Kenya Population Growth Rate 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.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population Growth Rate |
| Country Name |
2024 Population Growth Rate |
| 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 |
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Kenya - Historical Population Growth Rate Data
|
| Year |
Population Growth Rate |
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% |
