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

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The latest officially reported population of Kenya was 57,532,493 in 2025 vs 38,430,770 people in Morocco in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Kenya's population is 59,218,766 people compared to 38,938,817 in Morocco.

Population statistics:

  • Kenya's population is 1.52 times bigger than Morocco's.
  • Kenya is ranked the 25th most populous country in the world, while Morocco is the 41st.
  • The countries together account for 1.18% of the world: 0.71% for Kenya vs 0.47% for Morocco.
  • For the last 10 years, Kenya has had an average growth rate of +2.04% per year vs +1.06% in Morocco.
  • Since 2006, the population of Kenya has increased from 36.9M people to 59.2M (60.5% growth), while Morocco has grown from 30.8M to 38.9M (26.5% growth).

Kenya vs Morocco: population by year and forecast

Kenya
Factual

Projection
Morocco
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Kenya Morocco
2100 105,223,316 38,169,376
2099 105,242,590 38,399,800
2098 105,242,641 38,627,357
2097 105,236,101 38,851,192
2096 105,205,242 39,072,685
2095 105,160,786 39,290,298
2094 105,103,544 39,503,336
2093 105,032,088 39,714,423
2092 104,940,218 39,921,868
2091 104,832,015 40,126,152
2090 104,703,358 40,325,215
2089 104,558,519 40,519,616
2088 104,399,468 40,706,061
2087 104,228,800 40,889,974
2086 104,041,464 41,072,468
2085 103,840,241 41,252,209
2084 103,625,624 41,425,986
2083 103,392,537 41,591,998
2082 103,144,028 41,755,476
2081 102,874,777 41,914,644
2080 102,580,506 42,069,073
2079 102,272,538 42,220,167
2078 101,946,897 42,364,299
2077 101,598,847 42,502,554
2076 101,225,562 42,634,865
2075 100,835,197 42,762,096
2074 100,422,464 42,885,545
2073 99,987,171 43,003,930
2072 99,519,193 43,115,594
2071 99,028,293 43,219,147
2070 98,515,267 43,319,278
2069 97,978,409 43,409,990
2068 97,414,394 43,494,031
2067 96,829,083 43,572,598
2066 96,216,770 43,641,156
2065 95,585,451 43,710,126
2064 94,929,481 43,767,514
2063 94,252,826 43,815,039
2062 93,548,321 43,857,629
2061 92,824,672 43,889,133
2060 92,085,725 43,913,417
2059 91,330,716 43,928,921
2058 90,557,051 43,931,406
2057 89,770,421 43,926,107
2056 88,981,572 43,914,039
2055 88,179,741 43,889,084
2054 87,367,666 43,852,920
2053 86,540,071 43,805,549
2052 85,698,312 43,745,706
2051 84,838,589 43,674,633
2050 83,964,839 43,591,589
2049 83,078,796 43,504,461
2048 82,179,525 43,404,127
2047 81,263,371 43,295,069
2046 80,329,258 43,179,153
2045 79,378,234 43,052,251
2044 78,403,097 42,912,359
2043 77,407,646 42,766,985
2042 76,389,004 42,610,691
2041 75,353,221 42,442,983
2040 74,297,998 42,267,502
2039 73,230,696 42,085,886
2038 72,143,698 41,889,492
2037 71,048,729 41,687,645
2036 69,939,553 41,476,060
2035 68,821,441 41,253,454
2034 67,695,500 41,024,367
2033 66,560,141 40,782,838
2032 65,422,172 40,532,216
2031 64,280,471 40,268,078
2030 63,144,611 39,993,270
2029 62,012,629 39,707,804
2028 60,885,488 39,409,825
2027 59,761,684 39,097,054
2026 58,645,347 38,771,691
2025 57,532,493 38,430,770
2024 56,432,944 38,081,173
2023 55,339,003 37,712,505
2022 54,252,461 37,329,064
2021 53,219,166 36,954,442
2020 52,217,334 36,584,208
2019 51,202,827 36,210,898
2018 50,207,107 35,839,760
2017 49,197,766 35,446,392
2016 48,139,687 35,023,457
2015 47,088,526 34,607,588
2014 46,051,440 34,204,780
2013 44,986,791 33,787,571
2012 43,888,303 33,355,241
2011 42,758,461 32,912,588
2010 41,598,567 32,467,016
2009 40,408,891 32,030,778
2008 39,206,351 31,606,767
2007 38,036,349 31,186,468
2006 36,904,008 30,771,178
2005 35,796,484 30,358,144
2004 34,713,455 29,953,018
2003 33,652,223 29,571,415
2002 32,629,808 29,198,142
2001 31,619,170 28,814,643
2000 30,642,890 28,423,435
1999 29,733,408 28,027,179
1998 28,888,057 27,621,648
1997 28,101,768 27,213,337
1996 27,344,211 26,808,107
1995 26,601,751 26,399,429
1994 25,857,130 26,000,822
1993 25,117,188 25,614,586
1992 24,382,460 25,212,468
1991 23,646,514 24,799,014
1990 22,892,651 24,375,551
1989 22,118,434 23,939,414
1988 21,356,219 23,500,524
1987 20,616,096 23,054,392
1986 19,901,646 22,600,803
1985 19,201,768 22,113,953
1984 18,514,906 21,593,778
1983 17,846,374 21,060,696
1982 17,206,175 20,520,318
1981 16,601,507 19,985,401
1980 16,018,459 19,459,943
1979 15,460,666 18,955,589
1978 14,934,126 18,477,385
1977 14,428,819 18,014,756
1976 13,957,623 17,574,182
1975 13,511,671 17,150,786
1974 13,070,078 16,733,842
1973 12,634,835 16,326,269
1972 12,206,060 15,924,692
1971 11,788,904 15,527,225
1970 11,368,791 15,129,449
1969 10,939,695 14,734,255
1968 10,518,823 14,347,899
1967 10,111,057 13,968,175
1966 9,717,816 13,597,065
1965 9,338,078 13,239,171
1964 8,973,535 12,898,886
1963 8,627,971 12,577,502
1962 8,299,308 12,253,092
1961 7,987,770 11,931,085
1960 7,695,307 11,624,933

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Kenya increased by 11,235,679 people (a 30.4% growth), while Morocco gained 4,252,279 people (a 13.8% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Kenya gained 11,079,079 people (a 23% growth), while Morocco's population increased by 3,915,360 people (a 11.2% growth).

Kenya was ranked 33rd most populous country in 2006 and is 25th in 2026. Morocco was ranked 37th in 2006 and ranked 41st now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Kenya's population will grow by 41.8% to 83,964,839 people with a rank change from 25th to 22nd. The population of Morocco will increase by 11.9% to 43,591,589 people and rank change from 41st to 50th.

Kenya is projected to reach its peak in 2098 at 105M people compared to the peak of 43.9M people in 2058 for Morocco.

Population growth rate by year

Kenya
Factual

Projection
Morocco
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Kenya Morocco
2100 -0.02% -0.6%
2099 -0% -0.59%
2098 0.006% -0.58%
2097 0.03% -0.57%
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% -0.49%
2090 0.14% -0.48%
2089 0.15% -0.46%
2088 0.16% -0.45%
2087 0.18% -0.44%
2086 0.19% -0.44%
2085 0.21% -0.42%
2084 0.23% -0.4%
2083 0.24% -0.39%
2082 0.26% -0.38%
2081 0.29% -0.37%
2080 0.3% -0.36%
2079 0.32% -0.34%
2078 0.34% -0.33%
2077 0.37% -0.31%
2076 0.39% -0.3%
2075 0.41% -0.29%
2074 0.44% -0.28%
2073 0.47% -0.26%
2072 0.5% -0.24%
2071 0.52% -0.23%
2070 0.55% -0.21%
2069 0.58% -0.19%
2068 0.6% -0.18%
2067 0.64% -0.16%
2066 0.66% -0.16%
2065 0.69% -0.13%
2064 0.72% -0.11%
2063 0.75% -0.1%
2062 0.78% -0.07%
2061 0.8% -0.06%
2060 0.83% -0.04%
2059 0.85% -0.006%
2058 0.88% 0.01%
2057 0.89% 0.03%
2056 0.91% 0.06%
2055 0.93% 0.08%
2054 0.96% 0.11%
2053 0.98% 0.14%
2052 1.01% 0.16%
2051 1.04% 0.19%
2050 1.07% 0.2%
2049 1.09% 0.23%
2048 1.13% 0.25%
2047 1.16% 0.27%
2046 1.2% 0.29%
2045 1.24% 0.33%
2044 1.29% 0.34%
2043 1.33% 0.37%
2042 1.37% 0.4%
2041 1.42% 0.42%
2040 1.46% 0.43%
2039 1.51% 0.47%
2038 1.54% 0.48%
2037 1.59% 0.51%
2036 1.62% 0.54%
2035 1.66% 0.56%
2034 1.71% 0.59%
2033 1.74% 0.62%
2032 1.78% 0.66%
2031 1.8% 0.69%
2030 1.83% 0.72%
2029 1.85% 0.76%
2028 1.88% 0.8%
2027 1.9% 0.84%
2026 1.93% 0.89%
2025 1.95% 0.92%
2024 1.98% 0.98%
2023 2% 1.03%
2022 1.94% 1.01%
2021 1.92% 1.01%
2020 1.98% 1.03%
2019 1.98% 1.04%
2018 2.05% 1.11%
2017 2.2% 1.21%
2016 2.23% 1.2%
2015 2.25% 1.18%
2014 2.37% 1.23%
2013 2.5% 1.3%
2012 2.64% 1.34%
2011 2.79% 1.37%
2010 2.94% 1.36%
2009 3.07% 1.34%
2008 3.08% 1.35%
2007 3.07% 1.35%
2006 3.09% 1.36%
2005 3.12% 1.35%
2004 3.15% 1.29%
2003 3.13% 1.28%
2002 3.2% 1.33%
2001 3.19% 1.38%
2000 3.06% 1.41%
1999 2.93% 1.47%
1998 2.8% 1.5%
1997 2.77% 1.51%
1996 2.79% 1.55%
1995 2.88% 1.53%
1994 2.95% 1.51%
1993 3.01% 1.59%
1992 3.11% 1.67%
1991 3.29% 1.74%
1990 3.5% 1.82%
1989 3.57% 1.87%
1988 3.59% 1.94%
1987 3.59% 2.01%
1986 3.64% 2.2%
1985 3.71% 2.41%
1984 3.75% 2.53%
1983 3.72% 2.63%
1982 3.64% 2.68%
1981 3.64% 2.7%
1980 3.61% 2.66%
1979 3.53% 2.59%
1978 3.5% 2.57%
1977 3.38% 2.51%
1976 3.3% 2.47%
1975 3.38% 2.49%
1974 3.44% 2.5%
1973 3.51% 2.52%
1972 3.54% 2.56%
1971 3.7% 2.63%
1970 3.92% 2.68%
1969 4% 2.69%
1968 4.03% 2.72%
1967 4.05% 2.73%
1966 4.07% 2.7%
1965 4.06% 2.64%
1964 4.01% 2.56%
1963 3.96% 2.65%
1962 3.9% 2.7%
1961 3.8% 2.63%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Kenya grew by 1.95%, while Morocco's population grew by 0.92%.

Live population counters

Kenya Morocco
Current population
59218766
38938817
Population rank 25/197 41/197
Percent of world population 0.71% 0.47%
One net population change
28.8 seconds
1.51 minutes
One birth every
20.7 seconds
50.5 seconds
One death every
1.3 minutes
2.41 minutes
Daily growth/decline +3,012 +958
Annual growth/decline +1,099,549 +349,597
Annual growth/decline rate +1.95% +0.92%
Population growth rate rank 51/197 105/197
One migration net change every
19.3 minutes
9.37 minutes
Annual migration change -27,330 -56,254
Net migration rank 160/196 176/196
Foreign-born residents 992,536 111,069
Foreign-born residents rank 61/195 129/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.8% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 136/195 182/195

Natural population change vs migration

Kenya
Natural

Migration
Morocco
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Kenya Morocco
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,330 - -56,254
2024 1,116,695 -19,781 406,555 -46,802
2023 1,100,970 -10,003 417,213 -39,650
2022 1,092,102 -10,003 427,903 -38,594
2021 1,037,082 -52,552 407,829 -47,902
2020 1,036,253 -17,111 415,999 -35,474
2019 1,071,777 -61,949 457,307 -91,217
2018 1,097,075 -115,436 464,375 -88,159
2017 1,105,769 -68,702 471,011 -60,472
2016 1,108,801 -29,728 474,637 -39,302
2015 1,119,200 -95,977 477,654 -81,248
2014 1,123,333 -72,415 481,295 -72,065
2013 1,136,006 -57,634 492,284 -67,096
2012 1,161,548 -42,928 504,698 -65,251
2011 1,185,863 -44,795 513,305 -67,447
2010 1,199,786 -21,069 515,804 -70,510
2009 1,193,598 7,096 509,386 -82,203
2008 1,174,818 29,612 499,766 -78,912
2007 1,147,063 -11,495 493,526 -73,759
2006 1,113,357 15,767 483,200 -72,364
2005 1,080,446 5,501 474,285 -59,024
2004 1,048,590 31,525 461,756 -66,749
2003 1,018,182 24,175 452,650 -84,460
2002 992,044 10,431 446,147 -67,802
2001 963,721 55,052 452,621 -63,967
2000 928,357 5,407 461,341 -67,569
1999 898,484 -13,257 473,071 -74,343
1998 875,511 -70,023 492,604 -80,286
1997 847,493 -80,443 500,807 -96,502
1996 827,326 -79,276 501,499 -95,331
1995 812,391 -75,506 496,573 -85,386
1994 792,702 -40,367 501,426 -115,404
1993 788,579 -61,054 507,707 -121,254
1992 785,018 -43,085 525,680 -107,911
1991 790,030 -60,087 539,850 -130,717
1990 789,087 -11,338 535,506 -97,711
1989 795,622 -24,949 538,996 -104,509
1988 785,652 -31,894 545,800 -102,484
1987 775,124 -48,633 553,005 -104,029
1986 755,606 -53,183 558,105 -99,905
1985 732,739 -35,400 560,810 -45,336
1984 709,639 -33,253 564,159 -39,319
1983 684,587 -23,905 566,301 -24,988
1982 663,109 -43,382 564,904 -25,471
1981 642,379 -52,761 552,936 -22,553
1980 616,390 -39,920 534,448 -13,899
1979 595,390 -56,280 515,554 -27,374
1978 574,695 -60,718 498,834 -30,600
1977 554,124 -57,493 489,173 -32,161
1976 536,740 -90,990 482,130 -58,019
1975 517,579 -71,421 474,631 -51,968
1974 500,008 -62,973 464,147 -52,927
1973 485,556 -52,102 455,699 -51,772
1972 472,557 -48,466 446,449 -47,226
1971 459,897 -49,671 435,104 -39,385
1970 443,065 -13,064 426,015 -26,168
1969 427,819 369 414,931 -24,389
1968 411,948 1,611 407,437 -25,267
1967 396,920 5,060 400,594 -23,309
1966 382,891 1,616 391,881 -26,945
1965 366,444 8,524 383,989 -33,139
1964 349,322 4,788 375,835 -46,106
1963 332,763 4,246 369,250 -56,214
1962 315,797 4,521 363,843 -28,071
1961 298,463 4,296 348,650 -40,413
1960 280,032 2,134 323,499 -19,434

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 95.8% of the population change in Kenya is from natural causes (a gain of 10,885,724 people) and 4.23% is from migration (a loss of 481,242 people). In Morocco 88.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 4,420,483 people) and 11.4% is from migration (a loss of 568,820 people).

As of 2024, 992,536 residents or 1.8% of the population were not native-born in Kenya, compared to 111,069 people or 0.3% in Morocco.

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
Morocco
City Population
Casablanca 3.22M
Tangier 1.28M
Fez 1.17M
Marrakesh 1M
Sale 945K
Meknes 601K
Rabat 573K
Agadir 538K
Kenitra 508K
Oujda 506K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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