Nakuru, Kenya Metro Area Population 1950-2021
Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Nakuru, Kenya metro area from 1950 to 2021. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
- The current metro area population of Nakuru in 2021 is 395,000, a 3.13% increase from 2020.
- The metro area population of Nakuru in 2020 was 383,000, a 2.68% increase from 2019.
- The metro area population of Nakuru in 2019 was 373,000, a 2.75% increase from 2018.
- The metro area population of Nakuru in 2018 was 363,000, a 2.83% increase from 2017.
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Nakuru - Historical Population Data
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| Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
| 2021 |
395,000 |
3.13% |
| 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% |
