Iraq vs Kenya: Population by world region
Iraq
100.65 million people
in 2100
Kenya
104.19 million people
in 2100
Iraq rank
24th
Kenya rank
22nd
Population by world region over time
- Iraq
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 104.19 million people against 100.65 million people in Iraq, a difference of 3.55 million people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 24th and Kenya ranks 22nd of 238 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 3 and Kenya in 45.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 2.00 million people | 800,000 people | 1.20 million people | Iraq |
| 1100s | 1.75 million people | 940,000 people | 810,000 people | Iraq |
| 1200s | 1.38 million people | 1.08 million people | 295,000 people | Iraq |
| 1300s | 1.00 million people | 1.22 million people | 220,000 people | Kenya |
| 1400s | 1.00 million people | 1.36 million people | 360,000 people | Kenya |
| 1500s | 1.00 million people | 1.50 million people | 500,000 people | Kenya |
| 1600s | 1.25 million people | 1.75 million people | 500,000 people | Kenya |
| 1700s | 1.00 million people | 2.00 million people | 1.00 million people | Kenya |
| 1710s | 1.00 million people | 2.05 million people | 1.05 million people | Kenya |
| 1720s | 1.00 million people | 2.07 million people | 1.07 million people | Kenya |
| 1730s | 1.00 million people | 2.10 million people | 1.10 million people | Kenya |
| 1740s | 1.00 million people | 2.12 million people | 1.12 million people | Kenya |
| 1750s | 1.00 million people | 2.15 million people | 1.15 million people | Kenya |
| 1760s | 1.00 million people | 2.18 million people | 1.18 million people | Kenya |
| 1770s | 1.00 million people | 2.21 million people | 1.21 million people | Kenya |
| 1780s | 1.00 million people | 2.24 million people | 1.24 million people | Kenya |
| 1790s | 1.00 million people | 2.28 million people | 1.28 million people | Kenya |
| 1800s | 1.02 million people | 2.64 million people | 1.62 million people | Kenya |
| 1810s | 1.07 million people | 2.78 million people | 1.71 million people | Kenya |
| 1820s | 1.12 million people | 2.93 million people | 1.82 million people | Kenya |
| 1830s | 1.17 million people | 3.09 million people | 1.92 million people | Kenya |
| 1840s | 1.22 million people | 3.26 million people | 2.04 million people | Kenya |
| 1850s | 1.28 million people | 3.43 million people | 2.16 million people | Kenya |
| 1860s | 1.45 million people | 3.61 million people | 2.16 million people | Kenya |
| 1870s | 1.67 million people | 3.82 million people | 2.15 million people | Kenya |
| 1880s | 1.77 million people | 4.06 million people | 2.29 million people | Kenya |
| 1890s | 2.08 million people | 4.08 million people | 2.00 million people | Kenya |
| 1900s | 2.60 million people | 3.80 million people | 1.20 million people | Kenya |
| 1910s | 3.12 million people | 3.58 million people | 456,172 people | Kenya |
| 1920s | 3.68 million people | 3.81 million people | 131,184 people | Kenya |
| 1930s | 4.00 million people | 4.45 million people | 442,218 people | Kenya |
| 1940s | 4.76 million people | 5.21 million people | 451,896 people | Kenya |
| 1950s | 6.27 million people | 6.50 million people | 228,403 people | Kenya |
| 1960s | 8.12 million people | 9.22 million people | 1.10 million people | Kenya |
| 1970s | 11.39 million people | 13.34 million people | 1.94 million people | Kenya |
| 1980s | 15.47 million people | 18.94 million people | 3.47 million people | Kenya |
| 1990s | 20.40 million people | 26.26 million people | 5.86 million people | Kenya |
| 2000s | 27.45 million people | 35.36 million people | 7.92 million people | Kenya |
| 2010s | 36.55 million people | 46.51 million people | 9.96 million people | Kenya |
| 2020s | 46.53 million people | 57.02 million people | 10.49 million people | Kenya |
| 2030s | 56.53 million people | 68.13 million people | 11.59 million people | Kenya |
| 2040s | 66.67 million people | 78.53 million people | 11.86 million people | Kenya |
| 2050s | 75.89 million people | 87.28 million people | 11.40 million people | Kenya |
| 2060s | 84.02 million people | 94.57 million people | 10.56 million people | Kenya |
| 2070s | 90.74 million people | 99.77 million people | 9.04 million people | Kenya |
| 2080s | 95.81 million people | 102.78 million people | 6.97 million people | Kenya |
| 2090s | 99.33 million people | 104.09 million people | 4.76 million people | Kenya |
| 2100s | 100.65 million people | 104.19 million people | 3.55 million people | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population by world region, Iraq or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 104.19 million people against 100.65 million people in Iraq as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population by world region between Iraq and Kenya?
- 3.55 million people, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Kenya?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Iraq and Kenya rank globally for population by world region?
- Iraq ranks 24th and Kenya ranks 22nd of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.