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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Kenya was 56,432,944 in 2024 vs 2,402,306 people in Moldova in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Kenya's population is 58,955,623 people compared to 2,341,166 in Moldova.

Population statistics:

  • Kenya's population is 25.2 times bigger than Moldova's.
  • Kenya is ranked the 25th most populous country in the world, while Moldova is the 145th.
  • The countries together account for 0.74% of the world: 0.71% for Kenya vs 0.03% for Moldova.
  • For the last 10 years, Kenya has had an average growth rate of +2.08% per year vs -1.57% in Moldova.
  • Since 2006, the population of Kenya has increased from 36.9M people to 59M (59.8% growth), while Moldova has declined from 2.88M to 2.34M (18.7% decline).

Kenya vs Moldova: population by year and forecast

Kenya
Factual

Projection
Moldova
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Kenya Moldova
2100 105,238,162 1,175,882
2099 105,257,438 1,186,641
2098 105,257,489 1,197,541
2097 105,250,948 1,208,458
2096 105,220,085 1,219,478
2095 105,175,623 1,230,573
2094 105,118,372 1,241,540
2093 105,046,907 1,252,531
2092 104,955,024 1,263,471
2091 104,846,805 1,274,372
2090 104,718,130 1,285,020
2089 104,573,271 1,295,696
2088 104,414,197 1,306,424
2087 104,243,505 1,317,064
2086 104,056,143 1,327,799
2085 103,854,891 1,338,702
2084 103,640,244 1,349,432
2083 103,407,124 1,360,333
2082 103,158,580 1,371,322
2081 102,889,291 1,382,447
2080 102,594,978 1,393,733
2079 102,286,967 1,405,298
2078 101,961,280 1,417,062
2077 101,613,181 1,429,240
2076 101,239,843 1,441,240
2075 100,849,423 1,453,677
2074 100,436,632 1,466,568
2073 100,001,277 1,479,672
2072 99,533,234 1,493,311
2071 99,042,264 1,507,315
2070 98,529,166 1,522,149
2069 97,992,232 1,537,091
2068 97,428,138 1,552,724
2067 96,842,744 1,568,676
2066 96,230,345 1,584,782
2065 95,598,937 1,601,356
2064 94,942,874 1,618,317
2063 94,266,124 1,635,288
2062 93,561,519 1,652,720
2061 92,837,768 1,670,255
2060 92,098,717 1,688,120
2059 91,343,602 1,705,595
2058 90,569,828 1,722,942
2057 89,783,087 1,740,252
2056 88,994,126 1,757,829
2055 88,192,182 1,775,082
2054 87,379,992 1,792,262
2053 86,552,281 1,809,221
2052 85,710,403 1,825,831
2051 84,850,558 1,842,337
2050 83,976,685 1,858,281
2049 83,090,517 1,874,666
2048 82,191,119 1,890,586
2047 81,274,836 1,906,615
2046 80,340,592 1,922,962
2045 79,389,433 1,939,938
2044 78,414,158 1,956,858
2043 77,418,567 1,974,616
2042 76,399,781 1,992,765
2041 75,363,853 2,011,342
2040 74,308,480 2,030,732
2039 73,241,028 2,051,163
2038 72,153,876 2,071,871
2037 71,058,753 2,093,068
2036 69,949,421 2,114,669
2035 68,831,151 2,136,998
2034 67,705,051 2,159,450
2033 66,569,532 2,182,023
2032 65,431,402 2,204,431
2031 64,289,540 2,227,006
2030 63,153,520 2,250,038
2029 62,021,378 2,272,963
2028 60,894,078 2,295,739
2027 59,770,115 2,318,425
2026 58,653,621 2,341,166
2025 57,540,609 2,373,265
2024 56,432,944 2,402,306
2023 55,339,003 2,457,783
2022 54,252,461 2,528,654
2021 53,219,166 2,595,809
2020 52,217,334 2,635,130
2019 51,202,827 2,664,224
2018 50,207,107 2,707,203
2017 49,197,766 2,755,189
2016 48,139,687 2,803,186
2015 47,088,526 2,835,978
2014 46,051,440 2,857,815
2013 44,986,791 2,859,558
2012 43,888,303 2,860,324
2011 42,758,461 2,860,699
2010 41,598,567 2,862,354
2009 40,408,891 2,865,213
2008 39,206,351 2,868,833
2007 38,036,349 2,874,299
2006 36,904,008 2,880,967
2005 35,796,484 2,888,985
2004 34,713,455 2,896,023
2003 33,652,223 2,903,198
2002 32,629,808 2,911,385
2001 31,619,170 2,918,135
2000 30,642,890 2,924,668
1999 29,733,408 2,930,622
1998 28,888,057 2,935,227
1997 28,101,768 2,936,413
1996 27,344,211 2,947,293
1995 26,601,751 2,953,200
1994 25,857,130 2,966,745
1993 25,117,188 2,975,966
1992 24,382,460 2,980,965
1991 23,646,514 2,981,566
1990 22,892,651 2,977,912
1989 22,118,434 2,970,039
1988 21,356,219 2,948,891
1987 20,616,096 2,916,306
1986 19,901,646 2,883,057
1985 19,201,768 2,850,787
1984 18,514,906 2,820,518
1983 17,846,374 2,791,207
1982 17,206,175 2,763,101
1981 16,601,507 2,735,987
1980 16,018,459 2,708,675
1979 15,460,666 2,683,035
1978 14,934,126 2,656,211
1977 14,428,819 2,626,298
1976 13,957,623 2,596,491
1975 13,511,671 2,566,998
1974 13,070,078 2,538,164
1973 12,634,835 2,510,584
1972 12,206,060 2,484,742
1971 11,788,904 2,460,611
1970 11,368,791 2,437,590
1969 10,939,695 2,408,469
1968 10,518,823 2,373,073
1967 10,111,057 2,337,695
1966 9,717,816 2,301,871
1965 9,338,078 2,265,287
1964 8,973,535 2,228,000
1963 8,627,971 2,188,895
1962 8,299,308 2,147,227
1961 7,987,770 2,103,327
1960 7,695,307 2,058,020

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 Moldova lost 77,781 people (a 2.7% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Kenya gained 10,815,936 people (a 22.5% growth), while Moldova's population decreased by 462,020 people (a 16.5% decline).

Kenya was ranked 33rd most populous country in 2006 and is 25th in 2026. Moldova was ranked 134th in 2006 and ranked 145th 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 Moldova will decrease by 20.6% to 1,858,281 people and rank change from 145th to 150th.

Kenya is projected to reach its peak in 2098 at 105M people, while Moldova's population already peaked in 1991 at 2.98M people and is projected to decrease to 1.18M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Kenya
Factual

Projection
Moldova
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Kenya Moldova
2100 -0.02% -0.91%
2099 -0% -0.91%
2098 0.006% -0.9%
2097 0.03% -0.9%
2096 0.04% -0.9%
2095 0.05% -0.88%
2094 0.07% -0.88%
2093 0.09% -0.87%
2092 0.1% -0.86%
2091 0.12% -0.83%
2090 0.14% -0.82%
2089 0.15% -0.82%
2088 0.16% -0.81%
2087 0.18% -0.81%
2086 0.19% -0.81%
2085 0.21% -0.8%
2084 0.23% -0.8%
2083 0.24% -0.8%
2082 0.26% -0.8%
2081 0.29% -0.81%
2080 0.3% -0.82%
2079 0.32% -0.83%
2078 0.34% -0.85%
2077 0.37% -0.83%
2076 0.39% -0.86%
2075 0.41% -0.88%
2074 0.44% -0.89%
2073 0.47% -0.91%
2072 0.5% -0.93%
2071 0.52% -0.97%
2070 0.55% -0.97%
2069 0.58% -1.01%
2068 0.6% -1.02%
2067 0.64% -1.02%
2066 0.66% -1.03%
2065 0.69% -1.05%
2064 0.72% -1.04%
2063 0.75% -1.05%
2062 0.78% -1.05%
2061 0.8% -1.06%
2060 0.83% -1.02%
2059 0.85% -1.01%
2058 0.88% -0.99%
2057 0.89% -1%
2056 0.91% -0.97%
2055 0.93% -0.96%
2054 0.96% -0.94%
2053 0.98% -0.91%
2052 1.01% -0.9%
2051 1.04% -0.86%
2050 1.07% -0.87%
2049 1.09% -0.84%
2048 1.13% -0.84%
2047 1.16% -0.85%
2046 1.2% -0.88%
2045 1.24% -0.86%
2044 1.29% -0.9%
2043 1.33% -0.91%
2042 1.37% -0.92%
2041 1.42% -0.95%
2040 1.46% -1%
2039 1.51% -1%
2038 1.54% -1.01%
2037 1.59% -1.02%
2036 1.62% -1.04%
2035 1.66% -1.04%
2034 1.71% -1.03%
2033 1.74% -1.02%
2032 1.78% -1.01%
2031 1.8% -1.02%
2030 1.83% -1.01%
2029 1.85% -0.99%
2028 1.88% -0.98%
2027 1.9% -0.97%
2026 1.93% -1.35%
2025 1.96% -1.21%
2024 1.98% -2.26%
2023 2% -2.8%
2022 1.94% -2.59%
2021 1.92% -1.49%
2020 1.98% -1.09%
2019 1.98% -1.59%
2018 2.05% -1.74%
2017 2.2% -1.71%
2016 2.23% -1.16%
2015 2.25% -0.76%
2014 2.37% -0.06%
2013 2.5% -0.03%
2012 2.64% -0.01%
2011 2.79% -0.06%
2010 2.94% -0.1%
2009 3.07% -0.13%
2008 3.08% -0.19%
2007 3.07% -0.23%
2006 3.09% -0.28%
2005 3.12% -0.24%
2004 3.15% -0.25%
2003 3.13% -0.28%
2002 3.2% -0.23%
2001 3.19% -0.22%
2000 3.06% -0.2%
1999 2.93% -0.16%
1998 2.8% -0.04%
1997 2.77% -0.37%
1996 2.79% -0.2%
1995 2.88% -0.46%
1994 2.95% -0.31%
1993 3.01% -0.17%
1992 3.11% -0.02%
1991 3.29% 0.12%
1990 3.5% 0.27%
1989 3.57% 0.72%
1988 3.59% 1.12%
1987 3.59% 1.15%
1986 3.64% 1.13%
1985 3.71% 1.07%
1984 3.75% 1.05%
1983 3.72% 1.02%
1982 3.64% 0.99%
1981 3.64% 1.01%
1980 3.61% 0.96%
1979 3.53% 1.01%
1978 3.5% 1.14%
1977 3.38% 1.15%
1976 3.3% 1.15%
1975 3.38% 1.14%
1974 3.44% 1.1%
1973 3.51% 1.04%
1972 3.54% 0.98%
1971 3.7% 0.94%
1970 3.92% 1.21%
1969 4% 1.49%
1968 4.03% 1.51%
1967 4.05% 1.56%
1966 4.07% 1.61%
1965 4.06% 1.67%
1964 4.01% 1.79%
1963 3.96% 1.94%
1962 3.9% 2.09%
1961 3.8% 2.2%

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 Moldova's population declined by 2.26%.

Live population counters

Kenya Moldova
Current population
58955623
2341166
Population rank 25/197 145/197
Percent of world population 0.71% 0.03%
One net population change
28.8 seconds
9.47 minutes
One birth every
21 seconds
19.9 minutes
One death every
1.32 minutes
15.7 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,997 -152
Annual growth/decline +1,093,941 -55,477
Annual growth/decline rate +1.98% -2.26%
Population growth rate rank 53/197 196/197
One migration net change every
19.3 minutes
17.7 minutes
Annual migration change -27,330 -29,766
Net migration rank 160/196 164/196
Foreign-born residents 992,536 188,207
Foreign-born residents rank 61/195 116/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.8% 6.2%
Foreign-born share rank 136/195 85/195

Natural population change vs migration

Kenya
Natural

Migration
Moldova
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Kenya Moldova
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,330 - -29,766
2024 - -19,781 - -27,088
2023 1,100,970 -10,003 -7,007 -18,570
2022 1,092,102 -10,003 -6,385 89,154
2021 1,037,082 -52,552 -13,444 -33,405
2020 1,036,253 -17,111 -7,067 -33,405
2019 1,071,777 -61,949 -3,416 -41,233
2018 1,097,075 -115,436 -961 -36,085
2017 1,105,769 -68,702 1,402 -43,871
2016 1,108,801 -29,728 4,580 -51,642
2015 1,119,200 -95,977 6,049 -59,399
2014 1,123,333 -72,415 7,248 -67,175
2013 1,136,006 -57,634 3,537 -77,571
2012 1,161,548 -42,928 5,581 -81,215
2011 1,185,863 -44,795 5,948 -82,271
2010 1,199,786 -21,069 7,456 -84,039
2009 1,193,598 7,096 7,492 -83,546
2008 1,174,818 29,612 5,210 -79,593
2007 1,147,063 -11,495 3,490 -75,734
2006 1,113,357 15,767 2,406 -72,061
2005 1,080,446 5,501 2,005 -68,681
2004 1,048,590 31,525 1,714 -52,491
2003 1,018,182 24,175 -322 -46,947
2002 992,044 10,431 -1,249 -45,833
2001 963,721 55,052 -718 -45,043
2000 928,357 5,407 -324 -43,854
1999 898,484 -13,257 642 -43,111
1998 875,511 -70,023 2,140 -41,975
1997 847,493 -80,443 4,669 -41,743
1996 827,326 -79,276 2,655 -33,369
1995 812,391 -75,506 5,534 -31,975
1994 792,702 -40,367 9,921 -31,616
1993 788,579 -61,054 13,886 -31,526
1992 785,018 -43,085 17,373 -30,136
1991 790,030 -60,087 21,127 -29,204
1990 789,087 -11,338 25,824 -30,053
1989 795,622 -24,949 29,638 -29,307
1988 785,652 -31,894 35,608 -4,989
1987 775,124 -48,633 40,122 -10,796
1986 755,606 -53,183 39,463 -8,769
1985 732,739 -35,400 38,060 -10,627
1984 709,639 -33,253 38,108 -12,732
1983 684,587 -23,905 36,076 -10,543
1982 663,109 -43,382 32,814 -8,412
1981 642,379 -52,761 31,360 -6,452
1980 616,390 -39,920 30,053 -3,693
1979 595,390 -56,280 28,322 -6,912
1978 574,695 -60,718 27,622 3,483
1977 554,124 -57,493 27,707 3,245
1976 536,740 -90,990 27,801 2,885
1975 517,579 -71,421 27,677 2,355
1974 500,008 -62,973 27,219 1,785
1973 485,556 -52,102 25,967 1,156
1972 472,557 -48,466 24,626 481
1971 459,897 -49,671 23,359 -61
1970 443,065 -13,064 22,314 606
1969 427,819 369 21,768 20,561
1968 411,948 1,611 22,005 19,830
1967 396,920 5,060 22,654 19,175
1966 382,891 1,616 23,720 18,601
1965 366,444 8,524 24,916 18,066
1964 349,322 4,788 25,860 17,509
1963 332,763 4,246 29,382 16,816
1962 315,797 4,521 32,082 15,884
1961 298,463 4,296 35,180 14,818
1960 280,032 2,134 36,352 13,697

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 Moldova 6.04% is from natural causes (a loss of 19,001 people) and 94% is from migration (a loss of 295,631 people).

As of 2024, 992,536 residents or 1.8% of the population were not native-born in Kenya, compared to 188,207 people or 6.2% in Moldova.

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
Moldova
City Population
Chisinau 567K
Tiraspol 134K
Balti 91K
Bender 76.2K
Dubasari 28.5K
Ungheni 26.5K
Cahul 22.2K
Orhei 22.2K
Soroca 21.1K
Comrat 19.1K

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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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