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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Israel was 9,974,400 in 2024 vs 56,432,944 people in Kenya in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Israel's population is 10,290,887 people compared to 58,955,623 in Kenya.

Population statistics:

  • Kenya's population is 5.73 times bigger than Israel's.
  • Israel is ranked the 95th most populous country in the world, while Kenya is the 25th.
  • The countries together account for 0.84% of the world: 0.12% for Israel vs 0.71% for Kenya.
  • For the last 10 years, Israel has had an average growth rate of +1.96% per year vs +2.08% in Kenya.
  • Since 2006, the population of Israel has increased from 7.05M people to 10.3M (45.9% growth), while Kenya has grown from 36.9M to 59M (59.8% growth).

Israel vs Kenya: population by year and forecast

Israel
Factual

Projection
Kenya
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Israel Kenya
2100 21,079,031 105,238,162
2099 20,971,907 105,257,438
2098 20,869,188 105,257,489
2097 20,764,637 105,250,948
2096 20,651,056 105,220,085
2095 20,537,392 105,175,623
2094 20,420,251 105,118,372
2093 20,294,077 105,046,907
2092 20,167,075 104,955,024
2091 20,038,540 104,846,805
2090 19,910,123 104,718,130
2089 19,788,579 104,573,271
2088 19,660,357 104,414,197
2087 19,527,597 104,243,505
2086 19,388,628 104,056,143
2085 19,246,899 103,854,891
2084 19,099,510 103,640,244
2083 18,955,502 103,407,124
2082 18,813,463 103,158,580
2081 18,667,367 102,889,291
2080 18,512,469 102,594,978
2079 18,362,060 102,286,967
2078 18,208,724 101,961,280
2077 18,053,774 101,613,181
2076 17,908,513 101,239,843
2075 17,761,880 100,849,423
2074 17,618,257 100,436,632
2073 17,477,875 100,001,277
2072 17,343,227 99,533,234
2071 17,195,556 99,042,264
2070 17,043,216 98,529,166
2069 16,890,521 97,992,232
2068 16,742,334 97,428,138
2067 16,593,617 96,842,744
2066 16,448,006 96,230,345
2065 16,297,575 95,598,937
2064 16,152,550 94,942,874
2063 15,997,249 94,266,124
2062 15,847,545 93,561,519
2061 15,695,962 92,837,768
2060 15,537,020 92,098,717
2059 15,383,512 91,343,602
2058 15,227,838 90,569,828
2057 15,069,709 89,783,087
2056 14,910,638 88,994,126
2055 14,746,579 88,192,182
2054 14,578,352 87,379,992
2053 14,414,886 86,552,281
2052 14,252,277 85,710,403
2051 14,090,930 84,850,558
2050 13,927,651 83,976,685
2049 13,765,178 83,090,517
2048 13,606,737 82,191,119
2047 13,448,310 81,274,836
2046 13,286,110 80,340,592
2045 13,126,049 79,389,433
2044 12,960,184 78,414,158
2043 12,796,533 77,418,567
2042 12,632,183 76,399,781
2041 12,471,494 75,363,853
2040 12,312,998 74,308,480
2039 12,152,920 73,241,028
2038 11,995,851 72,153,876
2037 11,841,052 71,058,753
2036 11,693,469 69,949,421
2035 11,543,041 68,831,151
2034 11,396,608 67,705,051
2033 11,252,344 66,569,532
2032 11,108,763 65,431,402
2031 10,961,050 64,289,540
2030 10,815,614 63,153,520
2029 10,675,258 62,021,378
2028 10,533,711 60,894,078
2027 10,393,227 59,770,115
2026 10,252,942 58,653,621
2025 10,113,937 57,540,609
2024 9,974,400 56,432,944
2023 9,849,000 55,339,003
2022 9,557,500 54,252,461
2021 9,371,400 53,219,166
2020 9,215,100 52,217,334
2019 9,054,000 51,202,827
2018 8,882,800 50,207,107
2017 8,713,300 49,197,766
2016 8,546,000 48,139,687
2015 8,380,100 47,088,526
2014 8,215,700 46,051,440
2013 8,059,500 44,986,791
2012 7,910,500 43,888,303
2011 7,765,800 42,758,461
2010 7,623,600 41,598,567
2009 7,485,600 40,408,891
2008 7,308,800 39,206,351
2007 7,180,100 38,036,349
2006 7,053,700 36,904,008
2005 6,930,100 35,796,484
2004 6,809,000 34,713,455
2003 6,689,700 33,652,223
2002 6,570,000 32,629,808
2001 6,439,000 31,619,170
2000 6,289,000 30,642,890
1999 6,125,000 29,733,408
1998 5,971,000 28,888,057
1997 5,836,000 28,101,768
1996 5,692,000 27,344,211
1995 5,545,000 26,601,751
1994 5,399,000 25,857,130
1993 5,261,000 25,117,188
1992 5,123,000 24,382,460
1991 4,949,000 23,646,514
1990 4,660,000 22,892,651
1989 4,518,000 22,118,434
1988 4,442,000 21,356,219
1987 4,369,000 20,616,096
1986 4,299,000 19,901,646
1985 4,233,000 19,201,768
1984 4,159,000 18,514,906
1983 4,105,000 17,846,374
1982 4,031,000 17,206,175
1981 3,956,000 16,601,507
1980 3,878,000 16,018,459
1979 3,786,000 15,460,666
1978 3,690,000 14,934,126
1977 3,613,000 14,428,819
1976 3,533,000 13,957,623
1975 3,455,000 13,511,671
1974 3,377,000 13,070,078
1973 3,278,000 12,634,835
1972 3,148,000 12,206,060
1971 3,069,000 11,788,904
1970 2,974,000 11,368,791
1969 2,877,000 10,939,695
1968 2,803,000 10,518,823
1967 2,745,000 10,111,057
1966 2,629,000 9,717,816
1965 2,563,000 9,338,078
1964 2,475,000 8,973,535
1963 2,379,000 8,627,971
1962 2,293,000 8,299,308
1961 2,185,000 7,987,770
1960 2,114,020 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/israel/kenya | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Israel increased by 1,492,300 people (a 21.2% growth), while Kenya gained 11,235,679 people (a 30.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Israel gained 1,744,887 people (a 20.4% growth), while Kenya's population increased by 10,815,936 people (a 22.5% growth).

Israel was ranked 99th most populous country in 2006 and is 95th 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) Israel's population will grow by 35.3% to 13,927,651 people with a rank change from 95th to 88th. The population of Kenya will increase by 42.4% to 83,976,685 people and rank change from 25th to 22nd.

Israel is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 21.1M people compared to the peak of 105M people in 2098 for Kenya.

Population growth rate by year

Israel
Factual

Projection
Kenya
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Israel Kenya
2100 0.51% -0.02%
2099 0.49% -0%
2098 0.5% 0.006%
2097 0.55% 0.03%
2096 0.55% 0.04%
2095 0.57% 0.05%
2094 0.62% 0.07%
2093 0.63% 0.09%
2092 0.64% 0.1%
2091 0.64% 0.12%
2090 0.61% 0.14%
2089 0.65% 0.15%
2088 0.68% 0.16%
2087 0.72% 0.18%
2086 0.74% 0.19%
2085 0.77% 0.21%
2084 0.76% 0.23%
2083 0.75% 0.24%
2082 0.78% 0.26%
2081 0.84% 0.29%
2080 0.82% 0.3%
2079 0.84% 0.32%
2078 0.86% 0.34%
2077 0.81% 0.37%
2076 0.83% 0.39%
2075 0.82% 0.41%
2074 0.8% 0.44%
2073 0.78% 0.47%
2072 0.86% 0.5%
2071 0.89% 0.52%
2070 0.9% 0.55%
2069 0.89% 0.58%
2068 0.9% 0.6%
2067 0.89% 0.64%
2066 0.92% 0.66%
2065 0.9% 0.69%
2064 0.97% 0.72%
2063 0.94% 0.75%
2062 0.97% 0.78%
2061 1.02% 0.8%
2060 1% 0.83%
2059 1.02% 0.85%
2058 1.05% 0.88%
2057 1.07% 0.89%
2056 1.11% 0.91%
2055 1.15% 0.93%
2054 1.13% 0.96%
2053 1.14% 0.98%
2052 1.15% 1.01%
2051 1.17% 1.04%
2050 1.18% 1.07%
2049 1.16% 1.09%
2048 1.18% 1.13%
2047 1.22% 1.16%
2046 1.22% 1.2%
2045 1.28% 1.24%
2044 1.28% 1.29%
2043 1.3% 1.33%
2042 1.29% 1.37%
2041 1.29% 1.42%
2040 1.32% 1.46%
2039 1.31% 1.51%
2038 1.31% 1.54%
2037 1.26% 1.59%
2036 1.3% 1.62%
2035 1.28% 1.66%
2034 1.28% 1.71%
2033 1.29% 1.74%
2032 1.35% 1.78%
2031 1.34% 1.8%
2030 1.31% 1.83%
2029 1.34% 1.85%
2028 1.35% 1.88%
2027 1.37% 1.9%
2026 1.37% 1.93%
2025 1.4% 1.96%
2024 1.27% 1.98%
2023 3.05% 2%
2022 1.99% 1.94%
2021 1.7% 1.92%
2020 1.78% 1.98%
2019 1.93% 1.98%
2018 1.95% 2.05%
2017 1.96% 2.2%
2016 1.98% 2.23%
2015 2% 2.25%
2014 1.94% 2.37%
2013 1.88% 2.5%
2012 1.86% 2.64%
2011 1.87% 2.79%
2010 1.84% 2.94%
2009 2.42% 3.07%
2008 1.79% 3.08%
2007 1.79% 3.07%
2006 1.78% 3.09%
2005 1.78% 3.12%
2004 1.78% 3.15%
2003 1.82% 3.13%
2002 2.03% 3.2%
2001 2.39% 3.19%
2000 2.68% 3.06%
1999 2.58% 2.93%
1998 2.31% 2.8%
1997 2.53% 2.77%
1996 2.65% 2.79%
1995 2.7% 2.88%
1994 2.62% 2.95%
1993 2.69% 3.01%
1992 3.52% 3.11%
1991 6.2% 3.29%
1990 3.14% 3.5%
1989 1.71% 3.57%
1988 1.67% 3.59%
1987 1.63% 3.59%
1986 1.56% 3.64%
1985 1.78% 3.71%
1984 1.32% 3.75%
1983 1.84% 3.72%
1982 1.9% 3.64%
1981 2.01% 3.64%
1980 2.43% 3.61%
1979 2.6% 3.53%
1978 2.13% 3.5%
1977 2.26% 3.38%
1976 2.26% 3.3%
1975 2.31% 3.38%
1974 3.02% 3.44%
1973 4.13% 3.51%
1972 2.57% 3.54%
1971 3.19% 3.7%
1970 3.37% 3.92%
1969 2.64% 4%
1968 2.11% 4.03%
1967 4.41% 4.05%
1966 2.58% 4.07%
1965 3.56% 4.06%
1964 4.04% 4.01%
1963 3.75% 3.96%
1962 4.94% 3.9%
1961 3.36% 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/israel/kenya | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Israel grew by 1.27%, while Kenya's population grew by 1.98%.

Live population counters

Israel Kenya
Current population
10290887
58955623
Population rank 95/197 25/197
Percent of world population 0.12% 0.71%
One net population change
4.19 minutes
28.8 seconds
One birth every
2.87 minutes
21 seconds
One death every
10.3 minutes
1.32 minutes
Daily growth/decline +344 +2,997
Annual growth/decline +125,400 +1,093,941
Annual growth/decline rate +1.27% +1.98%
Population growth rate rank 84/197 53/197
One migration net change every
46 minutes
19.3 minutes
Annual migration change +11,466 -27,330
Net migration rank 42/196 160/196
Foreign-born residents 2,091,569 992,536
Foreign-born residents rank 35/195 61/195
Foreign-born share of population 22.3% 1.8%
Foreign-born share rank 26/195 136/195

Natural population change vs migration

Israel
Natural

Migration
Kenya
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Israel Kenya
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 11,466 - -27,330
2024 - 10,612 - -19,781
2023 131,977 9,999 1,100,970 -10,003
2022 129,982 50,004 1,092,102 -10,003
2021 134,011 16,859 1,037,082 -52,552
2020 128,089 16,573 1,036,253 -17,111
2019 135,810 16,134 1,071,777 -61,949
2018 140,348 15,615 1,097,075 -115,436
2017 138,541 14,518 1,105,769 -68,702
2016 136,736 24,308 1,108,801 -29,728
2015 134,082 29,735 1,119,200 -95,977
2014 133,916 25,303 1,123,333 -72,415
2013 129,758 17,075 1,136,006 -57,634
2012 128,941 16,549 1,161,548 -42,928
2011 125,030 10,470 1,185,863 -44,795
2010 126,552 12,906 1,199,786 -21,069
2009 122,015 7,269 1,193,598 7,096
2008 117,672 7,974 1,174,818 29,612
2007 111,292 9,654 1,147,063 -11,495
2006 109,332 11,446 1,113,357 15,767
2005 105,338 10,975 1,080,446 5,501
2004 106,901 8,494 1,048,590 31,525
2003 106,366 6,684 1,018,182 24,175
2002 101,178 17,420 992,044 10,431
2001 99,160 38,643 963,721 55,052
2000 98,737 63,409 928,357 5,407
1999 94,325 78,422 898,484 -13,257
1998 93,744 52,713 875,511 -70,023
1997 88,707 60,297 847,493 -80,443
1996 86,518 66,811 827,326 -79,276
1995 82,066 61,800 812,391 -75,506
1994 79,365 57,273 792,702 -40,367
1993 77,337 49,345 788,579 -61,054
1992 77,357 57,522 785,018 -43,085
1991 73,740 153,141 790,030 -60,087
1990 71,764 178,732 789,087 -11,338
1989 68,674 14,192 795,622 -24,949
1988 71,072 1,675 785,652 -31,894
1987 69,904 7,511 775,124 -48,633
1986 70,073 -3,598 755,606 -53,183
1985 71,538 -3,686 732,739 -35,400
1984 70,703 10,933 709,639 -33,253
1983 70,196 689 684,587 -23,905
1982 68,931 16,563 663,109 -43,382
1981 67,647 16,021 642,379 -52,761
1980 68,253 16,284 616,390 -39,920
1979 68,148 15,591 595,390 -56,280
1978 67,158 15,556 574,695 -60,718
1977 70,092 12,747 554,124 -57,493
1976 74,899 10,459 536,740 -90,990
1975 70,828 11,726 517,579 -71,421
1974 68,891 11,929 500,008 -62,973
1973 65,560 14,310 485,556 -52,102
1972 62,960 27,415 472,557 -48,466
1971 64,449 52,632 459,897 -49,671
1970 56,506 56,173 443,065 -13,064
1969 53,800 59,928 427,819 369
1968 51,014 60,804 411,948 1,611
1967 47,488 59,483 396,920 5,060
1966 50,477 57,347 382,891 1,616
1965 49,979 54,694 366,444 8,524
1964 48,015 54,050 349,322 4,788
1963 44,964 53,877 332,763 4,246
1962 43,337 52,313 315,797 4,521
1961 42,170 34,482 298,463 4,296
1960 44,818 10,990 280,032 2,134

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

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

Over the last 10 years, 86% of the population change in Israel is from natural causes (a gain of 1,343,492 people) and 14% is from migration (a gain of 219,048 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, 2,091,569 residents or 22.3% of the population were not native-born in Israel, compared to 992,536 people or 1.8% in Kenya.

Biggest cities by population

Israel
City Population
Jerusalem 936K
Tel Aviv 468K
Haifa 283K
Rishon LeZion 250K
Petah Tikva 236K
Netanya 217K
Beersheba 209K
Holon 194K
Bnei Brak 194K
Ramat Gan 159K
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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