Population in Kenya compared to the Netherlands: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Kenya vs Netherlands: population by year and forecast

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Year	Population
	Kenya	Netherlands
2100	105,223,316	17,329,352
2099	105,242,590	17,362,626
2098	105,242,641	17,395,665
2097	105,236,101	17,429,925
2096	105,205,242	17,465,162
2095	105,160,786	17,502,567
2094	105,103,544	17,540,959
2093	105,032,088	17,580,632
2092	104,940,218	17,619,384
2091	104,832,015	17,658,238
2090	104,703,358	17,700,204
2089	104,558,519	17,739,947
2088	104,399,468	17,779,324
2087	104,228,800	17,815,257
2086	104,041,464	17,854,371
2085	103,840,241	17,890,610
2084	103,625,624	17,926,885
2083	103,392,537	17,963,416
2082	103,144,028	17,998,527
2081	102,874,777	18,032,297
2080	102,580,506	18,062,716
2079	102,272,538	18,093,254
2078	101,946,897	18,121,649
2077	101,598,847	18,150,234
2076	101,225,562	18,175,683
2075	100,835,197	18,196,574
2074	100,422,464	18,214,405
2073	99,987,171	18,232,486
2072	99,519,193	18,249,136
2071	99,028,293	18,264,367
2070	98,515,267	18,279,781
2069	97,978,409	18,295,123
2068	97,414,394	18,310,300
2067	96,829,083	18,325,333
2066	96,216,770	18,343,435
2065	95,585,451	18,364,513
2064	94,929,481	18,386,352
2063	94,252,826	18,409,851
2062	93,548,321	18,433,299
2061	92,824,672	18,460,766
2060	92,085,725	18,488,598
2059	91,330,716	18,517,020
2058	90,557,051	18,545,884
2057	89,770,421	18,576,502
2056	88,981,572	18,606,997
2055	88,179,741	18,634,546
2054	87,367,666	18,660,585
2053	86,540,071	18,686,212
2052	85,698,312	18,709,643
2051	84,838,589	18,736,166
2050	83,964,839	18,757,302
2049	83,078,796	18,777,673
2048	82,179,525	18,795,411
2047	81,263,371	18,812,362
2046	80,329,258	18,823,628
2045	79,378,234	18,834,974
2044	78,403,097	18,844,772
2043	77,407,646	18,850,396
2042	76,389,004	18,853,495
2041	75,353,221	18,852,912
2040	74,297,998	18,847,238
2039	73,230,696	18,837,931
2038	72,143,698	18,823,220
2037	71,048,729	18,804,912
2036	69,939,553	18,779,656
2035	68,821,441	18,751,144
2034	67,695,500	18,718,013
2033	66,560,141	18,676,061
2032	65,422,172	18,630,094
2031	64,280,471	18,577,582
2030	63,144,611	18,517,866
2029	62,012,629	18,449,618
2028	60,885,488	18,372,676
2027	59,761,684	18,289,268
2026	58,645,347	18,196,186
2025	57,532,493	18,087,633
2024	56,432,944	17,993,485
2023	55,339,003	17,877,117
2022	54,252,461	17,700,982
2021	53,219,166	17,533,044
2020	52,217,334	17,441,500
2019	51,202,827	17,344,874
2018	50,207,107	17,231,624
2017	49,197,766	17,131,296
2016	48,139,687	17,030,314
2015	47,088,526	16,939,923
2014	46,051,440	16,865,008
2013	44,986,791	16,804,432
2012	43,888,303	16,754,962
2011	42,758,461	16,693,074
2010	41,598,567	16,615,394
2009	40,408,891	16,530,388
2008	39,206,351	16,445,593
2007	38,036,349	16,381,696
2006	36,904,008	16,346,101
2005	35,796,484	16,319,868
2004	34,713,455	16,281,779
2003	33,652,223	16,225,302
2002	32,629,808	16,148,929
2001	31,619,170	16,046,180
2000	30,642,890	15,925,513
1999	29,733,408	15,812,088
1998	28,888,057	15,707,209
1997	28,101,768	15,610,650
1996	27,344,211	15,530,498
1995	26,601,751	15,459,006
1994	25,857,130	15,382,838
1993	25,117,188	15,290,368
1992	24,382,460	15,184,166
1991	23,646,514	15,069,798
1990	22,892,651	14,951,510
1989	22,118,434	14,848,907
1988	21,356,219	14,760,094
1987	20,616,096	14,665,037
1986	19,901,646	14,572,278
1985	19,201,768	14,491,632
1984	18,514,906	14,424,211
1983	17,846,374	14,367,070
1982	17,206,175	14,312,690
1981	16,601,507	14,247,208
1980	16,018,459	14,149,800
1979	15,460,666	14,038,270
1978	14,934,126	13,941,700
1977	14,428,819	13,856,185
1976	13,957,623	13,774,037
1975	13,511,671	13,666,335
1974	13,070,078	13,545,056
1973	12,634,835	13,439,322
1972	12,206,060	13,328,593
1971	11,788,904	13,194,497
1970	11,368,791	13,038,526
1969	10,939,695	12,877,984
1968	10,518,823	12,729,721
1967	10,111,057	12,598,201
1966	9,717,816	12,456,251
1965	9,338,078	12,294,732
1964	8,973,535	12,127,120
1963	8,627,971	11,965,966
1962	8,299,308	11,805,689
1961	7,987,770	11,638,712
1960	7,695,307	11,486,631

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Kenya increased by 11,235,679 people (a 30.4% growth), while the Netherlands gained 684,213 people (a 4.19% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Kenya gained 11,079,079 people (a 23% growth), while the Netherlands' population increased by 1,213,684 people (a 7.13% growth).

Kenya was ranked 33rd most populous country in 2006 and is 25th in 2026. The Netherlands was ranked 61st in 2006 and ranked 72nd 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 the Netherlands will increase by 2.81% to 18,757,302 people and rank change from 72nd to 77th.

Kenya is projected to reach its peak in 2098 at 105M people compared to the peak of 18.9M people in 2042 for the Netherlands.

Population growth rate by year

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Year	Growth rate
	Kenya	Netherlands
2100	-0.02%	-0.19%
2099	-0%	-0.19%
2098	0.006%	-0.2%
2097	0.03%	-0.2%
2096	0.04%	-0.21%
2095	0.05%	-0.22%
2094	0.07%	-0.23%
2093	0.09%	-0.22%
2092	0.1%	-0.22%
2091	0.12%	-0.24%
2090	0.14%	-0.22%
2089	0.15%	-0.22%
2088	0.16%	-0.2%
2087	0.18%	-0.22%
2086	0.19%	-0.2%
2085	0.21%	-0.2%
2084	0.23%	-0.2%
2083	0.24%	-0.2%
2082	0.26%	-0.19%
2081	0.29%	-0.17%
2080	0.3%	-0.17%
2079	0.32%	-0.16%
2078	0.34%	-0.16%
2077	0.37%	-0.14%
2076	0.39%	-0.11%
2075	0.41%	-0.1%
2074	0.44%	-0.1%
2073	0.47%	-0.09%
2072	0.5%	-0.08%
2071	0.52%	-0.08%
2070	0.55%	-0.08%
2069	0.58%	-0.08%
2068	0.6%	-0.08%
2067	0.64%	-0.1%
2066	0.66%	-0.11%
2065	0.69%	-0.12%
2064	0.72%	-0.13%
2063	0.75%	-0.13%
2062	0.78%	-0.15%
2061	0.8%	-0.15%
2060	0.83%	-0.15%
2059	0.85%	-0.16%
2058	0.88%	-0.16%
2057	0.89%	-0.16%
2056	0.91%	-0.15%
2055	0.93%	-0.14%
2054	0.96%	-0.14%
2053	0.98%	-0.13%
2052	1.01%	-0.14%
2051	1.04%	-0.11%
2050	1.07%	-0.11%
2049	1.09%	-0.09%
2048	1.13%	-0.09%
2047	1.16%	-0.06%
2046	1.2%	-0.06%
2045	1.24%	-0.05%
2044	1.29%	-0.03%
2043	1.33%	-0.02%
2042	1.37%	0.003%
2041	1.42%	0.03%
2040	1.46%	0.05%
2039	1.51%	0.08%
2038	1.54%	0.1%
2037	1.59%	0.13%
2036	1.62%	0.15%
2035	1.66%	0.18%
2034	1.71%	0.22%
2033	1.74%	0.25%
2032	1.78%	0.28%
2031	1.8%	0.32%
2030	1.83%	0.37%
2029	1.85%	0.42%
2028	1.88%	0.46%
2027	1.9%	0.51%
2026	1.93%	0.6%
2025	1.95%	0.52%
2024	1.98%	0.65%
2023	2%	1%
2022	1.94%	0.96%
2021	1.92%	0.52%
2020	1.98%	0.56%
2019	1.98%	0.66%
2018	2.05%	0.59%
2017	2.2%	0.59%
2016	2.23%	0.53%
2015	2.25%	0.44%
2014	2.37%	0.36%
2013	2.5%	0.3%
2012	2.64%	0.37%
2011	2.79%	0.47%
2010	2.94%	0.51%
2009	3.07%	0.52%
2008	3.08%	0.39%
2007	3.07%	0.22%
2006	3.09%	0.16%
2005	3.12%	0.23%
2004	3.15%	0.35%
2003	3.13%	0.47%
2002	3.2%	0.64%
2001	3.19%	0.76%
2000	3.06%	0.72%
1999	2.93%	0.67%
1998	2.8%	0.62%
1997	2.77%	0.52%
1996	2.79%	0.46%
1995	2.88%	0.5%
1994	2.95%	0.6%
1993	3.01%	0.7%
1992	3.11%	0.76%
1991	3.29%	0.79%
1990	3.5%	0.69%
1989	3.57%	0.6%
1988	3.59%	0.65%
1987	3.59%	0.64%
1986	3.64%	0.56%
1985	3.71%	0.47%
1984	3.75%	0.4%
1983	3.72%	0.38%
1982	3.64%	0.46%
1981	3.64%	0.69%
1980	3.61%	0.79%
1979	3.53%	0.69%
1978	3.5%	0.62%
1977	3.38%	0.6%
1976	3.3%	0.79%
1975	3.38%	0.9%
1974	3.44%	0.79%
1973	3.51%	0.83%
1972	3.54%	1.02%
1971	3.7%	1.2%
1970	3.92%	1.25%
1969	4%	1.16%
1968	4.03%	1.04%
1967	4.05%	1.14%
1966	4.07%	1.31%
1965	4.06%	1.38%
1964	4.01%	1.35%
1963	3.96%	1.36%
1962	3.9%	1.43%
1961	3.8%	1.32%

In 2025, the population of Kenya grew by 1.95%, while the Netherlands' population grew by 0.52%.

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