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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Kenya was 56,432,944 in 2024 vs 35,557,673 people in Malaysia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Kenya's population is 58,955,623 people compared to 36,512,221 in Malaysia.

Population statistics:

  • Kenya's population is 1.61 times bigger than Malaysia's.
  • Kenya is ranked the 25th most populous country in the world, while Malaysia is the 45th.
  • The countries together account for 1.15% of the world: 0.71% for Kenya vs 0.44% for Malaysia.
  • For the last 10 years, Kenya has had an average growth rate of +2.08% per year vs +1.5% in Malaysia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Kenya has increased from 36.9M people to 59M (59.8% growth), while Malaysia has grown from 26.4M to 36.5M (38.2% growth).

Kenya vs Malaysia: population by year and forecast

Kenya
Factual

Projection
Malaysia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Kenya Malaysia
2100 105,238,162 44,353,615
2099 105,257,438 44,467,475
2098 105,257,489 44,579,971
2097 105,250,948 44,695,979
2096 105,220,085 44,814,885
2095 105,175,623 44,932,404
2094 105,118,372 45,047,479
2093 105,046,907 45,165,126
2092 104,955,024 45,278,674
2091 104,846,805 45,390,002
2090 104,718,130 45,501,495
2089 104,573,271 45,610,046
2088 104,414,197 45,717,882
2087 104,243,505 45,823,085
2086 104,056,143 45,926,712
2085 103,854,891 46,020,742
2084 103,640,244 46,111,490
2083 103,407,124 46,202,286
2082 103,158,580 46,284,929
2081 102,889,291 46,359,700
2080 102,594,978 46,435,482
2079 102,286,967 46,496,102
2078 101,961,280 46,549,167
2077 101,613,181 46,594,188
2076 101,239,843 46,619,045
2075 100,849,423 46,643,115
2074 100,436,632 46,658,350
2073 100,001,277 46,670,848
2072 99,533,234 46,670,426
2071 99,042,264 46,660,436
2070 98,529,166 46,645,623
2069 97,992,232 46,623,238
2068 97,428,138 46,600,060
2067 96,842,744 46,569,264
2066 96,230,345 46,530,377
2065 95,598,937 46,481,890
2064 94,942,874 46,417,369
2063 94,266,124 46,350,674
2062 93,561,519 46,272,105
2061 92,837,768 46,178,092
2060 92,098,717 46,075,877
2059 91,343,602 45,958,718
2058 90,569,828 45,837,407
2057 89,783,087 45,707,213
2056 88,994,126 45,566,357
2055 88,192,182 45,418,953
2054 87,379,992 45,252,995
2053 86,552,281 45,069,089
2052 85,710,403 44,873,927
2051 84,850,558 44,668,767
2050 83,976,685 44,445,677
2049 83,090,517 44,217,593
2048 82,191,119 43,974,925
2047 81,274,836 43,712,325
2046 80,340,592 43,438,283
2045 79,389,433 43,157,909
2044 78,414,158 42,866,716
2043 77,418,567 42,557,941
2042 76,399,781 42,239,980
2041 75,363,853 41,922,379
2040 74,308,480 41,598,231
2039 73,241,028 41,270,953
2038 72,153,876 40,929,067
2037 71,058,753 40,584,773
2036 69,949,421 40,234,128
2035 68,831,151 39,876,375
2034 67,705,051 39,515,857
2033 66,569,532 39,152,086
2032 65,431,402 38,772,414
2031 64,289,540 38,386,293
2030 63,153,520 37,995,617
2029 62,021,378 37,606,753
2028 60,894,078 37,207,852
2027 59,770,115 36,806,585
2026 58,653,621 36,403,076
2025 57,540,609 35,987,113
2024 56,432,944 35,557,673
2023 55,339,003 35,126,298
2022 54,252,461 34,695,493
2021 53,219,166 34,282,399
2020 52,217,334 33,889,558
2019 51,202,827 33,440,596
2018 50,207,107 32,910,967
2017 49,197,766 32,355,644
2016 48,139,687 31,789,685
2015 47,088,526 31,232,798
2014 46,051,440 30,696,137
2013 44,986,791 30,174,265
2012 43,888,303 29,662,831
2011 42,758,461 29,162,039
2010 41,598,567 28,655,776
2009 40,408,891 28,124,778
2008 39,206,351 27,570,059
2007 38,036,349 26,998,389
2006 36,904,008 26,417,909
2005 35,796,484 25,836,071
2004 34,713,455 25,256,772
2003 33,652,223 24,679,602
2002 32,629,808 24,102,477
2001 31,619,170 23,526,538
2000 30,642,890 22,967,816
1999 29,733,408 22,435,531
1998 28,888,057 21,906,713
1997 28,101,768 21,375,218
1996 27,344,211 20,850,087
1995 26,601,751 20,330,599
1994 25,857,130 19,820,446
1993 25,117,188 19,322,664
1992 24,382,460 18,834,572
1991 23,646,514 18,342,464
1990 22,892,651 17,833,171
1989 22,118,434 17,314,997
1988 21,356,219 16,796,605
1987 20,616,096 16,276,737
1986 19,901,646 15,760,419
1985 19,201,768 15,252,258
1984 18,514,906 14,759,009
1983 17,846,374 14,285,907
1982 17,206,175 13,832,798
1981 16,601,507 13,399,203
1980 16,018,459 12,983,363
1979 15,460,666 12,627,862
1978 14,934,126 12,328,157
1977 14,428,819 12,035,713
1976 13,957,623 11,750,097
1975 13,511,671 11,471,914
1974 13,070,078 11,200,906
1973 12,634,835 10,935,621
1972 12,206,060 10,676,835
1971 11,788,904 10,423,453
1970 11,368,791 10,178,802
1969 10,939,695 9,947,597
1968 10,518,823 9,725,281
1967 10,111,057 9,507,099
1966 9,717,816 9,284,688
1965 9,338,078 9,056,408
1964 8,973,535 8,828,406
1963 8,627,971 8,602,160
1962 8,299,308 8,380,172
1961 7,987,770 8,164,443
1960 7,695,307 7,956,197

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Kenya increased by 11,235,679 people (a 30.4% growth), while Malaysia gained 5,371,776 people (a 20.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Kenya gained 10,815,936 people (a 22.5% growth), while Malaysia's population increased by 4,722,536 people (a 14.9% growth).

Kenya was ranked 33rd most populous country in 2006 and is 25th in 2026. Malaysia was ranked 44th in 2006 and ranked 45th 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 Malaysia will increase by 21.7% to 44,445,677 people and rank change from 45th to 49th.

Kenya is projected to reach its peak in 2098 at 105M people compared to the peak of 46.7M people in 2073 for Malaysia.

Population growth rate by year

Kenya
Factual

Projection
Malaysia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Kenya Malaysia
2100 -0.02% -0.26%
2099 -0% -0.25%
2098 0.006% -0.26%
2097 0.03% -0.27%
2096 0.04% -0.26%
2095 0.05% -0.26%
2094 0.07% -0.26%
2093 0.09% -0.25%
2092 0.1% -0.25%
2091 0.12% -0.25%
2090 0.14% -0.24%
2089 0.15% -0.24%
2088 0.16% -0.23%
2087 0.18% -0.23%
2086 0.19% -0.2%
2085 0.21% -0.2%
2084 0.23% -0.2%
2083 0.24% -0.18%
2082 0.26% -0.16%
2081 0.29% -0.16%
2080 0.3% -0.13%
2079 0.32% -0.11%
2078 0.34% -0.1%
2077 0.37% -0.05%
2076 0.39% -0.05%
2075 0.41% -0.03%
2074 0.44% -0.03%
2073 0.47% 0.001%
2072 0.5% 0.02%
2071 0.52% 0.03%
2070 0.55% 0.05%
2069 0.58% 0.05%
2068 0.6% 0.07%
2067 0.64% 0.08%
2066 0.66% 0.1%
2065 0.69% 0.14%
2064 0.72% 0.14%
2063 0.75% 0.17%
2062 0.78% 0.2%
2061 0.8% 0.22%
2060 0.83% 0.25%
2059 0.85% 0.26%
2058 0.88% 0.28%
2057 0.89% 0.31%
2056 0.91% 0.32%
2055 0.93% 0.37%
2054 0.96% 0.41%
2053 0.98% 0.43%
2052 1.01% 0.46%
2051 1.04% 0.5%
2050 1.07% 0.52%
2049 1.09% 0.55%
2048 1.13% 0.6%
2047 1.16% 0.63%
2046 1.2% 0.65%
2045 1.24% 0.68%
2044 1.29% 0.73%
2043 1.33% 0.75%
2042 1.37% 0.76%
2041 1.42% 0.78%
2040 1.46% 0.79%
2039 1.51% 0.84%
2038 1.54% 0.85%
2037 1.59% 0.87%
2036 1.62% 0.9%
2035 1.66% 0.91%
2034 1.71% 0.93%
2033 1.74% 0.98%
2032 1.78% 1.01%
2031 1.8% 1.03%
2030 1.83% 1.03%
2029 1.85% 1.07%
2028 1.88% 1.09%
2027 1.9% 1.11%
2026 1.93% 1.16%
2025 1.96% 1.21%
2024 1.98% 1.23%
2023 2% 1.24%
2022 1.94% 1.2%
2021 1.92% 1.16%
2020 1.98% 1.34%
2019 1.98% 1.61%
2018 2.05% 1.72%
2017 2.2% 1.78%
2016 2.23% 1.78%
2015 2.25% 1.75%
2014 2.37% 1.73%
2013 2.5% 1.72%
2012 2.64% 1.72%
2011 2.79% 1.77%
2010 2.94% 1.89%
2009 3.07% 2.01%
2008 3.08% 2.12%
2007 3.07% 2.2%
2006 3.09% 2.25%
2005 3.12% 2.29%
2004 3.15% 2.34%
2003 3.13% 2.39%
2002 3.2% 2.45%
2001 3.19% 2.43%
2000 3.06% 2.37%
1999 2.93% 2.41%
1998 2.8% 2.49%
1997 2.77% 2.52%
1996 2.79% 2.56%
1995 2.88% 2.57%
1994 2.95% 2.58%
1993 3.01% 2.59%
1992 3.11% 2.68%
1991 3.29% 2.86%
1990 3.5% 2.99%
1989 3.57% 3.09%
1988 3.59% 3.19%
1987 3.59% 3.28%
1986 3.64% 3.33%
1985 3.71% 3.34%
1984 3.75% 3.31%
1983 3.72% 3.28%
1982 3.64% 3.24%
1981 3.64% 3.2%
1980 3.61% 2.82%
1979 3.53% 2.43%
1978 3.5% 2.43%
1977 3.38% 2.43%
1976 3.3% 2.42%
1975 3.38% 2.42%
1974 3.44% 2.43%
1973 3.51% 2.42%
1972 3.54% 2.43%
1971 3.7% 2.4%
1970 3.92% 2.32%
1969 4% 2.29%
1968 4.03% 2.29%
1967 4.05% 2.4%
1966 4.07% 2.52%
1965 4.06% 2.58%
1964 4.01% 2.63%
1963 3.96% 2.65%
1962 3.9% 2.64%
1961 3.8% 2.62%

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 Malaysia's population grew by 1.23%.

Live population counters

Kenya Malaysia
Current population
58955623
36512221
Population rank 25/197 45/197
Percent of world population 0.71% 0.44%
One net population change
28.8 seconds
1.22 minutes
One birth every
21 seconds
1.21 minutes
One death every
1.32 minutes
2.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,997 +1,182
Annual growth/decline +1,093,941 +431,375
Annual growth/decline rate +1.98% +1.23%
Population growth rate rank 53/197 89/197
One migration net change every
19.3 minutes
3.16 minutes
Annual migration change -27,330 +166,615
Net migration rank 160/196 7/196
Foreign-born residents 992,536 3,806,514
Foreign-born residents rank 61/195 18/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.8% 10.7%
Foreign-born share rank 136/195 62/195

Natural population change vs migration

Kenya
Natural

Migration
Malaysia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Kenya Malaysia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,330 - 166,615
2024 - -19,781 - 174,770
2023 1,100,970 -10,003 254,806 181,071
2022 1,092,102 -10,003 237,560 188,154
2021 1,037,082 -52,552 212,002 188,506
2020 1,036,253 -17,111 283,282 101,907
2019 1,071,777 -61,949 309,426 203,284
2018 1,097,075 -115,436 324,568 221,965
2017 1,105,769 -68,702 336,434 227,677
2016 1,108,801 -29,728 345,681 222,141
2015 1,119,200 -95,977 358,302 187,663
2014 1,123,333 -72,415 367,587 159,791
2013 1,136,006 -57,634 366,738 149,637
2012 1,161,548 -42,928 371,497 134,975
2011 1,185,863 -44,795 372,836 122,269
2010 1,199,786 -21,069 360,260 157,164
2009 1,193,598 7,096 366,157 178,410
2008 1,174,818 29,612 362,380 202,481
2007 1,147,063 -11,495 348,711 229,784
2006 1,113,357 15,767 349,509 232,971
2005 1,080,446 5,501 355,324 225,864
2004 1,048,590 31,525 365,138 212,278
2003 1,018,182 24,175 377,425 199,510
2002 992,044 10,431 381,084 196,227
2001 963,721 55,052 400,939 173,613
2000 928,357 5,407 417,371 125,499
1999 898,484 -13,257 432,355 89,335
1998 875,511 -70,023 436,316 99,639
1997 847,493 -80,443 447,768 79,266
1996 827,326 -79,276 450,174 73,040
1995 812,391 -75,506 443,349 72,393
1994 792,702 -40,367 437,873 66,685
1993 788,579 -61,054 429,910 61,079
1992 785,018 -43,085 418,900 66,286
1991 790,030 -60,087 401,938 97,111
1990 789,087 -11,338 384,518 135,020
1989 795,622 -24,949 373,277 143,544
1988 785,652 -31,894 386,507 133,478
1987 775,124 -48,633 381,999 137,759
1986 755,606 -53,183 385,799 127,081
1985 732,739 -35,400 383,243 120,215
1984 709,639 -33,253 376,797 106,248
1983 684,587 -23,905 365,290 97,862
1982 663,109 -43,382 353,138 89,942
1981 642,379 -52,761 339,991 84,142
1980 616,390 -39,920 326,947 80,617
1979 595,390 -56,280 317,439 -13,980
1978 574,695 -60,718 311,027 -15,059
1977 554,124 -57,493 305,515 -16,601
1976 536,740 -90,990 300,615 -18,316
1975 517,579 -71,421 294,541 -20,480
1974 500,008 -62,973 289,880 -21,919
1973 485,556 -52,102 284,611 -21,995
1972 472,557 -48,466 276,263 -21,305
1971 459,897 -49,671 272,323 -20,535
1970 443,065 -13,064 269,341 -31,839
1969 427,819 369 264,327 -39,420
1968 411,948 1,611 260,705 -40,996
1967 396,920 5,060 258,764 -42,108
1966 382,891 1,616 262,162 -33,993
1965 366,444 8,524 264,836 -36,456
1964 349,322 4,788 266,406 -38,785
1963 332,763 4,246 265,815 -40,952
1962 315,797 4,521 262,140 -43,033
1961 298,463 4,296 257,270 -44,916
1960 280,032 2,134 251,090 -46,948

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 Malaysia 61.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,029,648 people) and 38.3% is from migration (a gain of 1,882,159 people).

As of 2024, 992,536 residents or 1.8% of the population were not native-born in Kenya, compared to 3,806,514 people or 10.7% in Malaysia.

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
Malaysia
City Population
Kuala Lumpur 9M
Klang 878K
Ipoh 867K
Johor Bahru 798K
George Town 794K
Shah Alam 741K
Subang Jaya 708K
Petaling Jaya 639K
Kuantan 608K
Sungai Petani 545K

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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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