Nakuru, Kenya Metro Area Population 1950-2025
Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Nakuru, Kenya metro area from 1950 to 2025. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
- The current metro area population of Nakuru in 2025 is 453,000, a 3.66% increase from 2024.
- The metro area population of Nakuru in 2024 was 437,000, a 3.55% increase from 2023.
- The metro area population of Nakuru in 2023 was 422,000, a 3.43% increase from 2022.
- The metro area population of Nakuru in 2022 was 408,000, a 3.29% increase from 2021.
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Nakuru - Historical Population Data
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| Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
| 2025 |
453,000 |
3.66% |
| 2024 |
437,000 |
3.55% |
| 2023 |
422,000 |
3.43% |
| 2022 |
408,000 |
3.29% |
| 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% |
