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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Japan was 123,975,371 in 2024 vs 56,432,944 people in Kenya in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Japan's population is 122,677,250 people compared to 58,955,623 in Kenya.

Population statistics:

  • Japan's population is 2.08 times bigger than Kenya's.
  • Japan is ranked the 12th most populous country in the world, while Kenya is the 25th.
  • The countries together account for 2.19% of the world: 1.48% for Japan vs 0.71% for Kenya.
  • For the last 10 years, Japan has had an average growth rate of -0.25% per year vs +2.08% in Kenya.
  • Since 2006, the population of Japan has decreased from 128M people to 123M (4.05% decline), while Kenya has grown from 36.9M to 59M (59.8% growth).

Japan vs Kenya: population by year and forecast

Japan
Factual

Projection
Kenya
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Japan Kenya
2100 76,978,998 105,238,162
2099 77,363,458 105,257,438
2098 77,742,445 105,257,489
2097 78,118,375 105,250,948
2096 78,498,614 105,220,085
2095 78,875,245 105,175,623
2094 79,250,325 105,118,372
2093 79,628,057 105,046,907
2092 80,007,967 104,955,024
2091 80,383,529 104,846,805
2090 80,760,724 104,718,130
2089 81,140,553 104,573,271
2088 81,521,696 104,414,197
2087 81,908,373 104,243,505
2086 82,304,497 104,056,143
2085 82,709,534 103,854,891
2084 83,123,058 103,640,244
2083 83,544,006 103,407,124
2082 83,980,325 103,158,580
2081 84,429,305 102,889,291
2080 84,899,768 102,594,978
2079 85,387,247 102,286,967
2078 85,897,934 101,961,280
2077 86,434,291 101,613,181
2076 86,993,007 101,239,843
2075 87,577,777 100,849,423
2074 88,190,392 100,436,632
2073 88,834,763 100,001,277
2072 89,499,356 99,533,234
2071 90,184,464 99,042,264
2070 90,899,136 98,529,166
2069 91,625,421 97,992,232
2068 92,367,969 97,428,138
2067 93,113,499 96,842,744
2066 93,869,240 96,230,345
2065 94,633,430 95,598,937
2064 95,391,433 94,942,874
2063 96,148,081 94,266,124
2062 96,902,907 93,561,519
2061 97,654,031 92,837,768
2060 98,400,894 92,098,717
2059 99,144,216 91,343,602
2058 99,868,968 90,569,828
2057 100,585,601 89,783,087
2056 101,295,868 88,994,126
2055 101,989,736 88,192,182
2054 102,683,462 87,379,992
2053 103,359,083 86,552,281
2052 104,036,901 85,710,403
2051 104,706,698 84,850,558
2050 105,377,283 83,976,685
2049 106,053,011 83,090,517
2048 106,731,207 82,191,119
2047 107,419,237 81,274,836
2046 108,115,358 80,340,592
2045 108,820,982 79,389,433
2044 109,529,333 78,414,158
2043 110,245,586 77,418,567
2042 110,968,174 76,399,781
2041 111,704,629 75,363,853
2040 112,438,759 74,308,480
2039 113,175,948 73,241,028
2038 113,915,783 72,153,876
2037 114,662,374 71,058,753
2036 115,410,956 69,949,421
2035 116,162,381 68,831,151
2034 116,911,001 67,705,051
2033 117,652,676 66,569,532
2032 118,393,188 65,431,402
2031 119,127,425 64,289,540
2030 119,856,131 63,153,520
2029 120,574,242 62,021,378
2028 121,287,543 60,894,078
2027 121,989,133 59,770,115
2026 122,677,250 58,653,621
2025 123,339,586 57,540,609
2024 123,975,371 56,432,944
2023 124,516,650 55,339,003
2022 125,124,989 54,252,461
2021 125,681,593 53,219,166
2020 126,261,000 52,217,334
2019 126,633,000 51,202,827
2018 126,811,000 50,207,107
2017 126,972,000 49,197,766
2016 127,076,000 48,139,687
2015 127,141,000 47,088,526
2014 127,276,000 46,051,440
2013 127,445,000 44,986,791
2012 127,629,000 43,888,303
2011 127,833,000 42,758,461
2010 128,070,000 41,598,567
2009 128,047,000 40,408,891
2008 128,063,000 39,206,351
2007 128,001,000 38,036,349
2006 127,854,000 36,904,008
2005 127,773,000 35,796,484
2004 127,761,000 34,713,455
2003 127,718,000 33,652,223
2002 127,445,000 32,629,808
2001 127,149,000 31,619,170
2000 126,843,000 30,642,890
1999 126,631,000 29,733,408
1998 126,400,000 28,888,057
1997 126,057,000 28,101,768
1996 125,757,000 27,344,211
1995 125,472,000 26,601,751
1994 125,178,000 25,857,130
1993 124,829,000 25,117,188
1992 124,425,000 24,382,460
1991 123,964,000 23,646,514
1990 123,478,000 22,892,651
1989 123,069,000 22,118,434
1988 122,578,000 21,356,219
1987 122,069,000 20,616,096
1986 121,482,000 19,901,646
1985 120,837,000 19,201,768
1984 120,083,000 18,514,906
1983 119,307,000 17,846,374
1982 118,480,000 17,206,175
1981 117,661,000 16,601,507
1980 116,807,000 16,018,459
1979 115,890,000 15,460,666
1978 114,913,000 14,934,126
1977 113,872,000 14,428,819
1976 112,775,000 13,957,623
1975 111,573,000 13,511,671
1974 110,162,000 13,070,078
1973 108,707,000 12,634,835
1972 107,188,000 12,206,060
1971 105,697,000 11,788,904
1970 103,403,000 11,368,791
1969 102,219,000 10,939,695
1968 101,011,000 10,518,823
1967 99,879,000 10,111,057
1966 98,851,000 9,717,816
1965 97,952,000 9,338,078
1964 96,903,000 8,973,535
1963 95,900,000 8,627,971
1962 94,933,000 8,299,308
1961 94,055,000 7,987,770
1960 93,216,000 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/japan/kenya | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Japan decreased by 778,000 people (a 0.61% decline), while Kenya gained 11,235,679 people (a 30.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Japan lost 4,398,750 people (a 3.46% decline), while Kenya's population increased by 10,815,936 people (a 22.5% growth).

Japan was ranked 10th most populous country in 2006 and is 12th 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) Japan's population will shrink by 14.1% to 105,377,283 people with a rank change from 12th to 17th. 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 Japan's population already peaked in 2010 at 128M people and is projected to decrease to 77M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Japan
Factual

Projection
Kenya
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Japan Kenya
2100 -0.5% -0.02%
2099 -0.49% -0%
2098 -0.48% 0.006%
2097 -0.48% 0.03%
2096 -0.48% 0.04%
2095 -0.47% 0.05%
2094 -0.47% 0.07%
2093 -0.47% 0.09%
2092 -0.47% 0.1%
2091 -0.47% 0.12%
2090 -0.47% 0.14%
2089 -0.47% 0.15%
2088 -0.47% 0.16%
2087 -0.48% 0.18%
2086 -0.49% 0.19%
2085 -0.5% 0.21%
2084 -0.5% 0.23%
2083 -0.52% 0.24%
2082 -0.53% 0.26%
2081 -0.55% 0.29%
2080 -0.57% 0.3%
2079 -0.59% 0.32%
2078 -0.62% 0.34%
2077 -0.64% 0.37%
2076 -0.67% 0.39%
2075 -0.69% 0.41%
2074 -0.73% 0.44%
2073 -0.74% 0.47%
2072 -0.76% 0.5%
2071 -0.79% 0.52%
2070 -0.79% 0.55%
2069 -0.8% 0.58%
2068 -0.8% 0.6%
2067 -0.81% 0.64%
2066 -0.81% 0.66%
2065 -0.79% 0.69%
2064 -0.79% 0.72%
2063 -0.78% 0.75%
2062 -0.77% 0.78%
2061 -0.76% 0.8%
2060 -0.75% 0.83%
2059 -0.73% 0.85%
2058 -0.71% 0.88%
2057 -0.7% 0.89%
2056 -0.68% 0.91%
2055 -0.68% 0.93%
2054 -0.65% 0.96%
2053 -0.65% 0.98%
2052 -0.64% 1.01%
2051 -0.64% 1.04%
2050 -0.64% 1.07%
2049 -0.64% 1.09%
2048 -0.64% 1.13%
2047 -0.64% 1.16%
2046 -0.65% 1.2%
2045 -0.65% 1.24%
2044 -0.65% 1.29%
2043 -0.65% 1.33%
2042 -0.66% 1.37%
2041 -0.65% 1.42%
2040 -0.65% 1.46%
2039 -0.65% 1.51%
2038 -0.65% 1.54%
2037 -0.65% 1.59%
2036 -0.65% 1.62%
2035 -0.64% 1.66%
2034 -0.63% 1.71%
2033 -0.63% 1.74%
2032 -0.62% 1.78%
2031 -0.61% 1.8%
2030 -0.6% 1.83%
2029 -0.59% 1.85%
2028 -0.58% 1.88%
2027 -0.56% 1.9%
2026 -0.54% 1.93%
2025 -0.51% 1.96%
2024 -0.43% 1.98%
2023 -0.49% 2%
2022 -0.44% 1.94%
2021 -0.46% 1.92%
2020 -0.29% 1.98%
2019 -0.14% 1.98%
2018 -0.13% 2.05%
2017 -0.08% 2.2%
2016 -0.05% 2.23%
2015 -0.11% 2.25%
2014 -0.13% 2.37%
2013 -0.14% 2.5%
2012 -0.16% 2.64%
2011 -0.19% 2.79%
2010 0.02% 2.94%
2009 -0.01% 3.07%
2008 0.05% 3.08%
2007 0.11% 3.07%
2006 0.06% 3.09%
2005 0.009% 3.12%
2004 0.03% 3.15%
2003 0.21% 3.13%
2002 0.23% 3.2%
2001 0.24% 3.19%
2000 0.17% 3.06%
1999 0.18% 2.93%
1998 0.27% 2.8%
1997 0.24% 2.77%
1996 0.23% 2.79%
1995 0.23% 2.88%
1994 0.28% 2.95%
1993 0.32% 3.01%
1992 0.37% 3.11%
1991 0.39% 3.29%
1990 0.33% 3.5%
1989 0.4% 3.57%
1988 0.42% 3.59%
1987 0.48% 3.59%
1986 0.53% 3.64%
1985 0.63% 3.71%
1984 0.65% 3.75%
1983 0.7% 3.72%
1982 0.7% 3.64%
1981 0.73% 3.64%
1980 0.79% 3.61%
1979 0.85% 3.53%
1978 0.91% 3.5%
1977 0.97% 3.38%
1976 1.08% 3.3%
1975 1.28% 3.38%
1974 1.34% 3.44%
1973 1.42% 3.51%
1972 1.41% 3.54%
1971 2.22% 3.7%
1970 1.16% 3.92%
1969 1.2% 4%
1968 1.13% 4.03%
1967 1.04% 4.05%
1966 0.92% 4.07%
1965 1.08% 4.06%
1964 1.05% 4.01%
1963 1.02% 3.96%
1962 0.93% 3.9%
1961 0.9% 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/japan/kenya | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Japan declined by 0.43%, while Kenya's population grew by 1.98%.

Live population counters

Japan Kenya
Current population
122677250
58955623
Population rank 12/197 25/197
Percent of world population 1.48% 0.71%
One net population change
58.3 seconds
28.8 seconds
One birth every
42.2 seconds
21 seconds
One death every
19.5 seconds
1.32 minutes
Daily growth/decline -1,483 +2,997
Annual growth/decline -541,279 +1,093,941
Annual growth/decline rate -0.43% +1.98%
Population growth rate rank 185/197 53/197
One migration net change every
3.75 minutes
19.3 minutes
Annual migration change +140,579 -27,330
Net migration rank 10/196 160/196
Foreign-born residents 3,409,529 992,536
Foreign-born residents rank 19/195 61/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.8% 1.8%
Foreign-born share rank 120/195 136/195

Natural population change vs migration

Japan
Natural

Migration
Kenya
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Japan Kenya
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 140,579 - -27,330
2024 - 153,357 - -19,781
2023 -871,617 175,003 1,100,970 -10,003
2022 -825,825 175,003 1,092,102 -10,003
2021 -640,976 -34,996 1,037,082 -52,552
2020 -542,923 42,001 1,036,253 -17,111
2019 -531,858 318,190 1,071,777 -61,949
2018 -456,520 320,601 1,097,075 -115,436
2017 -406,310 322,564 1,105,769 -68,702
2016 -343,106 314,732 1,108,801 -29,728
2015 -292,424 168,896 1,119,200 -95,977
2014 -267,279 58,109 1,123,333 -72,415
2013 -242,146 66,449 1,136,006 -57,634
2012 -229,733 67,904 1,161,548 -42,928
2011 -204,533 97,720 1,185,863 -44,795
2010 -128,070 131,860 1,199,786 -21,069
2009 -76,828 125,450 1,193,598 7,096
2008 -51,225 142,605 1,174,818 29,612
2007 -25,600 138,024 1,147,063 -11,495
2006 12,785 130,065 1,113,357 15,767
2005 -25,554 113,017 1,080,446 5,501
2004 76,656 69,014 1,048,590 31,525
2003 114,946 74,875 1,018,182 24,175
2002 178,423 60,864 992,044 10,431
2001 203,438 59,563 963,721 55,052
2000 228,317 23,468 928,357 5,407
1999 202,610 56,901 898,484 -13,257
1998 265,440 45,912 875,511 -70,023
1997 277,325 43,366 847,493 -80,443
1996 314,392 25,030 827,326 -79,276
1995 276,039 87,714 812,391 -75,506
1994 363,017 154,214 792,702 -40,367
1993 312,073 168,836 788,579 -61,054
1992 360,833 170,878 785,018 -43,085
1991 396,685 161,331 790,030 -60,087
1990 407,478 124,582 789,087 -11,338
1989 467,662 31,202 795,622 -24,949
1988 527,085 51,154 785,652 -31,894
1987 598,138 28,001 775,124 -48,633
1986 631,706 27,987 755,606 -53,183
1985 676,687 -141,323 732,739 -35,400
1984 756,523 -273,686 709,639 -33,253
1983 775,495 -269,755 684,587 -23,905
1982 805,664 -288,550 663,109 -43,382
1981 811,861 -278,525 642,379 -52,761
1980 864,372 -92,314 616,390 -39,920
1979 950,298 -57,692 595,390 -56,280
1978 1,011,234 -47,996 574,695 -60,718
1977 1,070,397 -49,082 554,124 -57,493
1976 1,127,750 -34,976 536,740 -90,990
1975 1,204,989 107 517,579 -71,421
1974 1,332,960 -10,145 500,008 -62,973
1973 1,391,449 -34,674 485,556 -52,102
1972 1,372,006 -73,980 472,557 -48,466
1971 1,331,782 -107,778 459,897 -49,671
1970 1,230,496 33,731 443,065 -13,064
1969 1,195,962 49,447 427,819 369
1968 1,191,930 43,593 411,948 1,611
1967 1,258,475 29,632 396,920 5,060
1966 682,072 68,934 382,891 1,616
1965 1,126,448 -50,667 366,444 8,524
1964 1,046,553 -100,696 349,322 4,788
1963 987,770 -100,742 332,763 4,246
1962 901,864 -57,075 315,797 4,521
1961 893,522 -58,882 298,463 4,296
1960 894,874 -150,371 280,032 2,134

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

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Over the last 10 years, 73.6% of the population change in Japan is from natural causes (a loss of 5,178,838 people) and 26.4% is from migration (a gain of 1,860,103 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, 3,409,529 residents or 2.8% of the population were not native-born in Japan, compared to 992,536 people or 1.8% in Kenya.

Biggest cities by population

Japan
City Population
Tokyo 14.3M
Yokohama 3.76M
Osaka 2.75M
Nagoya 2.33M
Sapporo 1.96M
Fukuoka 1.6M
Kawasaki 1.54M
Kobe 1.52M
Kyoto 1.46M
Saitama 1.33M
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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