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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Kenya was 56,432,944 in 2024 vs 38,081,173 people in Morocco in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Kenya's population is 58,955,623 people compared to 38,871,720 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 +2.08% per year vs +1.09% in Morocco.
  • Since 2006, the population of Kenya has increased from 36.9M people to 59M (59.8% growth), while Morocco has grown from 30.8M to 38.9M (26.3% growth).

Kenya vs Morocco: population by year and forecast

Kenya
Factual

Projection
Morocco
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Kenya Morocco
2100 105,238,162 38,181,184
2099 105,257,438 38,411,679
2098 105,257,489 38,639,306
2097 105,250,948 38,863,211
2096 105,220,085 39,084,772
2095 105,175,623 39,302,453
2094 105,118,372 39,515,556
2093 105,046,907 39,726,709
2092 104,955,024 39,934,218
2091 104,846,805 40,138,565
2090 104,718,130 40,337,690
2089 104,573,271 40,532,151
2088 104,414,197 40,718,654
2087 104,243,505 40,902,624
2086 104,056,143 41,085,174
2085 103,854,891 41,264,970
2084 103,640,244 41,438,801
2083 103,407,124 41,604,865
2082 103,158,580 41,768,393
2081 102,889,291 41,927,610
2080 102,594,978 42,082,087
2079 102,286,967 42,233,228
2078 101,961,280 42,377,404
2077 101,613,181 42,515,702
2076 101,239,843 42,648,054
2075 100,849,423 42,775,325
2074 100,436,632 42,898,811
2073 100,001,277 43,017,234
2072 99,533,234 43,128,932
2071 99,042,264 43,232,517
2070 98,529,166 43,332,679
2069 97,992,232 43,423,419
2068 97,428,138 43,507,485
2067 96,842,744 43,586,077
2066 96,230,345 43,654,657
2065 95,598,937 43,723,648
2064 94,942,874 43,781,054
2063 94,266,124 43,828,593
2062 93,561,519 43,871,197
2061 92,837,768 43,902,710
2060 92,098,717 43,927,001
2059 91,343,602 43,942,510
2058 90,569,828 43,944,996
2057 89,783,087 43,939,695
2056 88,994,126 43,927,624
2055 88,192,182 43,902,661
2054 87,379,992 43,866,486
2053 86,552,281 43,819,100
2052 85,710,403 43,759,239
2051 84,850,558 43,688,144
2050 83,976,685 43,605,074
2049 83,090,517 43,517,919
2048 82,191,119 43,417,554
2047 81,274,836 43,308,462
2046 80,340,592 43,192,511
2045 79,389,433 43,065,569
2044 78,414,158 42,925,634
2043 77,418,567 42,780,215
2042 76,399,781 42,623,872
2041 75,363,853 42,456,113
2040 74,308,480 42,280,578
2039 73,241,028 42,098,906
2038 72,153,876 41,902,451
2037 71,058,753 41,700,541
2036 69,949,421 41,488,891
2035 68,831,151 41,266,216
2034 67,705,051 41,037,058
2033 66,569,532 40,795,454
2032 65,431,402 40,544,755
2031 64,289,540 40,280,535
2030 63,153,520 40,005,642
2029 62,021,378 39,720,087
2028 60,894,078 39,422,016
2027 59,770,115 39,109,148
2026 58,653,621 38,783,685
2025 57,540,609 38,442,658
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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 10,815,936 people (a 22.5% growth), while Morocco's population increased by 3,848,263 people (a 11% 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 42.4% to 83,976,685 people with a rank change from 25th to 22nd. The population of Morocco will increase by 12.2% to 43,605,074 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 1.96% 0.95%
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Kenya grew by 1.98%, while Morocco's population grew by 0.98%.

Live population counters

Kenya Morocco
Current population
58955623
38871720
Population rank 25/197 41/197
Percent of world population 0.71% 0.47%
One net population change
28.8 seconds
1.43 minutes
One birth every
21 seconds
50.1 seconds
One death every
1.32 minutes
2.47 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,997 +1,010
Annual growth/decline +1,093,941 +368,668
Annual growth/decline rate +1.98% +0.98%
Population growth rate rank 53/197 104/197
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 - -19,781 - -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 2026-04-06).

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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 Morocco 88.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 4,495,223 people) and 11.7% is from migration (a loss of 594,083 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 (1960–2024, 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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