Kenya vs Republic of Korea: The global population hockey stick
Kenya
55.34 million people
in 2023
Republic of Korea
51.75 million people
in 2023
Kenya rank
27th
Republic of Korea rank
30th
The global population hockey stick over time
- Kenya
- Republic of Korea
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 55.34 million people against 51.75 million people in Republic of Korea, a difference of 3.59 million people.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Republic of Korea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Republic of Korea ahead.
Kenya ranks 27th and Republic of Korea ranks 30th of 239 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Republic of Korea in 39.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Republic of Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 800,000 people | 1.60 million people | 800,000 people | Republic of Korea |
| 1100s | 940,000 people | 1.92 million people | 980,000 people | Republic of Korea |
| 1200s | 1.08 million people | 2.56 million people | 1.48 million people | Republic of Korea |
| 1300s | 1.22 million people | 1.92 million people | 700,000 people | Republic of Korea |
| 1400s | 1.36 million people | 2.24 million people | 880,000 people | Republic of Korea |
| 1500s | 1.50 million people | 2.56 million people | 1.06 million people | Republic of Korea |
| 1600s | 1.75 million people | 3.20 million people | 1.45 million people | Republic of Korea |
| 1700s | 2.00 million people | 4.00 million people | 2.00 million people | Republic of Korea |
| 1710s | 2.05 million people | 4.40 million people | 2.35 million people | Republic of Korea |
| 1720s | 2.07 million people | 4.71 million people | 2.64 million people | Republic of Korea |
| 1730s | 2.10 million people | 5.05 million people | 2.95 million people | Republic of Korea |
| 1740s | 2.12 million people | 5.41 million people | 3.29 million people | Republic of Korea |
| 1750s | 2.15 million people | 5.80 million people | 3.65 million people | Republic of Korea |
| 1760s | 2.18 million people | 6.21 million people | 4.03 million people | Republic of Korea |
| 1770s | 2.21 million people | 6.65 million people | 4.44 million people | Republic of Korea |
| 1780s | 2.24 million people | 7.13 million people | 4.89 million people | Republic of Korea |
| 1790s | 2.28 million people | 7.64 million people | 5.36 million people | Republic of Korea |
| 1800s | 2.64 million people | 9.39 million people | 6.76 million people | Republic of Korea |
| 1810s | 2.78 million people | 9.40 million people | 6.62 million people | Republic of Korea |
| 1820s | 2.93 million people | 9.42 million people | 6.49 million people | Republic of Korea |
| 1830s | 3.09 million people | 9.47 million people | 6.38 million people | Republic of Korea |
| 1840s | 3.26 million people | 9.52 million people | 6.26 million people | Republic of Korea |
| 1850s | 3.43 million people | 9.57 million people | 6.14 million people | Republic of Korea |
| 1860s | 3.61 million people | 9.63 million people | 6.02 million people | Republic of Korea |
| 1870s | 3.82 million people | 9.67 million people | 5.85 million people | Republic of Korea |
| 1880s | 4.06 million people | 9.67 million people | 5.61 million people | Republic of Korea |
| 1890s | 4.08 million people | 9.68 million people | 5.59 million people | Republic of Korea |
| 1900s | 3.80 million people | 9.75 million people | 5.95 million people | Republic of Korea |
| 1910s | 3.58 million people | 10.55 million people | 6.97 million people | Republic of Korea |
| 1920s | 3.81 million people | 12.35 million people | 8.53 million people | Republic of Korea |
| 1930s | 4.45 million people | 14.23 million people | 9.78 million people | Republic of Korea |
| 1940s | 5.21 million people | 17.36 million people | 12.15 million people | Republic of Korea |
| 1950s | 6.50 million people | 22.05 million people | 15.55 million people | Republic of Korea |
| 1960s | 9.22 million people | 29.00 million people | 19.78 million people | Republic of Korea |
| 1970s | 13.34 million people | 35.37 million people | 22.04 million people | Republic of Korea |
| 1980s | 18.94 million people | 40.84 million people | 21.90 million people | Republic of Korea |
| 1990s | 26.26 million people | 45.29 million people | 19.03 million people | Republic of Korea |
| 2000s | 35.36 million people | 47.73 million people | 12.37 million people | Republic of Korea |
| 2010s | 46.51 million people | 50.53 million people | 4.02 million people | Republic of 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 the global population hockey stick, Kenya or Republic of Korea?
- Kenya, at 55.34 million people against 51.75 million people in Republic of Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Kenya and Republic of Korea?
- 3.59 million people, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Republic of Korea?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Republic of Korea rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Kenya ranks 27th and Republic of Korea ranks 30th of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – 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.