Kenya Population Growth Rate 1950-2025

Chart and table of Kenya population from 1950 to 2025. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current population of Kenya in 2025 is 57,323,930, a 1.99% increase from 2024.
  • The population of Kenya in 2024 was 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.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Population Growth Rate
Country Name 2025 Population Growth Rate
India 1,454,606,724
Indonesia 282,004,306
Pakistan 249,948,885
Nigeria 234,573,603
Bangladesh 176,421,509
Philippines 120,864,358
Egypt 116,275,465
Vietnam 100,103,979
Kenya 57,323,930
Myanmar 55,336,783
Sudan 50,614,633
Angola 38,942,791
Ukraine 38,759,076
Morocco 38,571,289
Uzbekistan 36,159,016
Ghana 35,439,785
Cameroon 30,150,781
Sri Lanka 22,000,246
Zambia 21,706,928
Cambodia 17,293,532
Bolivia 12,746,148
Tunisia 12,665,802
Honduras 10,923,967
Papua New Guinea 10,701,144
Nicaragua 7,237,313
El Salvador 6,426,229
Republic of Congo 6,383,738
Mauritania 5,128,141
Georgia 3,709,510
Mongolia 3,537,947
Moldova 3,254,966
Lesotho 2,381,381
Timor-Leste 1,399,184
Eswatini 1,234,858
Djibouti 1,168,257
Bhutan 797,335
Solomon Islands 773,027
Cabo Verde 610,209
Micronesia 554,732
Vanuatu 350,202
Sao Tome and Principe 240,979
Kiribati 137,984
Kenya - Historical Population Growth Rate Data
Year Population Growth Rate Growth Rate
2025 57,323,930 1.99%
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%