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

Kenya and Nauru: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Kenya	Nauru	Kenya	Nauru
1960	7,695,307	4,607	-	-
1961	7,987,770	4,774	3.8%	3.62%
1962	8,299,308	4,979	3.9%	4.29%
1963	8,627,971	5,226	3.96%	4.96%
1964	8,973,535	5,515	4.01%	5.53%
1965	9,338,078	5,832	4.06%	5.75%
1966	9,717,816	6,043	4.07%	3.62%
1967	10,111,057	6,135	4.05%	1.52%
1968	10,518,823	6,328	4.03%	3.15%
1969	10,939,695	6,581	4%	4%
1970	11,368,791	6,710	3.92%	1.96%
1971	11,788,904	6,762	3.7%	0.77%
1972	12,206,060	6,812	3.54%	0.74%
1973	12,634,835	6,866	3.51%	0.79%
1974	13,070,078	6,923	3.44%	0.83%
1975	13,511,671	6,987	3.38%	0.92%
1976	13,957,623	7,064	3.3%	1.1%
1977	14,428,819	7,163	3.38%	1.4%
1978	14,934,126	7,298	3.5%	1.88%
1979	15,460,666	7,468	3.53%	2.33%
1980	16,018,459	7,649	3.61%	2.42%
1981	16,601,507	7,839	3.64%	2.48%
1982	17,206,175	8,040	3.64%	2.56%
1983	17,846,374	8,216	3.72%	2.19%
1984	18,514,906	8,377	3.75%	1.96%
1985	19,201,768	8,551	3.71%	2.08%
1986	19,901,646	8,742	3.64%	2.23%
1987	20,616,096	8,946	3.59%	2.33%
1988	21,356,219	9,165	3.59%	2.45%
1989	22,118,434	9,390	3.57%	2.45%
1990	22,892,651	9,622	3.5%	2.47%
1991	23,646,514	9,850	3.29%	2.37%
1992	24,382,460	10,021	3.11%	1.74%
1993	25,117,188	10,102	3.01%	0.81%
1994	25,857,130	10,137	2.95%	0.35%
1995	26,601,751	10,165	2.88%	0.28%
1996	27,344,211	10,183	2.79%	0.18%
1997	28,101,768	10,197	2.77%	0.14%
1998	28,888,057	10,198	2.8%	0.01%
1999	29,733,408	10,187	2.93%	-0.11%
2000	30,642,890	10,168	3.06%	-0.19%
2001	31,619,170	10,130	3.19%	-0.37%
2002	32,629,808	10,082	3.2%	-0.47%
2003	33,652,223	10,059	3.13%	-0.23%
2004	34,713,455	10,060	3.15%	0.01%
2005	35,796,484	10,049	3.12%	-0.11%
2006	36,904,008	10,034	3.09%	-0.15%
2007	38,036,349	10,020	3.07%	-0.14%
2008	39,206,351	10,009	3.08%	-0.11%
2009	40,408,891	10,016	3.07%	0.07%
2010	41,598,567	10,043	2.94%	0.27%
2011	42,758,461	10,098	2.79%	0.55%
2012	43,888,303	10,267	2.64%	1.67%
2013	44,986,791	10,517	2.5%	2.43%
2014	46,051,440	10,742	2.37%	2.14%
2015	47,088,526	10,954	2.25%	1.97%
2016	48,139,687	11,150	2.23%	1.79%
2017	49,197,766	11,324	2.2%	1.56%
2018	50,207,107	11,477	2.05%	1.35%
2019	51,202,827	11,587	1.98%	0.96%
2020	52,217,334	11,643	1.98%	0.48%
2021	53,219,166	11,709	1.92%	0.57%
2022	54,252,461	11,801	1.94%	0.79%
2023	55,339,003	11,875	2%	0.63%
2024	56,432,944	11,947	1.98%	0.61%
2025	57,532,489	12,030	1.95%	0.7%
2026	58,636,403	12,103	1.92%	0.61%
2027	59,745,751	12,196	1.89%	0.77%
2028	60,860,444	12,296	1.87%	0.82%
2029	61,979,186	12,403	1.84%	0.87%
2030	63,102,241	12,519	1.81%	0.94%
2031	64,230,108	12,645	1.79%	1%
2032	65,359,031	12,785	1.76%	1.11%
2033	66,484,805	12,921	1.72%	1.06%
2034	67,604,628	13,071	1.68%	1.16%
2035	68,715,909	13,230	1.64%	1.22%
2036	69,818,887	13,391	1.61%	1.21%
2037	70,910,404	13,541	1.56%	1.12%
2038	71,990,929	13,697	1.52%	1.16%
2039	73,057,760	13,857	1.48%	1.17%
2040	74,108,858	14,041	1.44%	1.33%
2041	75,144,357	14,220	1.4%	1.27%
2042	76,161,719	14,402	1.35%	1.28%
2043	77,159,121	14,579	1.31%	1.23%
2044	78,134,979	14,754	1.26%	1.2%
2045	79,088,832	14,920	1.22%	1.13%
2046	80,022,371	15,098	1.18%	1.19%
2047	80,938,635	15,268	1.15%	1.12%
2048	81,837,657	15,431	1.11%	1.07%
2049	82,721,766	15,595	1.08%	1.06%
2050	83,593,232	15,751	1.05%	1%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Kenya increased by 11,292,042 people (a 31.5% growth), while Nauru gained 905 people (a 9.01% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Kenya gained 11,330,713 (a 24.1% growth), while Nauru's population increased by 1,134 (a 10.4% growth).

Kenya was ranked 33rd most populous country in 2005 and is 26th in 2025. Nauru was ranked 195th in 2005 and still ranked 195th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Kenya's population will grow by 43.1% to 83,593,232 people with a rank change from 26th to 22nd. The population of Nauru will increase by 30.3% to 15,751 people and rank change from 195th to 194th.