Ireland vs Kenya statistics compared

Ireland has a population of 5.38M (ranked 120/197), compared with 56.4M in Kenya (ranked 26/197). Ireland's land area is 26,599 sq mi versus 224,278 sq mi for Kenya (ranked 119th vs. 45th).

By GDP, Ireland ranks 26/197 ($577B) and Kenya ranks 64/197 ($124B). By GDP per capita, Ireland ranks 4/197 ($107,316), while Kenya ranks 152/197 ($2,206).

Ireland and Kenya: Comparison Charts

Ireland and Kenya economies compared

GDP

Ireland

Kenya

Table

Year	GDP
	Ireland	Kenya
1960	$1,998,550,222	$791,265,459
1961	$2,151,772,980	$792,959,473
1962	$2,329,372,972	$868,111,401
1963	$2,505,073,358	$926,589,349
1964	$2,851,091,646	$998,759,334
1965	$3,035,655,794	$997,919,321
1966	$3,198,820,904	$1,164,519,674
1967	$3,445,739,915	$1,232,559,507
1968	$3,378,701,147	$1,353,295,459
1969	$3,902,721,632	$1,458,379,417
1970	$4,395,995,086	$1,603,447,359
1971	$5,098,250,287	$1,778,391,289
1972	$6,318,060,582	$2,107,279,157
1973	$7,481,173,066	$2,509,001,324
1974	$7,896,860,615	$2,969,958,812
1975	$9,483,808,362	$3,259,345,083
1976	$9,453,756,015	$3,474,542,392
1977	$11,248,340,431	$4,494,378,764
1978	$14,647,996,074	$5,303,735,111
1979	$18,319,334,300	$6,234,391,113
1980	$21,747,855,640	$7,265,315,820
1981	$20,670,190,138	$6,854,491,706
1982	$21,474,754,080	$6,431,579,357
1983	$20,766,047,764	$5,979,198,314
1984	$20,106,648,455	$6,191,437,070
1985	$21,270,013,326	$6,135,034,214
1986	$28,714,571,852	$7,239,126,568
1987	$33,920,518,493	$7,970,820,369
1988	$37,772,897,421	$8,355,380,879
1989	$39,238,392,678	$8,283,114,514
1990	$49,305,632,408	$8,572,359,038
1991	$49,787,502,852	$8,151,488,783
1992	$55,918,538,121	$8,209,120,763
1993	$52,417,477,614	$5,751,786,643
1994	$57,097,656,066	$7,148,148,564
1995	$69,139,823,232	$9,046,320,255
1996	$75,790,785,030	$12,045,865,396
1997	$82,856,648,758	$13,115,764,358
1998	$90,199,410,116	$14,093,998,844
1999	$98,893,958,263	$12,896,010,459
2000	$100,207,610,430	$12,705,350,098
2001	$109,346,669,230	$12,986,007,426
2002	$128,596,035,288	$13,147,736,899
2003	$164,670,771,260	$14,904,517,650
2004	$194,372,115,041	$16,095,337,094
2005	$211,876,989,656	$18,737,895,513
2006	$232,180,617,162	$25,825,512,284
2007	$270,079,279,420	$31,958,195,182
2008	$275,447,471,451	$35,895,153,328
2009	$236,443,117,248	$42,347,217,913
2010	$221,985,621,538	$45,405,615,064
2011	$241,337,364,610	$46,869,473,151
2012	$227,270,922,957	$56,396,704,672
2013	$243,301,556,085	$61,671,440,408
2014	$266,787,238,499	$68,285,796,514
2015	$302,391,428,540	$70,120,446,897
2016	$305,733,136,181	$74,815,144,164
2017	$348,532,394,024	$82,036,510,877
2018	$395,461,216,460	$92,202,979,985
2019	$407,124,824,065	$100,378,436,207
2020	$436,555,518,400	$100,657,505,751
2021	$531,306,516,908	$109,703,658,905
2022	$548,570,250,342	$114,448,978,153
2023	$551,394,889,340	$108,038,588,971
2024	$577,389,475,010	$124,498,691,699

Ireland and Kenya economies compared

GDP per capita

Ireland

Kenya

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Ireland	Kenya
1960	$707	$102.8
1961	$762	$99.3
1962	$821	$104.6
1963	$878	$107.4
1964	$995	$111.3
1965	$1,055	$106.9
1966	$1,107	$119.8
1967	$1,187	$121.9
1968	$1,159	$128.7
1969	$1,331	$133.3
1970	$1,487	$141
1971	$1,704	$150.9
1972	$2,080	$172.6
1973	$2,424	$198.6
1974	$2,517	$227.2
1975	$2,973	$241.2
1976	$2,920	$248.9
1977	$3,427	$311
1978	$4,400	$355
1979	$5,430	$403
1980	$6,372	$454
1981	$5,986	$413
1982	$6,161	$374
1983	$5,915	$335
1984	$5,692	$334
1985	$6,012	$320
1986	$8,112	$364
1987	$9,582	$387
1988	$10,716	$391
1989	$11,176	$374
1990	$14,031	$374
1991	$14,087	$345
1992	$15,714	$337
1993	$14,657	$229
1994	$15,903	$276.4
1995	$19,158	$340
1996	$20,836	$441
1997	$22,551	$467
1998	$24,295	$488
1999	$26,338	$434
2000	$26,335	$415
2001	$28,282	$411
2002	$32,705	$403
2003	$41,204	$443
2004	$47,754	$464
2005	$50,933	$523
2006	$54,329	$700
2007	$61,396	$840
2008	$61,353	$916
2009	$52,133	$1,048
2010	$48,679	$1,092
2011	$52,693	$1,096
2012	$49,412	$1,285
2013	$52,619	$1,371
2014	$57,278	$1,483
2015	$64,312	$1,489
2016	$64,193	$1,554
2017	$72,198	$1,667
2018	$80,739	$1,836
2019	$81,810	$1,960
2020	$86,623	$1,928
2021	$103,962	$2,061
2022	$105,235	$2,110
2023	$103,888	$1,952
2024	$107,316	$2,206

Ireland vs. Kenya life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Ireland

Kenya

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Ireland	Kenya
1950	65.6	36.9
1951	64.8	38
1952	67.2	38.6
1953	67.9	39.8
1954	68	41
1955	68	42.3
1956	69	43.5
1957	69	45.3
1958	69.3	46.5
1959	69.4	47.5
1960	70.2	48.5
1961	69.6	49.3
1962	69.9	50.1
1963	70.2	50.8
1964	70.4	51.3
1965	70.6	51.9
1966	70.2	52.4
1967	71.2	52.8
1968	70.9	53.3
1969	70.8	53.7
1970	70.8	54.1
1971	71.6	54.5
1972	71	55
1973	71.2	55.5
1974	71.1	56
1975	71.7	56.6
1976	71.8	57.2
1977	71.9	57.7
1978	71.9	58.2
1979	72.2	58.7
1980	72.5	59.2
1981	72.9	59.6
1982	73.2	59.9
1983	73.2	60.3
1984	73.6	60.6
1985	73.6	60.9
1986	73.6	60.8
1987	74.4	60.7
1988	74.4	60.3
1989	74.5	60
1990	74.8	58.3
1991	75	57.8
1992	75.4	57.1
1993	75.3	56.7
1994	75.8	56.1
1995	75.5	55.9
1996	75.8	55.6
1997	76	55.5
1998	76.2	55.6
1999	76.1	55.9
2000	76.5	56.1
2001	77.1	56.5
2002	77.6	56.8
2003	78.1	57.4
2004	78.5	57.9
2005	78.9	58.5
2006	79.2	59.1
2007	79.6	59.4
2008	79.8	60
2009	80.1	60.5
2010	80.6	60.9
2011	80.7	61.3
2012	80.9	61.5
2013	81.1	61.7
2014	81.4	62
2015	81.5	62.3
2016	81.7	62.5
2017	82.1	62.7
2018	82.1	62.8
2019	82.4	62.9
2020	82.4	61.6
2021	81.9	61.2
2022	82.1	63.5
2023	82.4	63.6
2024	82.6	63.8
2025	82.7	64

Ireland and Kenya population clocks and comparison

Population

Ireland

Kenya

Table

Year	Population
	Ireland	Kenya
1960	2,828,600	7,695,307
1961	2,824,400	7,987,770
1962	2,836,050	8,299,308
1963	2,852,650	8,627,971
1964	2,866,550	8,973,535
1965	2,877,300	9,338,078
1966	2,888,800	9,717,816
1967	2,902,450	10,111,057
1968	2,915,550	10,518,823
1969	2,932,650	10,939,695
1970	2,957,250	11,368,791
1971	2,992,050	11,788,904
1972	3,036,850	12,206,060
1973	3,085,950	12,634,835
1974	3,137,500	13,070,078
1975	3,189,550	13,511,671
1976	3,238,050	13,957,623
1977	3,282,200	14,428,819
1978	3,329,100	14,934,126
1979	3,373,750	15,460,666
1980	3,412,800	16,018,459
1981	3,453,000	16,601,507
1982	3,485,800	17,206,175
1983	3,510,600	17,846,374
1984	3,532,423	18,514,906
1985	3,538,082	19,201,768
1986	3,539,690	19,901,646
1987	3,540,057	20,616,096
1988	3,524,949	21,356,219
1989	3,511,009	22,118,434
1990	3,513,974	22,892,651
1991	3,534,235	23,646,514
1992	3,558,430	24,382,460
1993	3,576,261	25,117,188
1994	3,590,386	25,857,130
1995	3,608,841	26,601,751
1996	3,637,510	27,344,211
1997	3,674,171	28,101,768
1998	3,712,696	28,888,057
1999	3,754,786	29,733,408
2000	3,805,174	30,642,890
2001	3,866,243	31,619,170
2002	3,931,947	32,629,808
2003	3,996,521	33,652,223
2004	4,070,262	34,713,455
2005	4,159,914	35,796,484
2006	4,273,591	36,904,008
2007	4,398,942	38,036,349
2008	4,489,544	39,206,351
2009	4,535,375	40,408,891
2010	4,560,155	41,598,567
2011	4,580,084	42,758,461
2012	4,599,533	43,888,303
2013	4,623,816	44,986,791
2014	4,657,740	46,051,440
2015	4,701,957	47,088,526
2016	4,762,722	48,139,687
2017	4,827,445	49,197,766
2018	4,898,022	50,207,107
2019	4,976,456	51,202,827
2020	5,039,747	52,217,334
2021	5,110,585	53,219,166
2022	5,212,836	54,252,461
2023	5,307,600	55,339,003
2024	5,380,257	56,432,944

Fertility rates in Ireland and Kenya

Fertility rate

Ireland

Kenya

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Ireland	Kenya
1960	3.78	7.65
1961	3.78	7.72
1962	3.92	7.77
1963	4.01	7.82
1964	4.07	7.87
1965	4.04	7.92
1966	3.94	7.96
1967	3.84	7.95
1968	3.77	7.95
1969	3.83	7.95
1970	3.85	7.94
1971	3.93	7.92
1972	3.84	7.89
1973	3.71	7.86
1974	3.59	7.82
1975	3.37	7.8
1976	3.29	7.77
1977	3.24	7.73
1978	3.21	7.67
1979	3.21	7.6
1980	3.21	7.53
1981	3.05	7.45
1982	2.94	7.35
1983	2.74	7.22
1984	2.58	7.08
1985	2.48	6.96
1986	2.44	6.84
1987	2.32	6.69
1988	2.17	6.52
1989	2.08	6.33
1990	2.11	6.14
1991	2.08	5.94
1992	1.99	5.74
1993	1.9	5.57
1994	1.85	5.44
1995	1.84	5.37
1996	1.88	5.31
1997	1.93	5.27
1998	1.94	5.24
1999	1.9	5.18
2000	1.89	5.14
2001	1.94	5.09
2002	1.97	5.03
2003	1.96	4.94
2004	1.93	4.86
2005	1.86	4.8
2006	1.91	4.75
2007	2.01	4.72
2008	2.06	4.66
2009	2.06	4.57
2010	2.05	4.45
2011	2.03	4.28
2012	1.98	4.12
2013	1.93	3.96
2014	1.89	3.84
2015	1.85	3.77
2016	1.81	3.69
2017	1.77	3.61
2018	1.75	3.54
2019	1.71	3.43
2020	1.63	3.36
2021	1.78	3.31
2022	1.54	3.26
2023	1.5	3.21

Ireland and Kenya demographics compared

Median age

Ireland

Kenya

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Ireland	Kenya
1960	30.1	15.7
1961	29.8	15.5
1962	29.5	15.3
1963	29.2	15.2
1964	28.9	15.1
1965	28.6	14.9
1966	28.2	14.8
1967	28	14.6
1968	27.8	14.5
1969	27.6	14.5
1970	27.4	14.4
1971	27.1	14.4
1972	26.9	14.3
1973	26.7	14.3
1974	26.5	14.3
1975	26.5	14.3
1976	26.4	14.3
1977	26.5	14.3
1978	26.5	14.3
1979	26.5	14.4
1980	26.5	14.5
1981	26.6	14.5
1982	26.7	14.6
1983	26.9	14.7
1984	27.1	14.8
1985	27.3	14.9
1986	27.6	15
1987	27.9	15
1988	28.4	15.1
1989	28.8	15.2
1990	29.2	15.3
1991	29.6	15.5
1992	29.9	15.6
1993	30.2	15.7
1994	30.6	15.9
1995	30.9	16
1996	31.3	16.1
1997	31.6	16.2
1998	31.9	16.4
1999	32.2	16.5
2000	32.5	16.7
2001	32.7	16.8
2002	33	17
2003	33.2	17.1
2004	33.4	17.3
2005	33.4	17.4
2006	33.4	17.5
2007	33.4	17.6
2008	33.5	17.7
2009	33.9	17.8
2010	34.3	17.9
2011	34.8	18.1
2012	35.2	18.2
2013	35.6	18.4
2014	36	18.5
2015	36.4	18.7
2016	36.8	18.9
2017	37.1	19.1
2018	37.4	19.3
2019	37.8	19.6
2020	38.2	19.8
2021	38.6	20
2022	38.9	20.3
2023	39.4	20.6
2024	39.7	20.8

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