Kenya Population 1950-2024

Chart and table of Kenya population from 1950 to 2024. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current population of Kenya in 2024 is 56,203,030, a 2% increase from 2023.
  • The population of Kenya in 2023 was 55,100,586, a 1.99% increase from 2022.
  • The population of Kenya in 2022 was 54,027,487, a 1.93% increase from 2021.
  • The population of Kenya in 2021 was 53,005,614, a 1.96% increase from 2020.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Population
Country Name 2024 Population
India 1,441,719,852
Indonesia 279,798,049
Pakistan 245,209,815
Nigeria 229,152,217
Bangladesh 174,701,211
Philippines 119,106,224
Egypt 114,484,252
Vietnam 99,497,680
Kenya 56,203,030
Myanmar 54,964,694
Sudan 49,358,228
Morocco 38,211,459
Ukraine 37,937,821
Angola 37,804,634
Uzbekistan 35,673,804
Ghana 34,777,522
Cameroon 29,394,433
Sri Lanka 21,949,268
Zambia 21,134,695
Cambodia 17,121,847
Bolivia 12,567,336
Tunisia 12,564,689
Honduras 10,759,406
Papua New Guinea 10,515,788
Nicaragua 7,142,529
El Salvador 6,396,289
Republic of Congo 6,244,547
Mauritania 4,993,922
Georgia 3,717,425
Mongolia 3,493,629
Moldova 3,329,865
Lesotho 2,356,083
Timor-Leste 1,379,883
Eswatini 1,222,075
Djibouti 1,152,329
Bhutan 792,382
Solomon Islands 756,673
Cabo Verde 604,461
Micronesia 549,553
Vanuatu 342,325
Sao Tome and Principe 236,381
Kiribati 135,763
Kenya - Historical Population Data
Year Population Growth Rate
2024 56,203,030 2.00%
2023 55,100,586 1.99%
2022 54,027,487 1.93%
2021 53,005,614 1.96%
2020 51,985,780 2.03%
2019 50,951,450 2.00%
2018 49,953,304 2.05%
2017 48,948,137 2.20%
2016 47,894,670 2.23%
2015 46,851,488 2.22%
2014 45,831,863 2.32%
2013 44,792,368 2.44%
2012 43,725,806 2.56%
2011 42,635,144 2.69%
2010 41,517,895 2.86%
2009 40,364,444 3.00%
2008 39,186,895 3.02%
2007 38,036,793 3.01%
2006 36,925,253 3.02%
2005 35,843,010 3.02%
2004 34,791,836 3.03%
2003 33,767,122 3.01%
2002 32,779,823 3.08%
2001 31,800,343 3.08%
2000 30,851,606 2.96%
1999 29,965,129 2.84%
1998 29,137,373 2.73%
1997 28,364,264 2.71%
1996 27,615,736 2.74%
1995 26,878,347 2.85%
1994 26,133,744 2.92%
1993 25,391,830 2.99%
1992 24,655,723 3.08%
1991 23,918,235 3.26%
1990 23,162,269 3.46%
1989 22,387,803 3.52%
1988 21,626,122 3.56%
1987 20,882,094 3.58%
1986 20,160,879 3.64%
1985 19,452,161 3.73%
1984 18,753,176 3.78%
1983 18,069,461 3.78%
1982 17,411,491 3.73%
1981 16,785,962 3.70%
1980 16,187,124 3.63%
1979 15,620,613 3.53%
1978 15,087,423 3.50%
1977 14,577,346 3.37%
1976 14,102,268 3.30%
1975 13,651,908 3.39%
1974 13,203,949 3.48%
1973 12,760,405 3.55%
1972 12,322,903 3.57%
1971 11,898,457 3.71%
1970 11,473,087 3.93%
1969 11,039,551 4.01%
1968 10,613,877 4.05%
1967 10,201,068 4.06%
1966 9,802,605 4.09%
1965 9,417,207 4.09%
1964 9,047,387 4.03%
1963 8,697,200 3.99%
1962 8,363,578 3.93%
1961 8,047,470 3.82%
1960 7,751,435 3.69%
1959 7,475,752 3.49%
1958 7,223,458 3.38%
1957 6,987,580 3.31%
1956 6,763,941 3.13%
1955 6,558,870 2.95%
1954 6,371,191 2.73%
1953 6,201,950 2.53%
1952 6,048,730 2.42%
1951 5,905,774 2.28%
1950 5,774,050 0.00%