Kenya vs Portugal: Population growth rate

Kenya
-0.038
in 2100
Portugal
-0.049
in 2100
Kenya rank
84th
Portugal rank
85th

Population growth rate over time

  • Kenya
  • Portugal
-2024170019002100

How they compare

Kenya currently reports -0.038 against -0.049 in Portugal, a difference of 0.011.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 163 shared years of data; in 1700 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 84th and Portugal ranks 85th of 239 countries.

Across the 23 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 20 and Portugal in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Portugal Difference Ahead
1700s 0.1335 0 0.1335 Kenya
1800s 0.3444 0.5545 0.2101 Portugal
1900s -0.8005 0.8101 1.61 Portugal
1910s -0.4714 0.4224 0.8938 Portugal
1920s 1.12 0.9007 0.2224 Kenya
1930s 1.48 1.22 0.2596 Kenya
1940s 1.67 1.04 0.6311 Kenya
1950s 2.8 0.5507 2.25 Kenya
1960s 3.9 -0.1606 4.06 Kenya
1970s 3.44 1.08 2.36 Kenya
1980s 3.58 0.2874 3.29 Kenya
1990s 2.93 0.2434 2.69 Kenya
2000s 3.07 0.3242 2.74 Kenya
2010s 2.32 -0.2103 2.53 Kenya
2020s 1.9 -0.0341 1.94 Kenya
2030s 1.63 -0.2262 1.85 Kenya
2040s 1.22 -0.3102 1.53 Kenya
2050s 0.9231 -0.389 1.31 Kenya
2060s 0.6748 -0.368 1.04 Kenya
2070s 0.4042 -0.2237 0.6279 Kenya
2080s 0.2048 -0.0757 0.2805 Kenya
2090s 0.0495 -0.0576 0.1071 Kenya
2100s -0.038 -0.049 0.011 Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population growth rate, Kenya or Portugal?
Kenya, at -0.038 against -0.049 in Portugal as of 2100.
What is the difference in population growth rate between Kenya and Portugal?
0.011, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Portugal?
163 years are reported by both, from 1700 to 2100.
How do Kenya and Portugal rank globally for population growth rate?
Kenya ranks 84th and Portugal ranks 85th 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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