 2023
Kenya
1.50 million births
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
18th
Kenya rank
17th
Number of births over time
- Afghanistan
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 1.50 million births against 1.47 million births in Afghanistan, a difference of 30,970 births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 18th and Kenya ranks 17th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Kenya in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 414,989 births | 346,587 births | 68,402 births | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 507,291 births | 503,196 births | 4,095 births | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 646,235 births | 669,480 births | 23,245 births | Kenya |
| 1980s | 604,707 births | 886,188 births | 281,481 births | Kenya |
| 1990s | 834,868 births | 1.09 million births | 250,670 births | Kenya |
| 2000s | 1.09 million births | 1.37 million births | 288,207 births | Kenya |
| 2010s | 1.30 million births | 1.47 million births | 163,566 births | Kenya |
| 2020s | 1.45 million births | 1.48 million births | 22,048 births | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of births, Afghanistan or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 1.50 million births against 1.47 million births in Afghanistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of births between Afghanistan and Kenya?
- 30,970 births, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Kenya?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Kenya rank globally for number of births?
- Afghanistan ranks 18th and Kenya ranks 17th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of births. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of live births in a calendar year.