Kenya vs South Africa: Population by world region
Kenya
104.19 million people
in 2100
South Africa
94.31 million people
in 2100
Kenya rank
23rd
South Africa rank
26th
Population by world region over time
- Kenya
- South Africa
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 104.19 million people against 94.31 million people in South Africa, a difference of 9.88 million people.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 23rd and South Africa ranks 26th of 239 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 31 and South Africa in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 800,000 people | 258,000 people | 542,000 people | Kenya |
| 1100s | 940,000 people | 309,600 people | 630,400 people | Kenya |
| 1200s | 1.08 million people | 361,200 people | 718,800 people | Kenya |
| 1300s | 1.22 million people | 412,800 people | 807,200 people | Kenya |
| 1400s | 1.36 million people | 464,400 people | 895,600 people | Kenya |
| 1500s | 1.50 million people | 516,000 people | 984,000 people | Kenya |
| 1600s | 1.75 million people | 602,000 people | 1.15 million people | Kenya |
| 1700s | 2.00 million people | 860,000 people | 1.14 million people | Kenya |
| 1710s | 2.05 million people | 843,752 people | 1.20 million people | Kenya |
| 1720s | 2.07 million people | 827,505 people | 1.24 million people | Kenya |
| 1730s | 2.10 million people | 811,258 people | 1.28 million people | Kenya |
| 1740s | 2.12 million people | 795,011 people | 1.33 million people | Kenya |
| 1750s | 2.15 million people | 778,764 people | 1.37 million people | Kenya |
| 1760s | 2.18 million people | 762,517 people | 1.42 million people | Kenya |
| 1770s | 2.21 million people | 746,270 people | 1.46 million people | Kenya |
| 1780s | 2.24 million people | 730,023 people | 1.51 million people | Kenya |
| 1790s | 2.28 million people | 713,776 people | 1.57 million people | Kenya |
| 1800s | 2.64 million people | 1.47 million people | 1.16 million people | Kenya |
| 1810s | 2.78 million people | 1.54 million people | 1.24 million people | Kenya |
| 1820s | 2.93 million people | 1.72 million people | 1.21 million people | Kenya |
| 1830s | 3.09 million people | 2.14 million people | 948,799 people | Kenya |
| 1840s | 3.26 million people | 2.67 million people | 587,999 people | Kenya |
| 1850s | 3.43 million people | 3.16 million people | 276,448 people | Kenya |
| 1860s | 3.61 million people | 3.52 million people | 96,047 people | Kenya |
| 1870s | 3.82 million people | 3.91 million people | 95,121 people | South Africa |
| 1880s | 4.06 million people | 4.36 million people | 299,304 people | South Africa |
| 1890s | 4.08 million people | 4.85 million people | 768,045 people | South Africa |
| 1900s | 3.80 million people | 5.56 million people | 1.76 million people | South Africa |
| 1910s | 3.58 million people | 6.56 million people | 2.98 million people | South Africa |
| 1920s | 3.81 million people | 7.86 million people | 4.05 million people | South Africa |
| 1930s | 4.45 million people | 9.64 million people | 5.19 million people | South Africa |
| 1940s | 5.21 million people | 11.72 million people | 6.51 million people | South Africa |
| 1950s | 6.50 million people | 14.43 million people | 7.93 million people | South Africa |
| 1960s | 9.22 million people | 18.89 million people | 9.67 million people | South Africa |
| 1970s | 13.34 million people | 25.38 million people | 12.05 million people | South Africa |
| 1980s | 18.94 million people | 34.50 million people | 15.56 million people | South Africa |
| 1990s | 26.26 million people | 44.05 million people | 17.79 million people | South Africa |
| 2000s | 35.36 million people | 49.31 million people | 13.95 million people | South Africa |
| 2010s | 46.51 million people | 55.92 million people | 9.41 million people | South Africa |
| 2020s | 57.02 million people | 64.23 million people | 7.21 million people | South Africa |
| 2030s | 68.13 million people | 70.90 million people | 2.77 million people | South Africa |
| 2040s | 78.53 million people | 76.40 million people | 2.13 million people | Kenya |
| 2050s | 87.28 million people | 81.17 million people | 6.11 million people | Kenya |
| 2060s | 94.57 million people | 85.05 million people | 9.53 million people | Kenya |
| 2070s | 99.77 million people | 88.16 million people | 11.61 million people | Kenya |
| 2080s | 102.78 million people | 90.82 million people | 11.96 million people | Kenya |
| 2090s | 104.09 million people | 93.16 million people | 10.93 million people | Kenya |
| 2100s | 104.19 million people | 94.31 million people | 9.88 million people | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population by world region, Kenya or South Africa?
- Kenya, at 104.19 million people against 94.31 million people in South Africa as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population by world region between Kenya and South Africa?
- 9.88 million people, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and South Africa?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Kenya and South Africa rank globally for population by world region?
- Kenya ranks 23rd and South Africa ranks 26th of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) β 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.