France vs Kenya: Number of people living in the capital city
France
9.15 million people
in 2100
Kenya
9.87 million people
in 2100
France rank
29th
Kenya rank
27th
Number of people living in the capital city over time
- France
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 9.87 million people against 9.15 million people in France, a difference of 716,930 people.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times France's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 2020 it was France ahead.
France ranks 29th and Kenya ranks 27th of 191 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, France averaged higher in 5 and Kenya in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 9.36 million people | 5.86 million people | 3.50 million people | France |
| 2030s | 9.38 million people | 6.95 million people | 2.43 million people | France |
| 2040s | 9.37 million people | 7.89 million people | 1.48 million people | France |
| 2050s | 9.31 million people | 8.66 million people | 646,295 people | France |
| 2060s | 9.21 million people | 9.19 million people | 27,485 people | France |
| 2070s | 9.17 million people | 9.57 million people | 393,605 people | Kenya |
| 2080s | 9.17 million people | 9.76 million people | 588,565 people | Kenya |
| 2090s | 9.17 million people | 9.86 million people | 693,065 people | Kenya |
| 2100s | 9.15 million people | 9.87 million people | 716,930 people | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in the capital city, France or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 9.87 million people against 9.15 million people in France as of 2100.
- What is the difference in number of people living in the capital city between France and Kenya?
- 716,930 people, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Kenya?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2020 to 2100.
- How do France and Kenya rank globally for number of people living in the capital city?
- France ranks 29th and Kenya ranks 27th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in the capital city. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Projected total number of people living in the country's capital city. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.