Eritrea vs Kenya: Total population (thousands), annual growth rate
Eritrea
1.93 % change on previous year
in 2025
Kenya
1.96 % change on previous year
in 2025
Eritrea rank
54th
Kenya rank
53rd
Total population (thousands), annual growth rate over time
- Eritrea
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 1.96 % change on previous year against 1.93 % change on previous year in Eritrea, a difference of 0.03 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Kenya ahead.
Eritrea ranks 54th and Kenya ranks 53rd of 233 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.57 % change on previous year | 3.49 % change on previous year | 0.9201 % change on previous year | Kenya |
| 1980s | 2.44 % change on previous year | 3.65 % change on previous year | 1.2 % change on previous year | Kenya |
| 1990s | 1.26 % change on previous year | 3.03 % change on previous year | 1.77 % change on previous year | Kenya |
| 2000s | 2.71 % change on previous year | 3.12 % change on previous year | 0.4034 % change on previous year | Kenya |
| 2010s | 1.18 % change on previous year | 2.45 % change on previous year | 1.27 % change on previous year | Kenya |
| 2020s | 1.74 % change on previous year | 1.97 % change on previous year | 0.2255 % change on previous year | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total population (thousands), annual growth rate, Eritrea or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 1.96 % change on previous year against 1.93 % change on previous year in Eritrea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in total population (thousands), annual growth rate between Eritrea and Kenya?
- 0.03 % change on previous year, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Kenya?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
- How do Eritrea and Kenya rank globally for total population (thousands), annual growth rate?
- Eritrea ranks 54th and Kenya ranks 53rd of 233 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Total population (thousands), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Total population (thousands). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.