Kenya vs Tonga: Population growth rate

Kenya
-0.038
in 2100
Tonga
-0.013
in 2100
Kenya rank
84th
Tonga rank
81st

Population growth rate over time

  • Kenya
  • Tonga
-101234170019002100

How they compare

Tonga currently reports -0.013 against -0.038 in Kenya, a difference of 0.025.

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 0.1335 0.4055 0.2719 Tonga
1800s 0.3444 0.2459 0.0985 Kenya
1900s -0.8005 1.15 1.95 Tonga
1910s -0.4714 1.12 1.59 Tonga
1920s 1.12 1.29 0.1653 Tonga
1930s 1.48 1.56 0.0814 Tonga
1940s 1.67 2.56 0.8956 Tonga
1950s 2.8 2.85 0.0587 Tonga
1960s 3.9 2.48 1.41 Kenya
1970s 3.44 1.55 1.89 Kenya
1980s 3.58 0.1928 3.39 Kenya
1990s 2.93 0.2757 2.66 Kenya
2000s 3.07 0.4689 2.6 Kenya
2010s 2.32 -0.1488 2.47 Kenya
2020s 1.9 -0.3408 2.24 Kenya
2030s 1.63 0.0293 1.6 Kenya
2040s 1.22 0.2526 0.9705 Kenya
2050s 0.9231 0.2144 0.7087 Kenya
2060s 0.6748 0.3179 0.3569 Kenya
2070s 0.4042 0.342 0.0622 Kenya
2080s 0.2048 0.2088 0.004 Tonga
2090s 0.0495 0.0663 0.0168 Tonga
2100s -0.038 -0.013 0.025 Tonga

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population growth rate, Kenya or Tonga?
Tonga, at -0.013 against -0.038 in Kenya as of 2100.
What is the difference in population growth rate between Kenya and Tonga?
0.025, 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 population growth rate?
Kenya ranks 84th and Tonga ranks 81st 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
Last refreshed