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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Germany was 83,516,593 in 2024 vs 56,432,944 people in Kenya in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Germany's population is 82,575,542 people compared to 58,955,623 in Kenya.

Population statistics:

  • Germany's population is 1.4 times bigger than Kenya's.
  • Germany is ranked the 19th most populous country in the world, while Kenya is the 25th.
  • The countries together account for 1.71% of the world: 1% for Germany vs 0.71% for Kenya.
  • For the last 10 years, Germany has had an average growth rate of +0.32% per year vs +2.08% in Kenya.
  • Since 2006, the population of Germany has increased from 82.4M people to 82.6M (0.24% growth), while Kenya has grown from 36.9M to 59M (59.8% growth).

Germany vs Kenya: population by year and forecast

Germany
Factual

Projection
Kenya
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Germany Kenya
2100 69,929,981 105,238,162
2099 69,956,854 105,257,438
2098 69,973,838 105,257,489
2097 70,015,834 105,250,948
2096 70,046,713 105,220,085
2095 70,067,131 105,175,623
2094 70,085,911 105,118,372
2093 70,106,718 105,046,907
2092 70,132,132 104,955,024
2091 70,178,440 104,846,805
2090 70,240,137 104,718,130
2089 70,294,005 104,573,271
2088 70,352,443 104,414,197
2087 70,434,814 104,243,505
2086 70,532,124 104,056,143
2085 70,627,602 103,854,891
2084 70,722,960 103,640,244
2083 70,829,392 103,407,124
2082 70,932,273 103,158,580
2081 71,045,881 102,889,291
2080 71,171,519 102,594,978
2079 71,305,544 102,286,967
2078 71,445,484 101,961,280
2077 71,601,117 101,613,181
2076 71,757,525 101,239,843
2075 71,891,567 100,849,423
2074 72,046,795 100,436,632
2073 72,206,145 100,001,277
2072 72,356,324 99,533,234
2071 72,517,749 99,042,264
2070 72,664,462 98,529,166
2069 72,828,330 97,992,232
2068 72,993,859 97,428,138
2067 73,178,408 96,842,744
2066 73,370,207 96,230,345
2065 73,561,648 95,598,937
2064 73,762,096 94,942,874
2063 73,971,537 94,266,124
2062 74,198,775 93,561,519
2061 74,426,082 92,837,768
2060 74,678,280 92,098,717
2059 74,932,496 91,343,602
2058 75,206,278 90,569,828
2057 75,482,742 89,783,087
2056 75,756,281 88,994,126
2055 76,041,477 88,192,182
2054 76,325,196 87,379,992
2053 76,595,801 86,552,281
2052 76,839,962 85,710,403
2051 77,084,029 84,850,558
2050 77,325,459 83,976,685
2049 77,569,721 83,090,517
2048 77,818,888 82,191,119
2047 78,049,343 81,274,836
2046 78,272,834 80,340,592
2045 78,497,690 79,389,433
2044 78,722,126 78,414,158
2043 78,936,540 77,418,567
2042 79,130,312 76,399,781
2041 79,324,161 75,363,853
2040 79,536,735 74,308,480
2039 79,754,631 73,241,028
2038 79,978,474 72,153,876
2037 80,194,225 71,058,753
2036 80,425,162 69,949,421
2035 80,640,951 68,831,151
2034 80,844,719 67,705,051
2033 81,069,119 66,569,532
2032 81,286,326 65,431,402
2031 81,520,272 64,289,540
2030 81,736,996 63,153,520
2029 81,963,002 62,021,378
2028 82,178,048 60,894,078
2027 82,384,302 59,770,115
2026 82,575,542 58,653,621
2025 83,233,941 57,540,609
2024 83,516,593 56,432,944
2023 83,287,273 55,339,003
2022 83,177,813 54,252,461
2021 83,196,078 53,219,166
2020 83,160,871 52,217,334
2019 83,092,962 51,202,827
2018 82,905,782 50,207,107
2017 82,657,002 49,197,766
2016 82,348,669 48,139,687
2015 81,686,611 47,088,526
2014 80,982,500 46,051,440
2013 80,645,605 44,986,791
2012 80,425,823 43,888,303
2011 80,274,983 42,758,461
2010 81,776,930 41,598,567
2009 81,902,307 40,408,891
2008 82,110,097 39,206,351
2007 82,266,372 38,036,349
2006 82,376,451 36,904,008
2005 82,469,422 35,796,484
2004 82,516,260 34,713,455
2003 82,534,176 33,652,223
2002 82,488,495 32,629,808
2001 82,349,925 31,619,170
2000 82,211,508 30,642,890
1999 82,100,243 29,733,408
1998 82,047,195 28,888,057
1997 82,034,771 28,101,768
1996 81,914,831 27,344,211
1995 81,678,051 26,601,751
1994 81,438,348 25,857,130
1993 81,156,363 25,117,188
1992 80,624,598 24,382,460
1991 80,013,896 23,646,514
1990 79,433,029 22,892,651
1989 78,751,283 22,118,434
1988 78,144,619 21,356,219
1987 77,839,920 20,616,096
1986 77,720,436 19,901,646
1985 77,684,873 19,201,768
1984 77,858,685 18,514,906
1983 78,128,282 17,846,374
1982 78,333,366 17,206,175
1981 78,407,907 16,601,507
1980 78,288,576 16,018,459
1979 78,126,350 15,460,666
1978 78,091,820 14,934,126
1977 78,159,814 14,428,819
1976 78,336,950 13,957,623
1975 78,673,554 13,511,671
1974 78,967,433 13,070,078
1973 78,936,666 12,634,835
1972 78,688,452 12,206,060
1971 78,312,842 11,788,904
1970 78,169,289 11,368,791
1969 77,909,682 10,939,695
1968 77,294,314 10,518,823
1967 76,951,336 10,111,057
1966 76,600,311 9,717,816
1965 75,963,695 9,338,078
1964 75,318,337 8,973,535
1963 74,714,353 8,627,971
1962 74,025,784 8,299,308
1961 73,377,632 7,987,770
1960 72,814,900 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/germany/kenya | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Germany decreased by 27,782 people (a 0.03% decline), while Kenya gained 11,235,679 people (a 30.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Germany gained 226,873 people (a 0.28% growth), while Kenya's population increased by 10,815,936 people (a 22.5% growth).

Germany was ranked 14th most populous country in 2006 and is 19th 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) Germany's population will shrink by 6.36% to 77,325,459 people with a rank change from 19th to 25th. 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 Germany's population already peaked in 2024 at 83.5M people and is projected to decrease to 69.9M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Germany
Factual

Projection
Kenya
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Germany Kenya
2100 -0.04% -0.02%
2099 -0.02% -0%
2098 -0.06% 0.006%
2097 -0.04% 0.03%
2096 -0.03% 0.04%
2095 -0.03% 0.05%
2094 -0.03% 0.07%
2093 -0.04% 0.09%
2092 -0.07% 0.1%
2091 -0.09% 0.12%
2090 -0.08% 0.14%
2089 -0.08% 0.15%
2088 -0.12% 0.16%
2087 -0.14% 0.18%
2086 -0.14% 0.19%
2085 -0.13% 0.21%
2084 -0.15% 0.23%
2083 -0.15% 0.24%
2082 -0.16% 0.26%
2081 -0.18% 0.29%
2080 -0.19% 0.3%
2079 -0.2% 0.32%
2078 -0.22% 0.34%
2077 -0.22% 0.37%
2076 -0.19% 0.39%
2075 -0.22% 0.41%
2074 -0.22% 0.44%
2073 -0.21% 0.47%
2072 -0.22% 0.5%
2071 -0.2% 0.52%
2070 -0.23% 0.55%
2069 -0.23% 0.58%
2068 -0.25% 0.6%
2067 -0.26% 0.64%
2066 -0.26% 0.66%
2065 -0.27% 0.69%
2064 -0.28% 0.72%
2063 -0.31% 0.75%
2062 -0.31% 0.78%
2061 -0.34% 0.8%
2060 -0.34% 0.83%
2059 -0.36% 0.85%
2058 -0.37% 0.88%
2057 -0.36% 0.89%
2056 -0.38% 0.91%
2055 -0.37% 0.93%
2054 -0.35% 0.96%
2053 -0.32% 0.98%
2052 -0.32% 1.01%
2051 -0.31% 1.04%
2050 -0.31% 1.07%
2049 -0.32% 1.09%
2048 -0.3% 1.13%
2047 -0.29% 1.16%
2046 -0.29% 1.2%
2045 -0.29% 1.24%
2044 -0.27% 1.29%
2043 -0.24% 1.33%
2042 -0.24% 1.37%
2041 -0.27% 1.42%
2040 -0.27% 1.46%
2039 -0.28% 1.51%
2038 -0.27% 1.54%
2037 -0.29% 1.59%
2036 -0.27% 1.62%
2035 -0.25% 1.66%
2034 -0.28% 1.71%
2033 -0.27% 1.74%
2032 -0.29% 1.78%
2031 -0.27% 1.8%
2030 -0.28% 1.83%
2029 -0.26% 1.85%
2028 -0.25% 1.88%
2027 -0.23% 1.9%
2026 -0.79% 1.93%
2025 -0.34% 1.96%
2024 0.28% 1.98%
2023 0.13% 2%
2022 -0.02% 1.94%
2021 0.04% 1.92%
2020 0.08% 1.98%
2019 0.23% 1.98%
2018 0.3% 2.05%
2017 0.37% 2.2%
2016 0.81% 2.23%
2015 0.87% 2.25%
2014 0.42% 2.37%
2013 0.27% 2.5%
2012 0.19% 2.64%
2011 -1.84% 2.79%
2010 -0.15% 2.94%
2009 -0.25% 3.07%
2008 -0.19% 3.08%
2007 -0.13% 3.07%
2006 -0.11% 3.09%
2005 -0.06% 3.12%
2004 -0.02% 3.15%
2003 0.06% 3.13%
2002 0.17% 3.2%
2001 0.17% 3.19%
2000 0.14% 3.06%
1999 0.06% 2.93%
1998 0.02% 2.8%
1997 0.15% 2.77%
1996 0.29% 2.79%
1995 0.29% 2.88%
1994 0.35% 2.95%
1993 0.66% 3.01%
1992 0.76% 3.11%
1991 0.73% 3.29%
1990 0.87% 3.5%
1989 0.78% 3.57%
1988 0.39% 3.59%
1987 0.15% 3.59%
1986 0.05% 3.64%
1985 -0.22% 3.71%
1984 -0.35% 3.75%
1983 -0.26% 3.72%
1982 -0.1% 3.64%
1981 0.15% 3.64%
1980 0.21% 3.61%
1979 0.04% 3.53%
1978 -0.09% 3.5%
1977 -0.23% 3.38%
1976 -0.43% 3.3%
1975 -0.37% 3.38%
1974 0.04% 3.44%
1973 0.32% 3.51%
1972 0.48% 3.54%
1971 0.18% 3.7%
1970 0.33% 3.92%
1969 0.8% 4%
1968 0.45% 4.03%
1967 0.46% 4.05%
1966 0.84% 4.07%
1965 0.86% 4.06%
1964 0.81% 4.01%
1963 0.93% 3.96%
1962 0.88% 3.9%
1961 0.77% 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/germany/kenya | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Germany grew by 0.28%, while Kenya's population grew by 1.98%.

Live population counters

Germany Kenya
Current population
82575542
58955623
Population rank 19/197 25/197
Percent of world population 1% 0.71%
One net population change
2.29 minutes
28.8 seconds
One birth every
45.6 seconds
21 seconds
One death every
30.8 seconds
1.32 minutes
Daily growth/decline +628 +2,997
Annual growth/decline +229,320 +1,093,941
Annual growth/decline rate +0.28% +1.98%
Population growth rate rank 151/197 53/197
One migration net change every
1.58 minutes
19.3 minutes
Annual migration change -334,072 -27,330
Net migration rank 192/196 160/196
Foreign-born residents 16,750,084 992,536
Foreign-born residents rank 2/195 61/195
Foreign-born share of population 19.8% 1.8%
Foreign-born share rank 31/195 136/195

Natural population change vs migration

Germany
Natural

Migration
Kenya
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Germany Kenya
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -334,072 - -27,330
2024 - 36,954 - -19,781
2023 -333,149 609,553 1,100,970 -10,003
2022 -324,394 981,552 1,092,102 -10,003
2021 -224,629 310,264 1,037,082 -52,552
2020 -216,218 203,468 1,036,253 -17,111
2019 -157,877 319,082 1,071,777 -61,949
2018 -165,812 403,908 1,097,075 -115,436
2017 -148,783 452,988 1,105,769 -68,702
2016 -123,523 517,480 1,108,801 -29,728
2015 -187,879 1,175,283 1,119,200 -95,977
2014 -153,866 592,338 1,123,333 -72,415
2013 -209,679 462,384 1,136,006 -57,634
2012 -193,022 199,143 1,161,548 -42,928
2011 -184,632 295,282 1,185,863 -44,795
2010 -179,909 130,116 1,199,786 -21,069
2009 -188,375 46,533 1,193,598 7,096
2008 -164,220 -23,341 1,174,818 29,612
2007 -148,080 -24,772 1,147,063 -11,495
2006 -148,278 -489,056 1,113,357 15,767
2005 -148,445 81,351 1,080,446 5,501
2004 -107,271 81,735 1,048,590 31,525
2003 -140,309 142,009 1,018,182 24,175
2002 -123,733 218,795 992,044 10,431
2001 -98,820 272,875 963,721 55,052
2000 -73,990 174,594 928,357 5,407
1999 -73,890 219,280 898,484 -13,257
1998 -65,637 -754,469 875,511 -70,023
1997 -49,221 93,281 847,493 -80,443
1996 -90,107 281,280 827,326 -79,276
1995 -114,349 398,077 812,391 -75,506
1994 -114,013 315,585 792,702 -40,367
1993 -105,503 462,096 788,579 -61,054
1992 -80,625 811,606 785,018 -43,085
1991 -80,014 602,638 790,030 -60,087
1990 -15,887 679,702 789,087 -11,338
1989 -23,625 761,002 795,622 -24,949
1988 -7,815 515,962 785,652 -31,894
1987 -31,136 174,272 775,124 -48,633
1986 -77,721 212,822 755,606 -53,183
1985 -116,527 103,556 732,739 -35,400
1984 -109,002 -150,771 709,639 -33,253
1983 -109,380 -81,349 684,587 -23,905
1982 -78,333 -58,121 663,109 -43,382
1981 -94,090 130,713 642,379 -52,761
1980 -86,117 324,203 616,390 -39,920
1979 -125,002 237,705 595,390 -56,280
1978 -140,566 117,167 574,695 -60,718
1977 -125,055 33,881 554,124 -57,493
1976 -164,508 -79,761 536,740 -90,990
1975 -212,418 -207,740 517,579 -71,421
1974 -150,038 -15,126 500,008 -62,973
1973 -149,980 386,881 485,556 -52,102
1972 -62,950 336,015 472,557 -48,466
1971 46,988 450,328 459,897 -49,671
1970 70,352 -273,498 443,065 -13,064
1969 155,820 584,017 427,819 369
1968 239,612 293,307 411,948 1,611
1967 353,977 -174,155 396,920 5,060
1966 405,982 134,107 382,891 1,616
1965 410,204 338,258 366,444 8,524
1964 482,038 69,825 349,322 4,788
1963 455,757 205,976 332,763 4,246
1962 436,752 276,505 315,797 4,521
1961 462,279 27,534 298,463 4,296
1960 385,919 212,666 280,032 2,134

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

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Over the last 10 years, 26.8% of the population change in Germany is from natural causes (a loss of 2,036,130 people) and 73.2% is from migration (a gain of 5,565,916 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, 16,750,084 residents or 19.8% of the population were not native-born in Germany, compared to 992,536 people or 1.8% in Kenya.

Biggest cities by population

Germany
City Population
Berlin 3.78M
Hamburg 1.91M
Munich 1.51M
Cologne 1.09M
Frankfurt 776K
Stuttgart 633K
Dusseldorf 631K
Leipzig 620K
Dortmund 595K
Essen 587K
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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