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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Kenya was 56,432,944 in 2024 vs 3,524,788 people in Mongolia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Kenya's population is 58,955,623 people compared to 3,620,317 in Mongolia.

Population statistics:

  • Kenya's population is 16.3 times bigger than Mongolia's.
  • Kenya is ranked the 25th most populous country in the world, while Mongolia is the 132nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.76% of the world: 0.71% for Kenya vs 0.04% for Mongolia.
  • For the last 10 years, Kenya has had an average growth rate of +2.08% per year vs +1.79% in Mongolia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Kenya has increased from 36.9M people to 59M (59.8% growth), while Mongolia has grown from 2.57M to 3.62M (41% growth).

Kenya vs Mongolia: population by year and forecast

Kenya
Factual

Projection
Mongolia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Kenya Mongolia
2100 105,238,162 5,629,299
2099 105,257,438 5,623,066
2098 105,257,489 5,615,212
2097 105,250,948 5,606,511
2096 105,220,085 5,597,140
2095 105,175,623 5,585,917
2094 105,118,372 5,574,522
2093 105,046,907 5,562,381
2092 104,955,024 5,549,290
2091 104,846,805 5,535,819
2090 104,718,130 5,521,210
2089 104,573,271 5,505,877
2088 104,414,197 5,490,024
2087 104,243,505 5,474,226
2086 104,056,143 5,458,465
2085 103,854,891 5,441,196
2084 103,640,244 5,423,740
2083 103,407,124 5,405,563
2082 103,158,580 5,387,443
2081 102,889,291 5,368,417
2080 102,594,978 5,348,645
2079 102,286,967 5,328,073
2078 101,961,280 5,306,120
2077 101,613,181 5,285,225
2076 101,239,843 5,263,067
2075 100,849,423 5,240,553
2074 100,436,632 5,217,755
2073 100,001,277 5,194,484
2072 99,533,234 5,171,399
2071 99,042,264 5,147,939
2070 98,529,166 5,123,730
2069 97,992,232 5,100,078
2068 97,428,138 5,075,923
2067 96,842,744 5,051,712
2066 96,230,345 5,026,451
2065 95,598,937 5,001,559
2064 94,942,874 4,977,095
2063 94,266,124 4,952,721
2062 93,561,519 4,928,284
2061 92,837,768 4,903,616
2060 92,098,717 4,877,808
2059 91,343,602 4,851,900
2058 90,569,828 4,825,704
2057 89,783,087 4,798,069
2056 88,994,126 4,770,106
2055 88,192,182 4,741,145
2054 87,379,992 4,710,703
2053 86,552,281 4,678,720
2052 85,710,403 4,645,641
2051 84,850,558 4,611,080
2050 83,976,685 4,575,698
2049 83,090,517 4,538,221
2048 82,191,119 4,499,652
2047 81,274,836 4,459,534
2046 80,340,592 4,418,220
2045 79,389,433 4,375,263
2044 78,414,158 4,332,061
2043 77,418,567 4,288,836
2042 76,399,781 4,244,827
2041 75,363,853 4,200,917
2040 74,308,480 4,157,409
2039 73,241,028 4,114,122
2038 72,153,876 4,071,754
2037 71,058,753 4,029,761
2036 69,949,421 3,988,994
2035 68,831,151 3,949,374
2034 67,705,051 3,910,459
2033 66,569,532 3,872,505
2032 65,431,402 3,835,471
2031 64,289,540 3,799,194
2030 63,153,520 3,762,550
2029 62,021,378 3,725,673
2028 60,894,078 3,687,959
2027 59,770,115 3,649,213
2026 58,653,621 3,609,604
2025 57,540,609 3,568,196
2024 56,432,944 3,524,788
2023 55,339,003 3,481,145
2022 54,252,461 3,433,748
2021 53,219,166 3,383,741
2020 52,217,334 3,327,204
2019 51,202,827 3,267,673
2018 50,207,107 3,208,189
2017 49,197,766 3,148,917
2016 48,139,687 3,088,856
2015 47,088,526 3,026,864
2014 46,051,440 2,963,113
2013 44,986,791 2,899,011
2012 43,888,303 2,839,705
2011 42,758,461 2,786,317
2010 41,598,567 2,738,622
2009 40,408,891 2,691,115
2008 39,206,351 2,643,201
2007 38,036,349 2,601,850
2006 36,904,008 2,567,168
2005 35,796,484 2,536,407
2004 34,713,455 2,508,412
2003 33,652,223 2,480,374
2002 32,629,808 2,449,027
2001 31,619,170 2,417,751
2000 30,642,890 2,388,299
1999 29,733,408 2,356,813
1998 28,888,057 2,323,809
1997 28,101,768 2,291,750
1996 27,344,211 2,259,507
1995 26,601,751 2,224,945
1994 25,857,130 2,189,395
1993 25,117,188 2,165,130
1992 24,382,460 2,167,790
1991 23,646,514 2,165,342
1990 22,892,651 2,098,710
1989 22,118,434 2,124,185
1988 21,356,219 2,076,322
1987 20,616,096 2,022,800
1986 19,901,646 1,970,965
1985 19,201,768 1,921,514
1984 18,514,906 1,874,349
1983 17,846,374 1,829,092
1982 17,206,175 1,785,364
1981 16,601,507 1,742,857
1980 16,018,459 1,701,335
1979 15,460,666 1,660,659
1978 14,934,126 1,619,468
1977 14,428,819 1,576,245
1976 13,957,623 1,531,945
1975 13,511,671 1,488,296
1974 13,070,078 1,446,050
1973 12,634,835 1,405,502
1972 12,206,060 1,366,821
1971 11,788,904 1,330,071
1970 11,368,791 1,295,272
1969 10,939,695 1,262,284
1968 10,518,823 1,229,930
1967 10,111,057 1,196,996
1966 9,717,816 1,163,754
1965 9,338,078 1,131,177
1964 8,973,535 1,100,234
1963 8,627,971 1,071,362
1962 8,299,308 1,041,444
1961 7,987,770 1,009,284
1960 7,695,307 977,595

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/mongolia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Kenya increased by 11,235,679 people (a 30.4% growth), while Mongolia gained 521,688 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 Mongolia's population increased by 531,461 people (a 17.2% growth).

Kenya was ranked 33rd most populous country in 2006 and is 25th in 2026. Mongolia was ranked 137th in 2006 and ranked 132nd 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 Mongolia will increase by 26.4% to 4,575,698 people and rank change from 132nd to 130th.

Kenya is projected to reach its peak in 2098 at 105M people compared to the peak of 5.63M people in 2100 for Mongolia.

Population growth rate by year

Kenya
Factual

Projection
Mongolia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Kenya Mongolia
2100 -0.02% 0.11%
2099 -0% 0.14%
2098 0.006% 0.16%
2097 0.03% 0.17%
2096 0.04% 0.2%
2095 0.05% 0.2%
2094 0.07% 0.22%
2093 0.09% 0.24%
2092 0.1% 0.24%
2091 0.12% 0.26%
2090 0.14% 0.28%
2089 0.15% 0.29%
2088 0.16% 0.29%
2087 0.18% 0.29%
2086 0.19% 0.32%
2085 0.21% 0.32%
2084 0.23% 0.34%
2083 0.24% 0.34%
2082 0.26% 0.35%
2081 0.29% 0.37%
2080 0.3% 0.39%
2079 0.32% 0.41%
2078 0.34% 0.4%
2077 0.37% 0.42%
2076 0.39% 0.43%
2075 0.41% 0.44%
2074 0.44% 0.45%
2073 0.47% 0.45%
2072 0.5% 0.46%
2071 0.52% 0.47%
2070 0.55% 0.46%
2069 0.58% 0.48%
2068 0.6% 0.48%
2067 0.64% 0.5%
2066 0.66% 0.5%
2065 0.69% 0.49%
2064 0.72% 0.49%
2063 0.75% 0.5%
2062 0.78% 0.5%
2061 0.8% 0.53%
2060 0.83% 0.53%
2059 0.85% 0.54%
2058 0.88% 0.58%
2057 0.89% 0.59%
2056 0.91% 0.61%
2055 0.93% 0.65%
2054 0.96% 0.68%
2053 0.98% 0.71%
2052 1.01% 0.75%
2051 1.04% 0.77%
2050 1.07% 0.83%
2049 1.09% 0.86%
2048 1.13% 0.9%
2047 1.16% 0.94%
2046 1.2% 0.98%
2045 1.24% 1%
2044 1.29% 1.01%
2043 1.33% 1.04%
2042 1.37% 1.05%
2041 1.42% 1.05%
2040 1.46% 1.05%
2039 1.51% 1.04%
2038 1.54% 1.04%
2037 1.59% 1.02%
2036 1.62% 1%
2035 1.66% 1%
2034 1.71% 0.98%
2033 1.74% 0.97%
2032 1.78% 0.95%
2031 1.8% 0.97%
2030 1.83% 0.99%
2029 1.85% 1.02%
2028 1.88% 1.06%
2027 1.9% 1.1%
2026 1.93% 1.16%
2025 1.96% 1.23%
2024 1.98% 1.25%
2023 2% 1.38%
2022 1.94% 1.48%
2021 1.92% 1.7%
2020 1.98% 1.82%
2019 1.98% 1.85%
2018 2.05% 1.88%
2017 2.2% 1.94%
2016 2.23% 2.05%
2015 2.25% 2.15%
2014 2.37% 2.21%
2013 2.5% 2.09%
2012 2.64% 1.92%
2011 2.79% 1.74%
2010 2.94% 1.77%
2009 3.07% 1.81%
2008 3.08% 1.59%
2007 3.07% 1.35%
2006 3.09% 1.21%
2005 3.12% 1.12%
2004 3.15% 1.13%
2003 3.13% 1.28%
2002 3.2% 1.29%
2001 3.19% 1.23%
2000 3.06% 1.34%
1999 2.93% 1.42%
1998 2.8% 1.4%
1997 2.77% 1.43%
1996 2.79% 1.55%
1995 2.88% 1.62%
1994 2.95% 1.12%
1993 3.01% -0.12%
1992 3.11% 0.11%
1991 3.29% 3.17%
1990 3.5% -1.2%
1989 3.57% 2.31%
1988 3.59% 2.65%
1987 3.59% 2.63%
1986 3.64% 2.57%
1985 3.71% 2.52%
1984 3.75% 2.47%
1983 3.72% 2.45%
1982 3.64% 2.44%
1981 3.64% 2.44%
1980 3.61% 2.45%
1979 3.53% 2.54%
1978 3.5% 2.74%
1977 3.38% 2.89%
1976 3.3% 2.93%
1975 3.38% 2.92%
1974 3.44% 2.88%
1973 3.51% 2.83%
1972 3.54% 2.76%
1971 3.7% 2.69%
1970 3.92% 2.61%
1969 4% 2.63%
1968 4.03% 2.75%
1967 4.05% 2.86%
1966 4.07% 2.88%
1965 4.06% 2.81%
1964 4.01% 2.69%
1963 3.96% 2.87%
1962 3.9% 3.19%
1961 3.8% 3.24%

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/mongolia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Kenya grew by 1.98%, while Mongolia's population grew by 1.25%.

Live population counters

Kenya Mongolia
Current population
58955623
3620317
Population rank 25/197 132/197
Percent of world population 0.71% 0.04%
One net population change
28.8 seconds
12 minutes
One birth every
21 seconds
7.95 minutes
One death every
1.32 minutes
27.5 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,997 +120
Annual growth/decline +1,093,941 +43,643
Annual growth/decline rate +1.98% +1.25%
Population growth rate rank 53/197 86/197
One migration net change every
19.3 minutes
4.63 days
Annual migration change -27,330 +79
Net migration rank 160/196 74/196
Foreign-born residents 992,536 22,589
Foreign-born residents rank 61/195 169/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.8% 0.6%
Foreign-born share rank 136/195 171/195

Natural population change vs migration

Kenya
Natural

Migration
Mongolia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Kenya Mongolia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,330 - 79
2024 - -19,781 - 83
2023 1,100,970 -10,003 46,995 0
2022 1,092,102 -10,003 47,730 0
2021 1,037,082 -52,552 52,109 0
2020 1,036,253 -17,111 60,888 0
2019 1,071,777 -61,949 61,433 8,660
2018 1,097,075 -115,436 60,635 7,811
2017 1,105,769 -68,702 57,940 6,831
2016 1,108,801 -29,728 62,086 5,633
2015 1,119,200 -95,977 64,473 4,307
2014 1,123,333 -72,415 66,078 2,921
2013 1,136,006 -57,634 62,618 1,505
2012 1,161,548 -42,928 55,942 351
2011 1,185,863 -44,795 50,711 -505
2010 1,199,786 -21,069 44,914 -6,444
2009 1,193,598 7,096 48,876 -15,007
2008 1,174,818 29,612 45,843 -17,277
2007 1,147,063 -11,495 39,636 -15,220
2006 1,113,357 15,767 33,609 -11,934
2005 1,080,446 5,501 29,290 -8,924
2004 1,048,590 31,525 28,418 -8,148
2003 1,018,182 24,175 28,827 -7,986
2002 992,044 10,431 30,439 -8,934
2001 963,721 55,052 32,052 -10,244
2000 928,357 5,407 32,753 -11,241
1999 898,484 -13,257 32,283 -13,481
1998 875,511 -70,023 31,757 -10,315
1997 847,493 -80,443 32,403 -9,132
1996 827,326 -79,276 33,741 -8,626
1995 812,391 -75,506 34,473 -7,346
1994 792,702 -40,367 34,711 -5,449
1993 788,579 -61,054 36,924 -5,429
1992 785,018 -43,085 42,437 -8,404
1991 790,030 -60,087 47,884 -11,427
1990 789,087 -11,338 49,443 -11,881
1989 795,622 -24,949 51,420 -9,757
1988 785,652 -31,894 51,588 2,459
1987 775,124 -48,633 51,140 1,855
1986 755,606 -53,183 50,329 354
1985 732,739 -35,400 49,944 -1,719
1984 709,639 -33,253 48,562 -2,452
1983 684,587 -23,905 46,919 -2,522
1982 663,109 -43,382 45,179 -2,132
1981 642,379 -52,761 43,588 -1,615
1980 616,390 -39,920 42,343 -1,268
1979 595,390 -56,280 41,568 -1,296
1978 574,695 -60,718 40,276 1,833
1977 554,124 -57,493 38,995 5,354
1976 536,740 -90,990 37,670 6,577
1975 517,579 -71,421 36,490 6,556
1974 500,008 -62,973 35,297 6,153
1973 485,556 -52,102 33,993 5,647
1972 472,557 -48,466 32,727 4,999
1971 459,897 -49,671 31,536 4,238
1970 443,065 -13,064 30,558 3,263
1969 427,819 369 29,781 2,366
1968 411,948 1,611 29,017 3,535
1967 396,920 5,060 28,178 5,139
1966 382,891 1,616 27,338 5,837
1965 366,444 8,524 26,364 5,610
1964 349,322 4,788 25,317 4,599
1963 332,763 4,246 24,142 3,687
1962 315,797 4,521 22,960 9,049
1961 298,463 4,296 21,873 10,440
1960 280,032 2,134 20,726 10,334

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

GeoRank.org/population/kenya/mongolia | 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 Mongolia 94.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 580,367 people) and 5.87% is from migration (a gain of 36,163 people).

As of 2024, 992,536 residents or 1.8% of the population were not native-born in Kenya, compared to 22,589 people or 0.6% in Mongolia.

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
Mongolia
City Population
Ulaanbaatar 1.4M
Bulgan 12.3K

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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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