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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Kenya was 56,432,944 in 2024 vs 31,964,956 people in Madagascar in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Kenya's population is 58,955,623 people compared to 33,750,171 in Madagascar.

Population statistics:

  • Kenya's population is 1.75 times bigger than Madagascar's.
  • Kenya is ranked the 25th most populous country in the world, while Madagascar is the 49th.
  • The countries together account for 1.12% of the world: 0.71% for Kenya vs 0.41% for Madagascar.
  • For the last 10 years, Kenya has had an average growth rate of +2.08% per year vs +2.6% in Madagascar.
  • Since 2006, the population of Kenya has increased from 36.9M people to 59M (59.8% growth), while Madagascar has grown from 19.7M to 33.8M (71.1% growth).

Kenya vs Madagascar: population by year and forecast

Kenya
Factual

Projection
Madagascar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Kenya Madagascar
2100 105,238,162 86,197,674
2099 105,257,438 85,808,382
2098 105,257,489 85,404,097
2097 105,250,948 84,987,607
2096 105,220,085 84,559,113
2095 105,175,623 84,119,392
2094 105,118,372 83,665,834
2093 105,046,907 83,200,140
2092 104,955,024 82,723,075
2091 104,846,805 82,233,465
2090 104,718,130 81,734,626
2089 104,573,271 81,223,857
2088 104,414,197 80,700,261
2087 104,243,505 80,164,903
2086 104,056,143 79,619,760
2085 103,854,891 79,064,003
2084 103,640,244 78,499,094
2083 103,407,124 77,922,946
2082 103,158,580 77,337,305
2081 102,889,291 76,740,524
2080 102,594,978 76,133,028
2079 102,286,967 75,513,518
2078 101,961,280 74,881,435
2077 101,613,181 74,236,865
2076 101,239,843 73,582,256
2075 100,849,423 72,914,884
2074 100,436,632 72,235,202
2073 100,001,277 71,545,378
2072 99,533,234 70,843,401
2071 99,042,264 70,130,366
2070 98,529,166 69,409,326
2069 97,992,232 68,677,859
2068 97,428,138 67,936,195
2067 96,842,744 67,185,066
2066 96,230,345 66,425,210
2065 95,598,937 65,658,016
2064 94,942,874 64,881,253
2063 94,266,124 64,097,223
2062 93,561,519 63,305,402
2061 92,837,768 62,506,578
2060 92,098,717 61,701,267
2059 91,343,602 60,889,495
2058 90,569,828 60,073,702
2057 89,783,087 59,254,008
2056 88,994,126 58,428,653
2055 88,192,182 57,600,579
2054 87,379,992 56,769,869
2053 86,552,281 55,935,411
2052 85,710,403 55,097,962
2051 84,850,558 54,258,057
2050 83,976,685 53,415,029
2049 83,090,517 52,570,680
2048 82,191,119 51,725,320
2047 81,274,836 50,879,659
2046 80,340,592 50,033,785
2045 79,389,433 49,188,703
2044 78,414,158 48,344,009
2043 77,418,567 47,499,657
2042 76,399,781 46,656,643
2041 75,363,853 45,815,621
2040 74,308,480 44,976,152
2039 73,241,028 44,140,155
2038 72,153,876 43,305,683
2037 71,058,753 42,474,372
2036 69,949,421 41,645,556
2035 68,831,151 40,819,415
2034 67,705,051 39,997,842
2033 66,569,532 39,178,430
2032 65,431,402 38,361,932
2031 64,289,540 37,547,484
2030 63,153,520 36,737,238
2029 62,021,378 35,930,925
2028 60,894,078 35,128,136
2027 59,770,115 34,329,429
2026 58,653,621 33,535,391
2025 57,540,609 32,747,552
2024 56,432,944 31,964,956
2023 55,339,003 31,195,932
2022 54,252,461 30,437,261
2021 53,219,166 29,691,083
2020 52,217,334 28,953,556
2019 51,202,827 28,219,554
2018 50,207,107 27,494,926
2017 49,197,766 26,788,375
2016 48,139,687 26,099,952
2015 47,088,526 25,426,702
2014 46,051,440 24,764,348
2013 44,986,791 24,109,290
2012 43,888,303 23,462,438
2011 42,758,461 22,822,300
2010 41,598,567 22,183,340
2009 40,408,891 21,547,280
2008 39,206,351 20,923,840
2007 38,036,349 20,318,583
2006 36,904,008 19,730,909
2005 35,796,484 19,159,707
2004 34,713,455 18,606,608
2003 33,652,223 18,071,854
2002 32,629,808 17,549,913
2001 31,619,170 17,032,939
2000 30,642,890 16,516,338
1999 29,733,408 16,000,506
1998 28,888,057 15,489,364
1997 28,101,768 14,990,814
1996 27,344,211 14,510,711
1995 26,601,751 14,051,275
1994 25,857,130 13,613,850
1993 25,117,188 13,197,345
1992 24,382,460 12,800,870
1991 23,646,514 12,421,412
1990 22,892,651 12,055,639
1989 22,118,434 11,704,998
1988 21,356,219 11,369,462
1987 20,616,096 11,047,291
1986 19,901,646 10,736,857
1985 19,201,768 10,433,142
1984 18,514,906 10,134,550
1983 17,846,374 9,843,044
1982 17,206,175 9,557,671
1981 16,601,507 9,279,011
1980 16,018,459 9,006,032
1979 15,460,666 8,737,581
1978 14,934,126 8,475,864
1977 14,428,819 8,222,240
1976 13,957,623 7,976,831
1975 13,511,671 7,739,336
1974 13,070,078 7,509,726
1973 12,634,835 7,288,048
1972 12,206,060 7,074,398
1971 11,788,904 6,868,868
1970 11,368,791 6,672,003
1969 10,939,695 6,484,716
1968 10,518,823 6,306,493
1967 10,111,057 6,136,486
1966 9,717,816 5,974,279
1965 9,338,078 5,819,116
1964 8,973,535 5,669,863
1963 8,627,971 5,525,185
1962 8,299,308 5,384,150
1961 7,987,770 5,246,158
1960 7,695,307 5,111,029

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/madagascar | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Kenya increased by 11,235,679 people (a 30.4% growth), while Madagascar gained 6,369,043 people (a 32.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Kenya gained 10,815,936 people (a 22.5% growth), while Madagascar's population increased by 7,650,219 people (a 29.3% growth).

Kenya was ranked 33rd most populous country in 2006 and is 25th in 2026. Madagascar was ranked 57th in 2006 and ranked 49th 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 Madagascar will increase by 58.3% to 53,415,029 people and rank change from 49th to 37th.

Kenya is projected to reach its peak in 2098 at 105M people compared to the peak of 86.2M people in 2100 for Madagascar.

Population growth rate by year

Kenya
Factual

Projection
Madagascar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Kenya Madagascar
2100 -0.02% 0.45%
2099 -0% 0.47%
2098 0.006% 0.49%
2097 0.03% 0.51%
2096 0.04% 0.52%
2095 0.05% 0.54%
2094 0.07% 0.56%
2093 0.09% 0.58%
2092 0.1% 0.6%
2091 0.12% 0.61%
2090 0.14% 0.63%
2089 0.15% 0.65%
2088 0.16% 0.67%
2087 0.18% 0.68%
2086 0.19% 0.7%
2085 0.21% 0.72%
2084 0.23% 0.74%
2083 0.24% 0.76%
2082 0.26% 0.78%
2081 0.29% 0.8%
2080 0.3% 0.82%
2079 0.32% 0.84%
2078 0.34% 0.87%
2077 0.37% 0.89%
2076 0.39% 0.92%
2075 0.41% 0.94%
2074 0.44% 0.96%
2073 0.47% 0.99%
2072 0.5% 1.02%
2071 0.52% 1.04%
2070 0.55% 1.07%
2069 0.58% 1.09%
2068 0.6% 1.12%
2067 0.64% 1.14%
2066 0.66% 1.17%
2065 0.69% 1.2%
2064 0.72% 1.22%
2063 0.75% 1.25%
2062 0.78% 1.28%
2061 0.8% 1.31%
2060 0.83% 1.33%
2059 0.85% 1.36%
2058 0.88% 1.38%
2057 0.89% 1.41%
2056 0.91% 1.44%
2055 0.93% 1.46%
2054 0.96% 1.49%
2053 0.98% 1.52%
2052 1.01% 1.55%
2051 1.04% 1.58%
2050 1.07% 1.61%
2049 1.09% 1.63%
2048 1.13% 1.66%
2047 1.16% 1.69%
2046 1.2% 1.72%
2045 1.24% 1.75%
2044 1.29% 1.78%
2043 1.33% 1.81%
2042 1.37% 1.84%
2041 1.42% 1.87%
2040 1.46% 1.89%
2039 1.51% 1.93%
2038 1.54% 1.96%
2037 1.59% 1.99%
2036 1.62% 2.02%
2035 1.66% 2.05%
2034 1.71% 2.09%
2033 1.74% 2.13%
2032 1.78% 2.17%
2031 1.8% 2.21%
2030 1.83% 2.24%
2029 1.85% 2.29%
2028 1.88% 2.33%
2027 1.9% 2.37%
2026 1.93% 2.41%
2025 1.96% 2.45%
2024 1.98% 2.47%
2023 2% 2.49%
2022 1.94% 2.51%
2021 1.92% 2.55%
2020 1.98% 2.6%
2019 1.98% 2.64%
2018 2.05% 2.64%
2017 2.2% 2.64%
2016 2.23% 2.65%
2015 2.25% 2.67%
2014 2.37% 2.72%
2013 2.5% 2.76%
2012 2.64% 2.8%
2011 2.79% 2.88%
2010 2.94% 2.95%
2009 3.07% 2.98%
2008 3.08% 2.98%
2007 3.07% 2.98%
2006 3.09% 2.98%
2005 3.12% 2.97%
2004 3.15% 2.96%
2003 3.13% 2.97%
2002 3.2% 3.04%
2001 3.19% 3.13%
2000 3.06% 3.22%
1999 2.93% 3.3%
1998 2.8% 3.33%
1997 2.77% 3.31%
1996 2.79% 3.27%
1995 2.88% 3.21%
1994 2.95% 3.16%
1993 3.01% 3.1%
1992 3.11% 3.05%
1991 3.29% 3.03%
1990 3.5% 3%
1989 3.57% 2.95%
1988 3.59% 2.92%
1987 3.59% 2.89%
1986 3.64% 2.91%
1985 3.71% 2.95%
1984 3.75% 2.96%
1983 3.72% 2.99%
1982 3.64% 3%
1981 3.64% 3.03%
1980 3.61% 3.07%
1979 3.53% 3.09%
1978 3.5% 3.08%
1977 3.38% 3.08%
1976 3.3% 3.07%
1975 3.38% 3.06%
1974 3.44% 3.04%
1973 3.51% 3.02%
1972 3.54% 2.99%
1971 3.7% 2.95%
1970 3.92% 2.89%
1969 4% 2.83%
1968 4.03% 2.77%
1967 4.05% 2.72%
1966 4.07% 2.67%
1965 4.06% 2.63%
1964 4.01% 2.62%
1963 3.96% 2.62%
1962 3.9% 2.63%
1961 3.8% 2.64%

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 Madagascar's population grew by 2.47%.

Live population counters

Kenya Madagascar
Current population
58955623
33750171
Population rank 25/197 49/197
Percent of world population 0.71% 0.41%
One net population change
28.8 seconds
41 seconds
One birth every
21 seconds
31.5 seconds
One death every
1.32 minutes
2.24 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,997 +2,107
Annual growth/decline +1,093,941 +769,024
Annual growth/decline rate +1.98% +2.47%
Population growth rate rank 53/197 29/197
One migration net change every
19.3 minutes
3.94 hours
Annual migration change -27,330 -2,227
Net migration rank 160/196 100/196
Foreign-born residents 992,536 38,625
Foreign-born residents rank 61/195 158/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.8% 0.1%
Foreign-born share rank 136/195 193/195

Natural population change vs migration

Kenya
Natural

Migration
Madagascar
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Kenya Madagascar
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,330 - -2,227
2024 - -19,781 - -1,795
2023 1,100,970 -10,003 766,391 -1,487
2022 1,092,102 -10,003 753,931 -1,487
2021 1,037,082 -52,552 741,416 -1,480
2020 1,036,253 -17,111 736,607 -1,480
2019 1,071,777 -61,949 735,853 -2,976
2018 1,097,075 -115,436 719,267 -2,887
2017 1,105,769 -68,702 699,498 -2,784
2016 1,108,801 -29,728 682,801 -2,687
2015 1,119,200 -95,977 668,977 -2,594
2014 1,123,333 -72,415 660,837 -2,522
2013 1,136,006 -57,634 654,230 -2,445
2012 1,161,548 -42,928 644,255 -2,334
2011 1,185,863 -44,795 640,577 -2,219
2010 1,199,786 -21,069 641,543 -1,979
2009 1,193,598 7,096 634,008 -1,429
2008 1,174,818 29,612 615,580 -1,255
2007 1,147,063 -11,495 597,772 -1,563
2006 1,113,357 15,767 581,489 -2,336
2005 1,080,446 5,501 568,143 -4,869
2004 1,048,590 31,525 556,319 -13,393
2003 1,018,182 24,175 544,903 -18,345
2002 992,044 10,431 535,518 -18,209
2001 963,721 55,052 529,656 -13,014
2000 928,357 5,407 520,860 -4,298
1999 898,484 -13,257 516,976 -1,891
1998 875,511 -70,023 508,408 -1,222
1997 847,493 -80,443 490,905 -986
1996 827,326 -79,276 471,453 -1,161
1995 812,391 -75,506 450,259 -1,670
1994 792,702 -40,367 428,169 -1,905
1993 788,579 -61,054 408,801 -2,063
1992 785,018 -43,085 388,430 -2,216
1991 790,030 -60,087 375,040 -2,330
1990 789,087 -11,338 360,621 -1,777
1989 795,622 -24,949 344,279 -1,848
1988 785,652 -31,894 330,510 -1,883
1987 775,124 -48,633 317,621 -1,896
1986 755,606 -53,183 307,074 -1,914
1985 732,739 -35,400 304,199 -1,947
1984 709,639 -33,253 296,892 -1,965
1983 684,587 -23,905 290,085 -1,979
1982 663,109 -43,382 284,733 -2,093
1981 642,379 -52,761 277,535 -2,864
1980 616,390 -39,920 275,287 -4,005
1979 595,390 -56,280 270,752 -5,126
1978 574,695 -60,718 263,684 -5,874
1977 554,124 -57,493 255,399 -5,957
1976 536,740 -90,990 247,026 -5,655
1975 517,579 -71,421 238,774 -5,173
1974 500,008 -62,973 230,233 -4,607
1973 485,556 -52,102 221,768 -4,037
1972 472,557 -48,466 213,138 -3,583
1971 459,897 -49,671 204,617 -3,118
1970 443,065 -13,064 194,889 -2,658
1969 427,819 369 184,562 -2,216
1968 411,948 1,611 175,869 -1,766
1967 396,920 5,060 167,287 -1,383
1966 382,891 1,616 159,483 -964
1965 366,444 8,524 152,362 -550
1964 349,322 4,788 146,894 -204
1963 332,763 4,246 142,666 0
1962 315,797 4,521 139,412 0
1961 298,463 4,296 136,578 0
1960 280,032 2,134 133,684 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 Madagascar 99.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,165,578 people) and 0.31% is from migration (a loss of 22,384 people).

As of 2024, 992,536 residents or 1.8% of the population were not native-born in Kenya, compared to 38,625 people or 0.1% in Madagascar.

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
Madagascar
City Population
Antananarivo 1.28M
Antsirabe 265K
Toamasina 225K
Toliara 169K

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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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