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Population in Albania compared to Kenya: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Albania was 2,377,128 in 2024 vs 56,432,944 people in Kenya in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Albania's population is 2,342,753 people compared to 58,955,623 in Kenya.

Population statistics:

  • Kenya's population is 25.2 times bigger than Albania's.
  • Albania is ranked the 144th most populous country in the world, while Kenya is the 25th.
  • The countries together account for 0.74% of the world: 0.03% for Albania vs 0.71% for Kenya.
  • For the last 10 years, Albania has had an average growth rate of -1.53% per year vs +2.08% in Kenya.
  • Since 2006, the population of Albania has decreased from 2.99M people to 2.34M (21.7% decline), while Kenya has grown from 36.9M to 59M (59.8% growth).

Albania vs Kenya: population by year and forecast

Albania
Factual

Projection
Kenya
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Albania Kenya
2100 1,012,012 105,238,162
2099 1,025,473 105,257,438
2098 1,039,339 105,257,489
2097 1,053,604 105,250,948
2096 1,068,302 105,220,085
2095 1,083,434 105,175,623
2094 1,099,077 105,118,372
2093 1,115,220 105,046,907
2092 1,131,856 104,955,024
2091 1,148,926 104,846,805
2090 1,166,413 104,718,130
2089 1,184,321 104,573,271
2088 1,202,564 104,414,197
2087 1,220,857 104,243,505
2086 1,239,498 104,056,143
2085 1,258,345 103,854,891
2084 1,277,370 103,640,244
2083 1,296,519 103,407,124
2082 1,315,707 103,158,580
2081 1,334,733 102,889,291
2080 1,353,737 102,594,978
2079 1,372,377 102,286,967
2078 1,391,035 101,961,280
2077 1,409,844 101,613,181
2076 1,428,308 101,239,843
2075 1,446,956 100,849,423
2074 1,465,797 100,436,632
2073 1,484,047 100,001,277
2072 1,502,354 99,533,234
2071 1,520,594 99,042,264
2070 1,538,681 98,529,166
2069 1,556,707 97,992,232
2068 1,574,841 97,428,138
2067 1,593,106 96,842,744
2066 1,610,982 96,230,345
2065 1,629,308 95,598,937
2064 1,647,661 94,942,874
2063 1,666,152 94,266,124
2062 1,684,532 93,561,519
2061 1,702,912 92,837,768
2060 1,721,513 92,098,717
2059 1,740,217 91,343,602
2058 1,758,780 90,569,828
2057 1,777,592 89,783,087
2056 1,796,291 88,994,126
2055 1,815,311 88,192,182
2054 1,834,428 87,379,992
2053 1,853,584 86,552,281
2052 1,872,627 85,710,403
2051 1,891,209 84,850,558
2050 1,910,221 83,976,685
2049 1,929,192 83,090,517
2048 1,948,051 82,191,119
2047 1,966,563 81,274,836
2046 1,985,533 80,340,592
2045 2,004,453 79,389,433
2044 2,022,832 78,414,158
2043 2,041,623 77,418,567
2042 2,060,331 76,399,781
2041 2,079,391 75,363,853
2040 2,098,252 74,308,480
2039 2,117,584 73,241,028
2038 2,135,961 72,153,876
2037 2,154,309 71,058,753
2036 2,172,363 69,949,421
2035 2,189,761 68,831,151
2034 2,207,553 67,705,051
2033 2,224,941 66,569,532
2032 2,241,680 65,431,402
2031 2,258,394 64,289,540
2030 2,275,638 63,153,520
2029 2,292,376 62,021,378
2028 2,309,153 60,894,078
2027 2,325,576 59,770,115
2026 2,342,753 58,653,621
2025 2,360,334 57,540,609
2024 2,377,128 56,432,944
2023 2,414,095 55,339,003
2022 2,451,636 54,252,461
2021 2,489,762 53,219,166
2020 2,528,480 52,217,334
2019 2,567,801 51,202,827
2018 2,607,733 50,207,107
2017 2,648,285 49,197,766
2016 2,689,469 48,139,687
2015 2,731,293 47,088,526
2014 2,773,767 46,051,440
2013 2,816,902 44,986,791
2012 2,860,708 43,888,303
2011 2,905,195 42,758,461
2010 2,913,021 41,598,567
2009 2,927,519 40,408,891
2008 2,947,314 39,206,351
2007 2,970,017 38,036,349
2006 2,992,547 36,904,008
2005 3,011,487 35,796,484
2004 3,026,939 34,713,455
2003 3,039,616 33,652,223
2002 3,051,010 32,629,808
2001 3,060,173 31,619,170
2000 3,089,027 30,642,890
1999 3,108,778 29,733,408
1998 3,128,530 28,888,057
1997 3,148,281 28,101,768
1996 3,168,033 27,344,211
1995 3,187,784 26,601,751
1994 3,207,536 25,857,130
1993 3,227,287 25,117,188
1992 3,247,039 24,382,460
1991 3,266,790 23,646,514
1990 3,286,542 22,892,651
1989 3,227,943 22,118,434
1988 3,142,336 21,356,219
1987 3,083,605 20,616,096
1986 3,022,635 19,901,646
1985 2,964,762 19,201,768
1984 2,904,429 18,514,906
1983 2,843,960 17,846,374
1982 2,784,278 17,206,175
1981 2,726,056 16,601,507
1980 2,671,997 16,018,459
1979 2,617,832 15,460,666
1978 2,566,266 14,934,126
1977 2,513,546 14,428,819
1976 2,458,526 13,957,623
1975 2,404,831 13,511,671
1974 2,350,124 13,070,078
1973 2,296,752 12,634,835
1972 2,243,126 12,206,060
1971 2,187,853 11,788,904
1970 2,135,479 11,368,791
1969 2,081,695 10,939,695
1968 2,022,272 10,518,823
1967 1,965,598 10,111,057
1966 1,914,573 9,717,816
1965 1,864,791 9,338,078
1964 1,814,135 8,973,535
1963 1,762,621 8,627,971
1962 1,711,319 8,299,308
1961 1,659,800 7,987,770
1960 1,608,800 7,695,307

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/albania/kenya | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Albania decreased by 303,078 people (a 10.1% decline), while Kenya gained 11,235,679 people (a 30.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Albania lost 346,716 people (a 12.9% decline), while Kenya's population increased by 10,815,936 people (a 22.5% growth).

Albania was ranked 133rd most populous country in 2006 and is 144th in 2026. Kenya was ranked 33rd in 2006 and ranked 25th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Albania's population will shrink by 18.5% to 1,910,221 people with a rank change from 144th to 148th. The population of Kenya will increase by 42.4% to 83,976,685 people and rank change from 25th to 22nd.

Kenya is projected to reach its peak in 2098 at 105M people, while Albania's population already peaked in 1990 at 3.29M people and is projected to decrease to 1.01M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Albania
Factual

Projection
Kenya
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Albania Kenya
2100 -1.31% -0.02%
2099 -1.33% -0%
2098 -1.35% 0.006%
2097 -1.38% 0.03%
2096 -1.4% 0.04%
2095 -1.42% 0.05%
2094 -1.45% 0.07%
2093 -1.47% 0.09%
2092 -1.49% 0.1%
2091 -1.5% 0.12%
2090 -1.51% 0.14%
2089 -1.52% 0.15%
2088 -1.5% 0.16%
2087 -1.5% 0.18%
2086 -1.5% 0.19%
2085 -1.49% 0.21%
2084 -1.48% 0.23%
2083 -1.46% 0.24%
2082 -1.43% 0.26%
2081 -1.4% 0.29%
2080 -1.36% 0.3%
2079 -1.34% 0.32%
2078 -1.33% 0.34%
2077 -1.29% 0.37%
2076 -1.29% 0.39%
2075 -1.29% 0.41%
2074 -1.23% 0.44%
2073 -1.22% 0.47%
2072 -1.2% 0.5%
2071 -1.18% 0.52%
2070 -1.16% 0.55%
2069 -1.15% 0.58%
2068 -1.15% 0.6%
2067 -1.11% 0.64%
2066 -1.12% 0.66%
2065 -1.11% 0.69%
2064 -1.11% 0.72%
2063 -1.09% 0.75%
2062 -1.08% 0.78%
2061 -1.08% 0.8%
2060 -1.07% 0.83%
2059 -1.06% 0.85%
2058 -1.06% 0.88%
2057 -1.04% 0.89%
2056 -1.05% 0.91%
2055 -1.04% 0.93%
2054 -1.03% 0.96%
2053 -1.02% 0.98%
2052 -0.98% 1.01%
2051 -1% 1.04%
2050 -0.98% 1.07%
2049 -0.97% 1.09%
2048 -0.94% 1.13%
2047 -0.96% 1.16%
2046 -0.94% 1.2%
2045 -0.91% 1.24%
2044 -0.92% 1.29%
2043 -0.91% 1.33%
2042 -0.92% 1.37%
2041 -0.9% 1.42%
2040 -0.91% 1.46%
2039 -0.86% 1.51%
2038 -0.85% 1.54%
2037 -0.83% 1.59%
2036 -0.79% 1.62%
2035 -0.81% 1.66%
2034 -0.78% 1.71%
2033 -0.75% 1.74%
2032 -0.74% 1.78%
2031 -0.76% 1.8%
2030 -0.73% 1.83%
2029 -0.73% 1.85%
2028 -0.71% 1.88%
2027 -0.73% 1.9%
2026 -0.74% 1.93%
2025 -0.71% 1.96%
2024 -1.53% 1.98%
2023 -1.53% 2%
2022 -1.53% 1.94%
2021 -1.53% 1.92%
2020 -1.53% 1.98%
2019 -1.53% 1.98%
2018 -1.53% 2.05%
2017 -1.53% 2.2%
2016 -1.53% 2.23%
2015 -1.53% 2.25%
2014 -1.53% 2.37%
2013 -1.53% 2.5%
2012 -1.53% 2.64%
2011 -0.27% 2.79%
2010 -0.5% 2.94%
2009 -0.67% 3.07%
2008 -0.76% 3.08%
2007 -0.75% 3.07%
2006 -0.63% 3.09%
2005 -0.51% 3.12%
2004 -0.42% 3.15%
2003 -0.37% 3.13%
2002 -0.3% 3.2%
2001 -0.93% 3.19%
2000 -0.64% 3.06%
1999 -0.63% 2.93%
1998 -0.63% 2.8%
1997 -0.62% 2.77%
1996 -0.62% 2.79%
1995 -0.62% 2.88%
1994 -0.61% 2.95%
1993 -0.61% 3.01%
1992 -0.6% 3.11%
1991 -0.6% 3.29%
1990 1.82% 3.5%
1989 2.72% 3.57%
1988 1.9% 3.59%
1987 2.02% 3.59%
1986 1.95% 3.64%
1985 2.08% 3.71%
1984 2.13% 3.75%
1983 2.14% 3.72%
1982 2.14% 3.64%
1981 2.02% 3.64%
1980 2.07% 3.61%
1979 2.01% 3.53%
1978 2.1% 3.5%
1977 2.24% 3.38%
1976 2.23% 3.3%
1975 2.33% 3.38%
1974 2.32% 3.44%
1973 2.39% 3.51%
1972 2.53% 3.54%
1971 2.45% 3.7%
1970 2.58% 3.92%
1969 2.94% 4%
1968 2.88% 4.03%
1967 2.67% 4.05%
1966 2.67% 4.07%
1965 2.79% 4.06%
1964 2.92% 4.01%
1963 3% 3.96%
1962 3.1% 3.9%
1961 3.17% 3.8%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/albania/kenya | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Albania declined by 1.53%, while Kenya's population grew by 1.98%.

Live population counters

Albania Kenya
Current population
2342753
58955623
Population rank 144/197 25/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.71%
One net population change
14.2 minutes
28.8 seconds
One birth every
21.3 minutes
21 seconds
One death every
26.1 minutes
1.32 minutes
Daily growth/decline -101 +2,997
Annual growth/decline -36,967 +1,093,941
Annual growth/decline rate -1.53% +1.98%
Population growth rate rank 194/197 53/197
One migration net change every
21.8 minutes
19.3 minutes
Annual migration change -24,230 -27,330
Net migration rank 156/196 160/196
Foreign-born residents 46,377 992,536
Foreign-born residents rank 153/195 61/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 1.8%
Foreign-born share rank 138/195 136/195

Natural population change vs migration

Albania
Natural

Migration
Kenya
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Albania Kenya
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -24,230 - -27,330
2024 - -24,472 - -19,781
2023 4,615 -25,357 1,100,970 -10,003
2022 3,913 -16,426 1,092,102 -10,003
2021 623 -32,848 1,037,082 -52,552
2020 3,682 -16,680 1,036,253 -17,111
2019 8,432 -23,094 1,071,777 -61,949
2018 9,187 -15,032 1,097,075 -115,436
2017 10,707 -14,901 1,105,769 -68,702
2016 12,332 -9,347 1,108,801 -29,728
2015 14,164 -20,500 1,119,200 -95,977
2014 16,185 -21,706 1,123,333 -72,415
2013 17,234 -20,681 1,136,006 -57,634
2012 17,565 -19,845 1,161,548 -42,928
2011 17,564 -18,630 1,185,863 -44,795
2010 18,404 -51,907 1,199,786 -21,069
2009 19,336 -51,657 1,193,598 7,096
2008 19,526 -50,619 1,174,818 29,612
2007 20,286 -49,770 1,147,063 -11,495
2006 21,732 -48,882 1,113,357 15,767
2005 24,390 -48,893 1,080,446 5,501
2004 26,989 -48,654 1,048,590 31,525
2003 29,907 -48,517 1,018,182 24,175
2002 30,189 -45,178 992,044 10,431
2001 33,573 -48,070 963,721 55,052
2000 36,741 -60,531 928,357 5,407
1999 40,047 -63,093 898,484 -13,257
1998 43,884 -66,087 875,511 -70,023
1997 46,979 -66,188 847,493 -80,443
1996 52,745 -68,076 827,326 -79,276
1995 56,784 -69,785 812,391 -75,506
1994 59,086 -70,165 792,702 -40,367
1993 60,602 -68,445 788,579 -61,054
1992 63,376 -66,538 785,018 -43,085
1991 65,639 -63,689 790,030 -60,087
1990 67,355 -60,173 789,087 -11,338
1989 66,351 -38,835 795,622 -24,949
1988 64,616 658 785,652 -31,894
1987 63,334 -3,250 775,124 -48,633
1986 61,925 -2,309 755,606 -53,183
1985 60,798 -183 732,739 -35,400
1984 59,396 64 709,639 -33,253
1983 57,647 66 684,587 -23,905
1982 56,443 -225 663,109 -43,382
1981 54,595 -374 642,379 -52,761
1980 53,803 -601 616,390 -39,920
1979 54,139 -1,871 595,390 -56,280
1978 55,463 3,230 574,695 -60,718
1977 56,319 -1,417 554,124 -57,493
1976 56,428 -1,684 536,740 -90,990
1975 56,920 -2,610 517,579 -71,421
1974 56,133 -1,880 500,008 -62,973
1973 55,439 -1,419 485,556 -52,102
1972 54,966 -1,588 472,557 -48,466
1971 53,797 -911 459,897 -49,671
1970 52,293 92 443,065 -13,064
1969 51,407 2,665 427,819 369
1968 49,258 10,490 411,948 1,611
1967 46,494 12,252 396,920 5,060
1966 44,507 11,858 382,891 1,616
1965 43,953 9,617 366,444 8,524
1964 44,205 6,604 349,322 4,788
1963 44,040 4,091 332,763 4,246
1962 43,124 2,325 315,797 4,521
1961 41,802 829 298,463 4,296
1960 40,436 13,734 280,032 2,134

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 30% of the population change in Albania is from natural causes (a gain of 83,840 people) and 70% is from migration (a loss of 195,891 people). In Kenya 95.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 10,892,362 people) and 4.67% is from migration (a loss of 533,876 people).

As of 2024, 46,377 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Albania, compared to 992,536 people or 1.8% in Kenya.

Biggest cities by population

Albania
City Population
Tirana 389K
Durres 102K
Elbasan 66.8K
Vlore 66.3K
Kamez 61.7K
Shkoder 61.6K
Fier 52.9K
Korce 43.3K
Berat 40.7K
Sarande 22.6K
Kenya
City Population
Nairobi 5.54M
Mombasa 1.21M
Kisumu 398K
Nakuru 308K
Eldoret 289K
Thika 279K
Malindi 120K
Machakos 114K
Mumias 100K
Meru 42.7K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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