Kenya vs Nigeria: Population, female, annual growth rate
Kenya
1.97 % change on previous year
in 2025
Nigeria
2.04 % change on previous year
in 2025
Kenya rank
52nd
Nigeria rank
50th
Population, female, annual growth rate over time
- Kenya
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 2.04 % change on previous year against 1.97 % change on previous year in Kenya, a difference of 0.07 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 52nd and Nigeria ranks 50th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 5 and Nigeria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.01 % change on previous year | 2.21 % change on previous year | 1.8 % change on previous year | Kenya |
| 1970s | 3.52 % change on previous year | 2.7 % change on previous year | 0.8236 % change on previous year | Kenya |
| 1980s | 3.64 % change on previous year | 2.78 % change on previous year | 0.8587 % change on previous year | Kenya |
| 1990s | 2.97 % change on previous year | 2.61 % change on previous year | 0.362 % change on previous year | Kenya |
| 2000s | 3.08 % change on previous year | 2.73 % change on previous year | 0.3474 % change on previous year | Kenya |
| 2010s | 2.41 % change on previous year | 2.56 % change on previous year | 0.1575 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 1.98 % change on previous year | 2.08 % change on previous year | 0.0983 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, female, annual growth rate, Kenya or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 2.04 % change on previous year against 1.97 % change on previous year in Kenya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, female, annual growth rate between Kenya and Nigeria?
- 0.07 % change on previous year, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Nigeria?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Nigeria rank globally for population, female, annual growth rate?
- Kenya ranks 52nd and Nigeria ranks 50th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population, female, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population, female. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.