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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Kenya was 56,432,944 in 2024 vs 623,525 people in Montenegro in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Kenya's population is 58,955,623 people compared to 612,312 in Montenegro.

Population statistics:

  • Kenya's population is 96.3 times bigger than Montenegro's.
  • Kenya is ranked the 25th most populous country in the world, while Montenegro is the 166th.
  • The countries together account for 0.72% of the world: 0.71% for Kenya vs 0.007% for Montenegro.
  • For the last 10 years, Kenya has had an average growth rate of +2.08% per year vs +0.01% in Montenegro.
  • Since 2006, the population of Kenya has increased from 36.9M people to 59M (59.8% growth), while Montenegro has declined from 615K to 612K (0.44% decline).

Kenya vs Montenegro: population by year and forecast

Kenya
Factual

Projection
Montenegro
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Kenya Montenegro
2100 105,238,162 319,719
2099 105,257,438 323,351
2098 105,257,489 326,940
2097 105,250,948 330,574
2096 105,220,085 334,217
2095 105,175,623 337,856
2094 105,118,372 341,490
2093 105,046,907 345,159
2092 104,955,024 348,826
2091 104,846,805 352,520
2090 104,718,130 356,219
2089 104,573,271 359,924
2088 104,414,197 363,602
2087 104,243,505 367,324
2086 104,056,143 371,059
2085 103,854,891 374,829
2084 103,640,244 378,644
2083 103,407,124 382,455
2082 103,158,580 386,310
2081 102,889,291 390,224
2080 102,594,978 394,179
2079 102,286,967 398,175
2078 101,961,280 402,181
2077 101,613,181 406,200
2076 101,239,843 410,263
2075 100,849,423 414,376
2074 100,436,632 418,534
2073 100,001,277 422,748
2072 99,533,234 426,952
2071 99,042,264 431,230
2070 98,529,166 435,563
2069 97,992,232 439,868
2068 97,428,138 444,186
2067 96,842,744 448,555
2066 96,230,345 452,869
2065 95,598,937 457,298
2064 94,942,874 461,706
2063 94,266,124 466,110
2062 93,561,519 470,496
2061 92,837,768 474,871
2060 92,098,717 479,291
2059 91,343,602 483,635
2058 90,569,828 487,928
2057 89,783,087 492,253
2056 88,994,126 496,682
2055 88,192,182 501,038
2054 87,379,992 505,324
2053 86,552,281 509,555
2052 85,710,403 513,782
2051 84,850,558 517,954
2050 83,976,685 522,097
2049 83,090,517 526,241
2048 82,191,119 530,291
2047 81,274,836 534,410
2046 80,340,592 538,441
2045 79,389,433 542,441
2044 78,414,158 546,404
2043 77,418,567 550,390
2042 76,399,781 554,278
2041 75,363,853 558,200
2040 74,308,480 562,081
2039 73,241,028 565,966
2038 72,153,876 569,835
2037 71,058,753 573,678
2036 69,949,421 577,477
2035 68,831,151 581,230
2034 67,705,051 584,919
2033 66,569,532 588,552
2032 65,431,402 592,122
2031 64,289,540 595,610
2030 63,153,520 599,030
2029 62,021,378 602,416
2028 60,894,078 605,742
2027 59,770,115 608,990
2026 58,653,621 612,312
2025 57,540,609 621,659
2024 56,432,944 623,525
2023 55,339,003 623,529
2022 54,252,461 623,591
2021 53,219,166 625,053
2020 52,217,334 626,590
2019 51,202,827 626,753
2018 50,207,107 626,438
2017 49,197,766 625,982
2016 48,139,687 625,353
2015 47,088,526 624,651
2014 46,051,440 623,744
2013 44,986,791 622,587
2012 43,888,303 621,418
2011 42,758,461 620,345
2010 41,598,567 619,428
2009 40,408,891 618,294
2008 39,206,351 616,969
2007 38,036,349 615,875
2006 36,904,008 615,025
2005 35,796,484 614,261
2004 34,713,455 613,353
2003 33,652,223 612,267
2002 32,629,808 609,828
2001 31,619,170 607,389
2000 30,642,890 604,950
1999 29,733,408 606,001
1998 28,888,057 607,662
1997 28,101,768 609,520
1996 27,344,211 611,003
1995 26,601,751 611,712
1994 25,857,130 611,389
1993 25,117,188 610,170
1992 24,382,460 608,516
1991 23,646,514 607,105
1990 22,892,651 606,372
1989 22,118,434 606,571
1988 21,356,219 607,413
1987 20,616,096 608,144
1986 19,901,646 607,711
1985 19,201,768 605,398
1984 18,514,906 600,884
1983 17,846,374 594,506
1982 17,206,175 587,001
1981 16,601,507 579,445
1980 16,018,459 572,608
1979 15,460,666 566,888
1978 14,934,126 562,065
1977 14,428,819 557,576
1976 13,957,623 552,562
1975 13,511,671 546,487
1974 13,070,078 538,902
1973 12,634,835 530,220
1972 12,206,060 521,785
1971 11,788,904 515,449
1970 11,368,791 512,407
1969 10,939,695 513,340
1968 10,518,823 517,481
1967 10,111,057 522,796
1966 9,717,816 526,419
1965 9,338,078 526,327
1964 8,973,535 521,753
1963 8,627,971 513,409
1962 8,299,308 502,558
1961 7,987,770 491,140
1960 7,695,307 480,579

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/montenegro | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Kenya increased by 11,235,679 people (a 30.4% growth), while Montenegro gained 10,328 people (a 1.68% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Kenya gained 10,815,936 people (a 22.5% growth), while Montenegro's population decreased by 13,041 people (a 2.09% decline).

Kenya was ranked 33rd most populous country in 2006 and is 25th in 2026. Montenegro was ranked 162nd in 2006 and ranked 166th 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 Montenegro will decrease by 14.7% to 522,097 people and rank change from 166th to 170th.

Kenya is projected to reach its peak in 2098 at 105M people, while Montenegro's population already peaked in 2019 at 627K people and is projected to decrease to 320K people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Kenya
Factual

Projection
Montenegro
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Kenya Montenegro
2100 -0.02% -1.12%
2099 -0% -1.1%
2098 0.006% -1.1%
2097 0.03% -1.09%
2096 0.04% -1.08%
2095 0.05% -1.06%
2094 0.07% -1.06%
2093 0.09% -1.05%
2092 0.1% -1.05%
2091 0.12% -1.04%
2090 0.14% -1.03%
2089 0.15% -1.01%
2088 0.16% -1.01%
2087 0.18% -1.01%
2086 0.19% -1.01%
2085 0.21% -1.01%
2084 0.23% -1%
2083 0.24% -1%
2082 0.26% -1%
2081 0.29% -1%
2080 0.3% -1%
2079 0.32% -1%
2078 0.34% -0.99%
2077 0.37% -0.99%
2076 0.39% -0.99%
2075 0.41% -0.99%
2074 0.44% -1%
2073 0.47% -0.98%
2072 0.5% -0.99%
2071 0.52% -0.99%
2070 0.55% -0.98%
2069 0.58% -0.97%
2068 0.6% -0.97%
2067 0.64% -0.95%
2066 0.66% -0.97%
2065 0.69% -0.95%
2064 0.72% -0.94%
2063 0.75% -0.93%
2062 0.78% -0.92%
2061 0.8% -0.92%
2060 0.83% -0.9%
2059 0.85% -0.88%
2058 0.88% -0.88%
2057 0.89% -0.89%
2056 0.91% -0.87%
2055 0.93% -0.85%
2054 0.96% -0.83%
2053 0.98% -0.82%
2052 1.01% -0.81%
2051 1.04% -0.79%
2050 1.07% -0.79%
2049 1.09% -0.76%
2048 1.13% -0.77%
2047 1.16% -0.75%
2046 1.2% -0.74%
2045 1.24% -0.73%
2044 1.29% -0.72%
2043 1.33% -0.7%
2042 1.37% -0.7%
2041 1.42% -0.69%
2040 1.46% -0.69%
2039 1.51% -0.68%
2038 1.54% -0.67%
2037 1.59% -0.66%
2036 1.62% -0.65%
2035 1.66% -0.63%
2034 1.71% -0.62%
2033 1.74% -0.6%
2032 1.78% -0.59%
2031 1.8% -0.57%
2030 1.83% -0.56%
2029 1.85% -0.55%
2028 1.88% -0.53%
2027 1.9% -0.54%
2026 1.93% -1.5%
2025 1.96% -0.3%
2024 1.98% -0.001%
2023 2% -0.01%
2022 1.94% -0.23%
2021 1.92% -0.25%
2020 1.98% -0.03%
2019 1.98% 0.05%
2018 2.05% 0.07%
2017 2.2% 0.1%
2016 2.23% 0.11%
2015 2.25% 0.15%
2014 2.37% 0.19%
2013 2.5% 0.19%
2012 2.64% 0.17%
2011 2.79% 0.15%
2010 2.94% 0.18%
2009 3.07% 0.21%
2008 3.08% 0.18%
2007 3.07% 0.14%
2006 3.09% 0.12%
2005 3.12% 0.15%
2004 3.15% 0.18%
2003 3.13% 0.4%
2002 3.2% 0.4%
2001 3.19% 0.4%
2000 3.06% -0.17%
1999 2.93% -0.27%
1998 2.8% -0.3%
1997 2.77% -0.24%
1996 2.79% -0.12%
1995 2.88% 0.05%
1994 2.95% 0.2%
1993 3.01% 0.27%
1992 3.11% 0.23%
1991 3.29% 0.12%
1990 3.5% -0.03%
1989 3.57% -0.14%
1988 3.59% -0.12%
1987 3.59% 0.07%
1986 3.64% 0.38%
1985 3.71% 0.75%
1984 3.75% 1.07%
1983 3.72% 1.28%
1982 3.64% 1.3%
1981 3.64% 1.19%
1980 3.61% 1.01%
1979 3.53% 0.86%
1978 3.5% 0.81%
1977 3.38% 0.91%
1976 3.3% 1.11%
1975 3.38% 1.41%
1974 3.44% 1.64%
1973 3.51% 1.62%
1972 3.54% 1.23%
1971 3.7% 0.59%
1970 3.92% -0.18%
1969 4% -0.8%
1968 4.03% -1.02%
1967 4.05% -0.69%
1966 4.07% 0.02%
1965 4.06% 0.88%
1964 4.01% 1.63%
1963 3.96% 2.16%
1962 3.9% 2.32%
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).

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

In 2024, the population of Kenya grew by 1.98%, while Montenegro's population declined by 0.0006%.

Live population counters

Kenya Montenegro
Current population
58955623
612312
Population rank 25/197 166/197
Percent of world population 0.71% 0.007%
One net population change
28.8 seconds
3.26 months
One birth every
21 seconds
1.25 hours
One death every
1.32 minutes
1.39 hours
Daily growth/decline +2,997 +0
Annual growth/decline +1,093,941 -4
Annual growth/decline rate +1.98% -0.0006%
Population growth rate rank 53/197 164/197
One migration net change every
19.3 minutes
56.8 minutes
Annual migration change -27,330 -9,279
Net migration rank 160/196 131/196
Foreign-born residents 992,536 92,237
Foreign-born residents rank 61/195 134/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.8% 14.4%
Foreign-born share rank 136/195 45/195

Natural population change vs migration

Kenya
Natural

Migration
Montenegro
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Kenya Montenegro
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,330 - -9,279
2024 - -19,781 - -1,686
2023 1,100,970 -10,003 686 12,000
2022 1,092,102 -10,003 0 26,332
2021 1,037,082 -52,552 -2,062 -2,344
2020 1,036,253 -17,111 -188 -3,310
2019 1,071,777 -61,949 627 -4,083
2018 1,097,075 -115,436 752 -5,058
2017 1,105,769 -68,702 939 -4,948
2016 1,108,801 -29,728 1,125 -5,274
2015 1,119,200 -95,977 1,062 -4,863
2014 1,123,333 -72,415 1,560 -4,357
2013 1,136,006 -57,634 1,557 -2,478
2012 1,161,548 -42,928 1,554 -1,583
2011 1,185,863 -44,795 1,365 0
2010 1,199,786 -21,069 1,797 -2,276
2009 1,193,598 7,096 2,783 -3,456
2008 1,174,818 29,612 2,530 -3,326
2007 1,147,063 -11,495 1,848 -3,056
2006 1,113,357 15,767 1,599 -2,735
2005 1,080,446 5,501 1,536 -2,247
2004 1,048,590 31,525 2,146 -1,997
2003 1,018,182 24,175 2,632 -3,178
2002 992,044 10,431 2,988 -3,357
2001 963,721 55,052 3,462 -3,511
2000 928,357 5,407 3,751 -3,734
1999 898,484 -13,257 3,454 -3,487
1998 875,511 -70,023 3,889 -3,326
1997 847,493 -80,443 3,597 -3,077
1996 827,326 -79,276 4,155 -3,051
1995 812,391 -75,506 4,527 -3,082
1994 792,702 -40,367 4,381 -2,889
1993 788,579 -61,054 4,638 -2,835
1992 785,018 -43,085 5,015 -2,942
1991 790,030 -60,087 5,191 -2,630
1990 789,087 -11,338 5,010 -1,705
1989 795,622 -24,949 5,129 -1,730
1988 785,652 -31,894 5,529 -2,165
1987 775,124 -48,633 5,958 -2,569
1986 755,606 -53,183 6,097 -2,747
1985 732,739 -35,400 6,283 -3,013
1984 709,639 -33,253 6,337 -3,074
1983 684,587 -23,905 6,482 -3,190
1982 663,109 -43,382 6,419 -3,151
1981 642,379 -52,761 6,275 -2,287
1980 616,390 -39,920 6,383 -450
1979 595,390 -56,280 6,139 -718
1978 574,695 -60,718 6,408 -1,103
1977 554,124 -57,493 6,650 -1,364
1976 536,740 -90,990 6,845 -1,447
1975 517,579 -71,421 6,878 -1,588
1974 500,008 -62,973 6,919 -1,669
1973 485,556 -52,102 7,096 -1,778
1972 472,557 -48,466 7,252 -1,922
1971 459,897 -49,671 7,168 -1,856
1970 443,065 -13,064 7,069 -2,013
1969 427,819 369 7,449 -2,456
1968 411,948 1,611 7,497 -2,404
1967 396,920 5,060 7,961 -2,519
1966 382,891 1,616 8,661 -2,751
1965 366,444 8,524 9,010 -2,743
1964 349,322 4,788 9,227 -2,734
1963 332,763 4,246 9,449 -2,800
1962 315,797 4,521 9,402 -2,606
1961 298,463 4,296 9,278 -2,254
1960 280,032 2,134 9,144 -2,467

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

GeoRank.org/population/kenya/montenegro | 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 Montenegro 52.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 4,501 people) and 47.6% is from migration (a gain of 4,095 people).

As of 2024, 992,536 residents or 1.8% of the population were not native-born in Kenya, compared to 92,237 people or 14.4% in Montenegro.

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
Montenegro
City Population
Podgorica 151K
Ulcinj 19.9K
Cetinje 14K
Plav 13.8K
Bar 13.7K
Budva 13.3K
Berane 11.1K
Mojkovac 3.59K
Kotor 961

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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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