Kenya vs Myanmar: World population over the last 12000 years and un projection until

Kenya
55.34 million
in 2023
Myanmar
54.13 million
in 2023
Kenya rank
27th
Myanmar rank
28th

World population over the last 12000 years and un projection until over time

  • Kenya
  • Myanmar
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 55.34 million against 54.13 million in Myanmar, a difference of 1.21 million.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Myanmar ahead.

Kenya ranks 27th and Myanmar ranks 28th of 239 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Myanmar in 39.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Myanmar Difference Ahead
1000s 800,000 2.00 million 1.20 million Myanmar
1100s 940,000 2.50 million 1.56 million Myanmar
1200s 1.08 million 3.00 million 1.92 million Myanmar
1300s 1.22 million 2.90 million 1.68 million Myanmar
1400s 1.36 million 3.45 million 2.09 million Myanmar
1500s 1.50 million 4.00 million 2.50 million Myanmar
1600s 1.75 million 4.50 million 2.75 million Myanmar
1700s 2.00 million 5.00 million 3.00 million Myanmar
1710s 2.05 million 5.10 million 3.05 million Myanmar
1720s 2.07 million 5.20 million 3.13 million Myanmar
1730s 2.10 million 5.30 million 3.20 million Myanmar
1740s 2.12 million 5.40 million 3.28 million Myanmar
1750s 2.15 million 5.50 million 3.35 million Myanmar
1760s 2.18 million 5.60 million 3.42 million Myanmar
1770s 2.21 million 5.70 million 3.49 million Myanmar
1780s 2.24 million 5.80 million 3.56 million Myanmar
1790s 2.28 million 5.90 million 3.62 million Myanmar
1800s 2.64 million 5.33 million 2.70 million Myanmar
1810s 2.78 million 4.08 million 1.30 million Myanmar
1820s 2.93 million 3.58 million 645,442 Myanmar
1830s 3.09 million 3.71 million 616,564 Myanmar
1840s 3.26 million 3.85 million 593,174 Myanmar
1850s 3.43 million 3.98 million 544,300 Myanmar
1860s 3.61 million 4.07 million 461,678 Myanmar
1870s 3.82 million 3.88 million 60,720 Myanmar
1880s 4.06 million 5.01 million 947,638 Myanmar
1890s 4.08 million 8.09 million 4.01 million Myanmar
1900s 3.80 million 10.13 million 6.33 million Myanmar
1910s 3.58 million 11.37 million 7.79 million Myanmar
1920s 3.81 million 12.49 million 8.67 million Myanmar
1930s 4.45 million 14.04 million 9.60 million Myanmar
1940s 5.21 million 16.25 million 11.05 million Myanmar
1950s 6.50 million 19.41 million 12.91 million Myanmar
1960s 9.22 million 24.07 million 14.85 million Myanmar
1970s 13.34 million 29.89 million 16.56 million Myanmar
1980s 18.94 million 36.24 million 17.30 million Myanmar
1990s 26.26 million 42.32 million 16.07 million Myanmar
2000s 35.36 million 47.14 million 11.78 million Myanmar
2010s 46.51 million 50.86 million 4.35 million Myanmar
2020s 53.76 million 53.57 million 183,450 Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher world population over the last 12000 years and un projection until, Kenya or Myanmar?
Kenya, at 55.34 million against 54.13 million in Myanmar as of 2023.
What is the difference in world population over the last 12000 years and un projection until between Kenya and Myanmar?
1.21 million, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Myanmar?
241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
How do Kenya and Myanmar rank globally for world population over the last 12000 years and un projection until?
Kenya ranks 27th and Myanmar ranks 28th of 239 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as World population over the last 12000 years and un projection until 2100. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
World population over the last 12000 years and un projection until 2100
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
Last refreshed