Kenya vs Tonga: World population growth
Kenya
-0.0%
in 2100
Tonga
-0.0%
in 2100
Kenya rank
84th
Tonga rank
81st
World population growth over time
- Kenya
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports -0.0% against -0.0% in Kenya, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 163 shared years of data; in 1700 it was Tonga ahead.
Kenya ranks 84th and Tonga ranks 81st of 239 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 13 and Tonga in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.3% | Tonga |
| 1800s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Kenya |
| 1900s | -0.8% | 1.1% | 1.9% | Tonga |
| 1910s | -0.5% | 1.1% | 1.6% | Tonga |
| 1920s | 1.1% | 1.3% | 0.2% | Tonga |
| 1930s | 1.5% | 1.6% | 0.1% | Tonga |
| 1940s | 1.7% | 2.6% | 0.9% | Tonga |
| 1950s | 2.8% | 2.9% | 0.1% | Tonga |
| 1960s | 3.9% | 2.5% | 1.4% | Kenya |
| 1970s | 3.4% | 1.6% | 1.9% | Kenya |
| 1980s | 3.6% | 0.2% | 3.4% | Kenya |
| 1990s | 2.9% | 0.3% | 2.7% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 0.5% | 2.6% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 2.3% | -0.1% | 2.5% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 1.9% | -0.3% | 2.2% | Kenya |
| 2030s | 1.6% | 0.0% | 1.6% | Kenya |
| 2040s | 1.2% | 0.3% | 1.0% | Kenya |
| 2050s | 0.9% | 0.2% | 0.7% | Kenya |
| 2060s | 0.7% | 0.3% | 0.4% | Kenya |
| 2070s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Kenya |
| 2080s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Tonga |
| 2090s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Tonga |
| 2100s | -0.0% | -0.0% | 0.0% | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher world population growth, Kenya or Tonga?
- Tonga, at -0.0% against -0.0% in Kenya as of 2100.
- What is the difference in world population growth between Kenya and Tonga?
- 0.0%, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Tonga?
- 163 years are reported by both, from 1700 to 2100.
- How do Kenya and Tonga rank globally for world population growth?
- Kenya ranks 84th and Tonga ranks 81st of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as World population growth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average exponential rate of growth of the population over a given period. It is calculated as ln(P2/P1) where P1 and P2 are the populations on subsequent years. Available from 1700 to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.