France vs Kenya: Population growth rate

France
-0.033
in 2100
Kenya
-0.038
in 2100
France rank
83rd
Kenya rank
84th

Population growth rate over time

  • France
  • Kenya
-101234170019002100

How they compare

France currently reports -0.033 against -0.038 in Kenya, a difference of 0.005.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 163 shared years of data; in 1700 it was France ahead.

France ranks 83rd and Kenya ranks 84th of 239 countries.

Across the 23 decades both report, France averaged higher in 4 and Kenya in 19.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Kenya Difference Ahead
1700s 0.183 0.1335 0.0495 France
1800s 0.2935 0.3444 0.0509 Kenya
1900s 0.1215 -0.8005 0.9221 France
1910s -0.3712 -0.4714 0.1002 France
1920s 0.2868 1.12 0.8363 Kenya
1930s 0.0902 1.48 1.39 Kenya
1940s 0.2103 1.67 1.46 Kenya
1950s 1.04 2.8 1.76 Kenya
1960s 0.9029 3.9 2.99 Kenya
1970s 0.6171 3.44 2.82 Kenya
1980s 0.5533 3.58 3.03 Kenya
1990s 0.4181 2.93 2.52 Kenya
2000s 0.6511 3.07 2.42 Kenya
2010s 0.396 2.32 1.92 Kenya
2020s 0.1878 1.9 1.71 Kenya
2030s 0.125 1.63 1.5 Kenya
2040s 0.0472 1.22 1.18 Kenya
2050s -0.0524 0.9231 0.9755 Kenya
2060s -0.0293 0.6748 0.7041 Kenya
2070s 0.0489 0.4042 0.3553 Kenya
2080s 0.0587 0.2048 0.1461 Kenya
2090s 0.0131 0.0495 0.0364 Kenya
2100s -0.033 -0.038 0.005 France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population growth rate, France or Kenya?
France, at -0.033 against -0.038 in Kenya as of 2100.
What is the difference in population growth rate between France and Kenya?
0.005, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Kenya?
163 years are reported by both, from 1700 to 2100.
How do France and Kenya rank globally for population growth rate?
France ranks 83rd and Kenya ranks 84th of 239 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Population growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population growth rate
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 38,302 data points, 1700–2100
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