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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Kenya was 56,432,944 in 2024 vs 3,030,131 people in Namibia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Kenya's population is 58,955,623 people compared to 3,173,089 in Namibia.

Population statistics:

  • Kenya's population is 18.6 times bigger than Namibia's.
  • Kenya is ranked the 25th most populous country in the world, while Namibia is the 134th.
  • The countries together account for 0.75% of the world: 0.71% for Kenya vs 0.04% for Namibia.
  • For the last 10 years, Kenya has had an average growth rate of +2.08% per year vs +2.73% in Namibia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Kenya has increased from 36.9M people to 59M (59.8% growth), while Namibia has grown from 1.99M to 3.17M (59.3% growth).

Kenya vs Namibia: population by year and forecast

Kenya
Factual

Projection
Namibia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Kenya Namibia
2100 105,238,162 5,958,153
2099 105,257,438 5,952,623
2098 105,257,489 5,947,142
2097 105,250,948 5,942,285
2096 105,220,085 5,938,162
2095 105,175,623 5,930,395
2094 105,118,372 5,922,248
2093 105,046,907 5,911,235
2092 104,955,024 5,899,026
2091 104,846,805 5,886,490
2090 104,718,130 5,871,938
2089 104,573,271 5,858,234
2088 104,414,197 5,842,720
2087 104,243,505 5,825,856
2086 104,056,143 5,806,643
2085 103,854,891 5,789,246
2084 103,640,244 5,771,050
2083 103,407,124 5,751,610
2082 103,158,580 5,730,648
2081 102,889,291 5,707,476
2080 102,594,978 5,682,842
2079 102,286,967 5,659,698
2078 101,961,280 5,634,313
2077 101,613,181 5,608,096
2076 101,239,843 5,580,829
2075 100,849,423 5,551,107
2074 100,436,632 5,522,025
2073 100,001,277 5,494,180
2072 99,533,234 5,464,749
2071 99,042,264 5,434,461
2070 98,529,166 5,403,822
2069 97,992,232 5,371,517
2068 97,428,138 5,336,950
2067 96,842,744 5,300,707
2066 96,230,345 5,263,191
2065 95,598,937 5,227,346
2064 94,942,874 5,190,323
2063 94,266,124 5,150,579
2062 93,561,519 5,109,760
2061 92,837,768 5,068,478
2060 92,098,717 5,023,587
2059 91,343,602 4,979,591
2058 90,569,828 4,933,964
2057 89,783,087 4,887,985
2056 88,994,126 4,840,537
2055 88,192,182 4,790,848
2054 87,379,992 4,741,942
2053 86,552,281 4,691,180
2052 85,710,403 4,639,835
2051 84,850,558 4,587,353
2050 83,976,685 4,533,502
2049 83,090,517 4,482,650
2048 82,191,119 4,430,309
2047 81,274,836 4,373,597
2046 80,340,592 4,318,050
2045 79,389,433 4,259,166
2044 78,414,158 4,202,338
2043 77,418,567 4,144,892
2042 76,399,781 4,088,713
2041 75,363,853 4,032,347
2040 74,308,480 3,976,987
2039 73,241,028 3,920,720
2038 72,153,876 3,862,015
2037 71,058,753 3,804,482
2036 69,949,421 3,747,072
2035 68,831,151 3,689,163
2034 67,705,051 3,631,737
2033 66,569,532 3,575,000
2032 65,431,402 3,516,310
2031 64,289,540 3,456,265
2030 63,153,520 3,395,964
2029 62,021,378 3,336,698
2028 60,894,078 3,277,428
2027 59,770,115 3,216,917
2026 58,653,621 3,156,839
2025 57,540,609 3,094,769
2024 56,432,944 3,030,131
2023 55,339,003 2,963,095
2022 54,252,461 2,889,662
2021 53,219,166 2,810,548
2020 52,217,334 2,728,762
2019 51,202,827 2,650,494
2018 50,207,107 2,577,327
2017 49,197,766 2,506,853
2016 48,139,687 2,439,213
2015 47,088,526 2,374,300
2014 46,051,440 2,312,139
2013 44,986,791 2,252,508
2012 43,888,303 2,194,654
2011 42,758,461 2,146,325
2010 41,598,567 2,109,811
2009 40,408,891 2,077,394
2008 39,206,351 2,047,056
2007 38,036,349 2,018,600
2006 36,904,008 1,991,888
2005 35,796,484 1,966,582
2004 34,713,455 1,942,082
2003 33,652,223 1,917,464
2002 32,629,808 1,889,970
2001 31,619,170 1,857,048
2000 30,642,890 1,818,647
1999 29,733,408 1,776,368
1998 28,888,057 1,732,745
1997 28,101,768 1,689,264
1996 27,344,211 1,646,103
1995 26,601,751 1,602,170
1994 25,857,130 1,556,304
1993 25,117,188 1,508,697
1992 24,382,460 1,461,322
1991 23,646,514 1,415,684
1990 22,892,651 1,369,303
1989 22,118,434 1,288,947
1988 21,356,219 1,209,696
1987 20,616,096 1,167,889
1986 19,901,646 1,131,081
1985 19,201,768 1,096,890
1984 18,514,906 1,065,989
1983 17,846,374 1,037,511
1982 17,206,175 1,010,308
1981 16,601,507 992,500
1980 16,018,459 981,434
1979 15,460,666 962,825
1978 14,934,126 947,269
1977 14,428,819 931,104
1976 13,957,623 906,566
1975 13,511,671 881,032
1974 13,070,078 854,320
1973 12,634,835 828,928
1972 12,206,060 804,399
1971 11,788,904 780,584
1970 11,368,791 757,868
1969 10,939,695 736,120
1968 10,518,823 715,542
1967 10,111,057 696,045
1966 9,717,816 677,655
1965 9,338,078 660,558
1964 8,973,535 644,530
1963 8,627,971 629,589
1962 8,299,308 615,759
1961 7,987,770 603,067
1960 7,695,307 591,465

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/namibia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Kenya increased by 11,235,679 people (a 30.4% growth), while Namibia gained 447,325 people (a 22.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Kenya gained 10,815,936 people (a 22.5% growth), while Namibia's population increased by 733,876 people (a 30.1% growth).

Kenya was ranked 33rd most populous country in 2006 and is 25th in 2026. Namibia was ranked 143rd in 2006 and ranked 134th 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 Namibia will increase by 42.9% to 4,533,502 people and rank change from 134th to 131st.

Kenya is projected to reach its peak in 2098 at 105M people compared to the peak of 5.96M people in 2100 for Namibia.

Population growth rate by year

Kenya
Factual

Projection
Namibia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Kenya Namibia
2100 -0.02% 0.09%
2099 -0% 0.09%
2098 0.006% 0.08%
2097 0.03% 0.07%
2096 0.04% 0.13%
2095 0.05% 0.14%
2094 0.07% 0.19%
2093 0.09% 0.21%
2092 0.1% 0.21%
2091 0.12% 0.25%
2090 0.14% 0.23%
2089 0.15% 0.27%
2088 0.16% 0.29%
2087 0.18% 0.33%
2086 0.19% 0.3%
2085 0.21% 0.32%
2084 0.23% 0.34%
2083 0.24% 0.37%
2082 0.26% 0.41%
2081 0.29% 0.43%
2080 0.3% 0.41%
2079 0.32% 0.45%
2078 0.34% 0.47%
2077 0.37% 0.49%
2076 0.39% 0.54%
2075 0.41% 0.53%
2074 0.44% 0.51%
2073 0.47% 0.54%
2072 0.5% 0.56%
2071 0.52% 0.57%
2070 0.55% 0.6%
2069 0.58% 0.65%
2068 0.6% 0.68%
2067 0.64% 0.71%
2066 0.66% 0.69%
2065 0.69% 0.71%
2064 0.72% 0.77%
2063 0.75% 0.8%
2062 0.78% 0.81%
2061 0.8% 0.89%
2060 0.83% 0.88%
2059 0.85% 0.92%
2058 0.88% 0.94%
2057 0.89% 0.98%
2056 0.91% 1.04%
2055 0.93% 1.03%
2054 0.96% 1.08%
2053 0.98% 1.11%
2052 1.01% 1.14%
2051 1.04% 1.19%
2050 1.07% 1.13%
2049 1.09% 1.18%
2048 1.13% 1.3%
2047 1.16% 1.29%
2046 1.2% 1.38%
2045 1.24% 1.35%
2044 1.29% 1.39%
2043 1.33% 1.37%
2042 1.37% 1.4%
2041 1.42% 1.39%
2040 1.46% 1.44%
2039 1.51% 1.52%
2038 1.54% 1.51%
2037 1.59% 1.53%
2036 1.62% 1.57%
2035 1.66% 1.58%
2034 1.71% 1.59%
2033 1.74% 1.67%
2032 1.78% 1.74%
2031 1.8% 1.78%
2030 1.83% 1.78%
2029 1.85% 1.81%
2028 1.88% 1.88%
2027 1.9% 1.9%
2026 1.93% 2.01%
2025 1.96% 2.13%
2024 1.98% 2.26%
2023 2% 2.54%
2022 1.94% 2.81%
2021 1.92% 3%
2020 1.98% 2.95%
2019 1.98% 2.84%
2018 2.05% 2.81%
2017 2.2% 2.77%
2016 2.23% 2.73%
2015 2.25% 2.69%
2014 2.37% 2.65%
2013 2.5% 2.64%
2012 2.64% 2.25%
2011 2.79% 1.73%
2010 2.94% 1.56%
2009 3.07% 1.48%
2008 3.08% 1.41%
2007 3.07% 1.34%
2006 3.09% 1.29%
2005 3.12% 1.26%
2004 3.15% 1.28%
2003 3.13% 1.45%
2002 3.2% 1.77%
2001 3.19% 2.11%
2000 3.06% 2.38%
1999 2.93% 2.52%
1998 2.8% 2.57%
1997 2.77% 2.62%
1996 2.79% 2.74%
1995 2.88% 2.95%
1994 2.95% 3.16%
1993 3.01% 3.24%
1992 3.11% 3.22%
1991 3.29% 3.39%
1990 3.5% 6.23%
1989 3.57% 6.55%
1988 3.59% 3.58%
1987 3.59% 3.25%
1986 3.64% 3.12%
1985 3.71% 2.9%
1984 3.75% 2.74%
1983 3.72% 2.69%
1982 3.64% 1.79%
1981 3.64% 1.13%
1980 3.61% 1.93%
1979 3.53% 1.64%
1978 3.5% 1.74%
1977 3.38% 2.71%
1976 3.3% 2.9%
1975 3.38% 3.13%
1974 3.44% 3.06%
1973 3.51% 3.05%
1972 3.54% 3.05%
1971 3.7% 3%
1970 3.92% 2.95%
1969 4% 2.88%
1968 4.03% 2.8%
1967 4.05% 2.71%
1966 4.07% 2.59%
1965 4.06% 2.49%
1964 4.01% 2.37%
1963 3.96% 2.25%
1962 3.9% 2.1%
1961 3.8% 1.96%

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/namibia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Kenya grew by 1.98%, while Namibia's population grew by 2.26%.

Live population counters

Kenya Namibia
Current population
58955623
3173089
Population rank 25/197 134/197
Percent of world population 0.71% 0.04%
One net population change
28.8 seconds
7.84 minutes
One birth every
21 seconds
6.85 minutes
One death every
1.32 minutes
28.8 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,997 +184
Annual growth/decline +1,093,941 +67,036
Annual growth/decline rate +1.98% +2.26%
Population growth rate rank 53/197 41/197
One migration net change every
19.3 minutes
4.71 hours
Annual migration change -27,330 +1,866
Net migration rank 160/196 57/196
Foreign-born residents 992,536 116,035
Foreign-born residents rank 61/195 127/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.8% 3.8%
Foreign-born share rank 136/195 108/195

Natural population change vs migration

Kenya
Natural

Migration
Namibia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Kenya Namibia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,330 - 1,866
2024 - -19,781 - 4,211
2023 1,100,970 -10,003 58,435 11,675
2022 1,092,102 -10,003 54,534 22,212
2021 1,037,082 -52,552 50,160 31,327
2020 1,036,253 -17,111 55,034 27,056
2019 1,071,777 -61,949 54,769 19,676
2018 1,097,075 -115,436 53,970 17,920
2017 1,105,769 -68,702 52,975 16,080
2016 1,108,801 -29,728 52,228 14,002
2015 1,119,200 -95,977 50,846 12,755
2014 1,123,333 -72,415 49,581 11,134
2013 1,136,006 -57,634 47,801 10,748
2012 1,161,548 -42,928 46,204 10,957
2011 1,185,863 -44,795 43,557 -4,067
2010 1,199,786 -21,069 42,046 -8,518
2009 1,193,598 7,096 39,942 -8,626
2008 1,174,818 29,612 38,147 -8,775
2007 1,147,063 -11,495 36,430 -8,905
2006 1,113,357 15,767 34,690 -8,792
2005 1,080,446 5,501 32,909 -8,195
2004 1,048,590 31,525 31,478 -7,192
2003 1,018,182 24,175 31,115 -6,153
2002 992,044 10,431 31,947 -1,913
2001 963,721 55,052 32,942 2,869
2000 928,357 5,407 35,280 5,709
1999 898,484 -13,257 37,233 6,333
1998 875,511 -70,023 37,500 6,180
1997 847,493 -80,443 37,256 6,023
1996 827,326 -79,276 37,177 5,866
1995 812,391 -75,506 39,119 5,712
1994 792,702 -40,367 41,316 5,578
1993 788,579 -61,054 42,861 5,464
1992 785,018 -43,085 43,945 2,487
1991 790,030 -60,087 44,523 309
1990 789,087 -11,338 43,956 3,969
1989 795,622 -24,949 37,715 75,072
1988 785,652 -31,894 34,798 10,916
1987 775,124 -48,633 33,340 4,559
1986 755,606 -53,183 31,764 3,953
1985 732,739 -35,400 30,575 2,090
1984 709,639 -33,253 29,395 -267
1983 684,587 -23,905 28,307 -481
1982 663,109 -43,382 27,474 -889
1981 642,379 -52,761 27,938 -18,901
1980 616,390 -39,920 28,142 -15,041
1979 595,390 -56,280 28,930 -4,818
1978 574,695 -60,718 29,821 -22,827
1977 554,124 -57,493 29,241 -3,907
1976 536,740 -90,990 28,785 -5,048
1975 517,579 -71,421 27,882 -553
1974 500,008 -62,973 26,844 -744
1973 485,556 -52,102 25,754 -1,066
1972 472,557 -48,466 24,606 -236
1971 459,897 -49,671 23,467 -208
1970 443,065 -13,064 22,414 -244
1969 427,819 369 21,387 -57
1968 411,948 1,611 20,470 -636
1967 396,920 5,060 19,498 -339
1966 382,891 1,616 18,635 -1,023
1965 366,444 8,524 17,902 -1,327
1964 349,322 4,788 17,134 -1,660
1963 332,763 4,246 16,430 -2,016
1962 315,797 4,521 15,656 -2,403
1961 298,463 4,296 14,936 -2,807
1960 280,032 2,134 14,307 -3,227

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 Namibia 74.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 532,532 people) and 25.7% is from migration (a gain of 183,837 people).

As of 2024, 992,536 residents or 1.8% of the population were not native-born in Kenya, compared to 116,035 people or 3.8% in Namibia.

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
Namibia
City Population
Windhoek 431K
Walvis Bay 103K
Swakopmund 75.9K
Otjiwarongo 49K
Rehoboth 40.8K
Tsumeb 35K
Gobabis 33.4K
Mariental 18.5K
Oshikango 12.4K
Omaruru 10.8K

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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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