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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Kenya was 56,432,944 in 2024 vs 38,631 people in Monaco in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Kenya's population is 58,955,623 people compared to 38,053 in Monaco.

Population statistics:

  • Kenya's population is 1,549 times bigger than Monaco's.
  • Kenya is ranked the 25th most populous country in the world, while Monaco is the 191st.
  • The countries together account for 0.71% of the world: 0.71% for Kenya vs 0.0005% for Monaco.
  • For the last 10 years, Kenya has had an average growth rate of +2.08% per year vs +0.79% in Monaco.
  • Since 2006, the population of Kenya has increased from 36.9M people to 59M (59.8% growth), while Monaco has grown from 32.1K to 38.1K (18.7% growth).

Kenya vs Monaco: population by year and forecast

Kenya
Factual

Projection
Monaco
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Kenya Monaco
2100 105,238,162 47,158
2099 105,257,438 46,848
2098 105,257,489 46,586
2097 105,250,948 46,305
2096 105,220,085 46,033
2095 105,175,623 45,748
2094 105,118,372 45,453
2093 105,046,907 45,173
2092 104,955,024 44,920
2091 104,846,805 44,638
2090 104,718,130 44,363
2089 104,573,271 44,110
2088 104,414,197 43,838
2087 104,243,505 43,543
2086 104,056,143 43,257
2085 103,854,891 42,997
2084 103,640,244 42,714
2083 103,407,124 42,438
2082 103,158,580 42,184
2081 102,889,291 41,923
2080 102,594,978 41,661
2079 102,286,967 41,406
2078 101,961,280 41,159
2077 101,613,181 40,888
2076 101,239,843 40,618
2075 100,849,423 40,387
2074 100,436,632 40,161
2073 100,001,277 39,929
2072 99,533,234 39,720
2071 99,042,264 39,507
2070 98,529,166 39,292
2069 97,992,232 39,078
2068 97,428,138 38,878
2067 96,842,744 38,694
2066 96,230,345 38,525
2065 95,598,937 38,353
2064 94,942,874 38,190
2063 94,266,124 38,002
2062 93,561,519 37,867
2061 92,837,768 37,731
2060 92,098,717 37,615
2059 91,343,602 37,466
2058 90,569,828 37,359
2057 89,783,087 37,229
2056 88,994,126 37,111
2055 88,192,182 37,040
2054 87,379,992 36,926
2053 86,552,281 36,834
2052 85,710,403 36,743
2051 84,850,558 36,658
2050 83,976,685 36,577
2049 83,090,517 36,507
2048 82,191,119 36,456
2047 81,274,836 36,411
2046 80,340,592 36,389
2045 79,389,433 36,380
2044 78,414,158 36,379
2043 77,418,567 36,396
2042 76,399,781 36,404
2041 75,363,853 36,459
2040 74,308,480 36,517
2039 73,241,028 36,547
2038 72,153,876 36,591
2037 71,058,753 36,651
2036 69,949,421 36,718
2035 68,831,151 36,791
2034 67,705,051 36,862
2033 66,569,532 36,941
2032 65,431,402 37,042
2031 64,289,540 37,163
2030 63,153,520 37,287
2029 62,021,378 37,443
2028 60,894,078 37,617
2027 59,770,115 37,834
2026 58,653,621 38,053
2025 57,540,609 38,340
2024 56,432,944 38,631
2023 55,339,003 38,956
2022 54,252,461 38,931
2021 53,219,166 38,527
2020 52,217,334 38,050
2019 51,202,827 38,109
2018 50,207,107 38,154
2017 49,197,766 37,678
2016 48,139,687 37,276
2015 47,088,526 36,757
2014 46,051,440 36,128
2013 44,986,791 35,447
2012 43,888,303 34,711
2011 42,758,461 33,946
2010 41,598,567 33,163
2009 40,408,891 32,364
2008 39,206,351 31,836
2007 38,036,349 31,837
2006 36,904,008 32,057
2005 35,796,484 32,210
2004 34,713,455 32,307
2003 33,652,223 32,374
2002 32,629,808 32,422
2001 31,619,170 32,447
2000 30,642,890 32,455
1999 29,733,408 32,410
1998 28,888,057 32,267
1997 28,101,768 32,063
1996 27,344,211 31,837
1995 26,601,751 31,609
1994 25,857,130 31,375
1993 25,117,188 31,136
1992 24,382,460 30,887
1991 23,646,514 30,625
1990 22,892,651 30,358
1989 22,118,434 30,084
1988 21,356,219 29,781
1987 20,616,096 29,446
1986 19,901,646 29,093
1985 19,201,768 28,731
1984 18,514,906 28,356
1983 17,846,374 27,960
1982 17,206,175 27,561
1981 16,601,507 27,293
1980 16,018,459 27,122
1979 15,460,666 26,892
1978 14,934,126 26,605
1977 14,428,819 26,273
1976 13,957,623 25,895
1975 13,511,671 25,500
1974 13,070,078 25,235
1973 12,634,835 25,072
1972 12,206,060 24,862
1971 11,788,904 24,576
1970 11,368,791 24,229
1969 10,939,695 23,831
1968 10,518,823 23,437
1967 10,111,057 23,230
1966 9,717,816 23,131
1965 9,338,078 22,941
1964 8,973,535 22,686
1963 8,627,971 22,385
1962 8,299,308 22,078
1961 7,987,770 21,901
1960 7,695,307 21,808

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/monaco | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Kenya increased by 11,235,679 people (a 30.4% growth), while Monaco gained 5,219 people (a 16.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Kenya gained 10,815,936 people (a 22.5% growth), while Monaco's population increased by 777 people (a 2.08% growth).

Kenya was ranked 33rd most populous country in 2006 and is 25th in 2026. Monaco was ranked 192nd in 2006 and ranked 191st 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 Monaco will decrease by 3.88% to 36,577 people and will still be ranked 191st.

Kenya is projected to reach its peak in 2098 at 105M people compared to the peak of 47.2K people in 2100 for Monaco.

Population growth rate by year

Kenya
Factual

Projection
Monaco
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Kenya Monaco
2100 -0.02% 0.66%
2099 -0% 0.56%
2098 0.006% 0.61%
2097 0.03% 0.59%
2096 0.04% 0.62%
2095 0.05% 0.65%
2094 0.07% 0.62%
2093 0.09% 0.56%
2092 0.1% 0.63%
2091 0.12% 0.62%
2090 0.14% 0.57%
2089 0.15% 0.62%
2088 0.16% 0.68%
2087 0.18% 0.66%
2086 0.19% 0.6%
2085 0.21% 0.66%
2084 0.23% 0.65%
2083 0.24% 0.6%
2082 0.26% 0.62%
2081 0.29% 0.63%
2080 0.3% 0.62%
2079 0.32% 0.6%
2078 0.34% 0.66%
2077 0.37% 0.66%
2076 0.39% 0.57%
2075 0.41% 0.56%
2074 0.44% 0.58%
2073 0.47% 0.52%
2072 0.5% 0.54%
2071 0.52% 0.55%
2070 0.55% 0.55%
2069 0.58% 0.52%
2068 0.6% 0.47%
2067 0.64% 0.44%
2066 0.66% 0.45%
2065 0.69% 0.43%
2064 0.72% 0.5%
2063 0.75% 0.36%
2062 0.78% 0.36%
2061 0.8% 0.31%
2060 0.83% 0.4%
2059 0.85% 0.29%
2058 0.88% 0.35%
2057 0.89% 0.32%
2056 0.91% 0.19%
2055 0.93% 0.31%
2054 0.96% 0.25%
2053 0.98% 0.25%
2052 1.01% 0.23%
2051 1.04% 0.22%
2050 1.07% 0.19%
2049 1.09% 0.14%
2048 1.13% 0.12%
2047 1.16% 0.06%
2046 1.2% 0.02%
2045 1.24% 0.003%
2044 1.29% -0.05%
2043 1.33% -0.02%
2042 1.37% -0.15%
2041 1.42% -0.16%
2040 1.46% -0.08%
2039 1.51% -0.12%
2038 1.54% -0.16%
2037 1.59% -0.18%
2036 1.62% -0.2%
2035 1.66% -0.19%
2034 1.71% -0.21%
2033 1.74% -0.27%
2032 1.78% -0.33%
2031 1.8% -0.33%
2030 1.83% -0.42%
2029 1.85% -0.46%
2028 1.88% -0.57%
2027 1.9% -0.58%
2026 1.93% -0.75%
2025 1.96% -0.75%
2024 1.98% -0.83%
2023 2% 0.06%
2022 1.94% 1.05%
2021 1.92% 1.25%
2020 1.98% -0.15%
2019 1.98% -0.12%
2018 2.05% 1.26%
2017 2.2% 1.08%
2016 2.23% 1.41%
2015 2.25% 1.74%
2014 2.37% 1.92%
2013 2.5% 2.12%
2012 2.64% 2.25%
2011 2.79% 2.36%
2010 2.94% 2.47%
2009 3.07% 1.66%
2008 3.08% -0.003%
2007 3.07% -0.69%
2006 3.09% -0.48%
2005 3.12% -0.3%
2004 3.15% -0.21%
2003 3.13% -0.15%
2002 3.2% -0.08%
2001 3.19% -0.02%
2000 3.06% 0.14%
1999 2.93% 0.44%
1998 2.8% 0.64%
1997 2.77% 0.71%
1996 2.79% 0.72%
1995 2.88% 0.75%
1994 2.95% 0.77%
1993 3.01% 0.81%
1992 3.11% 0.86%
1991 3.29% 0.88%
1990 3.5% 0.91%
1989 3.57% 1.02%
1988 3.59% 1.14%
1987 3.59% 1.21%
1986 3.64% 1.26%
1985 3.71% 1.32%
1984 3.75% 1.42%
1983 3.72% 1.45%
1982 3.64% 0.98%
1981 3.64% 0.63%
1980 3.61% 0.86%
1979 3.53% 1.08%
1978 3.5% 1.26%
1977 3.38% 1.46%
1976 3.3% 1.55%
1975 3.38% 1.05%
1974 3.44% 0.65%
1973 3.51% 0.84%
1972 3.54% 1.16%
1971 3.7% 1.43%
1970 3.92% 1.67%
1969 4% 1.68%
1968 4.03% 0.89%
1967 4.05% 0.43%
1966 4.07% 0.83%
1965 4.06% 1.12%
1964 4.01% 1.34%
1963 3.96% 1.39%
1962 3.9% 0.81%
1961 3.8% 0.43%

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/monaco | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Kenya grew by 1.98%, while Monaco's population declined by 0.83%.

Live population counters

Kenya Monaco
Current population
58955623
38053
Population rank 25/197 191/197
Percent of world population 0.71% 0.0005%
One net population change
28.8 seconds
1.12 days
One birth every
21 seconds
23.9 hours
One death every
1.32 minutes
10.7 hours
Daily growth/decline +2,997 -1
Annual growth/decline +1,093,941 -325
Annual growth/decline rate +1.98% -0.83%
Population growth rate rank 53/197 192/197
One migration net change every
19.3 minutes
3.66 days
Annual migration change -27,330 +100
Net migration rank 160/196 73/196
Foreign-born residents 992,536 27,106
Foreign-born residents rank 61/195 167/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.8% 70.2%
Foreign-born share rank 136/195 3/195

Natural population change vs migration

Kenya
Natural

Migration
Monaco
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Kenya Monaco
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,330 - 100
2024 - -19,781 - 110
2023 1,100,970 -10,003 -449 88
2022 1,092,102 -10,003 -576 995
2021 1,037,082 -52,552 -605 999
2020 1,036,253 -17,111 -445 999
2019 1,071,777 -61,949 -473 -198
2018 1,097,075 -115,436 -423 999
2017 1,105,769 -68,702 -417 798
2016 1,108,801 -29,728 -376 798
2015 1,119,200 -95,977 -327 939
2014 1,123,333 -72,415 -266 916
2013 1,136,006 -57,634 -216 926
2012 1,161,548 -42,928 -144 906
2011 1,185,863 -44,795 -91 866
2010 1,199,786 -21,069 -18 808
2009 1,193,598 7,096 23 785
2008 1,174,818 29,612 40 206
2007 1,147,063 -11,495 24 -274
2006 1,113,357 15,767 25 -209
2005 1,080,446 5,501 26 -147
2004 1,048,590 31,525 31 -112
2003 1,018,182 24,175 14 -68
2002 992,044 10,431 26 -60
2001 963,721 55,052 52 -69
2000 928,357 5,407 36 -33
1999 898,484 -13,257 25 64
1998 875,511 -70,023 18 173
1997 847,493 -80,443 6 212
1996 827,326 -79,276 -6 229
1995 812,391 -75,506 -14 246
1994 792,702 -40,367 -22 262
1993 788,579 -61,054 -29 276
1992 785,018 -43,085 -33 293
1991 790,030 -60,087 -35 299
1990 789,087 -11,338 -26 289
1989 795,622 -24,949 -2 285
1988 785,652 -31,894 19 304
1987 775,124 -48,633 30 315
1986 755,606 -53,183 16 340
1985 732,739 -35,400 -5 374
1984 709,639 -33,253 -30 412
1983 684,587 -23,905 -49 456
1982 663,109 -43,382 -59 447
1981 642,379 -52,761 -60 201
1980 616,390 -39,920 -53 256
1979 595,390 -56,280 -47 306
1978 574,695 -60,718 -45 355
1977 554,124 -57,493 -51 407
1976 536,740 -90,990 -57 459
1975 517,579 -71,421 -60 458
1974 500,008 -62,973 -55 198
1973 485,556 -52,102 -48 218
1972 472,557 -48,466 -41 294
1971 459,897 -49,671 -35 358
1970 443,065 -13,064 -30 406
1969 427,819 369 -29 450
1968 411,948 1,611 -25 388
1967 396,920 5,060 -22 67
1966 382,891 1,616 -15 162
1965 366,444 8,524 -12 243
1964 349,322 4,788 -9 287
1963 332,763 4,246 -4 333
1962 315,797 4,521 5 283
1961 298,463 4,296 13 52
1960 280,032 2,134 20 103

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

GeoRank.org/population/kenya/monaco | 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 Monaco 37.3% is from natural causes (a loss of 4,357 people) and 62.7% is from migration (a gain of 7,333 people).

As of 2024, 992,536 residents or 1.8% of the population were not native-born in Kenya, compared to 27,106 people or 70.2% in Monaco.

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
Monaco
City Population
Monaco 38.4K
Monte Carlo 15.2K

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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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