What is the difference in population between Kenya and Korea, Republic of?

4.68 million, with Kenya ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Korea, Republic of?

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

International Monetary Fund, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Kenya vs Korea, Republic of: Population

Kenya

56.43 million

in 2024

Korea, Republic of

51.75 million

in 2024

Kenya rank

26th

Korea, Republic of rank

29th

Population over time

Kenya
Korea, Republic of

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 56.43 million against 51.75 million in Korea, Republic of, a difference of 4.68 million.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Korea, Republic of's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Korea, Republic of ahead.

Kenya ranks 26th and Korea, Republic of ranks 29th of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Korea, Republic of in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Korea, Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1960s	9.22 million	28.32 million	19.10 million	Korea, Republic of
1970s	13.34 million	34.95 million	21.61 million	Korea, Republic of
1980s	18.94 million	40.46 million	21.52 million	Korea, Republic of
1990s	26.26 million	44.82 million	18.57 million	Korea, Republic of
2000s	35.36 million	48.17 million	12.81 million	Korea, Republic of
2010s	46.51 million	50.78 million	4.27 million	Korea, Republic of
2020s	54.29 million	51.75 million	2.54 million	Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, Kenya or Korea, Republic of?: Kenya, at 56.43 million against 51.75 million in Korea, Republic of as of 2024.
What is the difference in population between Kenya and Korea, Republic of?: 4.68 million, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Korea, Republic of?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Kenya and Korea, Republic of rank globally for population?: Kenya ranks 26th and Korea, Republic of ranks 29th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: International Monetary Fund, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population
Source: International Monetary Fund
Licence: IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage: 186 places, 12,090 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 18 August 2026

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