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	105,238,162	17,359,081
2099	105,257,438	17,392,412
2098	105,257,489	17,425,508
2097	105,250,948	17,459,827
2096	105,220,085	17,495,124
2095	105,175,623	17,532,593
2094	105,118,372	17,571,051
2093	105,046,907	17,610,792
2092	104,955,024	17,649,611
2091	104,846,805	17,688,532
2090	104,718,130	17,730,570
2089	104,573,271	17,770,380
2088	104,414,197	17,809,825
2087	104,243,505	17,845,820
2086	104,056,143	17,885,001
2085	103,854,891	17,921,302
2084	103,640,244	17,957,639
2083	103,407,124	17,994,232
2082	103,158,580	18,029,404
2081	102,889,291	18,063,233
2080	102,594,978	18,093,703
2079	102,286,967	18,124,294
2078	101,961,280	18,152,738
2077	101,613,181	18,181,372
2076	101,239,843	18,206,864
2075	100,849,423	18,227,791
2074	100,436,632	18,245,652
2073	100,001,277	18,263,765
2072	99,533,234	18,280,443
2071	99,042,264	18,295,700
2070	98,529,166	18,311,141
2069	97,992,232	18,326,509
2068	97,428,138	18,341,711
2067	96,842,744	18,356,770
2066	96,230,345	18,374,904
2065	95,598,937	18,396,018
2064	94,942,874	18,417,894
2063	94,266,124	18,441,434
2062	93,561,519	18,464,922
2061	92,837,768	18,492,436
2060	92,098,717	18,520,315
2059	91,343,602	18,548,786
2058	90,569,828	18,577,700
2057	89,783,087	18,608,370
2056	88,994,126	18,638,918
2055	88,192,182	18,666,514
2054	87,379,992	18,692,598
2053	86,552,281	18,718,268
2052	85,710,403	18,741,740
2051	84,850,558	18,768,309
2050	83,976,685	18,789,481
2049	83,090,517	18,809,886
2048	82,191,119	18,827,655
2047	81,274,836	18,844,635
2046	80,340,592	18,855,920
2045	79,389,433	18,867,286
2044	78,414,158	18,877,101
2043	77,418,567	18,882,735
2042	76,399,781	18,885,839
2041	75,363,853	18,885,255
2040	74,308,480	18,879,571
2039	73,241,028	18,870,248
2038	72,153,876	18,855,512
2037	71,058,753	18,837,172
2036	69,949,421	18,811,873
2035	68,831,151	18,783,312
2034	67,705,051	18,750,125
2033	66,569,532	18,708,101
2032	65,431,402	18,662,054
2031	64,289,540	18,609,452
2030	63,153,520	18,549,634
2029	62,021,378	18,481,269
2028	60,894,078	18,404,195
2027	59,770,115	18,320,644
2026	58,653,621	18,227,403
2025	57,540,609	18,118,662
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 10,815,936 people (a 22.5% growth), while the Netherlands' population increased by 1,222,309 people (a 7.18% 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 42.4% to 83,976,685 people with a rank change from 25th to 22nd. The population of the Netherlands will increase by 2.94% to 18,789,481 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	1.96%	0.7%
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 2024, the population of Kenya grew by 1.98%, while the Netherlands' population grew by 0.65%.

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