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

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The latest officially reported population of China was 1,406,585,000 in 2025 vs 57,532,493 people in Kenya in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current China's population is 1,403,335,670 people compared to 59,218,766 in Kenya.

Population statistics:

  • China's population is 23.7 times bigger than Kenya's.
  • China is ranked the 2nd most populous country in the world, while Kenya is the 25th.
  • The countries together account for 17.6% of the world: 16.9% for China vs 0.71% for Kenya.
  • For the last 10 years, China has had an average growth rate of +0.23% per year vs +2.04% in Kenya.
  • Since 2006, the population of China has increased from 1.31B people to 1.4B (7.04% growth), while Kenya has grown from 36.9M to 59.2M (60.5% growth).

China vs Kenya: population by year and forecast

China
Factual

Projection
Kenya
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
China Kenya
2100 633,662,382 105,223,316
2099 644,307,192 105,242,590
2098 655,044,881 105,242,641
2097 665,876,462 105,236,101
2096 676,803,171 105,205,242
2095 687,828,883 105,160,786
2094 698,966,872 105,103,544
2093 710,235,681 105,032,088
2092 721,640,723 104,940,218
2091 733,187,178 104,832,015
2090 744,903,105 104,703,358
2089 756,812,472 104,558,519
2088 768,893,004 104,399,468
2087 781,128,909 104,228,800
2086 793,508,970 104,041,464
2085 806,043,039 103,840,241
2084 818,709,832 103,625,624
2083 831,420,518 103,392,537
2082 844,177,036 103,144,028
2081 856,996,835 102,874,777
2080 869,821,040 102,580,506
2079 882,622,985 102,272,538
2078 895,372,147 101,946,897
2077 908,082,676 101,598,847
2076 920,776,984 101,225,562
2075 933,459,600 100,835,197
2074 946,141,456 100,422,464
2073 958,870,128 99,987,171
2072 971,639,931 99,519,193
2071 984,469,009 99,028,293
2070 997,391,342 98,515,267
2069 1,010,450,818 97,978,409
2068 1,023,633,867 97,414,394
2067 1,036,979,285 96,829,083
2066 1,050,453,924 96,216,770
2065 1,064,051,499 95,585,451
2064 1,077,787,979 94,929,481
2063 1,091,571,021 94,252,826
2062 1,105,429,748 93,548,321
2061 1,119,286,514 92,824,672
2060 1,133,115,260 92,085,725
2059 1,146,818,251 91,330,716
2058 1,160,340,554 90,557,051
2057 1,173,596,480 89,770,421
2056 1,186,578,041 88,981,572
2055 1,199,197,172 88,179,741
2054 1,211,403,028 87,367,666
2053 1,223,160,257 86,540,071
2052 1,234,474,716 85,698,312
2051 1,245,255,938 84,838,589
2050 1,255,501,171 83,964,839
2049 1,265,281,319 83,078,796
2048 1,274,572,888 82,179,525
2047 1,283,393,445 81,263,371
2046 1,291,830,414 80,329,258
2045 1,299,855,379 79,378,234
2044 1,307,510,531 78,403,097
2043 1,314,885,869 77,407,646
2042 1,322,032,311 76,389,004
2041 1,328,936,491 75,353,221
2040 1,335,577,799 74,297,998
2039 1,341,989,157 73,230,696
2038 1,348,134,255 72,143,698
2037 1,354,107,817 71,048,729
2036 1,359,866,705 69,939,553
2035 1,365,387,904 68,821,441
2034 1,370,679,807 67,695,500
2033 1,375,744,986 66,560,141
2032 1,380,528,766 65,422,172
2031 1,385,048,521 64,280,471
2030 1,389,269,809 63,144,611
2029 1,393,241,425 62,012,629
2028 1,396,917,178 60,885,488
2027 1,400,271,033 59,761,684
2026 1,403,335,670 58,645,347
2025 1,406,585,000 57,532,493
2024 1,408,975,000 56,432,944
2023 1,410,710,000 55,339,003
2022 1,412,175,000 54,252,461
2021 1,412,360,000 53,219,166
2020 1,411,100,000 52,217,334
2019 1,407,745,000 51,202,827
2018 1,402,760,000 50,207,107
2017 1,396,215,000 49,197,766
2016 1,387,790,000 48,139,687
2015 1,379,860,000 47,088,526
2014 1,371,860,000 46,051,440
2013 1,363,240,000 44,986,791
2012 1,354,190,000 43,888,303
2011 1,345,035,000 42,758,461
2010 1,337,705,000 41,598,567
2009 1,331,260,000 40,408,891
2008 1,324,655,000 39,206,351
2007 1,317,885,000 38,036,349
2006 1,311,020,000 36,904,008
2005 1,303,720,000 35,796,484
2004 1,296,075,000 34,713,455
2003 1,288,400,000 33,652,223
2002 1,280,400,000 32,629,808
2001 1,271,850,000 31,619,170
2000 1,262,645,000 30,642,890
1999 1,252,735,000 29,733,408
1998 1,241,935,000 28,888,057
1997 1,230,075,000 28,101,768
1996 1,217,550,000 27,344,211
1995 1,204,855,000 26,601,751
1994 1,191,835,000 25,857,130
1993 1,178,440,000 25,117,188
1992 1,164,970,000 24,382,460
1991 1,150,780,000 23,646,514
1990 1,135,185,000 22,892,651
1989 1,118,650,000 22,118,434
1988 1,101,630,000 21,356,219
1987 1,084,035,000 20,616,096
1986 1,066,790,000 19,901,646
1985 1,051,040,000 19,201,768
1984 1,036,825,000 18,514,906
1983 1,023,310,000 17,846,374
1982 1,008,630,000 17,206,175
1981 993,885,000 16,601,507
1980 981,235,000 16,018,459
1979 969,005,000 15,460,666
1978 956,165,000 14,934,126
1977 943,455,000 14,428,819
1976 930,685,000 13,957,623
1975 916,395,000 13,511,671
1974 900,350,000 13,070,078
1973 881,940,000 12,634,835
1972 862,030,000 12,206,060
1971 841,105,000 11,788,904
1970 818,315,000 11,368,791
1969 796,025,000 10,939,695
1968 774,510,000 10,518,823
1967 754,550,000 10,111,057
1966 735,400,000 9,717,816
1965 715,185,000 9,338,078
1964 698,355,000 8,973,535
1963 682,335,000 8,627,971
1962 665,770,000 8,299,308
1961 660,330,000 7,987,770
1960 667,070,000 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/china/kenya | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of China increased by 76,770,000 people (a 5.86% growth), while Kenya gained 11,235,679 people (a 30.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, China gained 15,545,670 people (a 1.12% growth), while Kenya's population increased by 11,079,079 people (a 23% growth).

China was ranked 1st most populous country in 2006 and is 2nd 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) China's population will shrink by 10.5% to 1,255,501,171 people and will still be ranked 2nd. 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 China's population already peaked in 2021 at 1.41B people and is projected to decrease to 634M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

China
Factual

Projection
Kenya
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
China Kenya
2100 -1.65% -0.02%
2099 -1.64% -0%
2098 -1.63% 0.006%
2097 -1.61% 0.03%
2096 -1.6% 0.04%
2095 -1.59% 0.05%
2094 -1.59% 0.07%
2093 -1.58% 0.09%
2092 -1.57% 0.1%
2091 -1.57% 0.12%
2090 -1.57% 0.14%
2089 -1.57% 0.15%
2088 -1.57% 0.16%
2087 -1.56% 0.18%
2086 -1.56% 0.19%
2085 -1.55% 0.21%
2084 -1.53% 0.23%
2083 -1.51% 0.24%
2082 -1.5% 0.26%
2081 -1.47% 0.29%
2080 -1.45% 0.3%
2079 -1.42% 0.32%
2078 -1.4% 0.34%
2077 -1.38% 0.37%
2076 -1.36% 0.39%
2075 -1.34% 0.41%
2074 -1.33% 0.44%
2073 -1.31% 0.47%
2072 -1.3% 0.5%
2071 -1.3% 0.52%
2070 -1.29% 0.55%
2069 -1.29% 0.58%
2068 -1.29% 0.6%
2067 -1.28% 0.64%
2066 -1.28% 0.66%
2065 -1.27% 0.69%
2064 -1.26% 0.72%
2063 -1.25% 0.75%
2062 -1.24% 0.78%
2061 -1.22% 0.8%
2060 -1.19% 0.83%
2059 -1.17% 0.85%
2058 -1.13% 0.88%
2057 -1.09% 0.89%
2056 -1.05% 0.91%
2055 -1.01% 0.93%
2054 -0.96% 0.96%
2053 -0.92% 0.98%
2052 -0.87% 1.01%
2051 -0.82% 1.04%
2050 -0.77% 1.07%
2049 -0.73% 1.09%
2048 -0.69% 1.13%
2047 -0.65% 1.16%
2046 -0.62% 1.2%
2045 -0.59% 1.24%
2044 -0.56% 1.29%
2043 -0.54% 1.33%
2042 -0.52% 1.37%
2041 -0.5% 1.42%
2040 -0.48% 1.46%
2039 -0.46% 1.51%
2038 -0.44% 1.54%
2037 -0.42% 1.59%
2036 -0.4% 1.62%
2035 -0.39% 1.66%
2034 -0.37% 1.71%
2033 -0.35% 1.74%
2032 -0.33% 1.78%
2031 -0.3% 1.8%
2030 -0.29% 1.83%
2029 -0.26% 1.85%
2028 -0.24% 1.88%
2027 -0.22% 1.9%
2026 -0.23% 1.93%
2025 -0.17% 1.95%
2024 -0.12% 1.98%
2023 -0.1% 2%
2022 -0.01% 1.94%
2021 0.09% 1.92%
2020 0.24% 1.98%
2019 0.36% 1.98%
2018 0.47% 2.05%
2017 0.61% 2.2%
2016 0.57% 2.23%
2015 0.58% 2.25%
2014 0.63% 2.37%
2013 0.67% 2.5%
2012 0.68% 2.64%
2011 0.55% 2.79%
2010 0.48% 2.94%
2009 0.5% 3.07%
2008 0.51% 3.08%
2007 0.52% 3.07%
2006 0.56% 3.09%
2005 0.59% 3.12%
2004 0.6% 3.15%
2003 0.62% 3.13%
2002 0.67% 3.2%
2001 0.73% 3.19%
2000 0.79% 3.06%
1999 0.87% 2.93%
1998 0.96% 2.8%
1997 1.03% 2.77%
1996 1.05% 2.79%
1995 1.09% 2.88%
1994 1.14% 2.95%
1993 1.16% 3.01%
1992 1.23% 3.11%
1991 1.37% 3.29%
1990 1.48% 3.5%
1989 1.54% 3.57%
1988 1.62% 3.59%
1987 1.62% 3.59%
1986 1.5% 3.64%
1985 1.37% 3.71%
1984 1.32% 3.75%
1983 1.46% 3.72%
1982 1.48% 3.64%
1981 1.29% 3.64%
1980 1.26% 3.61%
1979 1.34% 3.53%
1978 1.35% 3.5%
1977 1.37% 3.38%
1976 1.56% 3.3%
1975 1.78% 3.38%
1974 2.09% 3.44%
1973 2.31% 3.51%
1972 2.49% 3.54%
1971 2.78% 3.7%
1970 2.8% 3.92%
1969 2.78% 4%
1968 2.65% 4.03%
1967 2.6% 4.05%
1966 2.83% 4.07%
1965 2.41% 4.06%
1964 2.35% 4.01%
1963 2.49% 3.96%
1962 0.82% 3.9%
1961 -1.01% 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/china/kenya | CC BY

In 2025, the population of China declined by 0.17%, while Kenya's population grew by 1.95%.

Live population counters

China Kenya
Current population
1403335670
59218766
Population rank 2/197 25/197
Percent of world population 16.9% 0.71%
One net population change
13.2 seconds
28.8 seconds
One birth every
3.31 seconds
20.7 seconds
One death every
2.88 seconds
1.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline -6,548 +3,012
Annual growth/decline -2,390,000 +1,099,549
Annual growth/decline rate -0.17% +1.95%
Population growth rate rank 174/197 51/197
One migration net change every
1.97 minutes
19.3 minutes
Annual migration change -268,126 -27,330
Net migration rank 189/196 160/196
Foreign-born residents 1,638,718 992,536
Foreign-born residents rank 43/195 61/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.1% 1.8%
Foreign-born share rank 192/195 136/195

Natural population change vs migration

China
Natural

Migration
Kenya
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
China Kenya
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -268,126 - -27,330
2024 -1,394,886 -318,992 1,116,695 -19,781
2023 -2,087,851 -567,724 1,100,970 -10,003
2022 -847,305 -293,846 1,092,102 -10,003
2021 480,203 -379,749 1,037,082 -52,552
2020 2,046,095 -91,577 1,036,253 -17,111
2019 4,673,713 -656,091 1,071,777 -61,949
2018 5,302,433 -198,206 1,097,075 -115,436
2017 7,790,880 -94,625 1,105,769 -68,702
2016 9,062,269 -153,056 1,108,801 -29,728
2015 6,788,911 -646,941 1,119,200 -95,977
2014 9,205,180 -371,108 1,123,333 -72,415
2013 8,043,116 -188,951 1,136,006 -57,634
2012 10,075,174 -58,864 1,161,548 -42,928
2011 8,245,065 -416,189 1,185,863 -44,795
2010 6,407,607 -184,144 1,199,786 -21,069
2009 6,483,236 -177,135 1,193,598 7,096
2008 6,729,247 -764,370 1,174,818 29,612
2007 6,813,465 -1,042,019 1,147,063 -11,495
2006 6,922,185 -759,559 1,113,357 15,767
2005 7,678,911 -103,701 1,080,446 5,501
2004 7,607,960 -770,977 1,048,590 31,525
2003 7,743,284 -613,223 1,018,182 24,175
2002 8,258,580 -761,291 992,044 10,431
2001 8,839,358 -176,419 963,721 55,052
2000 9,570,849 -62,622 928,357 5,407
1999 10,247,372 -96,102 898,484 -13,257
1998 11,351,286 -40,472 875,511 -70,023
1997 12,374,554 -279,251 847,493 -80,443
1996 12,686,872 -250,750 827,326 -79,276
1995 12,711,220 -365,986 812,391 -75,506
1994 13,360,470 -723,641 792,702 -40,367
1993 13,493,138 -373,316 788,579 -61,054
1992 13,548,601 -142,985 785,018 -43,085
1991 14,937,124 -544,650 790,030 -60,087
1990 16,335,313 -11,187 789,087 -11,338
1989 16,824,495 -313,476 795,622 -24,949
1988 17,328,640 -282,194 785,652 -31,894
1987 18,005,821 -169,170 775,124 -48,633
1986 16,609,920 -79,190 755,606 -53,183
1985 14,987,830 -60,929 732,739 -35,400
1984 13,561,671 -51,961 709,639 -33,253
1983 13,599,789 -43,756 684,587 -23,905
1982 15,815,318 -36,181 663,109 -43,382
1981 14,461,027 -28,016 642,379 -52,761
1980 11,647,260 -20,129 616,390 -39,920
1979 11,250,148 -13,704 595,390 -56,280
1978 11,473,980 -9,916 574,695 -60,718
1977 11,378,068 -15,323 554,124 -57,493
1976 11,782,472 -55,109 536,740 -90,990
1975 14,378,237 -115,173 517,579 -71,421
1974 15,738,118 -175,239 500,008 -62,973
1973 18,423,727 -214,997 485,556 -52,102
1972 19,102,585 -215,650 472,557 -48,466
1971 19,622,980 -180,153 459,897 -49,671
1970 21,137,076 -126,510 443,065 -13,064
1969 20,760,332 -72,836 427,819 369
1968 21,206,083 -37,290 411,948 1,611
1967 19,263,662 1,246,654 396,920 5,060
1966 19,282,187 4,165 382,891 1,616
1965 20,296,950 -130,900 366,444 8,524
1964 19,302,532 -1,250,441 349,322 4,788
1963 22,742,225 -31,383 332,763 4,246
1962 17,969,132 -31,305 315,797 4,521
1961 2,496,047 -25,578 298,463 4,296
1960 -3,048,510 -16,927 280,032 2,134

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

Over the last 10 years, 90.3% of the population change in China is from natural causes (a gain of 31,814,462 people) and 9.66% is from migration (a loss of 3,400,807 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, 1,638,718 residents or 0.1% of the population were not native-born in China, compared to 992,536 people or 1.8% in Kenya.

Biggest cities by population

China
City Population
Chongqing 32.1M
Shanghai 24.9M
Beijing 21.9M
Chengdu 20.9M
Guangzhou 18.7M
Shenzhen 17.5M
Tianjin 13.9M
Xi'an 13M
Suzhou 12.7M
Zhengzhou 12.6M
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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