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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Italy was 58,952,704 in 2024 vs 56,432,944 people in Kenya in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Italy's population is 58,562,681 people compared to 58,955,623 in Kenya.

Population statistics:

  • Kenya's population is 1.01 times bigger than Italy's.
  • Italy is ranked the 26th most populous country in the world, while Kenya is the 25th.
  • The countries together account for 1.42% of the world: 0.71% for Italy vs 0.71% for Kenya.
  • For the last 10 years, Italy has had an average growth rate of -0.21% per year vs +2.08% in Kenya.
  • Since 2006, the population of Italy has increased from 58.4M people to 58.6M (0.28% growth), while Kenya has grown from 36.9M to 59M (59.8% growth).

Italy vs Kenya: population by year and forecast

Italy
Factual

Projection
Kenya
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Italy Kenya
2100 35,208,261 105,238,162
2099 35,444,989 105,257,438
2098 35,676,340 105,257,489
2097 35,914,345 105,250,948
2096 36,150,501 105,220,085
2095 36,386,787 105,175,623
2094 36,619,396 105,118,372
2093 36,850,181 105,046,907
2092 37,089,746 104,955,024
2091 37,323,400 104,846,805
2090 37,560,976 104,718,130
2089 37,802,157 104,573,271
2088 38,040,056 104,414,197
2087 38,280,439 104,243,505
2086 38,517,279 104,056,143
2085 38,761,126 103,854,891
2084 39,008,873 103,640,244
2083 39,255,273 103,407,124
2082 39,509,964 103,158,580
2081 39,767,732 102,889,291
2080 40,030,977 102,594,978
2079 40,302,924 102,286,967
2078 40,579,648 101,961,280
2077 40,860,952 101,613,181
2076 41,151,772 101,239,843
2075 41,455,646 100,849,423
2074 41,779,503 100,436,632
2073 42,111,664 100,001,277
2072 42,459,257 99,533,234
2071 42,814,908 99,042,264
2070 43,187,953 98,529,166
2069 43,571,469 97,992,232
2068 43,964,515 97,428,138
2067 44,361,273 96,842,744
2066 44,771,926 96,230,345
2065 45,197,177 95,598,937
2064 45,628,630 94,942,874
2063 46,066,216 94,266,124
2062 46,517,561 93,561,519
2061 46,971,598 92,837,768
2060 47,424,830 92,098,717
2059 47,879,711 91,343,602
2058 48,332,818 90,569,828
2057 48,778,066 89,783,087
2056 49,222,515 88,994,126
2055 49,653,326 88,192,182
2054 50,073,600 87,379,992
2053 50,488,203 86,552,281
2052 50,886,354 85,710,403
2051 51,276,616 84,850,558
2050 51,663,176 83,976,685
2049 52,034,983 83,090,517
2048 52,392,012 82,191,119
2047 52,745,310 81,274,836
2046 53,080,828 80,340,592
2045 53,408,660 79,389,433
2044 53,723,325 78,414,158
2043 54,042,322 77,418,567
2042 54,342,628 76,399,781
2041 54,629,496 75,363,853
2040 54,916,374 74,308,480
2039 55,205,078 73,241,028
2038 55,481,637 72,153,876
2037 55,757,394 71,058,753
2036 56,025,224 69,949,421
2035 56,295,613 68,831,151
2034 56,562,648 67,705,051
2033 56,822,364 66,569,532
2032 57,078,534 65,431,402
2031 57,345,322 64,289,540
2030 57,606,120 63,153,520
2029 57,851,091 62,021,378
2028 58,091,760 60,894,078
2027 58,333,039 59,770,115
2026 58,562,681 58,653,621
2025 58,769,653 57,540,609
2024 58,952,704 56,432,944
2023 58,984,216 55,339,003
2022 59,013,667 54,252,461
2021 59,133,173 53,219,166
2020 59,438,851 52,217,334
2019 59,729,081 51,202,827
2018 60,148,658 50,207,107
2017 60,002,252 49,197,766
2016 60,115,223 48,139,687
2015 60,229,605 47,088,526
2014 60,320,707 46,051,440
2013 60,311,613 44,986,791
2012 60,191,247 43,888,303
2011 60,026,841 42,758,461
2010 59,819,407 41,598,567
2009 59,555,454 40,408,891
2008 59,211,181 39,206,351
2007 58,756,247 38,036,349
2006 58,399,861 36,904,008
2005 58,166,682 35,796,484
2004 57,828,179 34,713,455
2003 57,399,184 33,652,223
2002 57,089,824 32,629,808
2001 56,976,981 31,619,170
2000 56,942,108 30,642,890
1999 56,916,317 29,733,408
1998 56,906,744 28,888,057
1997 56,890,372 28,101,768
1996 56,860,281 27,344,211
1995 56,844,303 26,601,751
1994 56,843,400 25,857,130
1993 56,831,821 25,117,188
1992 56,797,087 24,382,460
1991 56,758,521 23,646,514
1990 56,719,240 22,892,651
1989 56,671,781 22,118,434
1988 56,629,288 21,356,219
1987 56,601,931 20,616,096
1986 56,596,155 19,901,646
1985 56,593,071 19,201,768
1984 56,576,718 18,514,906
1983 56,564,074 17,846,374
1982 56,543,548 17,206,175
1981 56,501,675 16,601,507
1980 56,433,883 16,018,459
1979 56,317,749 15,460,666
1978 56,155,143 14,934,126
1977 55,955,411 14,428,819
1976 55,718,260 13,957,623
1975 55,441,001 13,511,671
1974 55,110,868 13,070,078
1973 54,751,406 12,634,835
1972 54,381,345 12,206,060
1971 54,073,490 11,788,904
1970 53,821,850 11,368,791
1969 53,537,950 10,939,695
1968 53,235,750 10,518,823
1967 52,900,500 10,111,057
1966 52,519,000 9,717,816
1965 52,112,350 9,338,078
1964 51,675,350 8,973,535
1963 51,252,000 8,627,971
1962 50,879,450 8,299,308
1961 50,536,350 7,987,770
1960 50,199,700 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/italy/kenya | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Italy increased by 1,715,362 people (a 2.94% growth), while Kenya gained 11,235,679 people (a 30.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Italy lost 1,552,542 people (a 2.58% decline), while Kenya's population increased by 10,815,936 people (a 22.5% growth).

Italy was ranked 23rd most populous country in 2006 and is 26th 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) Italy's population will shrink by 11.8% to 51,663,176 people with a rank change from 26th to 40th. 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 Italy's population already peaked in 2014 at 60.3M people and is projected to decrease to 35.2M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Italy
Factual

Projection
Kenya
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Italy Kenya
2100 -0.67% -0.02%
2099 -0.65% -0%
2098 -0.66% 0.006%
2097 -0.65% 0.03%
2096 -0.65% 0.04%
2095 -0.64% 0.05%
2094 -0.63% 0.07%
2093 -0.65% 0.09%
2092 -0.63% 0.1%
2091 -0.63% 0.12%
2090 -0.64% 0.14%
2089 -0.63% 0.15%
2088 -0.63% 0.16%
2087 -0.61% 0.18%
2086 -0.63% 0.19%
2085 -0.64% 0.21%
2084 -0.63% 0.23%
2083 -0.64% 0.24%
2082 -0.65% 0.26%
2081 -0.66% 0.29%
2080 -0.67% 0.3%
2079 -0.68% 0.32%
2078 -0.69% 0.34%
2077 -0.71% 0.37%
2076 -0.73% 0.39%
2075 -0.78% 0.41%
2074 -0.79% 0.44%
2073 -0.82% 0.47%
2072 -0.83% 0.5%
2071 -0.86% 0.52%
2070 -0.88% 0.55%
2069 -0.89% 0.58%
2068 -0.89% 0.6%
2067 -0.92% 0.64%
2066 -0.94% 0.66%
2065 -0.95% 0.69%
2064 -0.95% 0.72%
2063 -0.97% 0.75%
2062 -0.97% 0.78%
2061 -0.96% 0.8%
2060 -0.95% 0.83%
2059 -0.94% 0.85%
2058 -0.91% 0.88%
2057 -0.9% 0.89%
2056 -0.87% 0.91%
2055 -0.84% 0.93%
2054 -0.82% 0.96%
2053 -0.78% 0.98%
2052 -0.76% 1.01%
2051 -0.75% 1.04%
2050 -0.71% 1.07%
2049 -0.68% 1.09%
2048 -0.67% 1.13%
2047 -0.63% 1.16%
2046 -0.61% 1.2%
2045 -0.59% 1.24%
2044 -0.59% 1.29%
2043 -0.55% 1.33%
2042 -0.53% 1.37%
2041 -0.52% 1.42%
2040 -0.52% 1.46%
2039 -0.5% 1.51%
2038 -0.49% 1.54%
2037 -0.48% 1.59%
2036 -0.48% 1.62%
2035 -0.47% 1.66%
2034 -0.46% 1.71%
2033 -0.45% 1.74%
2032 -0.47% 1.78%
2031 -0.45% 1.8%
2030 -0.42% 1.83%
2029 -0.41% 1.85%
2028 -0.41% 1.88%
2027 -0.39% 1.9%
2026 -0.35% 1.93%
2025 -0.31% 1.96%
2024 -0.05% 1.98%
2023 -0.05% 2%
2022 -0.2% 1.94%
2021 -0.51% 1.92%
2020 -0.49% 1.98%
2019 -0.7% 1.98%
2018 0.24% 2.05%
2017 -0.19% 2.2%
2016 -0.19% 2.23%
2015 -0.15% 2.25%
2014 0.02% 2.37%
2013 0.2% 2.5%
2012 0.27% 2.64%
2011 0.35% 2.79%
2010 0.44% 2.94%
2009 0.58% 3.07%
2008 0.77% 3.08%
2007 0.61% 3.07%
2006 0.4% 3.09%
2005 0.59% 3.12%
2004 0.75% 3.15%
2003 0.54% 3.13%
2002 0.2% 3.2%
2001 0.06% 3.19%
2000 0.05% 3.06%
1999 0.02% 2.93%
1998 0.03% 2.8%
1997 0.05% 2.77%
1996 0.03% 2.79%
1995 0.002% 2.88%
1994 0.02% 2.95%
1993 0.06% 3.01%
1992 0.07% 3.11%
1991 0.07% 3.29%
1990 0.08% 3.5%
1989 0.08% 3.57%
1988 0.05% 3.59%
1987 0.01% 3.59%
1986 0.005% 3.64%
1985 0.03% 3.71%
1984 0.02% 3.75%
1983 0.04% 3.72%
1982 0.07% 3.64%
1981 0.12% 3.64%
1980 0.21% 3.61%
1979 0.29% 3.53%
1978 0.36% 3.5%
1977 0.43% 3.38%
1976 0.5% 3.3%
1975 0.6% 3.38%
1974 0.66% 3.44%
1973 0.68% 3.51%
1972 0.57% 3.54%
1971 0.47% 3.7%
1970 0.53% 3.92%
1969 0.57% 4%
1968 0.63% 4.03%
1967 0.73% 4.05%
1966 0.78% 4.07%
1965 0.85% 4.06%
1964 0.83% 4.01%
1963 0.73% 3.96%
1962 0.68% 3.9%
1961 0.67% 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/italy/kenya | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Italy declined by 0.05%, while Kenya's population grew by 1.98%.

Live population counters

Italy Kenya
Current population
58562681
58955623
Population rank 26/197 25/197
Percent of world population 0.71% 0.71%
One net population change
16.7 minutes
28.8 seconds
One birth every
1.39 minutes
21 seconds
One death every
47.7 seconds
1.32 minutes
Daily growth/decline -86 +2,997
Annual growth/decline -31,512 +1,093,941
Annual growth/decline rate -0.05% +1.98%
Population growth rate rank 170/197 53/197
One migration net change every
6.99 minutes
19.3 minutes
Annual migration change +75,448 -27,330
Net migration rank 19/196 160/196
Foreign-born residents 6,553,671 992,536
Foreign-born residents rank 12/195 61/195
Foreign-born share of population 11% 1.8%
Foreign-born share rank 59/195 136/195

Natural population change vs migration

Italy
Natural

Migration
Kenya
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Italy Kenya
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 75,448 - -27,330
2024 - 95,246 - -19,781
2023 -283,125 150,189 1,100,970 -10,003
2022 -318,674 231,228 1,092,102 -10,003
2021 -301,579 157,327 1,037,082 -52,552
2020 -338,801 85,281 1,036,253 -17,111
2019 -215,025 46,634 1,071,777 -61,949
2018 -192,475 83,686 1,097,075 -115,436
2017 -192,007 95,147 1,105,769 -68,702
2016 -138,265 84,568 1,108,801 -29,728
2015 -162,620 39,389 1,119,200 -95,977
2014 -96,513 52,679 1,123,333 -72,415
2013 -90,468 158,090 1,136,006 -57,634
2012 -78,248 252,524 1,161,548 -42,928
2011 -48,021 198,544 1,185,863 -44,795
2010 -23,928 274,387 1,199,786 -21,069
2009 -17,866 283,676 1,193,598 7,096
2008 -11,842 422,534 1,174,818 29,612
2007 -5,876 495,092 1,147,063 -11,495
2006 0 215,995 1,113,357 15,767
2005 -17,450 258,702 1,080,446 5,501
2004 11,566 417,970 1,048,590 31,525
2003 -40,179 478,578 1,018,182 24,175
2002 -22,836 223,861 992,044 10,431
2001 -11,396 48,903 963,721 55,052
2000 -17,082 56,065 928,357 5,407
1999 -22,766 54,405 898,484 -13,257
1998 -39,835 67,985 875,511 -70,023
1997 -22,756 50,539 847,493 -80,443
1996 -22,744 53,450 827,326 -79,276
1995 -34,107 -460,287 812,391 -75,506
1994 -17,053 502,750 792,702 -40,367
1993 0 24,321 788,579 -61,054
1992 22,718 51,747 785,018 -43,085
1991 11,352 19,721 790,030 -60,087
1990 22,688 35,317 789,087 -11,338
1989 28,336 19,540 795,622 -24,949
1988 33,977 18,553 785,652 -31,894
1987 16,980 7,825 775,124 -48,633
1986 11,319 -6,206 755,606 -53,183
1985 28,297 6,911 732,739 -35,400
1984 50,919 203 709,639 -33,253
1983 33,939 -3,733 684,587 -23,905
1982 79,161 -24,223 663,109 -43,382
1981 73,452 7,182 642,379 -52,761
1980 84,650 295,642 616,390 -39,920
1979 129,531 42,637 595,390 -56,280
1978 168,465 43,932 574,695 -60,718
1977 190,248 42,246 554,124 -57,493
1976 228,445 40,885 536,740 -90,990
1975 271,660 43,051 517,579 -71,421
1974 336,176 42,487 500,008 -62,973
1973 328,508 41,631 485,556 -52,102
1972 364,355 43,182 472,557 -48,466
1971 383,922 -58,627 459,897 -49,671
1970 376,753 -62,216 443,065 -13,064
1969 390,827 -45,346 427,819 369
1968 399,268 -50,149 411,948 1,611
1967 439,074 -37,992 396,920 5,060
1966 488,427 -35,352 382,891 1,616
1965 474,222 -36,267 366,444 8,524
1964 527,089 -27,368 349,322 4,788
1963 440,767 -28,198 332,763 4,246
1962 427,387 -25,840 315,797 4,521
1961 459,880 -129,761 298,463 4,296
1960 426,697 -140,765 280,032 2,134

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

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Over the last 10 years, 68.6% of the population change in Italy is from natural causes (a loss of 2,239,084 people) and 31.4% is from migration (a gain of 1,026,128 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, 6,553,671 residents or 11% of the population were not native-born in Italy, compared to 992,536 people or 1.8% in Kenya.

Biggest cities by population

Italy
City Population
Rome 2.75M
Milan 1.35M
Naples 913K
Turin 842K
Palermo 630K
Genoa 559K
Bologna 388K
Florence 361K
Bari 315K
Catania 312K
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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