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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Kenya was 56,432,944 in 2024 vs 5,805,962 people in Lebanon in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Kenya's population is 58,955,623 people compared to 5,906,622 in Lebanon.

Population statistics:

  • Kenya's population is 9.98 times bigger than Lebanon's.
  • Kenya is ranked the 25th most populous country in the world, while Lebanon is the 115th.
  • The countries together account for 0.78% of the world: 0.71% for Kenya vs 0.07% for Lebanon.
  • For the last 10 years, Kenya has had an average growth rate of +2.08% per year vs +0.16% in Lebanon.
  • Since 2006, the population of Kenya has increased from 36.9M people to 59M (59.8% growth), while Lebanon has grown from 4.75M to 5.91M (24.3% growth).

Kenya vs Lebanon: population by year and forecast

Kenya
Factual

Projection
Lebanon
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Kenya Lebanon
2100 105,238,162 7,229,611
2099 105,257,438 7,252,189
2098 105,257,489 7,273,846
2097 105,250,948 7,298,208
2096 105,220,085 7,322,265
2095 105,175,623 7,343,287
2094 105,118,372 7,365,719
2093 105,046,907 7,386,532
2092 104,955,024 7,403,314
2091 104,846,805 7,420,036
2090 104,718,130 7,433,603
2089 104,573,271 7,444,239
2088 104,414,197 7,454,263
2087 104,243,505 7,465,163
2086 104,056,143 7,468,994
2085 103,854,891 7,477,406
2084 103,640,244 7,476,483
2083 103,407,124 7,482,841
2082 103,158,580 7,482,980
2081 102,889,291 7,484,110
2080 102,594,978 7,484,392
2079 102,286,967 7,482,168
2078 101,961,280 7,480,962
2077 101,613,181 7,474,272
2076 101,239,843 7,470,260
2075 100,849,423 7,464,057
2074 100,436,632 7,446,862
2073 100,001,277 7,432,591
2072 99,533,234 7,420,911
2071 99,042,264 7,408,401
2070 98,529,166 7,394,163
2069 97,992,232 7,382,479
2068 97,428,138 7,373,962
2067 96,842,744 7,361,021
2066 96,230,345 7,348,605
2065 95,598,937 7,332,917
2064 94,942,874 7,316,835
2063 94,266,124 7,299,642
2062 93,561,519 7,279,937
2061 92,837,768 7,262,112
2060 92,098,717 7,239,759
2059 91,343,602 7,219,520
2058 90,569,828 7,199,035
2057 89,783,087 7,176,342
2056 88,994,126 7,152,803
2055 88,192,182 7,131,059
2054 87,379,992 7,107,641
2053 86,552,281 7,085,759
2052 85,710,403 7,063,172
2051 84,850,558 7,036,781
2050 83,976,685 7,010,541
2049 83,090,517 6,983,849
2048 82,191,119 6,952,958
2047 81,274,836 6,913,262
2046 80,340,592 6,878,209
2045 79,389,433 6,839,423
2044 78,414,158 6,795,984
2043 77,418,567 6,759,252
2042 76,399,781 6,716,445
2041 75,363,853 6,668,251
2040 74,308,480 6,618,567
2039 73,241,028 6,565,787
2038 72,153,876 6,512,143
2037 71,058,753 6,456,654
2036 69,949,421 6,403,370
2035 68,831,151 6,356,407
2034 67,705,051 6,305,239
2033 66,569,532 6,257,900
2032 65,431,402 6,206,916
2031 64,289,540 6,152,022
2030 63,153,520 6,098,153
2029 62,021,378 6,044,795
2028 60,894,078 5,992,721
2027 59,770,115 5,942,870
2026 58,653,621 5,893,183
2025 57,540,609 5,846,443
2024 56,432,944 5,805,962
2023 55,339,003 5,773,493
2022 54,252,461 5,744,489
2021 53,219,166 5,718,122
2020 52,217,334 5,702,398
2019 51,202,827 5,794,594
2018 50,207,107 5,984,119
2017 49,197,766 6,160,128
2016 48,139,687 6,323,060
2015 47,088,526 6,472,469
2014 46,051,440 6,346,990
2013 44,986,791 5,743,436
2012 43,888,303 5,235,742
2011 42,758,461 5,096,020
2010 41,598,567 5,041,288
2009 40,408,891 4,992,287
2008 39,206,351 4,925,354
2007 38,036,349 4,844,118
2006 36,904,008 4,751,136
2005 35,796,484 4,671,102
2004 34,713,455 4,599,279
2003 33,652,223 4,525,508
2002 32,629,808 4,463,504
2001 31,619,170 4,401,918
2000 30,642,890 4,329,340
1999 29,733,408 4,255,277
1998 28,888,057 4,181,281
1997 28,101,768 4,108,405
1996 27,344,211 4,034,781
1995 26,601,751 3,960,735
1994 25,857,130 3,889,799
1993 25,117,188 3,820,647
1992 24,382,460 3,747,371
1991 23,646,514 3,668,912
1990 22,892,651 3,595,175
1989 22,118,434 3,525,285
1988 21,356,219 3,454,649
1987 20,616,096 3,385,555
1986 19,901,646 3,300,365
1985 19,201,768 3,217,376
1984 18,514,906 3,152,744
1983 17,846,374 3,094,996
1982 17,206,175 3,054,931
1981 16,601,507 3,008,981
1980 16,018,459 2,944,763
1979 15,460,666 2,882,635
1978 14,934,126 2,822,682
1977 14,428,819 2,762,155
1976 13,957,623 2,726,469
1975 13,511,671 2,693,191
1974 13,070,078 2,635,185
1973 12,634,835 2,572,935
1972 12,206,060 2,509,729
1971 11,788,904 2,446,314
1970 11,368,791 2,386,114
1969 10,939,695 2,328,159
1968 10,518,823 2,266,368
1967 10,111,057 2,206,731
1966 9,717,816 2,148,260
1965 9,338,078 2,088,831
1964 8,973,535 2,030,543
1963 8,627,971 1,970,316
1962 8,299,308 1,909,578
1961 7,987,770 1,850,084
1960 7,695,307 1,794,406

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/kenya/lebanon | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Kenya increased by 11,235,679 people (a 30.4% growth), while Lebanon gained 1,571,924 people (a 33.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Kenya gained 10,815,936 people (a 22.5% growth), while Lebanon's population decreased by 416,438 people (a 6.59% decline).

Kenya was ranked 33rd most populous country in 2006 and is 25th in 2026. Lebanon was ranked 115th in 2006 and still ranked 115th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Kenya's population will grow by 42.4% to 83,976,685 people with a rank change from 25th to 22nd. The population of Lebanon will increase by 18.7% to 7,010,541 people and will still be ranked 115th.

Kenya is projected to reach its peak in 2098 at 105M people compared to the peak of 7.48M people in 2080 for Lebanon.

Population growth rate by year

Kenya
Factual

Projection
Lebanon
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Kenya Lebanon
2100 -0.02% -0.31%
2099 -0% -0.3%
2098 0.006% -0.33%
2097 0.03% -0.33%
2096 0.04% -0.29%
2095 0.05% -0.3%
2094 0.07% -0.28%
2093 0.09% -0.23%
2092 0.1% -0.23%
2091 0.12% -0.18%
2090 0.14% -0.14%
2089 0.15% -0.13%
2088 0.16% -0.15%
2087 0.18% -0.05%
2086 0.19% -0.11%
2085 0.21% 0.01%
2084 0.23% -0.08%
2083 0.24% -0.002%
2082 0.26% -0.02%
2081 0.29% -0.004%
2080 0.3% 0.03%
2079 0.32% 0.02%
2078 0.34% 0.09%
2077 0.37% 0.05%
2076 0.39% 0.08%
2075 0.41% 0.23%
2074 0.44% 0.19%
2073 0.47% 0.16%
2072 0.5% 0.17%
2071 0.52% 0.19%
2070 0.55% 0.16%
2069 0.58% 0.12%
2068 0.6% 0.18%
2067 0.64% 0.17%
2066 0.66% 0.21%
2065 0.69% 0.22%
2064 0.72% 0.24%
2063 0.75% 0.27%
2062 0.78% 0.25%
2061 0.8% 0.31%
2060 0.83% 0.28%
2059 0.85% 0.28%
2058 0.88% 0.32%
2057 0.89% 0.33%
2056 0.91% 0.3%
2055 0.93% 0.33%
2054 0.96% 0.31%
2053 0.98% 0.32%
2052 1.01% 0.38%
2051 1.04% 0.37%
2050 1.07% 0.38%
2049 1.09% 0.44%
2048 1.13% 0.57%
2047 1.16% 0.51%
2046 1.2% 0.57%
2045 1.24% 0.64%
2044 1.29% 0.54%
2043 1.33% 0.64%
2042 1.37% 0.72%
2041 1.42% 0.75%
2040 1.46% 0.8%
2039 1.51% 0.82%
2038 1.54% 0.86%
2037 1.59% 0.83%
2036 1.62% 0.74%
2035 1.66% 0.81%
2034 1.71% 0.76%
2033 1.74% 0.82%
2032 1.78% 0.89%
2031 1.8% 0.88%
2030 1.83% 0.88%
2029 1.85% 0.87%
2028 1.88% 0.84%
2027 1.9% 0.84%
2026 1.93% 0.8%
2025 1.96% 0.7%
2024 1.98% 0.56%
2023 2% 0.5%
2022 1.94% 0.46%
2021 1.92% 0.28%
2020 1.98% -1.59%
2019 1.98% -3.17%
2018 2.05% -2.86%
2017 2.2% -2.58%
2016 2.23% -2.31%
2015 2.25% 1.98%
2014 2.37% 10.5%
2013 2.5% 9.7%
2012 2.64% 2.74%
2011 2.79% 1.09%
2010 2.94% 0.98%
2009 3.07% 1.36%
2008 3.08% 1.68%
2007 3.07% 1.96%
2006 3.09% 1.71%
2005 3.12% 1.56%
2004 3.15% 1.63%
2003 3.13% 1.39%
2002 3.2% 1.4%
2001 3.19% 1.68%
2000 3.06% 1.74%
1999 2.93% 1.77%
1998 2.8% 1.77%
1997 2.77% 1.82%
1996 2.79% 1.87%
1995 2.88% 1.82%
1994 2.95% 1.81%
1993 3.01% 1.96%
1992 3.11% 2.14%
1991 3.29% 2.05%
1990 3.5% 1.98%
1989 3.57% 2.04%
1988 3.59% 2.04%
1987 3.59% 2.58%
1986 3.64% 2.58%
1985 3.71% 2.05%
1984 3.75% 1.87%
1983 3.72% 1.31%
1982 3.64% 1.53%
1981 3.64% 2.18%
1980 3.61% 2.16%
1979 3.53% 2.12%
1978 3.5% 2.19%
1977 3.38% 1.31%
1976 3.3% 1.24%
1975 3.38% 2.2%
1974 3.44% 2.42%
1973 3.51% 2.52%
1972 3.54% 2.59%
1971 3.7% 2.52%
1970 3.92% 2.49%
1969 4% 2.73%
1968 4.03% 2.7%
1967 4.05% 2.72%
1966 4.07% 2.85%
1965 4.06% 2.87%
1964 4.01% 3.06%
1963 3.96% 3.18%
1962 3.9% 3.22%
1961 3.8% 3.1%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Kenya grew by 1.98%, while Lebanon's population grew by 0.56%.

Live population counters

Kenya Lebanon
Current population
58955623
5906622
Population rank 25/197 115/197
Percent of world population 0.71% 0.07%
One net population change
28.8 seconds
16.2 minutes
One birth every
21 seconds
5.64 minutes
One death every
1.32 minutes
15.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,997 +89
Annual growth/decline +1,093,941 +32,469
Annual growth/decline rate +1.98% +0.56%
Population growth rate rank 53/197 129/197
One migration net change every
19.3 minutes
51.5 minutes
Annual migration change -27,330 -10,230
Net migration rank 160/196 133/196
Foreign-born residents 992,536 1,422,583
Foreign-born residents rank 61/195 47/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.8% 24.5%
Foreign-born share rank 136/195 24/195

Natural population change vs migration

Kenya
Natural

Migration
Lebanon
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Kenya Lebanon
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,330 - -10,230
2024 - -19,781 - -17,267
2023 1,100,970 -10,003 58,786 -34,193
2022 1,092,102 -10,003 60,909 -27,507
2021 1,037,082 -52,552 46,614 -27,290
2020 1,036,253 -17,111 59,903 -47,787
2019 1,071,777 -61,949 70,486 -266,992
2018 1,097,075 -115,436 77,165 -259,700
2017 1,105,769 -68,702 84,172 -253,664
2016 1,108,801 -29,728 91,551 -247,921
2015 1,119,200 -95,977 97,385 -239,829
2014 1,123,333 -72,415 92,285 301,111
2013 1,136,006 -57,634 80,218 733,500
2012 1,161,548 -42,928 77,248 124,427
2011 1,185,863 -44,795 75,523 2,246
2010 1,199,786 -21,069 72,605 -40,915
2009 1,193,598 7,096 69,004 -2,700
2008 1,174,818 29,612 67,132 430
2007 1,147,063 -11,495 66,965 27,944
2006 1,113,357 15,767 65,932 25,126
2005 1,080,446 5,501 67,778 1,224
2004 1,048,590 31,525 69,675 4,974
2003 1,018,182 24,175 71,232 1,674
2002 992,044 10,431 72,648 -21,543
2001 963,721 55,052 73,160 -1,094
2000 928,357 5,407 72,642 455
1999 898,484 -13,257 72,437 2,589
1998 875,511 -70,023 71,889 1,062
1997 847,493 -80,443 71,486 1,313
1996 827,326 -79,276 71,286 3,164
1995 812,391 -75,506 71,016 2,634
1994 792,702 -40,367 73,069 -4,850
1993 788,579 -61,054 75,278 -5,196
1992 785,018 -43,085 77,447 -970
1991 790,030 -60,087 79,274 1,159
1990 789,087 -11,338 73,629 -6,595
1989 795,622 -24,949 74,577 -1,827
1988 785,652 -31,894 70,444 -1,916
1987 775,124 -48,633 69,058 607
1986 755,606 -53,183 67,162 33,549
1985 732,739 -35,400 66,368 -1,108
1984 709,639 -33,253 66,785 -2,785
1983 684,587 -23,905 66,056 -14,558
1982 663,109 -43,382 41,602 -12,981
1981 642,379 -52,761 65,084 -1,799
1980 616,390 -39,920 63,053 2,104
1979 595,390 -56,280 61,184 -2,103
1978 574,695 -60,718 60,829 0
1977 554,124 -57,493 60,232 0
1976 536,740 -90,990 11,138 0
1975 517,579 -71,421 55,423 0
1974 500,008 -62,973 64,425 -3,831
1973 485,556 -52,102 63,420 482
1972 472,557 -48,466 62,216 294
1971 459,897 -49,671 61,278 3,042
1970 443,065 -13,064 60,593 -4,508
1969 427,819 369 59,829 0
1968 411,948 1,611 59,247 4,506
1967 396,920 5,060 58,957 -3,434
1966 382,891 1,616 58,546 2,864
1965 366,444 8,524 58,195 -742
1964 349,322 4,788 57,808 1,311
1963 332,763 4,246 57,054 4,269
1962 315,797 4,521 55,585 4,569
1961 298,463 4,296 53,995 4,844
1960 280,032 2,134 52,515 0

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

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Over the last 10 years, 95.3% of the population change in Kenya is from natural causes (a gain of 10,892,362 people) and 4.67% is from migration (a loss of 533,876 people). In Lebanon 40.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 739,256 people) and 59.9% is from migration (a loss of 1,103,772 people).

As of 2024, 992,536 residents or 1.8% of the population were not native-born in Kenya, compared to 1,422,583 people or 24.5% in Lebanon.

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
Lebanon
City Population
Beirut 2.42M
Tripoli 863K
Sidon 164K
Tyre 160K
Jounieh 102K
Zahle 100K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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