Kenya vs Myanmar: The global population hockey stick
Kenya
55.34 million people
in 2023
Myanmar
54.13 million people
in 2023
Kenya rank
27th
Myanmar rank
28th
The global population hockey stick over time
- Kenya
- Myanmar
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 55.34 million people against 54.13 million people in Myanmar, a difference of 1.21 million people.
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 people | 2.00 million people | 1.20 million people | Myanmar |
| 1100s | 940,000 people | 2.50 million people | 1.56 million people | Myanmar |
| 1200s | 1.08 million people | 3.00 million people | 1.92 million people | Myanmar |
| 1300s | 1.22 million people | 2.90 million people | 1.68 million people | Myanmar |
| 1400s | 1.36 million people | 3.45 million people | 2.09 million people | Myanmar |
| 1500s | 1.50 million people | 4.00 million people | 2.50 million people | Myanmar |
| 1600s | 1.75 million people | 4.50 million people | 2.75 million people | Myanmar |
| 1700s | 2.00 million people | 5.00 million people | 3.00 million people | Myanmar |
| 1710s | 2.05 million people | 5.10 million people | 3.05 million people | Myanmar |
| 1720s | 2.07 million people | 5.20 million people | 3.13 million people | Myanmar |
| 1730s | 2.10 million people | 5.30 million people | 3.20 million people | Myanmar |
| 1740s | 2.12 million people | 5.40 million people | 3.28 million people | Myanmar |
| 1750s | 2.15 million people | 5.50 million people | 3.35 million people | Myanmar |
| 1760s | 2.18 million people | 5.60 million people | 3.42 million people | Myanmar |
| 1770s | 2.21 million people | 5.70 million people | 3.49 million people | Myanmar |
| 1780s | 2.24 million people | 5.80 million people | 3.56 million people | Myanmar |
| 1790s | 2.28 million people | 5.90 million people | 3.62 million people | Myanmar |
| 1800s | 2.64 million people | 5.33 million people | 2.70 million people | Myanmar |
| 1810s | 2.78 million people | 4.08 million people | 1.30 million people | Myanmar |
| 1820s | 2.93 million people | 3.58 million people | 645,442 people | Myanmar |
| 1830s | 3.09 million people | 3.71 million people | 616,564 people | Myanmar |
| 1840s | 3.26 million people | 3.85 million people | 593,174 people | Myanmar |
| 1850s | 3.43 million people | 3.98 million people | 544,300 people | Myanmar |
| 1860s | 3.61 million people | 4.07 million people | 461,678 people | Myanmar |
| 1870s | 3.82 million people | 3.88 million people | 60,720 people | Myanmar |
| 1880s | 4.06 million people | 5.01 million people | 947,638 people | Myanmar |
| 1890s | 4.08 million people | 8.09 million people | 4.01 million people | Myanmar |
| 1900s | 3.80 million people | 10.13 million people | 6.33 million people | Myanmar |
| 1910s | 3.58 million people | 11.37 million people | 7.79 million people | Myanmar |
| 1920s | 3.81 million people | 12.49 million people | 8.67 million people | Myanmar |
| 1930s | 4.45 million people | 14.04 million people | 9.60 million people | Myanmar |
| 1940s | 5.21 million people | 16.25 million people | 11.05 million people | Myanmar |
| 1950s | 6.50 million people | 19.41 million people | 12.91 million people | Myanmar |
| 1960s | 9.22 million people | 24.07 million people | 14.85 million people | Myanmar |
| 1970s | 13.34 million people | 29.89 million people | 16.56 million people | Myanmar |
| 1980s | 18.94 million people | 36.24 million people | 17.30 million people | Myanmar |
| 1990s | 26.26 million people | 42.32 million people | 16.07 million people | Myanmar |
| 2000s | 35.36 million people | 47.14 million people | 11.78 million people | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 46.51 million people | 50.86 million people | 4.35 million people | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 53.76 million people | 53.57 million people | 183,450 people | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Kenya or Myanmar?
- Kenya, at 55.34 million people against 54.13 million people in Myanmar as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Kenya and Myanmar?
- 1.21 million people, 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 the global population hockey stick?
- Kenya ranks 27th and Myanmar ranks 28th 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.