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

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The latest officially reported population of Belarus was 9,085,991 in 2025 vs 57,532,493 people in Kenya in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Belarus' population is 9,025,821 people compared to 59,218,766 in Kenya.

Population statistics:

  • Kenya's population is 6.56 times bigger than Belarus'.
  • Belarus is ranked the 101st 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 -0.35% per year vs +2.04% in Kenya.
  • Since 2006, the population of Belarus has decreased from 9.6M people to 9.03M (6.03% decline), while Kenya has grown from 36.9M to 59.2M (60.5% growth).

Belarus vs Kenya: population by year and forecast

Belarus
Factual

Projection
Kenya
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Belarus Kenya
2100 4,404,482 105,223,316
2099 4,455,490 105,242,590
2098 4,506,253 105,242,641
2097 4,556,987 105,236,101
2096 4,607,606 105,205,242
2095 4,658,472 105,160,786
2094 4,709,371 105,103,544
2093 4,760,574 105,032,088
2092 4,811,759 104,940,218
2091 4,863,122 104,832,015
2090 4,914,957 104,703,358
2089 4,967,252 104,558,519
2088 5,019,954 104,399,468
2087 5,073,478 104,228,800
2086 5,127,730 104,041,464
2085 5,182,931 103,840,241
2084 5,238,960 103,625,624
2083 5,295,887 103,392,537
2082 5,353,838 103,144,028
2081 5,412,731 102,874,777
2080 5,472,716 102,580,506
2079 5,533,470 102,272,538
2078 5,594,987 101,946,897
2077 5,657,609 101,598,847
2076 5,720,802 101,225,562
2075 5,784,826 100,835,197
2074 5,849,664 100,422,464
2073 5,915,527 99,987,171
2072 5,981,971 99,519,193
2071 6,049,588 99,028,293
2070 6,117,717 98,515,267
2069 6,186,679 97,978,409
2068 6,256,272 97,414,394
2067 6,326,913 96,829,083
2066 6,398,312 96,216,770
2065 6,470,244 95,585,451
2064 6,542,572 94,929,481
2063 6,615,256 94,252,826
2062 6,688,062 93,548,321
2061 6,760,917 92,824,672
2060 6,834,181 92,085,725
2059 6,907,379 91,330,716
2058 6,980,163 90,557,051
2057 7,052,874 89,770,421
2056 7,125,100 88,981,572
2055 7,196,662 88,179,741
2054 7,266,788 87,367,666
2053 7,335,794 86,540,071
2052 7,403,462 85,698,312
2051 7,469,442 84,838,589
2050 7,534,245 83,964,839
2049 7,598,150 83,078,796
2048 7,661,337 82,179,525
2047 7,722,913 81,263,371
2046 7,783,562 80,329,258
2045 7,843,981 79,378,234
2044 7,904,250 78,403,097
2043 7,964,339 77,407,646
2042 8,024,619 76,389,004
2041 8,085,991 75,353,221
2040 8,147,453 74,297,998
2039 8,209,389 73,230,696
2038 8,271,271 72,143,698
2037 8,332,989 71,048,729
2036 8,395,161 69,939,553
2035 8,457,882 68,821,441
2034 8,521,103 67,695,500
2033 8,584,879 66,560,141
2032 8,648,656 65,422,172
2031 8,712,030 64,280,471
2030 8,775,824 63,144,611
2029 8,839,704 62,012,629
2028 8,902,241 60,885,488
2027 8,964,035 59,761,684
2026 9,025,821 58,645,347
2025 9,085,991 57,532,493
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 443,558 people (a 4.68% decline), while Kenya's population increased by 11,079,079 people (a 23% growth).

Belarus was ranked 82nd most populous country in 2006 and is 101st 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 7,534,245 people with a rank change from 101st to 114th. The population of Kenya will increase by 41.8% to 83,964,839 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 -0.51% 1.95%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Belarus declined by 0.51%, while Kenya's population grew by 1.95%.

Live population counters

Belarus Kenya
Current population
9025821
59218766
Population rank 101/197 25/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 0.71%
One net population change
11.3 minutes
28.8 seconds
One birth every
8.19 minutes
20.7 seconds
One death every
4.38 minutes
1.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline -128 +3,012
Annual growth/decline -46,638 +1,099,549
Annual growth/decline rate -0.51% +1.95%
Population growth rate rank 186/197 51/197
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 -55,755 -3,119 1,116,695 -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 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 82.7% of the population change in Belarus is from natural causes (a loss of 371,603 people) and 17.3% is from migration (a loss of 77,703 people). In Kenya 95.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 10,885,724 people) and 4.23% is from migration (a loss of 481,242 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 500K
Grodno 365K
Vitebsk 358K
Mogilev 353K
Brest 347K
Babruysk 204K
Baranavichy 170K
Barysaw 134K
Pinsk 123K
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 (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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