Kenya vs South Korea: Population, total

Kenya
57.53 million
in 2025
South Korea
51.68 million
in 2025
Kenya rank
26th
South Korea rank
29th

Population, total over time

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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 57.53 million against 51.68 million in South Korea, a difference of 5.85 million.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Korea ahead.

Globally, Kenya ranks 26th and South Korea ranks 29th of 215 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Population, total
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.