Kenya vs Senegal: Population density
Population density over time
- Kenya
- Senegal
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 95.27 people per sq. km of land area against 93.89 people per sq. km of land area in Senegal, a difference of 1.38 people per sq. km of land area.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Senegal ahead.
Kenya ranks 109th and Senegal ranks 111th of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 4 and Senegal in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.5 people per sq. km of land area | 20.08 people per sq. km of land area | 3.58 people per sq. km of land area | Senegal |
| 1970s | 23.43 people per sq. km of land area | 26.44 people per sq. km of land area | 3.01 people per sq. km of land area | Senegal |
| 1980s | 33.28 people per sq. km of land area | 34.41 people per sq. km of land area | 1.14 people per sq. km of land area | Senegal |
| 1990s | 46.13 people per sq. km of land area | 45.34 people per sq. km of land area | 0.798 people per sq. km of land area | Kenya |
| 2000s | 62.13 people per sq. km of land area | 57.78 people per sq. km of land area | 4.35 people per sq. km of land area | Kenya |
| 2010s | 81.28 people per sq. km of land area | 74.87 people per sq. km of land area | 6.41 people per sq. km of land area | Kenya |
| 2020s | 92.54 people per sq. km of land area | 90.56 people per sq. km of land area | 1.99 people per sq. km of land area | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Kenya or Senegal?
- Kenya, at 95.27 people per sq. km of land area against 93.89 people per sq. km of land area in Senegal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population density between Kenya and Senegal?
- 1.38 people per sq. km of land area, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Senegal?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Senegal rank globally for population density?
- Kenya ranks 109th and Senegal ranks 111th of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- FAO population estimates, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Population density (people per sq. km of land area). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population density is midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.