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

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The latest officially reported population of Kenya was 57,532,493 in 2025 vs 4,865,298 people in Kuwait in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Kenya's population is 59,218,766 people compared to 4,981,316 in Kuwait.

Population statistics:

  • Kenya's population is 11.9 times bigger than Kuwait's.
  • Kenya is ranked the 25th most populous country in the world, while Kuwait is the 127th.
  • The countries together account for 0.77% of the world: 0.71% for Kenya vs 0.06% for Kuwait.
  • For the last 10 years, Kenya has had an average growth rate of +2.04% per year vs +2.64% in Kuwait.
  • Since 2006, the population of Kenya has increased from 36.9M people to 59.2M (60.5% growth), while Kuwait has grown from 2.36M to 4.98M (110.7% growth).

Kenya vs Kuwait: population by year and forecast

Kenya
Factual

Projection
Kuwait
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Kenya Kuwait
2100 105,223,316 9,334,340
2099 105,242,590 9,260,081
2098 105,242,641 9,186,463
2097 105,236,101 9,113,170
2096 105,205,242 9,040,141
2095 105,160,786 8,967,450
2094 105,103,544 8,895,114
2093 105,032,088 8,823,113
2092 104,940,218 8,751,505
2091 104,832,015 8,680,321
2090 104,703,358 8,609,595
2089 104,558,519 8,539,136
2088 104,399,468 8,469,109
2087 104,228,800 8,399,564
2086 104,041,464 8,330,533
2085 103,840,241 8,261,971
2084 103,625,624 8,193,896
2083 103,392,537 8,126,269
2082 103,144,028 8,059,106
2081 102,874,777 7,992,347
2080 102,580,506 7,926,024
2079 102,272,538 7,860,286
2078 101,946,897 7,795,005
2077 101,598,847 7,730,203
2076 101,225,562 7,665,903
2075 100,835,197 7,602,169
2074 100,422,464 7,538,993
2073 99,987,171 7,476,318
2072 99,519,193 7,414,183
2071 99,028,293 7,352,798
2070 98,515,267 7,292,103
2069 97,978,409 7,231,928
2068 97,414,394 7,172,407
2067 96,829,083 7,113,525
2066 96,216,770 7,055,300
2065 95,585,451 6,997,659
2064 94,929,481 6,940,617
2063 94,252,826 6,883,966
2062 93,548,321 6,827,893
2061 92,824,672 6,772,426
2060 92,085,725 6,717,567
2059 91,330,716 6,663,194
2058 90,557,051 6,609,283
2057 89,770,421 6,555,790
2056 88,981,572 6,502,807
2055 88,179,741 6,450,126
2054 87,367,666 6,397,735
2053 86,540,071 6,345,468
2052 85,698,312 6,293,294
2051 84,838,589 6,241,127
2050 83,964,839 6,188,892
2049 83,078,796 6,136,684
2048 82,179,525 6,084,369
2047 81,263,371 6,032,063
2046 80,329,258 5,979,700
2045 79,378,234 5,927,211
2044 78,403,097 5,874,608
2043 77,407,646 5,822,127
2042 76,389,004 5,769,628
2041 75,353,221 5,717,337
2040 74,297,998 5,665,332
2039 73,230,696 5,613,613
2038 72,143,698 5,562,201
2037 71,048,729 5,511,310
2036 69,939,553 5,460,951
2035 68,821,441 5,411,185
2034 67,695,500 5,362,082
2033 66,560,141 5,313,716
2032 65,422,172 5,266,162
2031 64,280,471 5,219,420
2030 63,144,611 5,173,547
2029 62,012,629 5,125,419
2028 60,885,488 5,073,776
2027 59,761,684 5,015,009
2026 58,645,347 4,945,732
2025 57,532,493 4,865,298
2024 56,432,944 4,897,263
2023 55,339,003 4,853,420
2022 54,252,461 4,589,643
2021 53,219,166 4,360,865
2020 52,217,334 4,400,267
2019 51,202,827 4,442,316
2018 50,207,107 4,323,515
2017 49,197,766 4,154,812
2016 48,139,687 4,004,096
2015 47,088,526 3,834,574
2014 46,051,440 3,665,876
2013 44,986,791 3,507,844
2012 43,888,303 3,337,109
2011 42,758,461 3,132,814
2010 41,598,567 2,943,372
2009 40,408,891 2,795,484
2008 39,206,351 2,651,421
2007 38,036,349 2,507,887
2006 36,904,008 2,364,733
2005 35,796,484 2,236,788
2004 34,713,455 2,157,320
2003 33,652,223 2,109,881
2002 32,629,808 2,059,974
2001 31,619,170 2,008,121
2000 30,642,890 1,954,709
1999 29,733,408 1,900,030
1998 28,888,057 1,844,302
1997 28,101,768 1,787,683
1996 27,344,211 1,730,246
1995 26,601,751 1,681,513
1994 25,857,130 1,664,361
1993 25,117,188 1,672,151
1992 24,382,460 1,634,961
1991 23,646,514 1,351,399
1990 22,892,651 1,684,819
1989 22,118,434 2,217,468
1988 21,356,219 2,134,707
1987 20,616,096 2,052,994
1986 19,901,646 1,972,520
1985 19,201,768 1,894,242
1984 18,514,906 1,820,688
1983 17,846,374 1,744,295
1982 17,206,175 1,662,480
1981 16,601,507 1,583,426
1980 16,018,459 1,504,782
1979 15,460,666 1,423,514
1978 14,934,126 1,340,319
1977 14,428,819 1,258,023
1976 13,957,623 1,178,711
1975 13,511,671 1,104,863
1974 13,070,078 1,038,346
1973 12,634,835 977,654
1972 12,206,060 920,352
1971 11,788,904 865,076
1970 11,368,791 809,114
1969 10,939,695 749,452
1968 10,518,823 687,716
1967 10,111,057 628,089
1966 9,717,816 572,590
1965 9,338,078 521,174
1964 8,973,535 473,115
1963 8,627,971 427,694
1962 8,299,308 384,995
1961 7,987,770 345,945
1960 7,695,307 311,060

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/kenya/kuwait | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Kenya increased by 11,235,679 people (a 30.4% growth), while Kuwait gained 1,639,363 people (a 69.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Kenya gained 11,079,079 people (a 23% growth), while Kuwait's population increased by 977,220 people (a 24.4% growth).

Kenya was ranked 33rd most populous country in 2006 and is 25th in 2026. Kuwait was ranked 139th in 2006 and ranked 127th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Kenya's population will grow by 41.8% to 83,964,839 people with a rank change from 25th to 22nd. The population of Kuwait will increase by 24.2% to 6,188,892 people and rank change from 127th to 119th.

Kenya is projected to reach its peak in 2098 at 105M people compared to the peak of 9.33M people in 2100 for Kuwait.

Population growth rate by year

Kenya
Factual

Projection
Kuwait
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Kenya Kuwait
2100 -0.02% 0.8%
2099 -0% 0.8%
2098 0.006% 0.8%
2097 0.03% 0.81%
2096 0.04% 0.81%
2095 0.05% 0.81%
2094 0.07% 0.82%
2093 0.09% 0.82%
2092 0.1% 0.82%
2091 0.12% 0.82%
2090 0.14% 0.83%
2089 0.15% 0.83%
2088 0.16% 0.83%
2087 0.18% 0.83%
2086 0.19% 0.83%
2085 0.21% 0.83%
2084 0.23% 0.83%
2083 0.24% 0.83%
2082 0.26% 0.84%
2081 0.29% 0.84%
2080 0.3% 0.84%
2079 0.32% 0.84%
2078 0.34% 0.84%
2077 0.37% 0.84%
2076 0.39% 0.84%
2075 0.41% 0.84%
2074 0.44% 0.84%
2073 0.47% 0.84%
2072 0.5% 0.83%
2071 0.52% 0.83%
2070 0.55% 0.83%
2069 0.58% 0.83%
2068 0.6% 0.83%
2067 0.64% 0.83%
2066 0.66% 0.82%
2065 0.69% 0.82%
2064 0.72% 0.82%
2063 0.75% 0.82%
2062 0.78% 0.82%
2061 0.8% 0.82%
2060 0.83% 0.82%
2059 0.85% 0.82%
2058 0.88% 0.82%
2057 0.89% 0.81%
2056 0.91% 0.82%
2055 0.93% 0.82%
2054 0.96% 0.82%
2053 0.98% 0.83%
2052 1.01% 0.84%
2051 1.04% 0.84%
2050 1.07% 0.85%
2049 1.09% 0.86%
2048 1.13% 0.87%
2047 1.16% 0.88%
2046 1.2% 0.89%
2045 1.24% 0.9%
2044 1.29% 0.9%
2043 1.33% 0.91%
2042 1.37% 0.91%
2041 1.42% 0.92%
2040 1.46% 0.92%
2039 1.51% 0.92%
2038 1.54% 0.92%
2037 1.59% 0.92%
2036 1.62% 0.92%
2035 1.66% 0.92%
2034 1.71% 0.91%
2033 1.74% 0.9%
2032 1.78% 0.9%
2031 1.8% 0.89%
2030 1.83% 0.94%
2029 1.85% 1.02%
2028 1.88% 1.17%
2027 1.9% 1.4%
2026 1.93% 1.65%
2025 1.95% -0.65%
2024 1.98% 0.9%
2023 2% 5.75%
2022 1.94% 5.25%
2021 1.92% -0.9%
2020 1.98% -0.95%
2019 1.98% 2.75%
2018 2.05% 4.06%
2017 2.2% 3.76%
2016 2.23% 4.42%
2015 2.25% 4.6%
2014 2.37% 4.51%
2013 2.5% 5.12%
2012 2.64% 6.52%
2011 2.79% 6.44%
2010 2.94% 5.29%
2009 3.07% 5.43%
2008 3.08% 5.72%
2007 3.07% 6.05%
2006 3.09% 5.72%
2005 3.12% 3.68%
2004 3.15% 2.25%
2003 3.13% 2.42%
2002 3.2% 2.58%
2001 3.19% 2.73%
2000 3.06% 2.88%
1999 2.93% 3.02%
1998 2.8% 3.17%
1997 2.77% 3.32%
1996 2.79% 2.9%
1995 2.88% 1.03%
1994 2.95% -0.47%
1993 3.01% 2.27%
1992 3.11% 21%
1991 3.29% -19.8%
1990 3.5% -24%
1989 3.57% 3.88%
1988 3.59% 3.98%
1987 3.59% 4.08%
1986 3.64% 4.13%
1985 3.71% 4.04%
1984 3.75% 4.38%
1983 3.72% 4.92%
1982 3.64% 4.99%
1981 3.64% 5.23%
1980 3.61% 5.71%
1979 3.53% 6.21%
1978 3.5% 6.54%
1977 3.38% 6.73%
1976 3.3% 6.68%
1975 3.38% 6.41%
1974 3.44% 6.21%
1973 3.51% 6.23%
1972 3.54% 6.39%
1971 3.7% 6.92%
1970 3.92% 7.96%
1969 4% 8.98%
1968 4.03% 9.49%
1967 4.05% 9.69%
1966 4.07% 9.87%
1965 4.06% 10.2%
1964 4.01% 10.6%
1963 3.96% 11.1%
1962 3.9% 11.3%
1961 3.8% 11.2%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Kenya grew by 1.95%, while Kuwait's population declined by 0.65%.

Live population counters

Kenya Kuwait
Current population
59218766
4981316
Population rank 25/197 127/197
Percent of world population 0.71% 0.06%
One net population change
28.8 seconds
16.5 minutes
One birth every
20.7 seconds
10.7 minutes
One death every
1.3 minutes
1.18 hours
Daily growth/decline +3,012 -88
Annual growth/decline +1,099,549 -31,965
Annual growth/decline rate +1.95% -0.65%
Population growth rate rank 51/197 188/197
One migration net change every
19.3 minutes
12.3 minutes
Annual migration change -27,330 +42,775
Net migration rank 160/196 24/196
Foreign-born residents 992,536 3,323,191
Foreign-born residents rank 61/195 20/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.8% 67.3%
Foreign-born share rank 136/195 5/195

Natural population change vs migration

Kenya
Natural

Migration
Kuwait
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Kenya Kuwait
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,330 - 42,775
2024 1,116,695 -19,781 41,627 61,624
2023 1,100,970 -10,003 42,568 50,008
2022 1,092,102 -10,003 41,752 368,560
2021 1,037,082 -52,552 42,057 19,678
2020 1,036,253 -17,111 41,083 -168,379
2019 1,071,777 -61,949 46,268 181
2018 1,097,075 -115,436 47,222 145,973
2017 1,105,769 -68,702 51,498 92,717
2016 1,108,801 -29,728 51,397 105,818
2015 1,119,200 -95,977 52,127 129,695
2014 1,123,333 -72,415 54,673 100,891
2013 1,136,006 -57,634 52,666 107,821
2012 1,161,548 -42,928 53,181 127,777
2011 1,185,863 -44,795 50,733 176,732
2010 1,199,786 -21,069 49,838 101,566
2009 1,193,598 7,096 48,879 95,483
2008 1,174,818 29,612 47,505 96,268
2007 1,147,063 -11,495 46,539 96,765
2006 1,113,357 15,767 45,911 97,087
2005 1,080,446 5,501 45,243 67,638
2004 1,048,590 31,525 44,341 1,713
2003 1,018,182 24,175 42,934 5,895
2002 992,044 10,431 41,651 9,335
2001 963,721 55,052 40,662 12,055
2000 928,357 5,407 39,811 14,296
1999 898,484 -13,257 39,342 15,912
1998 875,511 -70,023 39,324 16,878
1997 847,493 -80,443 39,581 17,457
1996 827,326 -79,276 39,920 17,914
1995 812,391 -75,506 39,198 438
1994 792,702 -40,367 36,533 -41,862
1993 788,579 -61,054 33,239 -43,501
1992 785,018 -43,085 32,016 52,620
1991 790,030 -60,087 21,867 460,628
1990 789,087 -11,338 46,720 -1,196,050
1989 795,622 -24,949 49,390 34,643
1988 785,652 -31,894 50,037 31,455
1987 775,124 -48,633 50,690 31,243
1986 755,606 -53,183 51,824 27,187
1985 732,739 -35,400 51,772 25,777
1984 709,639 -33,253 52,539 17,020
1983 684,587 -23,905 51,460 31,758
1982 663,109 -43,382 49,981 30,437
1981 642,379 -52,761 48,098 29,600
1980 616,390 -39,920 47,096 32,483
1979 595,390 -56,280 45,569 37,383
1978 574,695 -60,718 44,277 39,159
1977 554,124 -57,493 42,922 38,225
1976 536,740 -90,990 41,439 36,050
1975 517,579 -71,421 39,295 30,909
1974 500,008 -62,973 37,425 25,398
1973 485,556 -52,102 35,741 22,830
1972 472,557 -48,466 34,045 21,984
1971 459,897 -49,671 32,339 22,182
1970 443,065 -13,064 30,789 26,614
1969 427,819 369 28,774 33,143
1968 411,948 1,611 26,161 35,399
1967 396,920 5,060 23,520 34,177
1966 382,891 1,616 20,914 32,383
1965 366,444 8,524 18,952 30,580
1964 349,322 4,788 17,064 29,537
1963 332,763 4,246 15,357 28,889
1962 315,797 4,521 13,730 27,417
1961 298,463 4,296 12,327 24,618
1960 280,032 2,134 11,054 21,769

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

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

Over the last 10 years, 95.8% of the population change in Kenya is from natural causes (a gain of 10,885,724 people) and 4.23% is from migration (a loss of 481,242 people). In Kuwait 36.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 457,599 people) and 63.8% is from migration (a gain of 805,875 people).

As of 2024, 992,536 residents or 1.8% of the population were not native-born in Kenya, compared to 3,323,191 people or 67.3% in Kuwait.

Biggest cities by population

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
Kuwait
City Population
Kuwait 2.99M
Al Wafrah 10K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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