Kenya Population 1950-2023

Chart and table of Kenya population from 1950 to 2023. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current population of Kenya in 2023 is 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.
  • The population of Kenya in 2020 was 51,985,780, a 2.03% increase from 2019.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Population
Country Name 2023 Population
India 1,428,627,663
Indonesia 277,534,122
Pakistan 240,485,658
Nigeria 223,804,632
Bangladesh 172,954,319
Philippines 117,337,368
Egypt 112,716,598
Vietnam 98,858,950
Kenya 55,100,586
Myanmar 54,577,997
Sudan 48,109,006
Morocco 37,840,044
Ukraine 36,744,634
Angola 36,684,202
Uzbekistan 35,163,944
Ghana 34,121,985
Cameroon 28,647,293
Sri Lanka 21,893,579
Zambia 20,569,737
Cambodia 16,944,826
Tunisia 12,458,223
Bolivia 12,388,571
Honduras 10,593,798
Papua New Guinea 10,329,931
Nicaragua 7,046,310
El Salvador 6,364,943
Republic of Congo 6,106,869
Mauritania 4,862,989
Georgia 3,728,282
Mongolia 3,447,157
Moldova 3,435,931
Lesotho 2,330,318
Timor-Leste 1,360,596
Eswatini 1,210,822
Djibouti 1,136,455
Bhutan 787,424
Solomon Islands 740,424
Cabo Verde 598,682
Micronesia 544,321
Vanuatu 334,506
Sao Tome and Principe 231,856
Kiribati 133,515
Kenya - Historical Population Data
Year Population Growth Rate
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%