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

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The latest officially reported population of Kenya was 57,532,493 in 2025 vs 29,618,118 people in Nepal in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Kenya's population is 59,218,766 people compared to 29,619,950 in Nepal.

Population statistics:

  • Kenya's population is 2 times bigger than Nepal's.
  • Kenya is ranked the 25th most populous country in the world, while Nepal is the 52nd.
  • The countries together account for 1.07% of the world: 0.71% for Kenya vs 0.36% for Nepal.
  • For the last 10 years, Kenya has had an average growth rate of +2.04% per year vs +0.62% in Nepal.
  • Since 2006, the population of Kenya has increased from 36.9M people to 59.2M (60.5% growth), while Nepal has grown from 26.6M to 29.6M (11.5% growth).

Kenya vs Nepal: population by year and forecast

Kenya
Factual

Projection
Nepal
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Kenya Nepal
2100 105,223,316 31,916,191
2099 105,242,590 32,104,658
2098 105,242,641 32,291,766
2097 105,236,101 32,478,376
2096 105,205,242 32,662,029
2095 105,160,786 32,842,809
2094 105,103,544 33,023,754
2093 105,032,088 33,200,660
2092 104,940,218 33,375,774
2091 104,832,015 33,547,026
2090 104,703,358 33,714,253
2089 104,558,519 33,878,299
2088 104,399,468 34,037,329
2087 104,228,800 34,190,255
2086 104,041,464 34,337,807
2085 103,840,241 34,483,366
2084 103,625,624 34,620,498
2083 103,392,537 34,750,155
2082 103,144,028 34,872,031
2081 102,874,777 34,987,218
2080 102,580,506 35,095,973
2079 102,272,538 35,198,820
2078 101,946,897 35,292,530
2077 101,598,847 35,377,971
2076 101,225,562 35,456,092
2075 100,835,197 35,525,668
2074 100,422,464 35,588,497
2073 99,987,171 35,642,802
2072 99,519,193 35,686,332
2071 99,028,293 35,725,442
2070 98,515,267 35,755,056
2069 97,978,409 35,774,677
2068 97,414,394 35,785,895
2067 96,829,083 35,789,572
2066 96,216,770 35,785,710
2065 95,585,451 35,774,308
2064 94,929,481 35,753,136
2063 94,252,826 35,725,408
2062 93,548,321 35,685,285
2061 92,824,672 35,638,790
2060 92,085,725 35,583,129
2059 91,330,716 35,518,416
2058 90,557,051 35,442,760
2057 89,770,421 35,360,939
2056 88,981,572 35,268,910
2055 88,179,741 35,170,656
2054 87,367,666 35,065,508
2053 86,540,071 34,951,722
2052 85,698,312 34,831,085
2051 84,838,589 34,699,347
2050 83,964,839 34,561,226
2049 83,078,796 34,415,794
2048 82,179,525 34,265,080
2047 81,263,371 34,106,257
2046 80,329,258 33,936,663
2045 79,378,234 33,762,505
2044 78,403,097 33,581,319
2043 77,407,646 33,394,849
2042 76,389,004 33,200,691
2041 75,353,221 33,001,382
2040 74,297,998 32,795,384
2039 73,230,696 32,583,834
2038 72,143,698 32,363,750
2037 71,048,729 32,138,947
2036 69,939,553 31,906,773
2035 68,821,441 31,667,683
2034 67,695,500 31,421,060
2033 66,560,141 31,165,782
2032 65,422,172 30,904,004
2031 64,280,471 30,636,967
2030 63,144,611 30,362,343
2029 62,012,629 30,081,388
2028 60,885,488 29,793,481
2027 59,761,684 29,640,694
2026 58,645,347 29,598,041
2025 57,532,493 29,618,118
2024 56,432,944 29,651,054
2023 55,339,003 29,694,614
2022 54,252,461 29,715,436
2021 53,219,166 29,475,010
2020 52,217,334 28,966,574
2019 51,202,827 28,414,064
2018 50,207,107 28,079,689
2017 49,197,766 28,011,258
2016 48,139,687 27,955,462
2015 47,088,526 27,823,629
2014 46,051,440 27,672,370
2013 44,986,791 27,589,996
2012 43,888,303 27,534,915
2011 42,758,461 27,464,494
2010 41,598,567 27,341,952
2009 40,408,891 27,173,035
2008 39,206,351 26,990,037
2007 38,036,349 26,788,492
2006 36,904,008 26,565,425
2005 35,796,484 26,309,458
2004 34,713,455 26,016,656
2003 33,652,223 25,688,758
2002 32,629,808 25,328,981
2001 31,619,170 24,946,748
2000 30,642,890 24,546,509
1999 29,733,408 24,125,199
1998 28,888,057 23,680,357
1997 28,101,768 23,219,463
1996 27,344,211 22,741,862
1995 26,601,751 22,245,439
1994 25,857,130 21,717,479
1993 25,117,188 21,180,159
1992 24,382,460 20,609,707
1991 23,646,514 20,036,500
1990 22,892,651 19,524,573
1989 22,118,434 19,057,807
1988 21,356,219 18,638,661
1987 20,616,096 18,250,505
1986 19,901,646 17,868,124
1985 19,201,768 17,477,692
1984 18,514,906 17,085,242
1983 17,846,374 16,689,119
1982 17,206,175 16,297,987
1981 16,601,507 15,922,423
1980 16,018,459 15,553,105
1979 15,460,666 15,190,590
1978 14,934,126 14,839,695
1977 14,428,819 14,499,175
1976 13,957,623 14,177,649
1975 13,511,671 13,870,695
1974 13,070,078 13,568,435
1973 12,634,835 13,275,239
1972 12,206,060 12,989,099
1971 11,788,904 12,710,061
1970 11,368,791 12,436,190
1969 10,939,695 12,167,036
1968 10,518,823 11,906,266
1967 10,111,057 11,652,716
1966 9,717,816 11,408,710
1965 9,338,078 11,173,411
1964 8,973,535 10,946,392
1963 8,627,971 10,729,818
1962 8,299,308 10,521,116
1961 7,987,770 10,318,396
1960 7,695,307 10,123,658

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/nepal | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Kenya increased by 11,235,679 people (a 30.4% growth), while Nepal gained 1,390,037 people (a 5.23% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Kenya gained 11,079,079 people (a 23% growth), while Nepal's population increased by 1,664,488 people (a 5.95% growth).

Kenya was ranked 33rd most populous country in 2006 and is 25th in 2026. Nepal was ranked 43rd in 2006 and ranked 52nd 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 Nepal will increase by 16.7% to 34,561,226 people and rank change from 52nd to 58th.

Kenya is projected to reach its peak in 2098 at 105M people compared to the peak of 35.8M people in 2067 for Nepal.

Population growth rate by year

Kenya
Factual

Projection
Nepal
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Kenya Nepal
2100 -0.02% -0.59%
2099 -0% -0.58%
2098 0.006% -0.57%
2097 0.03% -0.56%
2096 0.04% -0.55%
2095 0.05% -0.55%
2094 0.07% -0.53%
2093 0.09% -0.52%
2092 0.1% -0.51%
2091 0.12% -0.5%
2090 0.14% -0.48%
2089 0.15% -0.47%
2088 0.16% -0.45%
2087 0.18% -0.43%
2086 0.19% -0.42%
2085 0.21% -0.4%
2084 0.23% -0.37%
2083 0.24% -0.35%
2082 0.26% -0.33%
2081 0.29% -0.31%
2080 0.3% -0.29%
2079 0.32% -0.27%
2078 0.34% -0.24%
2077 0.37% -0.22%
2076 0.39% -0.2%
2075 0.41% -0.18%
2074 0.44% -0.15%
2073 0.47% -0.12%
2072 0.5% -0.11%
2071 0.52% -0.08%
2070 0.55% -0.05%
2069 0.58% -0.03%
2068 0.6% -0.01%
2067 0.64% 0.01%
2066 0.66% 0.03%
2065 0.69% 0.06%
2064 0.72% 0.08%
2063 0.75% 0.11%
2062 0.78% 0.13%
2061 0.8% 0.16%
2060 0.83% 0.18%
2059 0.85% 0.21%
2058 0.88% 0.23%
2057 0.89% 0.26%
2056 0.91% 0.28%
2055 0.93% 0.3%
2054 0.96% 0.33%
2053 0.98% 0.35%
2052 1.01% 0.38%
2051 1.04% 0.4%
2050 1.07% 0.42%
2049 1.09% 0.44%
2048 1.13% 0.47%
2047 1.16% 0.5%
2046 1.2% 0.52%
2045 1.24% 0.54%
2044 1.29% 0.56%
2043 1.33% 0.58%
2042 1.37% 0.6%
2041 1.42% 0.63%
2040 1.46% 0.65%
2039 1.51% 0.68%
2038 1.54% 0.7%
2037 1.59% 0.73%
2036 1.62% 0.75%
2035 1.66% 0.78%
2034 1.71% 0.82%
2033 1.74% 0.85%
2032 1.78% 0.87%
2031 1.8% 0.9%
2030 1.83% 0.93%
2029 1.85% 0.97%
2028 1.88% 0.52%
2027 1.9% 0.14%
2026 1.93% -0.07%
2025 1.95% -0.11%
2024 1.98% -0.15%
2023 2% -0.07%
2022 1.94% 0.82%
2021 1.92% 1.76%
2020 1.98% 1.94%
2019 1.98% 1.19%
2018 2.05% 0.24%
2017 2.2% 0.2%
2016 2.23% 0.47%
2015 2.25% 0.55%
2014 2.37% 0.3%
2013 2.5% 0.2%
2012 2.64% 0.26%
2011 2.79% 0.45%
2010 2.94% 0.62%
2009 3.07% 0.68%
2008 3.08% 0.75%
2007 3.07% 0.84%
2006 3.09% 0.97%
2005 3.12% 1.13%
2004 3.15% 1.28%
2003 3.13% 1.42%
2002 3.2% 1.53%
2001 3.19% 1.63%
2000 3.06% 1.75%
1999 2.93% 1.88%
1998 2.8% 1.98%
1997 2.77% 2.1%
1996 2.79% 2.23%
1995 2.88% 2.43%
1994 2.95% 2.54%
1993 3.01% 2.77%
1992 3.11% 2.86%
1991 3.29% 2.62%
1990 3.5% 2.45%
1989 3.57% 2.25%
1988 3.59% 2.13%
1987 3.59% 2.14%
1986 3.64% 2.23%
1985 3.71% 2.3%
1984 3.75% 2.37%
1983 3.72% 2.4%
1982 3.64% 2.36%
1981 3.64% 2.37%
1980 3.61% 2.39%
1979 3.53% 2.36%
1978 3.5% 2.35%
1977 3.38% 2.27%
1976 3.3% 2.21%
1975 3.38% 2.23%
1974 3.44% 2.21%
1973 3.51% 2.2%
1972 3.54% 2.2%
1971 3.7% 2.2%
1970 3.92% 2.21%
1969 4% 2.19%
1968 4.03% 2.18%
1967 4.05% 2.14%
1966 4.07% 2.11%
1965 4.06% 2.07%
1964 4.01% 2.02%
1963 3.96% 1.98%
1962 3.9% 1.96%
1961 3.8% 1.92%

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 Nepal's population declined by 0.11%.

Live population counters

Kenya Nepal
Current population
59218766
29619950
Population rank 25/197 52/197
Percent of world population 0.71% 0.36%
One net population change
28.8 seconds
16 minutes
One birth every
20.7 seconds
56.1 seconds
One death every
1.3 minutes
2.54 minutes
Daily growth/decline +3,012 -90
Annual growth/decline +1,099,549 -32,936
Annual growth/decline rate +1.95% -0.11%
Population growth rate rank 51/197 167/197
One migration net change every
19.3 minutes
1.45 minutes
Annual migration change -27,330 -364,699
Net migration rank 160/196 193/196
Foreign-born residents 992,536 470,719
Foreign-born residents rank 61/195 82/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.8% 1.6%
Foreign-born share rank 136/195 142/195

Natural population change vs migration

Kenya
Natural

Migration
Nepal
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Kenya Nepal
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,330 - -364,699
2024 1,116,695 -19,781 355,516 -401,282
2023 1,100,970 -10,003 368,450 -409,782
2022 1,092,102 -10,003 379,021 -379,321
2021 1,037,082 -52,552 351,165 130,001
2020 1,036,253 -17,111 373,553 162,139
2019 1,071,777 -61,949 387,113 182,203
2018 1,097,075 -115,436 394,576 -295,151
2017 1,105,769 -68,702 406,219 -368,787
2016 1,108,801 -29,728 415,921 -341,748
2015 1,119,200 -95,977 410,565 -221,062
2014 1,123,333 -72,415 423,166 -310,156
2013 1,136,006 -57,634 424,804 -373,064
2012 1,161,548 -42,928 430,151 -371,707
2011 1,185,863 -44,795 429,957 -347,552
2010 1,199,786 -21,069 432,631 -269,963
2009 1,193,598 7,096 441,290 -266,144
2008 1,174,818 29,612 452,353 -261,540
2007 1,147,063 -11,495 464,780 -252,526
2006 1,113,357 15,767 475,335 -241,455
2005 1,080,446 5,501 489,093 -211,024
2004 1,048,590 31,525 504,853 -197,336
2003 1,018,182 24,175 516,575 -168,314
2002 992,044 10,431 525,045 -153,730
2001 963,721 55,052 542,118 -148,973
2000 928,357 5,407 554,506 -147,193
1999 898,484 -13,257 557,847 -122,551
1998 875,511 -70,023 562,787 -108,400
1997 847,493 -80,443 565,882 -98,454
1996 827,326 -79,276 580,099 -92,307
1995 812,391 -75,506 591,283 -86,232
1994 792,702 -40,367 578,293 -27,415
1993 788,579 -61,054 561,549 -37,782
1992 785,018 -43,085 533,029 84,113
1991 790,030 -60,087 512,233 17,056
1990 789,087 -11,338 495,202 -640
1989 795,622 -24,949 478,771 -39,808
1988 785,652 -31,894 463,581 -64,246
1987 775,124 -48,633 449,400 -72,437
1986 755,606 -53,183 434,802 -47,017
1985 732,739 -35,400 423,240 -30,154
1984 709,639 -33,253 411,122 -19,300
1983 684,587 -23,905 399,103 1,304
1982 663,109 -43,382 385,741 -3,898
1981 642,379 -52,761 374,145 -4,855
1980 616,390 -39,920 364,254 5,084
1979 595,390 -56,280 355,597 88
1978 574,695 -60,718 345,765 346
1977 554,124 -57,493 332,843 2,108
1976 536,740 -90,990 323,222 -15,119
1975 517,579 -71,421 312,479 -6,686
1974 500,008 -62,973 303,078 -4,361
1973 485,556 -52,102 288,750 -1,076
1972 472,557 -48,466 286,708 -2,107
1971 459,897 -49,671 280,752 -7,284
1970 443,065 -13,064 272,439 1,847
1969 427,819 369 264,560 -527
1968 411,948 1,611 258,259 -746
1967 396,920 5,060 249,240 347
1966 382,891 1,616 241,716 -3,306
1965 366,444 8,524 233,726 -1,551
1964 349,322 4,788 227,948 -6,087
1963 332,763 4,246 219,586 -8,303
1962 315,797 4,521 215,368 -9,249
1961 298,463 4,296 209,917 -10,601
1960 280,032 2,134 203,374 -13,223

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 Nepal 66.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,842,099 people) and 33.6% is from migration (a loss of 1,942,790 people).

As of 2024, 992,536 residents or 1.8% of the population were not native-born in Kenya, compared to 470,719 people or 1.6% in Nepal.

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
Nepal
City Population
Kathmandu 846K
Lalitpur 513K
Pokhara 354K
Birgunj 268K
Biratnagar 243K
Bheemdatta 105K
Dhangadhi 102K
Janakpur 97.8K
Hetauda 84.7K
Damak 75.1K

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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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