Kenya vs South Korea: Population, male
Kenya
28.60 million
in 2025
South Korea
25.78 million
in 2025
Kenya rank
26th
South Korea rank
29th
Population, male over time
- Kenya
- South Korea
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 28.60 million against 25.78 million in South Korea, a difference of 2.81 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.
Kenya ranks 26th and South Korea ranks 29th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and South Korea in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.57 million | 14.29 million | 9.72 million | South Korea |
| 1970s | 6.60 million | 17.67 million | 11.07 million | South Korea |
| 1980s | 9.37 million | 20.47 million | 11.10 million | South Korea |
| 1990s | 13.02 million | 22.84 million | 9.82 million | South Korea |
| 2000s | 17.60 million | 24.53 million | 6.93 million | South Korea |
| 2010s | 23.17 million | 25.54 million | 2.37 million | South Korea |
| 2020s | 27.27 million | 25.82 million | 1.44 million | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, male, Kenya or South Korea?
- Kenya, at 28.60 million against 25.78 million in South Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, male between Kenya and South Korea?
- 2.81 million, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and South Korea?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and South Korea rank globally for population, male?
- Kenya ranks 26th and South Korea ranks 29th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Male population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all male residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.