Which has higher population, total, Kenya or Myanmar?

Kenya, at 57.53 million against 54.85 million in Myanmar as of 2025.

What is the difference in population, total between Kenya and Myanmar?

2.68 million, with Kenya ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Myanmar?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Population, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Kenya vs Myanmar: Population, total

Kenya

57.53 million

in 2025

Myanmar

54.85 million

in 2025

Kenya rank

26th

Myanmar rank

27th

Population, total over time

Kenya
Myanmar

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 57.53 million against 54.85 million in Myanmar, a difference of 2.68 million.

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

Kenya ranks 26th and Myanmar ranks 27th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Myanmar in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Myanmar	Difference	Ahead
1960s	9.22 million	24.07 million	14.85 million	Myanmar
1970s	13.34 million	29.89 million	16.56 million	Myanmar
1980s	18.94 million	36.24 million	17.30 million	Myanmar
1990s	26.26 million	42.32 million	16.07 million	Myanmar
2000s	35.36 million	47.14 million	11.78 million	Myanmar
2010s	46.51 million	50.86 million	4.35 million	Myanmar
2020s	54.83 million	53.94 million	891,417	Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, total, Kenya or Myanmar?: Kenya, at 57.53 million against 54.85 million in Myanmar as of 2025.
What is the difference in population, total between Kenya and Myanmar?: 2.68 million, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Myanmar?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Kenya and Myanmar rank globally for population, total?: Kenya ranks 26th and Myanmar ranks 27th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Population, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population, total
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

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.