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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Kenya was 56,432,944 in 2024 vs 29,651,054 people in Nepal in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Kenya's population is 58,955,623 people compared to 29,596,762 in Nepal.

Population statistics:

  • Kenya's population is 1.99 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 +2.08% per year vs +0.66% in Nepal.
  • Since 2006, the population of Kenya has increased from 36.9M people to 59M (59.8% growth), while Nepal has grown from 26.6M to 29.6M (11.4% growth).

Kenya vs Nepal: population by year and forecast

Kenya
Factual

Projection
Nepal
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Kenya Nepal
2100 105,238,162 31,902,377
2099 105,257,438 32,090,762
2098 105,257,489 32,277,789
2097 105,250,948 32,464,318
2096 105,220,085 32,647,891
2095 105,175,623 32,828,594
2094 105,118,372 33,009,460
2093 105,046,907 33,186,290
2092 104,955,024 33,361,327
2091 104,846,805 33,532,505
2090 104,718,130 33,699,660
2089 104,573,271 33,863,636
2088 104,414,197 34,022,597
2087 104,243,505 34,175,457
2086 104,056,143 34,322,945
2085 103,854,891 34,468,441
2084 103,640,244 34,605,513
2083 103,407,124 34,735,114
2082 103,158,580 34,856,938
2081 102,889,291 34,972,075
2080 102,594,978 35,080,783
2079 102,286,967 35,183,584
2078 101,961,280 35,277,254
2077 101,613,181 35,362,658
2076 101,239,843 35,440,746
2075 100,849,423 35,510,291
2074 100,436,632 35,573,094
2073 100,001,277 35,627,375
2072 99,533,234 35,670,886
2071 99,042,264 35,709,979
2070 98,529,166 35,739,580
2069 97,992,232 35,759,193
2068 97,428,138 35,770,405
2067 96,842,744 35,774,081
2066 96,230,345 35,770,220
2065 95,598,937 35,758,824
2064 94,942,874 35,737,661
2063 94,266,124 35,709,945
2062 93,561,519 35,669,839
2061 92,837,768 35,623,365
2060 92,098,717 35,567,728
2059 91,343,602 35,503,043
2058 90,569,828 35,427,419
2057 89,783,087 35,345,633
2056 88,994,126 35,253,644
2055 88,192,182 35,155,433
2054 87,379,992 35,050,330
2053 86,552,281 34,936,594
2052 85,710,403 34,816,009
2051 84,850,558 34,684,328
2050 83,976,685 34,546,267
2049 83,090,517 34,400,898
2048 82,191,119 34,250,249
2047 81,274,836 34,091,495
2046 80,340,592 33,921,975
2045 79,389,433 33,747,892
2044 78,414,158 33,566,784
2043 77,418,567 33,380,395
2042 76,399,781 33,186,321
2041 75,363,853 32,987,097
2040 74,308,480 32,781,189
2039 73,241,028 32,569,731
2038 72,153,876 32,349,742
2037 71,058,753 32,125,036
2036 69,949,421 31,892,962
2035 68,831,151 31,653,976
2034 67,705,051 31,407,460
2033 66,569,532 31,152,292
2032 65,431,402 30,890,627
2031 64,289,540 30,623,706
2030 63,153,520 30,349,201
2029 62,021,378 30,068,368
2028 60,894,078 29,780,585
2027 59,770,115 29,627,864
2026 58,653,621 29,585,230
2025 57,540,609 29,605,298
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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 10,815,936 people (a 22.5% growth), while Nepal's population increased by 1,641,300 people (a 5.87% 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 42.4% to 83,976,685 people with a rank change from 25th to 22nd. The population of Nepal will increase by 16.7% to 34,546,267 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 1.96% -0.15%
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Kenya grew by 1.98%, while Nepal's population declined by 0.15%.

Live population counters

Kenya Nepal
Current population
58955623
29596762
Population rank 25/197 52/197
Percent of world population 0.71% 0.36%
One net population change
28.8 seconds
12.1 minutes
One birth every
21 seconds
54.9 seconds
One death every
1.32 minutes
2.55 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,997 -119
Annual growth/decline +1,093,941 -43,560
Annual growth/decline rate +1.98% -0.15%
Population growth rate rank 53/197 174/197
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 - -19,781 - -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 2026-04-06).

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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 Nepal 67.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,909,749 people) and 32.1% is from migration (a loss of 1,851,664 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 (1960–2024, 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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