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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Belarus was 9,132,629 in 2024 vs 56,432,944 people in Kenya in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Belarus' population is 9,013,835 people compared to 58,955,623 in Kenya.

Population statistics:

  • Kenya's population is 6.54 times bigger than Belarus'.
  • Belarus is ranked the 102nd most populous country in the world, while Kenya is the 25th.
  • The countries together account for 0.82% of the world: 0.11% for Belarus vs 0.71% for Kenya.
  • For the last 10 years, Belarus has had an average growth rate of -0.3% per year vs +2.08% in Kenya.
  • Since 2006, the population of Belarus has decreased from 9.6M people to 9.01M (6.15% decline), while Kenya has grown from 36.9M to 59M (59.8% growth).

Belarus vs Kenya: population by year and forecast

Belarus
Factual

Projection
Kenya
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Belarus Kenya
2100 4,398,633 105,238,162
2099 4,449,573 105,257,438
2098 4,500,269 105,257,489
2097 4,550,935 105,250,948
2096 4,601,487 105,220,085
2095 4,652,286 105,175,623
2094 4,703,117 105,118,372
2093 4,754,252 105,046,907
2092 4,805,369 104,955,024
2091 4,856,664 104,846,805
2090 4,908,430 104,718,130
2089 4,960,656 104,573,271
2088 5,013,287 104,414,197
2087 5,066,741 104,243,505
2086 5,120,920 104,056,143
2085 5,176,048 103,854,891
2084 5,232,002 103,640,244
2083 5,288,854 103,407,124
2082 5,346,728 103,158,580
2081 5,405,543 102,889,291
2080 5,465,448 102,594,978
2079 5,526,121 102,286,967
2078 5,587,557 101,961,280
2077 5,650,096 101,613,181
2076 5,713,205 101,239,843
2075 5,777,144 100,849,423
2074 5,841,895 100,436,632
2073 5,907,671 100,001,277
2072 5,974,027 99,533,234
2071 6,041,554 99,042,264
2070 6,109,593 98,529,166
2069 6,178,463 97,992,232
2068 6,247,964 97,428,138
2067 6,318,511 96,842,744
2066 6,389,815 96,230,345
2065 6,461,651 95,598,937
2064 6,533,883 94,942,874
2063 6,606,470 94,266,124
2062 6,679,180 93,561,519
2061 6,751,939 92,837,768
2060 6,825,105 92,098,717
2059 6,898,206 91,343,602
2058 6,970,893 90,569,828
2057 7,043,508 89,783,087
2056 7,115,638 88,994,126
2055 7,187,104 88,192,182
2054 7,257,138 87,379,992
2053 7,326,052 86,552,281
2052 7,393,630 85,710,403
2051 7,459,522 84,850,558
2050 7,524,239 83,976,685
2049 7,588,059 83,090,517
2048 7,651,163 82,191,119
2047 7,712,657 81,274,836
2046 7,773,226 80,340,592
2045 7,833,564 79,389,433
2044 7,893,753 78,414,158
2043 7,953,762 77,418,567
2042 8,013,962 76,399,781
2041 8,075,253 75,363,853
2040 8,136,633 74,308,480
2039 8,198,487 73,241,028
2038 8,260,287 72,153,876
2037 8,321,922 71,058,753
2036 8,384,012 69,949,421
2035 8,446,649 68,831,151
2034 8,509,786 67,705,051
2033 8,573,478 66,569,532
2032 8,637,170 65,431,402
2031 8,700,460 64,289,540
2030 8,764,169 63,153,520
2029 8,827,965 62,021,378
2028 8,890,419 60,894,078
2027 8,952,131 59,770,115
2026 9,013,835 58,653,621
2025 9,073,924 57,540,609
2024 9,132,629 56,432,944
2023 9,178,298 55,339,003
2022 9,228,071 54,252,461
2021 9,302,585 53,219,166
2020 9,379,952 52,217,334
2019 9,419,758 51,202,827
2018 9,438,785 50,207,107
2017 9,458,989 49,197,766
2016 9,469,379 48,139,687
2015 9,461,076 47,088,526
2014 9,448,515 46,051,440
2013 9,443,211 44,986,791
2012 9,446,836 43,888,303
2011 9,461,643 42,758,461
2010 9,483,836 41,598,567
2009 9,504,583 40,408,891
2008 9,527,985 39,206,351
2007 9,560,953 38,036,349
2006 9,604,924 36,904,008
2005 9,663,915 35,796,484
2004 9,730,146 34,713,455
2003 9,796,749 33,652,223
2002 9,865,548 32,629,808
2001 9,928,549 31,619,170
2000 9,979,610 30,642,890
1999 10,026,738 29,733,408
1998 10,071,963 28,888,057
1997 10,117,433 28,101,768
1996 10,159,569 27,344,211
1995 10,193,831 26,601,751
1994 10,226,955 25,857,130
1993 10,239,050 25,117,188
1992 10,216,470 24,382,460
1991 10,194,050 23,646,514
1990 10,189,348 22,892,651
1989 10,170,000 22,118,434
1988 10,140,000 21,356,219
1987 10,111,000 20,616,096
1986 10,043,000 19,901,646
1985 9,975,000 19,201,768
1984 9,910,000 18,514,906
1983 9,843,000 17,846,374
1982 9,776,000 17,206,175
1981 9,710,000 16,601,507
1980 9,643,000 16,018,459
1979 9,584,000 15,460,666
1978 9,525,000 14,934,126
1977 9,463,000 14,428,819
1976 9,411,000 13,957,623
1975 9,367,000 13,511,671
1974 9,317,584 13,070,078
1973 9,257,272 12,634,835
1972 9,188,968 12,206,060
1971 9,115,576 11,788,904
1970 9,040,000 11,368,791
1969 8,960,304 10,939,695
1968 8,874,552 10,518,823
1967 8,785,648 10,111,057
1966 8,696,496 9,717,816
1965 8,610,000 9,338,078
1964 8,524,224 8,973,535
1963 8,437,232 8,627,971
1962 8,351,928 8,299,308
1961 8,271,216 7,987,770
1960 8,198,000 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/belarus/kenya | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Belarus decreased by 135,545 people (a 1.41% decline), while Kenya gained 11,235,679 people (a 30.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Belarus lost 455,544 people (a 4.81% decline), while Kenya's population increased by 10,815,936 people (a 22.5% growth).

Belarus was ranked 82nd most populous country in 2006 and is 102nd 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) Belarus' population will shrink by 16.5% to 7,524,239 people with a rank change from 102nd to 114th. 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 Belarus' population already peaked in 1993 at 10.2M people and is projected to decrease to 4.4M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Belarus
Factual

Projection
Kenya
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Belarus Kenya
2100 -1.14% -0.02%
2099 -1.13% -0%
2098 -1.11% 0.006%
2097 -1.1% 0.03%
2096 -1.09% 0.04%
2095 -1.08% 0.05%
2094 -1.08% 0.07%
2093 -1.06% 0.09%
2092 -1.06% 0.1%
2091 -1.05% 0.12%
2090 -1.05% 0.14%
2089 -1.05% 0.15%
2088 -1.05% 0.16%
2087 -1.06% 0.18%
2086 -1.07% 0.19%
2085 -1.07% 0.21%
2084 -1.07% 0.23%
2083 -1.08% 0.24%
2082 -1.09% 0.26%
2081 -1.1% 0.29%
2080 -1.1% 0.3%
2079 -1.1% 0.32%
2078 -1.11% 0.34%
2077 -1.1% 0.37%
2076 -1.11% 0.39%
2075 -1.11% 0.41%
2074 -1.11% 0.44%
2073 -1.11% 0.47%
2072 -1.12% 0.5%
2071 -1.11% 0.52%
2070 -1.11% 0.55%
2069 -1.11% 0.58%
2068 -1.12% 0.6%
2067 -1.12% 0.64%
2066 -1.11% 0.66%
2065 -1.11% 0.69%
2064 -1.1% 0.72%
2063 -1.09% 0.75%
2062 -1.08% 0.78%
2061 -1.07% 0.8%
2060 -1.06% 0.83%
2059 -1.04% 0.85%
2058 -1.03% 0.88%
2057 -1.01% 0.89%
2056 -0.99% 0.91%
2055 -0.97% 0.93%
2054 -0.94% 0.96%
2053 -0.91% 0.98%
2052 -0.88% 1.01%
2051 -0.86% 1.04%
2050 -0.84% 1.07%
2049 -0.82% 1.09%
2048 -0.8% 1.13%
2047 -0.78% 1.16%
2046 -0.77% 1.2%
2045 -0.76% 1.24%
2044 -0.75% 1.29%
2043 -0.75% 1.33%
2042 -0.76% 1.37%
2041 -0.75% 1.42%
2040 -0.75% 1.46%
2039 -0.75% 1.51%
2038 -0.74% 1.54%
2037 -0.74% 1.59%
2036 -0.74% 1.62%
2035 -0.74% 1.66%
2034 -0.74% 1.71%
2033 -0.74% 1.74%
2032 -0.73% 1.78%
2031 -0.73% 1.8%
2030 -0.72% 1.83%
2029 -0.7% 1.85%
2028 -0.69% 1.88%
2027 -0.68% 1.9%
2026 -0.66% 1.93%
2025 -0.64% 1.96%
2024 -0.5% 1.98%
2023 -0.54% 2%
2022 -0.8% 1.94%
2021 -0.82% 1.92%
2020 -0.42% 1.98%
2019 -0.2% 1.98%
2018 -0.21% 2.05%
2017 -0.11% 2.2%
2016 0.09% 2.23%
2015 0.13% 2.25%
2014 0.06% 2.37%
2013 -0.04% 2.5%
2012 -0.16% 2.64%
2011 -0.23% 2.79%
2010 -0.22% 2.94%
2009 -0.25% 3.07%
2008 -0.34% 3.08%
2007 -0.46% 3.07%
2006 -0.61% 3.09%
2005 -0.68% 3.12%
2004 -0.68% 3.15%
2003 -0.7% 3.13%
2002 -0.63% 3.2%
2001 -0.51% 3.19%
2000 -0.47% 3.06%
1999 -0.45% 2.93%
1998 -0.45% 2.8%
1997 -0.41% 2.77%
1996 -0.34% 2.79%
1995 -0.32% 2.88%
1994 -0.12% 2.95%
1993 0.22% 3.01%
1992 0.22% 3.11%
1991 0.05% 3.29%
1990 0.19% 3.5%
1989 0.3% 3.57%
1988 0.29% 3.59%
1987 0.68% 3.59%
1986 0.68% 3.64%
1985 0.66% 3.71%
1984 0.68% 3.75%
1983 0.69% 3.72%
1982 0.68% 3.64%
1981 0.69% 3.64%
1980 0.62% 3.61%
1979 0.62% 3.53%
1978 0.66% 3.5%
1977 0.55% 3.38%
1976 0.47% 3.3%
1975 0.53% 3.38%
1974 0.65% 3.44%
1973 0.74% 3.51%
1972 0.81% 3.54%
1971 0.84% 3.7%
1970 0.89% 3.92%
1969 0.97% 4%
1968 1.01% 4.03%
1967 1.03% 4.05%
1966 1% 4.07%
1965 1.01% 4.06%
1964 1.03% 4.01%
1963 1.02% 3.96%
1962 0.98% 3.9%
1961 0.89% 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/belarus/kenya | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Belarus declined by 0.5%, while Kenya's population grew by 1.98%.

Live population counters

Belarus Kenya
Current population
9013835
58955623
Population rank 102/197 25/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 0.71%
One net population change
11.5 minutes
28.8 seconds
One birth every
8.02 minutes
21 seconds
One death every
4.29 minutes
1.32 minutes
Daily growth/decline -125 +2,997
Annual growth/decline -45,669 +1,093,941
Annual growth/decline rate -0.5% +1.98%
Population growth rate rank 187/197 53/197
One migration net change every
2.91 hours
19.3 minutes
Annual migration change -3,020 -27,330
Net migration rank 109/196 160/196
Foreign-born residents 1,054,604 992,536
Foreign-born residents rank 58/195 61/195
Foreign-born share of population 11.6% 1.8%
Foreign-born share rank 58/195 136/195

Natural population change vs migration

Belarus
Natural

Migration
Kenya
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Belarus Kenya
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,020 - -27,330
2024 - -3,119 - -19,781
2023 -56,924 -3,034 1,100,970 -10,003
2022 -47,839 -8,000 1,092,102 -10,003
2021 -67,118 -33,954 1,037,082 -52,552
2020 -64,703 -33,954 1,036,253 -17,111
2019 -32,969 -33,954 1,071,777 -61,949
2018 -26,429 8,615 1,097,075 -115,436
2017 -17,026 3,337 1,105,769 -68,702
2016 -1,894 8,272 1,108,801 -29,728
2015 -946 18,088 1,119,200 -95,977
2014 -2,834 14,979 1,123,333 -72,415
2013 -6,610 10,550 1,136,006 -57,634
2012 -11,336 10,903 1,161,548 -42,928
2011 -26,493 5,686 1,185,863 -44,795
2010 -29,400 10,300 1,199,786 -21,069
2009 -25,662 13,610 1,193,598 7,096
2008 -25,726 -495 1,174,818 29,612
2007 -28,683 -4,013 1,147,063 -11,495
2006 -41,301 -8,303 1,113,357 15,767
2005 -50,252 -15,451 1,080,446 5,501
2004 -50,597 -10,424 1,048,590 31,525
2003 -53,882 -10,795 1,018,182 24,175
2002 -58,207 -11,945 992,044 10,431
2001 -48,650 -4,469 963,721 55,052
2000 -40,916 1,812 928,357 5,407
1999 -49,131 2,028 898,484 -13,257
1998 -44,316 13,192 875,511 -70,023
1997 -46,540 -235 847,493 -80,443
1996 -37,591 5,205 827,326 -79,276
1995 -32,621 481 812,391 -75,506
1994 -19,431 -12,570 792,702 -40,367
1993 -11,263 19,652 788,579 -61,054
1992 11,238 29,477 785,018 -43,085
1991 18,349 -5,876 790,030 -60,087
1990 32,606 -26,497 789,087 -11,338
1989 49,833 5,639 795,622 -24,949
1988 60,840 -5,424 785,652 -31,894
1987 62,689 -12,462 775,124 -48,633
1986 74,318 -11,499 755,606 -53,183
1985 58,852 -784 732,739 -35,400
1984 64,415 -3,051 709,639 -33,253
1983 75,791 -2,938 684,587 -23,905
1982 65,499 3,339 663,109 -43,382
1981 65,057 14,998 642,379 -52,761
1980 62,101 16,616 616,390 -39,920
1979 64,481 395 595,390 -56,280
1978 67,342 -11,143 574,695 -60,718
1977 67,434 -4,925 554,124 -57,493
1976 66,677 -5,350 536,740 -90,990
1975 65,494 -6,302 517,579 -71,421
1974 71,158 -5,157 500,008 -62,973
1973 70,911 -7,357 485,556 -52,102
1972 74,036 -7,966 472,557 -48,466
1971 77,464 -5,818 459,897 -49,671
1970 75,520 -8,643 443,065 -13,064
1969 74,567 -12,833 427,819 369
1968 76,782 -7,511 411,948 1,611
1967 81,136 -13,409 396,920 5,060
1966 84,191 -14,544 382,891 1,616
1965 90,611 -17,979 366,444 8,524
1964 101,618 -17,837 349,322 4,788
1963 113,160 -28,653 332,763 4,246
1962 124,945 -32,996 315,797 4,521
1961 134,490 -26,780 298,463 4,296
1960 136,399 -27,382 280,032 2,134

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

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

Over the last 10 years, 84.2% of the population change in Belarus is from natural causes (a loss of 318,682 people) and 15.8% is from migration (a loss of 59,605 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, 1,054,604 residents or 11.6% of the population were not native-born in Belarus, compared to 992,536 people or 1.8% in Kenya.

Biggest cities by population

Belarus
City Population
Minsk 2M
Gomel 501K
Grodno 364K
Vitebsk 359K
Mogilev 353K
Brest 346K
Babruysk 206K
Baranavichy 171K
Barysaw 135K
Pinsk 124K
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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