Kenya vs South Korea: Has the population peaked?
Kenya
55.34 million people
in 2023
South Korea
51.75 million people
in 2023
Kenya rank
26th
South Korea rank
29th
Has the population peaked? over time
- Kenya
- South Korea
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 55.34 million people against 51.75 million people in South Korea, a difference of 3.59 million people.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was South Korea ahead.
Kenya ranks 26th and South Korea ranks 29th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and South Korea in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.50 million people | 22.05 million people | 15.55 million people | South Korea |
| 1960s | 9.22 million people | 29.00 million people | 19.78 million people | South Korea |
| 1970s | 13.34 million people | 35.37 million people | 22.04 million people | South Korea |
| 1980s | 18.94 million people | 40.84 million people | 21.90 million people | South Korea |
| 1990s | 26.26 million people | 45.29 million people | 19.03 million people | South Korea |
| 2000s | 35.36 million people | 47.73 million people | 12.37 million people | South Korea |
| 2010s | 46.51 million people | 50.53 million people | 4.02 million people | South Korea |
| 2020s | 53.76 million people | 51.81 million people | 1.95 million people | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher has the population peaked?, Kenya or South Korea?
- Kenya, at 55.34 million people against 51.75 million people in South Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in has the population peaked? between Kenya and South Korea?
- 3.59 million people, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and South Korea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and South Korea rank globally for has the population peaked??
- Kenya ranks 26th and South Korea ranks 29th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Has the population peaked?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.