Kenya vs Malta: Population growth
Kenya
1.9%
in 2025
Malta
1.9%
in 2025
Kenya rank
52nd
Malta rank
53rd
Population growth over time
- Kenya
- Malta
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 1.9% against 1.9% in Malta, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 52nd and Malta ranks 53rd of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 6 and Malta in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.9% | -0.8% | 4.7% | Kenya |
| 1970s | 3.5% | 0.3% | 3.2% | Kenya |
| 1980s | 3.6% | 1.1% | 2.5% | Kenya |
| 1990s | 3.0% | 1.0% | 2.0% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 0.6% | 2.4% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 2.0% | 0.4% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 2.3% | 0.4% | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth, Kenya or Malta?
- Kenya, at 1.9% against 1.9% in Malta as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population growth between Kenya and Malta?
- 0.0%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Malta?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Malta rank globally for population growth?
- Kenya ranks 52nd and Malta ranks 53rd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.