France vs Kenya: The global population hockey stick
France
66.44 million people
in 2023
Kenya
55.34 million people
in 2023
France rank
24th
Kenya rank
27th
The global population hockey stick over time
- France
- Kenya
How they compare
France currently reports 66.44 million people against 55.34 million people in Kenya, a difference of 11.10 million people.
That makes France's figure about 1.2 times Kenya's.
Across all 241 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.
France ranks 24th and Kenya ranks 27th of 239 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 6.44 million people | 800,000 people | 5.64 million people | France |
| 1100s | 7.67 million people | 940,000 people | 6.73 million people | France |
| 1200s | 10.36 million people | 1.08 million people | 9.28 million people | France |
| 1300s | 15.81 million people | 1.22 million people | 14.59 million people | France |
| 1400s | 10.93 million people | 1.36 million people | 9.57 million people | France |
| 1500s | 14.87 million people | 1.50 million people | 13.37 million people | France |
| 1600s | 18.31 million people | 1.75 million people | 16.56 million people | France |
| 1700s | 21.99 million people | 2.00 million people | 19.99 million people | France |
| 1710s | 22.59 million people | 2.05 million people | 20.54 million people | France |
| 1720s | 23.19 million people | 2.07 million people | 21.12 million people | France |
| 1730s | 23.79 million people | 2.10 million people | 21.70 million people | France |
| 1740s | 24.39 million people | 2.12 million people | 22.27 million people | France |
| 1750s | 24.99 million people | 2.15 million people | 22.85 million people | France |
| 1760s | 25.57 million people | 2.18 million people | 23.39 million people | France |
| 1770s | 26.15 million people | 2.21 million people | 23.94 million people | France |
| 1780s | 26.72 million people | 2.24 million people | 24.48 million people | France |
| 1790s | 27.30 million people | 2.28 million people | 25.02 million people | France |
| 1800s | 29.49 million people | 2.64 million people | 26.86 million people | France |
| 1810s | 30.62 million people | 2.78 million people | 27.84 million people | France |
| 1820s | 32.17 million people | 2.93 million people | 29.24 million people | France |
| 1830s | 34.01 million people | 3.09 million people | 30.92 million people | France |
| 1840s | 35.55 million people | 3.26 million people | 32.29 million people | France |
| 1850s | 36.72 million people | 3.43 million people | 33.29 million people | France |
| 1860s | 37.65 million people | 3.61 million people | 34.04 million people | France |
| 1870s | 38.44 million people | 3.82 million people | 34.62 million people | France |
| 1880s | 39.09 million people | 4.06 million people | 35.03 million people | France |
| 1890s | 39.76 million people | 4.08 million people | 35.68 million people | France |
| 1900s | 40.24 million people | 3.80 million people | 36.43 million people | France |
| 1910s | 39.46 million people | 3.58 million people | 35.88 million people | France |
| 1920s | 39.42 million people | 3.81 million people | 35.61 million people | France |
| 1930s | 40.52 million people | 4.45 million people | 36.07 million people | France |
| 1940s | 40.90 million people | 5.21 million people | 35.69 million people | France |
| 1950s | 43.91 million people | 6.50 million people | 37.41 million people | France |
| 1960s | 48.46 million people | 9.22 million people | 39.24 million people | France |
| 1970s | 52.45 million people | 13.34 million people | 39.11 million people | France |
| 1980s | 55.32 million people | 18.94 million people | 36.38 million people | France |
| 1990s | 58.06 million people | 26.26 million people | 31.81 million people | France |
| 2000s | 61.36 million people | 35.36 million people | 26.00 million people | France |
| 2010s | 64.68 million people | 46.51 million people | 18.17 million people | France |
| 2020s | 66.18 million people | 53.76 million people | 12.42 million people | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, France or Kenya?
- France, at 66.44 million people against 55.34 million people in Kenya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between France and Kenya?
- 11.10 million people, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Kenya?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do France and Kenya rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- France ranks 24th and Kenya ranks 27th 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 The global population hockey stick. 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 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.