Nakuru, Kenya Population 1950-2020
NOTE: All data from 2020 and beyond are UN projections and DO NOT include any impacts of the COVID-19 virus.
Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Nakuru, Kenya metro area from 1950 to 2020. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
- The current population of Nakuru in 2020 is 383,000, a 2.68% increase from 2019.
- The population of Nakuru in 2019 was 373,000, a 2.75% increase from 2018.
- The population of Nakuru in 2018 was 363,000, a 2.83% increase from 2017.
- The population of Nakuru in 2017 was 353,000, a 2.62% increase from 2016.
| Other Cities in Kenya | |
|---|---|
| City Name | Population |
| Nairobi | 4,735,000 |
| Mombasa | 1,296,000 |
| Eldoret | 394,000 |
| Ruiru | 389,000 |
| Nakuru | 383,000 |
| Kisumu | 355,000 |
| Nakuru - Historical Population Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Population | Growth Rate |
| 2020 | 383,000 | 2.68% |
| 2019 | 373,000 | 2.75% |
| 2018 | 363,000 | 2.83% |
| 2017 | 353,000 | 2.62% |
| 2016 | 344,000 | 2.69% |
| 2015 | 335,000 | 2.76% |
| 2014 | 326,000 | 2.84% |
| 2013 | 317,000 | 2.59% |
| 2012 | 309,000 | 2.66% |
| 2011 | 301,000 | 2.73% |
| 2010 | 293,000 | 2.81% |
| 2009 | 285,000 | 2.52% |
| 2008 | 278,000 | 2.96% |
| 2007 | 270,000 | 2.66% |
| 2006 | 263,000 | 2.73% |
| 2005 | 256,000 | 2.40% |
| 2004 | 250,000 | 2.88% |
| 2003 | 243,000 | 2.53% |
| 2002 | 237,000 | 3.04% |
| 2001 | 230,000 | 2.68% |
| 2000 | 224,000 | 2.75% |
| 1999 | 218,000 | 2.83% |
| 1998 | 212,000 | 2.91% |
| 1997 | 206,000 | 3.00% |
| 1996 | 200,000 | 3.09% |
| 1995 | 194,000 | 2.65% |
| 1994 | 189,000 | 3.28% |
| 1993 | 183,000 | 2.81% |
| 1992 | 178,000 | 2.89% |
| 1991 | 173,000 | 2.98% |
| 1990 | 168,000 | 3.07% |
| 1989 | 163,000 | 5.84% |
| 1988 | 154,000 | 6.21% |
| 1987 | 145,000 | 5.84% |
| 1986 | 137,000 | 6.20% |
| 1985 | 129,000 | 5.74% |
| 1984 | 122,000 | 5.17% |
| 1983 | 116,000 | 6.42% |
| 1982 | 109,000 | 5.83% |
| 1981 | 103,000 | 6.19% |
| 1980 | 97,000 | 5.43% |
| 1979 | 92,000 | 6.98% |
| 1978 | 86,000 | 7.50% |
| 1977 | 80,000 | 6.67% |
| 1976 | 75,000 | 7.14% |
| 1975 | 70,000 | 6.06% |
| 1974 | 66,000 | 8.20% |
| 1973 | 61,000 | 7.02% |
| 1972 | 57,000 | 7.55% |
| 1971 | 53,000 | 6.00% |
| 1970 | 50,000 | 6.38% |
| 1969 | 47,000 | 2.17% |
| 1968 | 46,000 | 4.55% |
| 1967 | 44,000 | 2.33% |
| 1966 | 43,000 | 2.38% |
| 1965 | 42,000 | 5.00% |
| 1964 | 40,000 | 2.56% |
| 1963 | 39,000 | 2.63% |
| 1962 | 38,000 | 5.56% |
| 1961 | 36,000 | 5.88% |
| 1960 | 34,000 | 6.25% |
| 1959 | 32,000 | 6.67% |
| 1958 | 30,000 | 3.45% |
| 1957 | 29,000 | 7.41% |
| 1956 | 27,000 | 3.85% |
| 1955 | 26,000 | 8.33% |
| 1954 | 24,000 | 4.35% |
| 1953 | 23,000 | 4.55% |
| 1952 | 22,000 | 4.76% |
| 1951 | 21,000 | 5.00% |
| 1950 | 20,000 | 0.00% |
