The latest officially reported population of Kenya was 56,432,944 in 2024 vs 574,346 people in Malta in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Kenya's population is 58,419,239 people compared to 583,596 in Malta.
Population statistics:
- Kenya's population is 100.1 times bigger than Malta's.
- Kenya is ranked the 26th most populous country in the world, while Malta is the 167th.
- The countries together account for 0.71% of the world: 0.71% for Kenya vs 0.007% for Malta.
- For the last 10 years, Kenya has had an average growth rate of +2.08% per year vs +2.78% in Malta.
- Since 2005, the population of Kenya has increased from 35.8M people to 58.4M (63.2% growth), while Malta has grown from 404K to 584K (44.5% growth).
- Kenya is projected to reach its peak in 2098 at 104M people compared to the peak of 593K people in 2033 for Malta.
Kenya vs Malta: live population counter
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| Current population |
58419239
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583596
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| Population rank | 26/197 | 167/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.71% | 0.007% |
| One net population change |
28.8 seconds
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24.3 minutes
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| One birth every |
21 seconds
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1.96 hours
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| One death every |
1.32 minutes
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2.17 hours
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| One migration net change every |
26.6 minutes
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1.39 hours
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| Annual migration change | -19,781 | +6,323 |
| Daily growth/decline | +2,997 | +59 |
| Annual growth/decline | +1,093,941 | +21,599 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.98% | +3.91% |
| Population growth rate rank | 55/197 | 7/197 |
Kenya and Malta: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 7,695,307 | 326,550 | - | - |
| 1961 | 7,987,770 | 325,250 | 3.8% | -0.4% |
| 1962 | 8,299,308 | 323,900 | 3.9% | -0.42% |
| 1963 | 8,627,971 | 322,550 | 3.96% | -0.42% |
| 1964 | 8,973,535 | 321,250 | 4.01% | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 9,338,078 | 318,800 | 4.06% | -0.76% |
| 1966 | 9,717,816 | 315,200 | 4.07% | -1.13% |
| 1967 | 10,111,057 | 311,550 | 4.05% | -1.16% |
| 1968 | 10,518,823 | 307,900 | 4.03% | -1.17% |
| 1969 | 10,939,695 | 304,300 | 4% | -1.17% |
| 1970 | 11,368,791 | 302,650 | 3.92% | -0.54% |
| 1971 | 11,788,904 | 302,700 | 3.7% | 0.02% |
| 1972 | 12,206,060 | 302,450 | 3.54% | -0.08% |
| 1973 | 12,634,835 | 302,200 | 3.51% | -0.08% |
| 1974 | 13,070,078 | 301,996 | 3.44% | -0.07% |
| 1975 | 13,511,671 | 304,222 | 3.38% | 0.74% |
| 1976 | 13,957,623 | 305,774 | 3.3% | 0.51% |
| 1977 | 14,428,819 | 306,970 | 3.38% | 0.39% |
| 1978 | 14,934,126 | 310,182 | 3.5% | 1.05% |
| 1979 | 15,460,666 | 313,342 | 3.53% | 1.02% |
| 1980 | 16,018,459 | 316,645 | 3.61% | 1.05% |
| 1981 | 16,601,507 | 318,982 | 3.64% | 0.74% |
| 1982 | 17,206,175 | 325,898 | 3.64% | 2.17% |
| 1983 | 17,846,374 | 330,524 | 3.72% | 1.42% |
| 1984 | 18,514,906 | 330,593 | 3.75% | 0.02% |
| 1985 | 19,201,768 | 336,452 | 3.71% | 1.77% |
| 1986 | 19,901,646 | 342,121 | 3.64% | 1.68% |
| 1987 | 20,616,096 | 344,485 | 3.59% | 0.69% |
| 1988 | 21,356,219 | 347,325 | 3.59% | 0.82% |
| 1989 | 22,118,434 | 350,722 | 3.57% | 0.98% |
| 1990 | 22,892,651 | 354,170 | 3.5% | 0.98% |
| 1991 | 23,646,514 | 363,845 | 3.29% | 2.73% |
| 1992 | 24,382,460 | 367,618 | 3.11% | 1.04% |
| 1993 | 25,117,188 | 371,308 | 3.01% | 1% |
| 1994 | 25,857,130 | 374,797 | 2.95% | 0.94% |
| 1995 | 26,601,751 | 377,419 | 2.88% | 0.7% |
| 1996 | 27,344,211 | 379,905 | 2.79% | 0.66% |
| 1997 | 28,101,768 | 382,791 | 2.77% | 0.76% |
| 1998 | 28,888,057 | 385,287 | 2.8% | 0.65% |
| 1999 | 29,733,408 | 387,578 | 2.93% | 0.59% |
| 2000 | 30,642,890 | 390,087 | 3.06% | 0.65% |
| 2001 | 31,619,170 | 393,028 | 3.19% | 0.75% |
| 2002 | 32,629,808 | 395,969 | 3.2% | 0.75% |
| 2003 | 33,652,223 | 398,582 | 3.13% | 0.66% |
| 2004 | 34,713,455 | 401,268 | 3.15% | 0.67% |
| 2005 | 35,796,484 | 403,834 | 3.12% | 0.64% |
| 2006 | 36,904,008 | 405,308 | 3.09% | 0.37% |
| 2007 | 38,036,349 | 406,724 | 3.07% | 0.35% |
| 2008 | 39,206,351 | 409,379 | 3.08% | 0.65% |
| 2009 | 40,408,891 | 412,477 | 3.07% | 0.76% |
| 2010 | 41,598,567 | 414,508 | 2.94% | 0.49% |
| 2011 | 42,758,461 | 416,268 | 2.79% | 0.42% |
| 2012 | 43,888,303 | 420,028 | 2.64% | 0.9% |
| 2013 | 44,986,791 | 424,810 | 2.5% | 1.14% |
| 2014 | 46,051,440 | 433,481 | 2.37% | 2.04% |
| 2015 | 47,088,526 | 444,220 | 2.25% | 2.48% |
| 2016 | 48,139,687 | 454,505 | 2.23% | 2.32% |
| 2017 | 49,197,766 | 467,106 | 2.2% | 2.77% |
| 2018 | 50,207,107 | 483,903 | 2.05% | 3.6% |
| 2019 | 51,202,827 | 503,912 | 1.98% | 4.13% |
| 2020 | 52,217,334 | 515,490 | 1.98% | 2.3% |
| 2021 | 53,219,166 | 518,150 | 1.92% | 0.52% |
| 2022 | 54,252,461 | 531,113 | 1.94% | 2.5% |
| 2023 | 55,339,003 | 552,747 | 2% | 4.07% |
| 2024 | 56,432,944 | 574,346 | 1.98% | 3.91% |
| 2025 | 57,532,489 | 580,514 | 1.95% | 1.07% |
| 2026 | 58,636,403 | 584,351 | 1.92% | 0.66% |
| 2027 | 59,745,751 | 586,444 | 1.89% | 0.36% |
| 2028 | 60,860,444 | 588,290 | 1.87% | 0.31% |
| 2029 | 61,979,186 | 589,776 | 1.84% | 0.25% |
| 2030 | 63,102,241 | 590,973 | 1.81% | 0.2% |
| 2031 | 64,230,108 | 591,921 | 1.79% | 0.16% |
| 2032 | 65,359,031 | 592,622 | 1.76% | 0.12% |
| 2033 | 66,484,805 | 592,974 | 1.72% | 0.06% |
| 2034 | 67,604,628 | 592,827 | 1.68% | -0.02% |
| 2035 | 68,715,909 | 592,332 | 1.64% | -0.08% |
| 2036 | 69,818,887 | 591,668 | 1.61% | -0.11% |
| 2037 | 70,910,404 | 590,830 | 1.56% | -0.14% |
| 2038 | 71,990,929 | 589,771 | 1.52% | -0.18% |
| 2039 | 73,057,760 | 588,528 | 1.48% | -0.21% |
| 2040 | 74,108,858 | 587,256 | 1.44% | -0.22% |
| 2041 | 75,144,357 | 585,895 | 1.4% | -0.23% |
| 2042 | 76,161,719 | 584,467 | 1.35% | -0.24% |
| 2043 | 77,159,121 | 582,966 | 1.31% | -0.26% |
| 2044 | 78,134,979 | 581,355 | 1.26% | -0.28% |
| 2045 | 79,088,832 | 579,693 | 1.22% | -0.29% |
| 2046 | 80,022,371 | 577,954 | 1.18% | -0.3% |
| 2047 | 80,938,635 | 576,050 | 1.15% | -0.33% |
| 2048 | 81,837,657 | 574,050 | 1.11% | -0.35% |
| 2049 | 82,721,766 | 572,187 | 1.08% | -0.32% |
| 2050 | 83,593,232 | 570,210 | 1.05% | -0.35% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Kenya increased by 11,292,042 people (a 31.5% growth), while Malta gained 40,386 people (a 10% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Kenya gained 11,330,713 (a 24.1% growth), while Malta's population increased by 139,376 (a 31.4% growth).
Kenya was ranked 33rd most populous country in 2005 and is 26th in 2025. Malta was ranked 168th in 2005 and ranked 167th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Kenya's population will grow by 43.1% to 83,593,232 people with a rank change from 26th to 22nd. The population of Malta will decrease by 2.29% to 570,210 people and will still be ranked 167th.
Biggest cities by population
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| 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 |
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| City | Population |
| St. Paul's Bay | 32K |
| Birkirkara | 24.4K |
| Mosta | 20.2K |
| Sliema | 16.9K |
| Marsaskala | 15.6K |
| Zabbar | 15.4K |
| Naxxar | 13.4K |
| San Gwann | 12.5K |
| Gzira | 8.03K |
| Valletta | 6.44K |
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Population differences between Kenya and Malta
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| Life expectancy | 64 years | 83.6 years |
| Average age | 24.6 years | 43 years |
| Median age | 20.8 years | 41.8 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.7:50.3 | 51.9:48.1 |
| Fertility rate | 3.21 births per woman | 1.06 births per woman |
| Population density | 251.6 ppl/mi² | 4,649 ppl/mi² |
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