Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2022) |
Date | 08 Apr 2024 |
The current population of Kenya is 55,982,697 as of April 20, 2024, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of Kenya is projected at 56,203,030 or 56.20 million, as of July 1, 2024. The total population in Kenya is projected at 55,100,586 or 55.10 million people for the year 2023.
Kenya is the seventh-most populous country in Africa and is in the 26th position in the world on the list of 237 countries and territories.
Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 Jan | 1 July | Net Change | rate (%) | to World | |
2022 | 53,499,879 | 54,027,487 | 1,055,216 | 1.953 | 0.68 |
2023 | 54,555,095 | 55,100,586 | 1,090,983 | 1.980 | 0.68 |
2024 | 55,646,078 | 56,203,030 | 1,113,904 | 1.982 | 0.69 |
2025 | 56,759,982 | 57,323,930 | 1,127,896 | 1.968 | 0.70 |
2026 | 57,887,878 | 58,457,378 | 1,139,000 | 1.948 | 0.71 |
2027 | 59,026,878 | 59,604,431 | 1,155,106 | 1.938 | 0.72 |
2028 | 60,181,984 | 60,762,923 | 1,161,878 | 1.912 | 0.72 |
2029 | 61,343,862 | 61,929,863 | 1,172,003 | 1.893 | 0.73 |
2030 | 62,515,865 | 63,103,942 | 1,176,153 | 1.864 | 0.74 |
2031 | 63,692,018 | 64,284,466 | 1,184,896 | 1.843 | 0.75 |
2032 | 64,876,914 | 65,470,260 | 1,186,692 | 1.813 | 0.75 |
2033 | 66,063,606 | 66,655,944 | 1,184,676 | 1.777 | 0.76 |
2034 | 67,248,282 | 67,839,692 | 1,182,819 | 1.744 | 0.77 |
2035 | 68,431,101 | 69,018,977 | 1,175,752 | 1.704 | 0.78 |
2036 | 69,606,853 | 70,186,445 | 1,159,184 | 1.652 | 0.78 |
2037 | 70,766,037 | 71,342,689 | 1,153,303 | 1.617 | 0.79 |
2038 | 71,919,340 | 72,493,659 | 1,148,638 | 1.585 | 0.80 |
2039 | 73,067,978 | 73,634,414 | 1,132,872 | 1.539 | 0.81 |
2040 | 74,200,850 | 74,757,978 | 1,114,257 | 1.491 | 0.81 |
2041 | 75,315,107 | 75,866,827 | 1,103,441 | 1.454 | 0.82 |
2042 | 76,418,548 | 76,961,167 | 1,085,238 | 1.410 | 0.83 |
2043 | 77,503,786 | 78,039,853 | 1,072,135 | 1.374 | 0.83 |
2044 | 78,575,921 | 79,104,471 | 1,057,100 | 1.336 | 0.84 |
2045 | 79,633,021 | 80,156,601 | 1,047,159 | 1.306 | 0.85 |
2046 | 80,680,180 | 81,195,005 | 1,029,650 | 1.268 | 0.85 |
2047 | 81,709,830 | 82,219,527 | 1,019,395 | 1.240 | 0.86 |
2048 | 82,729,225 | 83,230,070 | 1,001,690 | 1.204 | 0.87 |
2049 | 83,730,915 | 84,227,657 | 993,484 | 1.180 | 0.87 |
2050 | 84,724,399 | 85,211,739 | 974,680 | 1.144 | 0.88 |
2051 | 85,699,079 | 86,180,531 | 962,905 | 1.117 | 0.88 |
2052 | 86,661,984 | 87,136,936 | 949,904 | 1.090 | 0.89 |
2053 | 87,611,888 | 88,079,530 | 935,284 | 1.062 | 0.90 |
2054 | 88,547,172 | 89,009,409 | 924,475 | 1.039 | 0.90 |
2055 | 89,471,647 | 89,930,664 | 918,035 | 1.021 | 0.91 |
2056 | 90,389,682 | 90,841,703 | 904,042 | 0.995 | 0.91 |
2057 | 91,293,724 | 91,739,355 | 891,261 | 0.972 | 0.92 |
2058 | 92,184,985 | 92,623,988 | 878,006 | 0.948 | 0.93 |
2059 | 93,062,991 | 93,491,952 | 857,923 | 0.918 | 0.93 |
2060 | 93,920,914 | 94,340,314 | 838,799 | 0.889 | 0.94 |
2061 | 94,759,713 | 95,167,607 | 815,789 | 0.857 | 0.94 |
2062 | 95,575,502 | 95,977,327 | 803,650 | 0.837 | 0.95 |
2063 | 96,379,152 | 96,770,484 | 782,664 | 0.809 | 0.95 |
2064 | 97,161,816 | 97,545,543 | 767,455 | 0.787 | 0.96 |
2065 | 97,929,271 | 98,299,137 | 739,733 | 0.753 | 0.96 |
2066 | 98,669,004 | 99,033,580 | 729,151 | 0.736 | 0.97 |
2067 | 99,398,155 | 99,748,454 | 700,597 | 0.702 | 0.97 |
2068 | 100,098,752 | 100,441,292 | 685,081 | 0.682 | 0.98 |
2069 | 100,783,833 | 101,115,967 | 664,269 | 0.657 | 0.98 |
2070 | 101,448,102 | 101,768,606 | 641,008 | 0.630 | 0.99 |
2071 | 102,089,110 | 102,397,861 | 617,503 | 0.603 | 0.99 |
2072 | 102,706,613 | 103,004,539 | 595,853 | 0.578 | 1.00 |
2073 | 103,302,466 | 103,592,150 | 579,368 | 0.559 | 1.00 |
2074 | 103,881,834 | 104,160,996 | 558,323 | 0.536 | 1.01 |
2075 | 104,440,157 | 104,706,431 | 532,547 | 0.509 | 1.01 |
2076 | 104,972,704 | 105,230,178 | 514,948 | 0.489 | 1.01 |
2077 | 105,487,652 | 105,734,208 | 493,113 | 0.466 | 1.02 |
2078 | 105,980,765 | 106,220,830 | 480,131 | 0.452 | 1.02 |
2079 | 106,460,896 | 106,689,223 | 456,654 | 0.428 | 1.03 |
2080 | 106,917,550 | 107,137,378 | 439,656 | 0.410 | 1.03 |
2081 | 107,357,206 | 107,569,758 | 425,103 | 0.395 | 1.03 |
2082 | 107,782,309 | 107,986,356 | 408,093 | 0.378 | 1.04 |
2083 | 108,190,402 | 108,385,768 | 390,731 | 0.361 | 1.04 |
2084 | 108,581,133 | 108,769,043 | 375,821 | 0.346 | 1.04 |
2085 | 108,956,954 | 109,136,418 | 358,928 | 0.329 | 1.05 |
2086 | 109,315,882 | 109,483,944 | 336,125 | 0.307 | 1.05 |
2087 | 109,652,007 | 109,812,297 | 320,580 | 0.292 | 1.05 |
2088 | 109,972,587 | 110,124,435 | 303,696 | 0.276 | 1.06 |
2089 | 110,276,283 | 110,419,644 | 286,723 | 0.260 | 1.06 |
2090 | 110,563,006 | 110,696,703 | 267,394 | 0.242 | 1.06 |
2091 | 110,830,400 | 110,953,043 | 245,286 | 0.221 | 1.06 |
2092 | 111,075,686 | 111,189,713 | 228,054 | 0.205 | 1.07 |
2093 | 111,303,740 | 111,410,712 | 213,944 | 0.192 | 1.07 |
2094 | 111,517,684 | 111,613,374 | 191,379 | 0.171 | 1.07 |
2095 | 111,709,063 | 111,797,574 | 177,022 | 0.158 | 1.08 |
2096 | 111,886,085 | 111,965,712 | 159,255 | 0.142 | 1.08 |
2097 | 112,045,340 | 112,121,517 | 152,354 | 0.136 | 1.08 |
2098 | 112,197,694 | 112,267,431 | 139,473 | 0.124 | 1.08 |
2099 | 112,337,167 | 112,401,711 | 129,087 | 0.115 | 1.08 |
2100 | 112,466,254 | 112,525,079 | 117,650 | 0.105 | 1.09 |
Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | ||
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1 Jan | 1 July | Net Change | rate (%) | to World | |
1950 | 5,711,674 | 5,774,050 | 124,752 | 2.161 | 0.23 |
1951 | 5,836,426 | 5,905,774 | 138,695 | 2.349 | 0.23 |
1952 | 5,975,121 | 6,048,730 | 147,217 | 2.434 | 0.23 |
1953 | 6,122,338 | 6,201,950 | 159,225 | 2.567 | 0.23 |
1954 | 6,281,563 | 6,371,191 | 179,257 | 2.814 | 0.24 |
1955 | 6,460,820 | 6,558,870 | 196,101 | 2.990 | 0.24 |
1956 | 6,656,921 | 6,763,941 | 214,040 | 3.165 | 0.24 |
1957 | 6,870,961 | 6,987,580 | 233,238 | 3.338 | 0.24 |
1958 | 7,104,199 | 7,223,458 | 238,518 | 3.302 | 0.25 |
1959 | 7,342,717 | 7,475,752 | 266,070 | 3.559 | 0.25 |
1960 | 7,608,787 | 7,751,435 | 285,295 | 3.681 | 0.26 |
1961 | 7,894,082 | 8,047,470 | 306,776 | 3.813 | 0.26 |
1962 | 8,200,858 | 8,363,578 | 325,440 | 3.892 | 0.27 |
1963 | 8,526,298 | 8,697,200 | 341,803 | 3.931 | 0.27 |
1964 | 8,868,101 | 9,047,387 | 358,571 | 3.964 | 0.28 |
1965 | 9,226,672 | 9,417,207 | 381,069 | 4.047 | 0.28 |
1966 | 9,607,741 | 9,802,605 | 389,729 | 3.976 | 0.29 |
1967 | 9,997,470 | 10,201,068 | 407,196 | 3.992 | 0.29 |
1968 | 10,404,666 | 10,613,877 | 418,421 | 3.943 | 0.30 |
1969 | 10,823,087 | 11,039,551 | 432,928 | 3.922 | 0.30 |
1970 | 11,256,015 | 11,473,087 | 434,145 | 3.784 | 0.31 |
1971 | 11,690,160 | 11,898,457 | 416,593 | 3.502 | 0.32 |
1972 | 12,106,753 | 12,322,903 | 432,299 | 3.508 | 0.32 |
1973 | 12,539,052 | 12,760,405 | 442,706 | 3.470 | 0.33 |
1974 | 12,981,758 | 13,203,949 | 444,381 | 3.366 | 0.33 |
1975 | 13,426,139 | 13,651,908 | 451,539 | 3.308 | 0.34 |
1976 | 13,877,678 | 14,102,268 | 449,180 | 3.185 | 0.34 |
1977 | 14,326,858 | 14,577,346 | 500,977 | 3.437 | 0.35 |
1978 | 14,827,835 | 15,087,423 | 519,176 | 3.441 | 0.35 |
1979 | 15,347,011 | 15,620,613 | 547,205 | 3.503 | 0.36 |
1980 | 15,894,216 | 16,187,124 | 585,817 | 3.619 | 0.36 |
1981 | 16,480,033 | 16,785,962 | 611,858 | 3.645 | 0.37 |
1982 | 17,091,891 | 17,411,491 | 639,200 | 3.672 | 0.38 |
1983 | 17,731,091 | 18,069,461 | 676,739 | 3.746 | 0.39 |
1984 | 18,407,830 | 18,753,176 | 690,692 | 3.683 | 0.39 |
1985 | 19,098,522 | 19,452,161 | 707,278 | 3.636 | 0.40 |
1986 | 19,805,800 | 20,160,879 | 710,159 | 3.523 | 0.41 |
1987 | 20,515,959 | 20,882,094 | 732,271 | 3.507 | 0.41 |
1988 | 21,248,230 | 21,626,122 | 755,783 | 3.495 | 0.42 |
1989 | 22,004,013 | 22,387,803 | 767,580 | 3.429 | 0.43 |
1990 | 22,771,593 | 23,162,269 | 781,353 | 3.374 | 0.44 |
1991 | 23,552,946 | 23,918,235 | 730,579 | 3.055 | 0.44 |
1992 | 24,283,525 | 24,655,723 | 744,396 | 3.019 | 0.45 |
1993 | 25,027,921 | 25,391,830 | 727,818 | 2.867 | 0.46 |
1994 | 25,755,739 | 26,133,744 | 756,009 | 2.893 | 0.46 |
1995 | 26,511,748 | 26,878,347 | 733,199 | 2.728 | 0.47 |
1996 | 27,244,947 | 27,615,736 | 741,579 | 2.686 | 0.47 |
1997 | 27,986,526 | 28,364,264 | 755,476 | 2.664 | 0.48 |
1998 | 28,742,002 | 29,137,373 | 790,742 | 2.714 | 0.49 |
1999 | 29,532,744 | 29,965,129 | 864,770 | 2.886 | 0.49 |
2000 | 30,397,514 | 30,851,606 | 908,184 | 2.944 | 0.50 |
2001 | 31,305,698 | 31,800,343 | 989,291 | 3.111 | 0.51 |
2002 | 32,294,989 | 32,779,823 | 969,667 | 2.958 | 0.52 |
2003 | 33,264,656 | 33,767,122 | 1,004,931 | 2.976 | 0.53 |
2004 | 34,269,587 | 34,791,836 | 1,044,498 | 3.002 | 0.54 |
2005 | 35,314,085 | 35,843,010 | 1,057,850 | 2.952 | 0.55 |
2006 | 36,371,935 | 36,925,253 | 1,106,637 | 2.997 | 0.56 |
2007 | 37,478,572 | 38,036,793 | 1,116,443 | 2.935 | 0.57 |
2008 | 38,595,015 | 39,186,895 | 1,183,759 | 3.021 | 0.58 |
2009 | 39,778,774 | 40,364,444 | 1,171,341 | 2.902 | 0.59 |
2010 | 40,950,115 | 41,517,895 | 1,135,561 | 2.735 | 0.59 |
2011 | 42,085,676 | 42,635,144 | 1,098,936 | 2.578 | 0.60 |
2012 | 43,184,612 | 43,725,806 | 1,082,389 | 2.476 | 0.61 |
2013 | 44,267,001 | 44,792,368 | 1,050,734 | 2.346 | 0.62 |
2014 | 45,317,735 | 45,831,863 | 1,028,257 | 2.244 | 0.62 |
2015 | 46,345,992 | 46,851,488 | 1,010,993 | 2.158 | 0.63 |
2016 | 47,356,985 | 47,894,670 | 1,075,370 | 2.245 | 0.64 |
2017 | 48,432,355 | 48,948,137 | 1,031,564 | 2.108 | 0.64 |
2018 | 49,463,919 | 49,953,304 | 978,770 | 1.959 | 0.65 |
2019 | 50,442,689 | 50,951,450 | 1,017,522 | 1.997 | 0.66 |
2020 | 51,460,211 | 51,985,780 | 1,051,138 | 2.022 | 0.66 |
2021 | 52,511,349 | 53,005,614 | 988,530 | 1.865 | 0.67 |