Kenya Population 1950-2021
Chart and table of Kenya population from 1950 to 2021. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population of Kenya in 2021 is 54,985,698, a 2.26% increase from 2020.
- The population of Kenya in 2020 was 53,771,296, a 2.28% increase from 2019.
- The population of Kenya in 2019 was 52,573,973, a 2.3% increase from 2018.
- The population of Kenya in 2018 was 51,392,565, a 2.33% increase from 2017.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population |
| Country Name |
2021 Population |
| India |
1,393,409,038 |
| Indonesia |
276,361,783 |
| Pakistan |
225,199,937 |
| Nigeria |
211,400,708 |
| Bangladesh |
166,303,498 |
| Philippines |
111,046,913 |
| Egypt |
104,258,327 |
| Vietnam |
98,168,833 |
| Kenya |
54,985,698 |
| Myanmar |
54,806,012 |
| Sudan |
44,909,353 |
| Ukraine |
43,466,819 |
| Morocco |
37,344,795 |
| Uzbekistan |
33,935,763 |
| Angola |
33,933,610 |
| Ghana |
31,732,129 |
| Cameroon |
27,224,265 |
| Sri Lanka |
21,497,310 |
| Zambia |
18,920,651 |
| Cambodia |
16,946,438 |
| Tunisia |
11,935,766 |
| Bolivia |
11,832,940 |
| Honduras |
10,062,991 |
| Papua New Guinea |
9,119,010 |
| Nicaragua |
6,702,385 |
| El Salvador |
6,518,499 |
| Mauritania |
4,775,119 |
| Moldova |
4,024,019 |
| Georgia |
3,979,765 |
| Mongolia |
3,329,289 |
| Lesotho |
2,159,079 |
| Timor-Leste |
1,343,873 |
| Eswatini |
1,172,362 |
| Djibouti |
1,002,187 |
| Bhutan |
779,898 |
| Solomon Islands |
703,996 |
| Cabo Verde |
561,898 |
| Micronesia |
554,397 |
| Vanuatu |
314,464 |
| Sao Tome and Principe |
223,368 |
| Kiribati |
121,392 |
|
Kenya - Historical Population Data
|
| Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
| 2021 |
54,985,698 |
2.26% |
| 2020 |
53,771,296 |
2.28% |
| 2019 |
52,573,973 |
2.30% |
| 2018 |
51,392,565 |
2.33% |
| 2017 |
50,221,142 |
2.38% |
| 2016 |
49,051,534 |
2.45% |
| 2015 |
47,878,336 |
2.52% |
| 2014 |
46,700,055 |
2.59% |
| 2013 |
45,519,981 |
2.65% |
| 2012 |
44,343,467 |
2.70% |
| 2011 |
43,178,274 |
2.73% |
| 2010 |
42,030,676 |
2.76% |
| 2009 |
40,901,792 |
2.79% |
| 2008 |
39,791,981 |
2.81% |
| 2007 |
38,705,932 |
2.81% |
| 2006 |
37,649,033 |
2.80% |
| 2005 |
36,624,895 |
2.78% |
| 2004 |
35,635,271 |
2.76% |
| 2003 |
34,678,779 |
2.75% |
| 2002 |
33,751,739 |
2.75% |
| 2001 |
32,848,564 |
2.77% |
| 2000 |
31,964,557 |
2.78% |
| 1999 |
31,098,757 |
2.80% |
| 1998 |
30,250,488 |
2.84% |
| 1997 |
29,415,659 |
2.89% |
| 1996 |
28,589,451 |
2.96% |
| 1995 |
27,768,296 |
3.03% |
| 1994 |
26,950,513 |
3.12% |
| 1993 |
26,136,216 |
3.20% |
| 1992 |
25,326,078 |
3.28% |
| 1991 |
24,521,703 |
3.36% |
| 1990 |
23,724,579 |
3.44% |
| 1989 |
22,935,092 |
3.53% |
| 1988 |
22,153,676 |
3.61% |
| 1987 |
21,382,112 |
3.68% |
| 1986 |
20,622,560 |
3.75% |
| 1985 |
19,877,083 |
3.82% |
| 1984 |
19,146,400 |
3.88% |
| 1983 |
18,431,761 |
3.92% |
| 1982 |
17,736,326 |
3.94% |
| 1981 |
17,063,876 |
3.94% |
| 1980 |
16,417,197 |
3.92% |
| 1979 |
15,797,776 |
3.90% |
| 1978 |
15,205,374 |
3.87% |
| 1977 |
14,638,890 |
3.85% |
| 1976 |
14,096,263 |
3.83% |
| 1975 |
13,575,907 |
3.81% |
| 1974 |
13,077,341 |
3.78% |
| 1973 |
12,600,797 |
3.74% |
| 1972 |
12,146,068 |
3.70% |
| 1971 |
11,713,048 |
3.64% |
| 1970 |
11,301,394 |
3.58% |
| 1969 |
10,910,675 |
3.52% |
| 1968 |
10,539,894 |
3.46% |
| 1967 |
10,187,478 |
3.41% |
| 1966 |
9,851,444 |
3.37% |
| 1965 |
9,530,173 |
3.33% |
| 1964 |
9,222,692 |
3.29% |
| 1963 |
8,928,511 |
3.26% |
| 1962 |
8,647,011 |
3.21% |
| 1961 |
8,377,696 |
3.17% |
| 1960 |
8,120,080 |
3.13% |
| 1959 |
7,873,623 |
3.09% |
| 1958 |
7,637,713 |
3.05% |
| 1957 |
7,411,765 |
3.01% |
| 1956 |
7,195,226 |
2.97% |
| 1955 |
6,987,658 |
2.93% |
| 1954 |
6,788,707 |
2.89% |
| 1953 |
6,598,170 |
2.84% |
| 1952 |
6,415,961 |
2.79% |
| 1951 |
6,242,098 |
2.72% |
| 1950 |
6,076,758 |
0.00% |
