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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Kenya was 56,432,944 in 2024 vs 130,861,007 people in Mexico in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Kenya's population is 58,955,623 people compared to 133,323,134 in Mexico.

Population statistics:

  • Mexico's population is 2.26 times bigger than Kenya's.
  • Kenya is ranked the 25th most populous country in the world, while Mexico is the 11th.
  • The countries together account for 2.32% of the world: 0.71% for Kenya vs 1.61% for Mexico.
  • For the last 10 years, Kenya has had an average growth rate of +2.08% per year vs +0.92% in Mexico.
  • Since 2006, the population of Kenya has increased from 36.9M people to 59M (59.8% growth), while Mexico has grown from 107M to 133M (24.3% growth).

Kenya vs Mexico: population by year and forecast

Kenya
Factual

Projection
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Kenya Mexico
2100 105,238,162 131,182,639
2099 105,257,438 131,943,283
2098 105,257,489 132,700,369
2097 105,250,948 133,455,010
2096 105,220,085 134,204,227
2095 105,175,623 134,949,218
2094 105,118,372 135,687,085
2093 105,046,907 136,415,232
2092 104,955,024 137,127,644
2091 104,846,805 137,833,985
2090 104,718,130 138,527,198
2089 104,573,271 139,208,862
2088 104,414,197 139,874,924
2087 104,243,505 140,530,483
2086 104,056,143 141,174,372
2085 103,854,891 141,805,496
2084 103,640,244 142,415,948
2083 103,407,124 143,009,187
2082 103,158,580 143,579,768
2081 102,889,291 144,138,842
2080 102,594,978 144,677,451
2079 102,286,967 145,195,172
2078 101,961,280 145,691,242
2077 101,613,181 146,165,064
2076 101,239,843 146,616,674
2075 100,849,423 147,046,928
2074 100,436,632 147,455,761
2073 100,001,277 147,841,295
2072 99,533,234 148,201,143
2071 99,042,264 148,534,057
2070 98,529,166 148,848,168
2069 97,992,232 149,134,711
2068 97,428,138 149,395,717
2067 96,842,744 149,630,386
2066 96,230,345 149,842,125
2065 95,598,937 150,029,268
2064 94,942,874 150,187,992
2063 94,266,124 150,319,846
2062 93,561,519 150,424,224
2061 92,837,768 150,502,250
2060 92,098,717 150,555,648
2059 91,343,602 150,577,220
2058 90,569,828 150,569,044
2057 89,783,087 150,535,337
2056 88,994,126 150,475,242
2055 88,192,182 150,384,336
2054 87,379,992 150,263,237
2053 86,552,281 150,110,615
2052 85,710,403 149,923,918
2051 84,850,558 149,705,066
2050 83,976,685 149,450,774
2049 83,090,517 149,166,038
2048 82,191,119 148,836,849
2047 81,274,836 148,478,965
2046 80,340,592 148,081,688
2045 79,389,433 147,647,318
2044 78,414,158 147,173,101
2043 77,418,567 146,667,761
2042 76,399,781 146,123,566
2041 75,363,853 145,543,650
2040 74,308,480 144,931,633
2039 73,241,028 144,286,278
2038 72,153,876 143,601,872
2037 71,058,753 142,883,005
2036 69,949,421 142,138,929
2035 68,831,151 141,359,885
2034 67,705,051 140,554,653
2033 66,569,532 139,713,048
2032 65,431,402 138,843,644
2031 64,289,540 137,947,334
2030 63,153,520 137,023,304
2029 62,021,378 136,071,720
2028 60,894,078 135,090,755
2027 59,770,115 134,081,337
2026 58,653,621 133,042,003
2025 57,540,609 131,970,909
2024 56,432,944 130,861,007
2023 55,339,003 129,739,759
2022 54,252,461 128,613,117
2021 53,219,166 127,648,148
2020 52,217,334 126,799,054
2019 51,202,827 125,762,982
2018 50,207,107 124,573,711
2017 49,197,766 123,400,057
2016 48,139,687 122,251,351
2015 47,088,526 121,072,306
2014 46,051,440 119,784,261
2013 44,986,791 118,343,573
2012 43,888,303 116,818,208
2011 42,758,461 115,243,504
2010 41,598,567 113,623,895
2009 40,408,891 111,999,721
2008 39,206,351 110,374,288
2007 38,036,349 108,774,360
2006 36,904,008 107,253,666
2005 35,796,484 105,811,504
2004 34,713,455 104,394,131
2003 33,652,223 102,978,515
2002 32,629,808 101,548,624
2001 31,619,170 100,099,099
2000 30,642,890 98,625,552
1999 29,733,408 97,115,707
1998 28,888,057 95,575,245
1997 28,101,768 94,021,207
1996 27,344,211 92,452,702
1995 26,601,751 90,862,455
1994 25,857,130 89,259,205
1993 25,117,188 87,653,807
1992 24,382,460 86,044,809
1991 23,646,514 84,430,572
1990 22,892,651 82,820,170
1989 22,118,434 81,247,182
1988 21,356,219 79,695,531
1987 20,616,096 78,136,651
1986 19,901,646 76,585,637
1985 19,201,768 75,043,414
1984 18,514,906 73,506,846
1983 17,846,374 71,971,240
1982 17,206,175 70,433,260
1981 16,601,507 68,892,108
1980 16,018,459 67,300,334
1979 15,460,666 65,648,865
1978 14,934,126 63,979,046
1977 14,428,819 62,308,493
1976 13,957,623 60,645,512
1975 13,511,671 58,982,400
1974 13,070,078 57,320,149
1973 12,634,835 55,667,284
1972 12,206,060 54,030,168
1971 11,788,904 52,412,558
1970 11,368,791 50,814,953
1969 10,939,695 49,233,194
1968 10,518,823 47,668,303
1967 10,111,057 46,129,608
1966 9,717,816 44,629,106
1965 9,338,078 43,174,477
1964 8,973,535 41,772,049
1963 8,627,971 40,424,065
1962 8,299,308 39,129,200
1961 7,987,770 37,890,118
1960 7,695,307 36,724,615

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/mexico | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Kenya increased by 11,235,679 people (a 30.4% growth), while Mexico gained 14,997,685 people (a 14% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Kenya gained 10,815,936 people (a 22.5% growth), while Mexico's population increased by 11,071,783 people (a 9.06% growth).

Kenya was ranked 33rd most populous country in 2006 and is 25th in 2026. Mexico was ranked 11th in 2006 and still ranked 11th 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 Mexico will increase by 12.1% to 149,450,774 people and rank change from 11th to 12th.

Kenya is projected to reach its peak in 2098 at 105M people compared to the peak of 151M people in 2059 for Mexico.

Population growth rate by year

Kenya
Factual

Projection
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Kenya Mexico
2100 -0.02% -0.58%
2099 -0% -0.57%
2098 0.006% -0.57%
2097 0.03% -0.56%
2096 0.04% -0.55%
2095 0.05% -0.54%
2094 0.07% -0.53%
2093 0.09% -0.52%
2092 0.1% -0.51%
2091 0.12% -0.5%
2090 0.14% -0.49%
2089 0.15% -0.48%
2088 0.16% -0.47%
2087 0.18% -0.46%
2086 0.19% -0.45%
2085 0.21% -0.43%
2084 0.23% -0.41%
2083 0.24% -0.4%
2082 0.26% -0.39%
2081 0.29% -0.37%
2080 0.3% -0.36%
2079 0.32% -0.34%
2078 0.34% -0.32%
2077 0.37% -0.31%
2076 0.39% -0.29%
2075 0.41% -0.28%
2074 0.44% -0.26%
2073 0.47% -0.24%
2072 0.5% -0.22%
2071 0.52% -0.21%
2070 0.55% -0.19%
2069 0.58% -0.17%
2068 0.6% -0.16%
2067 0.64% -0.14%
2066 0.66% -0.12%
2065 0.69% -0.11%
2064 0.72% -0.09%
2063 0.75% -0.07%
2062 0.78% -0.05%
2061 0.8% -0.04%
2060 0.83% -0.01%
2059 0.85% 0.005%
2058 0.88% 0.02%
2057 0.89% 0.04%
2056 0.91% 0.06%
2055 0.93% 0.08%
2054 0.96% 0.1%
2053 0.98% 0.12%
2052 1.01% 0.15%
2051 1.04% 0.17%
2050 1.07% 0.19%
2049 1.09% 0.22%
2048 1.13% 0.24%
2047 1.16% 0.27%
2046 1.2% 0.29%
2045 1.24% 0.32%
2044 1.29% 0.34%
2043 1.33% 0.37%
2042 1.37% 0.4%
2041 1.42% 0.42%
2040 1.46% 0.45%
2039 1.51% 0.48%
2038 1.54% 0.5%
2037 1.59% 0.52%
2036 1.62% 0.55%
2035 1.66% 0.57%
2034 1.71% 0.6%
2033 1.74% 0.63%
2032 1.78% 0.65%
2031 1.8% 0.67%
2030 1.83% 0.7%
2029 1.85% 0.73%
2028 1.88% 0.75%
2027 1.9% 0.78%
2026 1.93% 0.81%
2025 1.96% 0.85%
2024 1.98% 0.86%
2023 2% 0.88%
2022 1.94% 0.76%
2021 1.92% 0.67%
2020 1.98% 0.82%
2019 1.98% 0.95%
2018 2.05% 0.95%
2017 2.2% 0.94%
2016 2.23% 0.97%
2015 2.25% 1.08%
2014 2.37% 1.22%
2013 2.5% 1.31%
2012 2.64% 1.37%
2011 2.79% 1.43%
2010 2.94% 1.45%
2009 3.07% 1.47%
2008 3.08% 1.47%
2007 3.07% 1.42%
2006 3.09% 1.36%
2005 3.12% 1.36%
2004 3.15% 1.37%
2003 3.13% 1.41%
2002 3.2% 1.45%
2001 3.19% 1.49%
2000 3.06% 1.55%
1999 2.93% 1.61%
1998 2.8% 1.65%
1997 2.77% 1.7%
1996 2.79% 1.75%
1995 2.88% 1.8%
1994 2.95% 1.83%
1993 3.01% 1.87%
1992 3.11% 1.91%
1991 3.29% 1.94%
1990 3.5% 1.94%
1989 3.57% 1.95%
1988 3.59% 2%
1987 3.59% 2.03%
1986 3.64% 2.06%
1985 3.71% 2.09%
1984 3.75% 2.13%
1983 3.72% 2.18%
1982 3.64% 2.24%
1981 3.64% 2.37%
1980 3.61% 2.52%
1979 3.53% 2.61%
1978 3.5% 2.68%
1977 3.38% 2.74%
1976 3.3% 2.82%
1975 3.38% 2.9%
1974 3.44% 2.97%
1973 3.51% 3.03%
1972 3.54% 3.09%
1971 3.7% 3.14%
1970 3.92% 3.21%
1969 4% 3.28%
1968 4.03% 3.34%
1967 4.05% 3.36%
1966 4.07% 3.37%
1965 4.06% 3.36%
1964 4.01% 3.33%
1963 3.96% 3.31%
1962 3.9% 3.27%
1961 3.8% 3.17%

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

GeoRank.org/population/kenya/mexico | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Kenya grew by 1.98%, while Mexico's population grew by 0.86%.

Live population counters

Kenya Mexico
Current population
58955623
133323134
Population rank 25/197 11/197
Percent of world population 0.71% 1.61%
One net population change
28.8 seconds
28.1 seconds
One birth every
21 seconds
15.5 seconds
One death every
1.32 minutes
39.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline +2,997 +3,072
Annual growth/decline +1,093,941 +1,121,248
Annual growth/decline rate +1.98% +0.86%
Population growth rate rank 53/197 110/197
One migration net change every
19.3 minutes
4.88 minutes
Annual migration change -27,330 -108,037
Net migration rank 160/196 181/196
Foreign-born residents 992,536 1,726,089
Foreign-born residents rank 61/195 42/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.8% 1.3%
Foreign-born share rank 136/195 149/195

Natural population change vs migration

Kenya
Natural

Migration
Mexico
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Kenya Mexico
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,330 - -108,037
2024 - -19,781 - -104,581
2023 1,100,970 -10,003 1,238,366 -101,044
2022 1,092,102 -10,003 1,224,397 -108,438
2021 1,037,082 -52,552 936,682 -122,791
2020 1,036,253 -17,111 1,031,637 -147,456
2019 1,071,777 -61,949 1,357,485 -169,628
2018 1,097,075 -115,436 1,366,076 -175,356
2017 1,105,769 -68,702 1,384,178 -227,499
2016 1,108,801 -29,728 1,445,256 -304,472
2015 1,119,200 -95,977 1,508,439 -291,044
2014 1,123,333 -72,415 1,587,620 -228,816
2013 1,136,006 -57,634 1,642,609 -120,058
2012 1,161,548 -42,928 1,656,599 -128,485
2011 1,185,863 -44,795 1,659,161 -37,826
2010 1,199,786 -21,069 1,658,682 -40,845
2009 1,193,598 7,096 1,661,180 -30,809
2008 1,174,818 29,612 1,670,846 -50,347
2007 1,147,063 -11,495 1,684,915 -105,524
2006 1,113,357 15,767 1,706,084 -244,140
2005 1,080,446 5,501 1,732,663 -310,278
2004 1,048,590 31,525 1,759,250 -346,912
2003 1,018,182 24,175 1,788,016 -369,183
2002 992,044 10,431 1,820,665 -379,812
2001 963,721 55,052 1,836,418 -378,348
2000 928,357 5,407 1,845,383 -356,433
1999 898,484 -13,257 1,859,475 -328,773
1998 875,511 -70,023 1,871,650 -321,385
1997 847,493 -80,443 1,898,383 -340,546
1996 827,326 -79,276 1,922,554 -343,399
1995 812,391 -75,506 1,941,458 -340,091
1994 792,702 -40,367 1,959,775 -354,573
1993 788,579 -61,054 1,963,708 -358,039
1992 785,018 -43,085 1,956,659 -344,313
1991 790,030 -60,087 1,942,832 -326,691
1990 789,087 -11,338 1,926,480 -321,764
1989 795,622 -24,949 1,927,752 -386,467
1988 785,652 -31,894 1,936,601 -374,544
1987 775,124 -48,633 1,971,231 -415,521
1986 755,606 -53,183 1,998,043 -451,756
1985 732,739 -35,400 1,983,622 -445,447
1984 709,639 -33,253 1,960,428 -425,467
1983 684,587 -23,905 1,939,193 -402,937
1982 663,109 -43,382 1,921,772 -382,048
1981 642,379 -52,761 1,904,384 -361,791
1980 616,390 -39,920 1,893,158 -252,177
1979 595,390 -56,280 1,908,018 -246,034
1978 574,695 -60,718 1,921,419 -243,714
1977 554,124 -57,493 1,902,964 -239,521
1976 536,740 -90,990 1,891,958 -229,450
1975 517,579 -71,421 1,880,241 -216,556
1974 500,008 -62,973 1,868,809 -207,995
1973 485,556 -52,102 1,845,593 -200,688
1972 472,557 -48,466 1,823,302 -193,965
1971 459,897 -49,671 1,790,990 -185,062
1970 443,065 -13,064 1,753,370 -164,100
1969 427,819 369 1,711,297 -137,051
1968 411,948 1,611 1,671,918 -116,358
1967 396,920 5,060 1,620,534 -98,680
1966 382,891 1,616 1,566,170 -87,018
1965 366,444 8,524 1,508,344 -78,288
1964 349,322 4,788 1,447,360 -72,581
1963 332,763 4,246 1,387,678 -66,515
1962 315,797 4,521 1,328,319 -59,833
1961 298,463 4,296 1,265,833 -56,174
1960 280,032 2,134 1,206,955 -85,591

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

GeoRank.org/population/kenya/mexico | CC BY

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 Mexico 87.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,080,136 people) and 12.5% is from migration (a loss of 1,876,544 people).

As of 2024, 992,536 residents or 1.8% of the population were not native-born in Kenya, compared to 1,726,089 people or 1.3% in Mexico.

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
Mexico
City Population
Mexico 9.21M
Tijuana 1.96M
Ecatepec de Morelos 1.93M
Leon 1.58M
Puebla 1.43M
Guadalajara 1.39M
Ciudad Juarez 1.32M
Zapopan 1.26M
Monterrey 1.14M
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl 1.07M

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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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