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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Kenya was 56,432,944 in 2024 vs 2,888,278 people in Lithuania in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Kenya's population is 58,955,623 people compared to 2,829,914 in Lithuania.

Population statistics:

  • Kenya's population is 20.8 times bigger than Lithuania's.
  • Kenya is ranked the 25th most populous country in the world, while Lithuania is the 140th.
  • The countries together account for 0.75% of the world: 0.71% for Kenya vs 0.03% for Lithuania.
  • For the last 10 years, Kenya has had an average growth rate of +2.08% per year vs -0.22% in Lithuania.
  • Since 2006, the population of Kenya has increased from 36.9M people to 59M (59.8% growth), while Lithuania has declined from 3.27M to 2.83M (13.5% decline).

Kenya vs Lithuania: population by year and forecast

Kenya
Factual

Projection
Lithuania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Kenya Lithuania
2100 105,238,162 1,225,633
2099 105,257,438 1,241,510
2098 105,257,489 1,257,497
2097 105,250,948 1,273,678
2096 105,220,085 1,290,189
2095 105,175,623 1,307,275
2094 105,118,372 1,324,312
2093 105,046,907 1,341,875
2092 104,955,024 1,360,029
2091 104,846,805 1,378,546
2090 104,718,130 1,397,420
2089 104,573,271 1,416,650
2088 104,414,197 1,436,421
2087 104,243,505 1,456,324
2086 104,056,143 1,476,301
2085 103,854,891 1,496,940
2084 103,640,244 1,517,611
2083 103,407,124 1,538,569
2082 103,158,580 1,559,787
2081 102,889,291 1,581,134
2080 102,594,978 1,602,498
2079 102,286,967 1,623,820
2078 101,961,280 1,645,249
2077 101,613,181 1,666,665
2076 101,239,843 1,688,177
2075 100,849,423 1,709,720
2074 100,436,632 1,731,404
2073 100,001,277 1,752,662
2072 99,533,234 1,773,945
2071 99,042,264 1,795,473
2070 98,529,166 1,817,142
2069 97,992,232 1,839,387
2068 97,428,138 1,861,529
2067 96,842,744 1,883,928
2066 96,230,345 1,906,591
2065 95,598,937 1,929,619
2064 94,942,874 1,952,334
2063 94,266,124 1,975,020
2062 93,561,519 1,998,444
2061 92,837,768 2,021,930
2060 92,098,717 2,045,989
2059 91,343,602 2,070,233
2058 90,569,828 2,094,564
2057 89,783,087 2,118,985
2056 88,994,126 2,143,474
2055 88,192,182 2,168,085
2054 87,379,992 2,192,337
2053 86,552,281 2,216,075
2052 85,710,403 2,240,149
2051 84,850,558 2,263,905
2050 83,976,685 2,287,466
2049 83,090,517 2,310,176
2048 82,191,119 2,333,041
2047 81,274,836 2,356,291
2046 80,340,592 2,378,713
2045 79,389,433 2,401,082
2044 78,414,158 2,423,438
2043 77,418,567 2,446,634
2042 76,399,781 2,469,564
2041 75,363,853 2,492,222
2040 74,308,480 2,514,657
2039 73,241,028 2,538,036
2038 72,153,876 2,560,781
2037 71,058,753 2,583,644
2036 69,949,421 2,605,925
2035 68,831,151 2,627,752
2034 67,705,051 2,650,015
2033 66,569,532 2,671,840
2032 65,431,402 2,693,646
2031 64,289,540 2,715,491
2030 63,153,520 2,737,751
2029 62,021,378 2,760,194
2028 60,894,078 2,783,343
2027 59,770,115 2,806,651
2026 58,653,621 2,829,914
2025 57,540,609 2,872,755
2024 56,432,944 2,888,278
2023 55,339,003 2,871,585
2022 54,252,461 2,831,639
2021 53,219,166 2,808,380
2020 52,217,334 2,810,369
2019 51,202,827 2,811,089
2018 50,207,107 2,819,200
2017 49,197,766 2,842,639
2016 48,139,687 2,877,325
2015 47,088,526 2,911,109
2014 46,051,440 2,937,253
2013 44,986,791 2,961,250
2012 43,888,303 2,989,139
2011 42,758,461 3,028,115
2010 41,598,567 3,097,282
2009 40,408,891 3,162,916
2008 39,206,351 3,198,231
2007 38,036,349 3,231,294
2006 36,904,008 3,269,909
2005 35,796,484 3,322,528
2004 34,713,455 3,377,075
2003 33,652,223 3,415,213
2002 32,629,808 3,443,067
2001 31,619,170 3,470,818
2000 30,642,890 3,499,536
1999 29,733,408 3,524,238
1998 28,888,057 3,549,331
1997 28,101,768 3,575,137
1996 27,344,211 3,601,613
1995 26,601,751 3,629,102
1994 25,857,130 3,657,144
1993 25,117,188 3,682,613
1992 24,382,460 3,700,114
1991 23,646,514 3,704,134
1990 22,892,651 3,697,838
1989 22,118,434 3,684,255
1988 21,356,219 3,655,049
1987 20,616,096 3,616,367
1986 19,901,646 3,578,914
1985 19,201,768 3,544,543
1984 18,514,906 3,514,205
1983 17,846,374 3,485,192
1982 17,206,175 3,457,179
1981 16,601,507 3,432,947
1980 16,018,459 3,413,202
1979 15,460,666 3,397,842
1978 14,934,126 3,379,514
1977 14,428,819 3,355,036
1976 13,957,623 3,328,664
1975 13,511,671 3,301,652
1974 13,070,078 3,273,894
1973 12,634,835 3,244,438
1972 12,206,060 3,213,622
1971 11,788,904 3,179,041
1970 11,368,791 3,139,689
1969 10,939,695 3,107,321
1968 10,518,823 3,078,850
1967 10,111,057 3,044,400
1966 9,717,816 3,008,050
1965 9,338,078 2,971,450
1964 8,973,535 2,935,200
1963 8,627,971 2,898,950
1962 8,299,308 2,863,350
1961 7,987,770 2,823,550
1960 7,695,307 2,778,550

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/lithuania | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Kenya increased by 11,235,679 people (a 30.4% growth), while Lithuania lost 392,584 people (a 12% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Kenya gained 10,815,936 people (a 22.5% growth), while Lithuania's population decreased by 47,411 people (a 1.65% decline).

Kenya was ranked 33rd most populous country in 2006 and is 25th in 2026. Lithuania was ranked 130th in 2006 and ranked 140th 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 Lithuania will decrease by 19.2% to 2,287,466 people and rank change from 140th to 145th.

Kenya is projected to reach its peak in 2098 at 105M people, while Lithuania's population already peaked in 1991 at 3.7M people and is projected to decrease to 1.23M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Kenya
Factual

Projection
Lithuania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Kenya Lithuania
2100 -0.02% -1.28%
2099 -0% -1.27%
2098 0.006% -1.27%
2097 0.03% -1.28%
2096 0.04% -1.31%
2095 0.05% -1.29%
2094 0.07% -1.31%
2093 0.09% -1.33%
2092 0.1% -1.34%
2091 0.12% -1.35%
2090 0.14% -1.36%
2089 0.15% -1.38%
2088 0.16% -1.37%
2087 0.18% -1.35%
2086 0.19% -1.38%
2085 0.21% -1.36%
2084 0.23% -1.36%
2083 0.24% -1.36%
2082 0.26% -1.35%
2081 0.29% -1.33%
2080 0.3% -1.31%
2079 0.32% -1.3%
2078 0.34% -1.28%
2077 0.37% -1.27%
2076 0.39% -1.26%
2075 0.41% -1.25%
2074 0.44% -1.21%
2073 0.47% -1.2%
2072 0.5% -1.2%
2071 0.52% -1.19%
2070 0.55% -1.21%
2069 0.58% -1.19%
2068 0.6% -1.19%
2067 0.64% -1.19%
2066 0.66% -1.19%
2065 0.69% -1.16%
2064 0.72% -1.15%
2063 0.75% -1.17%
2062 0.78% -1.16%
2061 0.8% -1.18%
2060 0.83% -1.17%
2059 0.85% -1.16%
2058 0.88% -1.15%
2057 0.89% -1.14%
2056 0.91% -1.14%
2055 0.93% -1.11%
2054 0.96% -1.07%
2053 0.98% -1.07%
2052 1.01% -1.05%
2051 1.04% -1.03%
2050 1.07% -0.98%
2049 1.09% -0.98%
2048 1.13% -0.99%
2047 1.16% -0.94%
2046 1.2% -0.93%
2045 1.24% -0.92%
2044 1.29% -0.95%
2043 1.33% -0.93%
2042 1.37% -0.91%
2041 1.42% -0.89%
2040 1.46% -0.92%
2039 1.51% -0.89%
2038 1.54% -0.88%
2037 1.59% -0.86%
2036 1.62% -0.83%
2035 1.66% -0.84%
2034 1.71% -0.82%
2033 1.74% -0.81%
2032 1.78% -0.8%
2031 1.8% -0.81%
2030 1.83% -0.81%
2029 1.85% -0.83%
2028 1.88% -0.83%
2027 1.9% -0.82%
2026 1.93% -1.49%
2025 1.96% -0.54%
2024 1.98% 0.58%
2023 2% 1.41%
2022 1.94% 0.83%
2021 1.92% -0.07%
2020 1.98% -0.03%
2019 1.98% -0.29%
2018 2.05% -0.82%
2017 2.2% -1.21%
2016 2.23% -1.16%
2015 2.25% -0.89%
2014 2.37% -0.81%
2013 2.5% -0.93%
2012 2.64% -1.29%
2011 2.79% -2.23%
2010 2.94% -2.08%
2009 3.07% -1.1%
2008 3.08% -1.02%
2007 3.07% -1.18%
2006 3.09% -1.58%
2005 3.12% -1.62%
2004 3.15% -1.12%
2003 3.13% -0.81%
2002 3.2% -0.8%
2001 3.19% -0.82%
2000 3.06% -0.7%
1999 2.93% -0.71%
1998 2.8% -0.72%
1997 2.77% -0.74%
1996 2.79% -0.76%
1995 2.88% -0.77%
1994 2.95% -0.69%
1993 3.01% -0.47%
1992 3.11% -0.11%
1991 3.29% 0.17%
1990 3.5% 0.37%
1989 3.57% 0.8%
1988 3.59% 1.07%
1987 3.59% 1.05%
1986 3.64% 0.97%
1985 3.71% 0.86%
1984 3.75% 0.83%
1983 3.72% 0.81%
1982 3.64% 0.71%
1981 3.64% 0.58%
1980 3.61% 0.45%
1979 3.53% 0.54%
1978 3.5% 0.73%
1977 3.38% 0.79%
1976 3.3% 0.82%
1975 3.38% 0.85%
1974 3.44% 0.91%
1973 3.51% 0.96%
1972 3.54% 1.09%
1971 3.7% 1.25%
1970 3.92% 1.04%
1969 4% 0.92%
1968 4.03% 1.13%
1967 4.05% 1.21%
1966 4.07% 1.23%
1965 4.06% 1.24%
1964 4.01% 1.25%
1963 3.96% 1.24%
1962 3.9% 1.41%
1961 3.8% 1.62%

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 Lithuania's population grew by 0.58%.

Live population counters

Kenya Lithuania
Current population
58955623
2829914
Population rank 25/197 140/197
Percent of world population 0.71% 0.03%
One net population change
28.8 seconds
31.5 minutes
One birth every
21 seconds
25.4 minutes
One death every
1.32 minutes
14.2 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,997 +46
Annual growth/decline +1,093,941 +16,693
Annual growth/decline rate +1.98% +0.58%
Population growth rate rank 53/197 127/197
One migration net change every
19.3 minutes
21.4 minutes
Annual migration change -27,330 -24,618
Net migration rank 160/196 157/196
Foreign-born residents 992,536 175,194
Foreign-born residents rank 61/195 120/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.8% 6.1%
Foreign-born share rank 136/195 87/195

Natural population change vs migration

Kenya
Natural

Migration
Lithuania
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Kenya Lithuania
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,330 - -24,618
2024 - -19,781 - 2,617
2023 1,100,970 -10,003 -16,368 44,935
2022 1,092,102 -10,003 -20,671 72,100
2021 1,037,082 -52,552 -24,433 19,657
2020 1,036,253 -17,111 -19,953 19,884
2019 1,071,777 -61,949 -13,212 10,665
2018 1,097,075 -115,436 -12,686 -3,459
2017 1,105,769 -68,702 -12,224 -28,027
2016 1,108,801 -29,728 -11,509 -30,612
2015 1,119,200 -95,977 -11,935 -22,560
2014 1,123,333 -72,415 -10,868 -12,387
2013 1,136,006 -57,634 -12,733 -16,769
2012 1,161,548 -42,928 -11,060 -21,387
2011 1,185,863 -44,795 -10,901 -38,518
2010 1,199,786 -21,069 -11,460 -78,887
2009 1,193,598 7,096 -9,805 -32,186
2008 1,174,818 29,612 -12,153 -16,482
2007 1,147,063 -11,495 -15,510 -21,815
2006 1,113,357 15,767 -15,041 -24,730
2005 1,080,446 5,501 -14,287 -51,357
2004 1,048,590 31,525 -11,482 -32,312
2003 1,018,182 24,175 -10,929 -22,701
2002 992,044 10,431 -11,362 -12,627
2001 963,721 55,052 -9,024 -24,733
2000 928,357 5,407 -4,549 -16,077
1999 898,484 -13,257 -3,877 -20,533
1998 875,511 -70,023 -3,904 -22,002
1997 847,493 -80,443 -3,218 -22,324
1996 827,326 -79,276 -3,962 -23,236
1995 812,391 -75,506 -3,992 -23,509
1994 792,702 -40,367 -4,023 -24,104
1993 788,579 -61,054 1,473 -23,949
1992 785,018 -43,085 12,950 -25,175
1991 790,030 -60,087 14,817 -10,744
1990 789,087 -11,338 17,010 -8,840
1989 795,622 -24,949 17,316 -26,985
1988 785,652 -31,894 19,006 38,648
1987 775,124 -48,633 22,422 10,820
1986 755,606 -53,183 23,978 10,177
1985 732,739 -35,400 19,140 9,417
1984 709,639 -33,253 18,976 8,835
1983 684,587 -23,905 20,911 8,585
1982 663,109 -43,382 18,323 8,163
1981 642,379 -52,761 16,478 7,752
1980 616,390 -39,920 16,042 7,412
1979 595,390 -56,280 16,989 6,932
1978 574,695 -60,718 17,573 7,328
1977 554,124 -57,493 19,124 8,964
1976 536,740 -90,990 20,305 8,581
1975 517,579 -71,421 20,470 8,170
1974 500,008 -62,973 22,589 7,757
1973 485,556 -52,102 22,712 7,327
1972 472,557 -48,466 25,388 7,185
1971 459,897 -49,671 28,930 7,130
1970 443,065 -13,064 27,629 6,530
1969 427,819 369 27,345 4,179
1968 411,948 1,611 28,325 6,522
1967 396,920 5,060 29,226 5,251
1966 382,891 1,616 30,381 4,799
1965 366,444 8,524 30,309 4,196
1964 349,322 4,788 34,048 3,820
1963 332,763 4,246 33,918 3,428
1962 315,797 4,521 34,933 2,899
1961 298,463 4,296 40,376 2,550
1960 280,032 2,134 40,845 2,328

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 Lithuania 68.7% is from natural causes (a loss of 153,859 people) and 31.3% is from migration (a gain of 70,196 people).

As of 2024, 992,536 residents or 1.8% of the population were not native-born in Kenya, compared to 175,194 people or 6.1% in Lithuania.

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
Lithuania
City Population
Vilnius 581K
Kaunas 305K
Klaipeda 158K
Siauliai 104K
Panevezys 87.9K
Alytus 51.9K
Marijampole 36.8K
Mazeikiai 33.2K
Jonava 27.1K
Utena 25.6K

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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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