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

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The latest officially reported population of Estonia was 1,366,475 in 2025 vs 57,532,493 people in Kenya in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Estonia's population is 1,347,027 people compared to 59,218,766 in Kenya.

Population statistics:

  • Kenya's population is 44 times bigger than Estonia's.
  • Estonia is ranked the 155th most populous country in the world, while Kenya is the 25th.
  • The countries together account for 0.73% of the world: 0.02% for Estonia vs 0.71% for Kenya.
  • For the last 10 years, Estonia has had an average growth rate of +0.35% per year vs +2.04% in Kenya.
  • Since 2006, the population of Estonia has increased from 1.35M people to 1.35M (0.02% growth), while Kenya has grown from 36.9M to 59.2M (60.5% growth).

Estonia vs Kenya: population by year and forecast

Estonia
Factual

Projection
Kenya
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Estonia Kenya
2100 836,010 105,223,316
2099 841,611 105,242,590
2098 847,091 105,242,641
2097 852,580 105,236,101
2096 858,210 105,205,242
2095 863,813 105,160,786
2094 869,346 105,103,544
2093 874,966 105,032,088
2092 880,538 104,940,218
2091 886,175 104,832,015
2090 891,952 104,703,358
2089 897,814 104,558,519
2088 903,726 104,399,468
2087 909,938 104,228,800
2086 916,313 104,041,464
2085 922,817 103,840,241
2084 929,590 103,625,624
2083 936,429 103,392,537
2082 943,318 103,144,028
2081 950,224 102,874,777
2080 957,303 102,580,506
2079 964,518 102,272,538
2078 971,861 101,946,897
2077 979,290 101,598,847
2076 986,730 101,225,562
2075 994,224 100,835,197
2074 1,001,883 100,422,464
2073 1,009,652 99,987,171
2072 1,017,490 99,519,193
2071 1,025,441 99,028,293
2070 1,033,527 98,515,267
2069 1,041,579 97,978,409
2068 1,049,614 97,414,394
2067 1,057,732 96,829,083
2066 1,065,824 96,216,770
2065 1,073,994 95,585,451
2064 1,082,173 94,929,481
2063 1,090,322 94,252,826
2062 1,098,483 93,548,321
2061 1,106,624 92,824,672
2060 1,114,804 92,085,725
2059 1,122,732 91,330,716
2058 1,130,617 90,557,051
2057 1,138,317 89,770,421
2056 1,145,937 88,981,572
2055 1,153,485 88,179,741
2054 1,160,725 87,367,666
2053 1,167,900 86,540,071
2052 1,174,867 85,698,312
2051 1,181,816 84,838,589
2050 1,188,591 83,964,839
2049 1,195,231 83,078,796
2048 1,201,594 82,179,525
2047 1,207,963 81,263,371
2046 1,214,281 80,329,258
2045 1,220,553 79,378,234
2044 1,226,815 78,403,097
2043 1,232,969 77,407,646
2042 1,239,123 76,389,004
2041 1,245,261 75,353,221
2040 1,251,349 74,297,998
2039 1,257,523 73,230,696
2038 1,263,757 72,143,698
2037 1,270,161 71,048,729
2036 1,276,749 69,939,553
2035 1,283,416 68,821,441
2034 1,290,282 67,695,500
2033 1,297,198 66,560,141
2032 1,304,236 65,422,172
2031 1,311,342 64,280,471
2030 1,318,468 63,144,611
2029 1,325,543 62,012,629
2028 1,332,712 60,885,488
2027 1,339,889 59,761,684
2026 1,347,027 58,645,347
2025 1,366,475 57,532,493
2024 1,372,341 56,432,944
2023 1,370,286 55,339,003
2022 1,348,840 54,252,461
2021 1,330,932 53,219,166
2020 1,329,522 52,217,334
2019 1,326,898 51,202,827
2018 1,321,977 50,207,107
2017 1,317,384 49,197,766
2016 1,315,790 48,139,687
2015 1,315,407 47,088,526
2014 1,314,545 46,051,440
2013 1,317,997 44,986,791
2012 1,322,696 43,888,303
2011 1,327,439 42,758,461
2010 1,331,475 41,598,567
2009 1,334,515 40,408,891
2008 1,337,090 39,206,351
2007 1,340,680 38,036,349
2006 1,346,810 36,904,008
2005 1,354,775 35,796,484
2004 1,362,550 34,713,455
2003 1,370,720 33,652,223
2002 1,379,350 32,629,808
2001 1,388,115 31,619,170
2000 1,396,985 30,642,890
1999 1,390,244 29,733,408
1998 1,386,156 28,888,057
1997 1,399,535 28,101,768
1996 1,415,594 27,344,211
1995 1,436,634 26,601,751
1994 1,462,514 25,857,130
1993 1,494,128 25,117,188
1992 1,533,091 24,382,460
1991 1,561,314 23,646,514
1990 1,569,174 22,892,651
1989 1,568,131 22,118,434
1988 1,561,900 21,356,219
1987 1,552,221 20,616,096
1986 1,540,190 19,901,646
1985 1,528,781 19,201,768
1984 1,518,617 18,514,906
1983 1,508,745 17,846,374
1982 1,498,414 17,206,175
1981 1,487,666 16,601,507
1980 1,477,219 16,018,459
1979 1,468,333 15,460,666
1978 1,460,188 14,934,126
1977 1,450,211 14,428,819
1976 1,439,576 13,957,623
1975 1,429,352 13,511,671
1974 1,418,169 13,070,078
1973 1,405,951 12,634,835
1972 1,392,518 12,206,060
1971 1,376,955 11,788,904
1970 1,360,076 11,368,791
1969 1,345,249 10,939,695
1968 1,331,214 10,518,823
1967 1,318,946 10,111,057
1966 1,308,597 9,717,816
1965 1,294,566 9,338,078
1964 1,277,086 8,973,535
1963 1,258,857 8,627,971
1962 1,241,623 8,299,308
1961 1,225,077 7,987,770
1960 1,211,537 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/estonia/kenya | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Estonia decreased by 31,020 people (a 2.3% decline), while Kenya gained 11,235,679 people (a 30.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Estonia gained 31,237 people (a 2.37% growth), while Kenya's population increased by 11,079,079 people (a 23% growth).

Estonia was ranked 149th most populous country in 2006 and is 155th 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) Estonia's population will shrink by 11.8% to 1,188,591 people with a rank change from 155th to 159th. 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 Estonia's population already peaked in 1990 at 1.57M people and is projected to decrease to 836K people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Estonia
Factual

Projection
Kenya
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Estonia Kenya
2100 -0.67% -0.02%
2099 -0.65% -0%
2098 -0.64% 0.006%
2097 -0.66% 0.03%
2096 -0.65% 0.04%
2095 -0.64% 0.05%
2094 -0.64% 0.07%
2093 -0.63% 0.09%
2092 -0.64% 0.1%
2091 -0.65% 0.12%
2090 -0.65% 0.14%
2089 -0.65% 0.15%
2088 -0.68% 0.16%
2087 -0.7% 0.18%
2086 -0.7% 0.19%
2085 -0.73% 0.21%
2084 -0.73% 0.23%
2083 -0.73% 0.24%
2082 -0.73% 0.26%
2081 -0.74% 0.29%
2080 -0.75% 0.3%
2079 -0.76% 0.32%
2078 -0.76% 0.34%
2077 -0.75% 0.37%
2076 -0.75% 0.39%
2075 -0.76% 0.41%
2074 -0.77% 0.44%
2073 -0.77% 0.47%
2072 -0.78% 0.5%
2071 -0.78% 0.52%
2070 -0.77% 0.55%
2069 -0.77% 0.58%
2068 -0.77% 0.6%
2067 -0.76% 0.64%
2066 -0.76% 0.66%
2065 -0.76% 0.69%
2064 -0.75% 0.72%
2063 -0.74% 0.75%
2062 -0.74% 0.78%
2061 -0.73% 0.8%
2060 -0.71% 0.83%
2059 -0.7% 0.85%
2058 -0.68% 0.88%
2057 -0.66% 0.89%
2056 -0.65% 0.91%
2055 -0.62% 0.93%
2054 -0.61% 0.96%
2053 -0.59% 0.98%
2052 -0.59% 1.01%
2051 -0.57% 1.04%
2050 -0.56% 1.07%
2049 -0.53% 1.09%
2048 -0.53% 1.13%
2047 -0.52% 1.16%
2046 -0.51% 1.2%
2045 -0.51% 1.24%
2044 -0.5% 1.29%
2043 -0.5% 1.33%
2042 -0.49% 1.37%
2041 -0.49% 1.42%
2040 -0.49% 1.46%
2039 -0.49% 1.51%
2038 -0.5% 1.54%
2037 -0.52% 1.59%
2036 -0.52% 1.62%
2035 -0.53% 1.66%
2034 -0.53% 1.71%
2033 -0.54% 1.74%
2032 -0.54% 1.78%
2031 -0.54% 1.8%
2030 -0.53% 1.83%
2029 -0.54% 1.85%
2028 -0.54% 1.88%
2027 -0.53% 1.9%
2026 -1.42% 1.93%
2025 -0.43% 1.95%
2024 0.15% 1.98%
2023 1.59% 2%
2022 1.35% 1.94%
2021 0.11% 1.92%
2020 0.2% 1.98%
2019 0.37% 1.98%
2018 0.35% 2.05%
2017 0.12% 2.2%
2016 0.03% 2.23%
2015 0.07% 2.25%
2014 -0.26% 2.37%
2013 -0.36% 2.5%
2012 -0.36% 2.64%
2011 -0.3% 2.79%
2010 -0.23% 2.94%
2009 -0.19% 3.07%
2008 -0.27% 3.08%
2007 -0.46% 3.07%
2006 -0.59% 3.09%
2005 -0.57% 3.12%
2004 -0.6% 3.15%
2003 -0.63% 3.13%
2002 -0.63% 3.2%
2001 -0.63% 3.19%
2000 0.48% 3.06%
1999 0.29% 2.93%
1998 -0.96% 2.8%
1997 -1.13% 2.77%
1996 -1.46% 2.79%
1995 -1.77% 2.88%
1994 -2.12% 2.95%
1993 -2.54% 3.01%
1992 -1.81% 3.11%
1991 -0.5% 3.29%
1990 0.07% 3.5%
1989 0.4% 3.57%
1988 0.62% 3.59%
1987 0.78% 3.59%
1986 0.75% 3.64%
1985 0.67% 3.71%
1984 0.65% 3.75%
1983 0.69% 3.72%
1982 0.72% 3.64%
1981 0.71% 3.64%
1980 0.61% 3.61%
1979 0.56% 3.53%
1978 0.69% 3.5%
1977 0.74% 3.38%
1976 0.72% 3.3%
1975 0.79% 3.38%
1974 0.87% 3.44%
1973 0.96% 3.51%
1972 1.13% 3.54%
1971 1.24% 3.7%
1970 1.1% 3.92%
1969 1.05% 4%
1968 0.93% 4.03%
1967 0.79% 4.05%
1966 1.08% 4.07%
1965 1.37% 4.06%
1964 1.45% 4.01%
1963 1.39% 3.96%
1962 1.35% 3.9%
1961 1.12% 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/estonia/kenya | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Estonia declined by 0.43%, while Kenya's population grew by 1.95%.

Live population counters

Estonia Kenya
Current population
1347027
59218766
Population rank 155/197 25/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.71%
One net population change
1.5 hours
28.8 seconds
One birth every
53.9 minutes
20.7 seconds
One death every
33.3 minutes
1.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline -16 +3,012
Annual growth/decline -5,866 +1,099,549
Annual growth/decline rate -0.43% +1.95%
Population growth rate rank 182/197 51/197
One migration net change every
39.5 minutes
19.3 minutes
Annual migration change -13,350 -27,330
Net migration rank 141/196 160/196
Foreign-born residents 203,046 992,536
Foreign-born residents rank 110/195 61/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.9% 1.8%
Foreign-born share rank 43/195 136/195

Natural population change vs migration

Estonia
Natural

Migration
Kenya
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Estonia Kenya
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -13,350 - -27,330
2024 -6,038 -7,742 1,116,695 -19,781
2023 -5,070 5,717 1,100,970 -10,003
2022 -5,665 39,754 1,092,102 -10,003
2021 -5,324 7,043 1,037,082 -52,552
2020 -2,659 3,694 1,036,253 -17,111
2019 -1,327 5,386 1,071,777 -61,949
2018 -1,322 7,089 1,097,075 -115,436
2017 -1,713 5,202 1,105,769 -68,702
2016 -1,316 1,081 1,108,801 -29,728
2015 -1,315 4,261 1,119,200 -95,977
2014 -1,972 -674 1,123,333 -72,415
2013 -1,713 -2,688 1,136,006 -57,634
2012 -1,455 -3,674 1,161,548 -42,928
2011 -531 -3,941 1,185,863 -44,795
2010 0 -3,781 1,199,786 -21,069
2009 -400 -2,089 1,193,598 7,096
2008 -668 -2,034 1,174,818 29,612
2007 -1,608 -2,941 1,147,063 -11,495
2006 -2,559 -5,351 1,113,357 15,767
2005 -2,981 -5,208 1,080,446 5,501
2004 -3,679 -3,681 1,048,590 31,525
2003 -5,072 -3,705 1,018,182 24,175
2002 -5,380 -2,889 992,044 10,431
2001 -5,830 -3,280 963,721 55,052
2000 -5,309 -3,083 928,357 5,407
1999 -6,117 1,419 898,484 -13,257
1998 -7,208 -3,296 875,511 -70,023
1997 -6,018 -4,066 847,493 -80,443
1996 -5,662 -10,540 827,326 -79,276
1995 -7,327 -12,655 812,391 -75,506
1994 -8,044 -17,984 792,702 -40,367
1993 -5,976 -25,501 788,579 -61,054
1992 -1,993 -38,391 785,018 -43,085
1991 -312 -9,712 790,030 -60,087
1990 2,825 -2,660 789,087 -11,338
1989 5,803 -368 795,622 -24,949
1988 6,404 5,256 785,652 -31,894
1987 6,829 5,389 775,124 -48,633
1986 6,160 5,260 755,606 -53,183
1985 4,281 5,097 732,739 -35,400
1984 5,163 5,006 709,639 -33,253
1983 5,884 4,986 684,587 -23,905
1982 5,244 4,832 663,109 -43,382
1981 4,612 4,789 642,379 -52,761
1980 3,989 4,619 616,390 -39,920
1979 3,818 4,521 595,390 -56,280
1978 4,088 7,234 574,695 -60,718
1977 4,931 7,189 554,124 -57,493
1976 4,319 6,942 536,740 -90,990
1975 4,717 6,737 517,579 -71,421
1974 5,956 6,594 500,008 -62,973
1973 5,623 6,488 485,556 -52,102
1972 6,267 6,432 472,557 -48,466
1971 7,160 6,392 459,897 -49,671
1970 6,257 6,158 443,065 -13,064
1969 5,515 8,650 427,819 369
1968 5,592 9,403 411,948 1,611
1967 5,012 9,115 396,920 5,060
1966 4,842 8,998 382,891 1,616
1965 5,437 8,851 366,444 8,524
1964 6,897 8,734 349,322 4,788
1963 6,043 8,410 332,763 4,246
1962 6,457 8,248 315,797 4,521
1961 7,228 7,991 298,463 4,296
1960 7,511 7,762 280,032 2,134

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

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Over the last 10 years, 30.8% of the population change in Estonia is from natural causes (a loss of 31,749 people) and 69.2% is from migration (a gain of 71,485 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, 203,046 residents or 14.9% of the population were not native-born in Estonia, compared to 992,536 people or 1.8% in Kenya.

Biggest cities by population

Estonia
City Population
Tallinn 458K
Tartu 97.8K
Narva 53.4K
Parnu 41.5K
Kohtla-Jarve 33.4K
Viljandi 17.3K
Maardu 17K
Rakvere 15.7K
Kuressaare 13.2K
Sillamae 12.4K
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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