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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Kenya was 56,432,944 in 2024 vs 6,916,140 people in Nicaragua in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Kenya's population is 58,955,623 people compared to 7,124,343 in Nicaragua.

Population statistics:

  • Kenya's population is 8.28 times bigger than Nicaragua's.
  • Kenya is ranked the 25th most populous country in the world, while Nicaragua is the 107th.
  • The countries together account for 0.8% of the world: 0.71% for Kenya vs 0.09% for Nicaragua.
  • For the last 10 years, Kenya has had an average growth rate of +2.08% per year vs +1.33% in Nicaragua.
  • Since 2006, the population of Kenya has increased from 36.9M people to 59M (59.8% growth), while Nicaragua has grown from 5.42M to 7.12M (31.5% growth).

Kenya vs Nicaragua: population by year and forecast

Kenya
Factual

Projection
Nicaragua
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Kenya Nicaragua
2100 105,238,162 8,688,116
2099 105,257,438 8,724,538
2098 105,257,489 8,760,232
2097 105,250,948 8,794,755
2096 105,220,085 8,828,433
2095 105,175,623 8,861,157
2094 105,118,372 8,892,755
2093 105,046,907 8,924,287
2092 104,955,024 8,954,488
2091 104,846,805 8,984,026
2090 104,718,130 9,012,075
2089 104,573,271 9,039,709
2088 104,414,197 9,065,862
2087 104,243,505 9,090,942
2086 104,056,143 9,115,336
2085 103,854,891 9,138,363
2084 103,640,244 9,160,205
2083 103,407,124 9,180,483
2082 103,158,580 9,199,639
2081 102,889,291 9,217,574
2080 102,594,978 9,233,677
2079 102,286,967 9,247,995
2078 101,961,280 9,260,269
2077 101,613,181 9,271,296
2076 101,239,843 9,280,355
2075 100,849,423 9,287,263
2074 100,436,632 9,293,340
2073 100,001,277 9,297,217
2072 99,533,234 9,298,930
2071 99,042,264 9,298,548
2070 98,529,166 9,296,541
2069 97,992,232 9,292,245
2068 97,428,138 9,285,519
2067 96,842,744 9,277,073
2066 96,230,345 9,266,063
2065 95,598,937 9,253,359
2064 94,942,874 9,238,451
2063 94,266,124 9,221,261
2062 93,561,519 9,201,687
2061 92,837,768 9,180,231
2060 92,098,717 9,156,164
2059 91,343,602 9,129,485
2058 90,569,828 9,100,437
2057 89,783,087 9,069,770
2056 88,994,126 9,037,076
2055 88,192,182 9,002,004
2054 87,379,992 8,964,646
2053 86,552,281 8,925,248
2052 85,710,403 8,883,323
2051 84,850,558 8,838,651
2050 83,976,685 8,791,647
2049 83,090,517 8,743,003
2048 82,191,119 8,691,701
2047 81,274,836 8,638,293
2046 80,340,592 8,583,244
2045 79,389,433 8,525,953
2044 78,414,158 8,466,669
2043 77,418,567 8,405,733
2042 76,399,781 8,342,871
2041 75,363,853 8,278,159
2040 74,308,480 8,211,510
2039 73,241,028 8,143,346
2038 72,153,876 8,072,943
2037 71,058,753 8,000,701
2036 69,949,421 7,926,969
2035 68,831,151 7,851,540
2034 67,705,051 7,774,327
2033 66,569,532 7,695,506
2032 65,431,402 7,615,273
2031 64,289,540 7,533,169
2030 63,153,520 7,449,842
2029 62,021,378 7,364,850
2028 60,894,078 7,278,061
2027 59,770,115 7,189,755
2026 58,653,621 7,100,090
2025 57,540,609 7,008,896
2024 56,432,944 6,916,140
2023 55,339,003 6,823,613
2022 54,252,461 6,730,654
2021 53,219,166 6,644,741
2020 52,217,334 6,565,267
2019 51,202,827 6,483,657
2018 50,207,107 6,400,080
2017 49,197,766 6,316,231
2016 48,139,687 6,232,666
2015 47,088,526 6,149,417
2014 46,051,440 6,066,492
2013 44,986,791 5,983,845
2012 43,888,303 5,901,287
2011 42,758,461 5,819,051
2010 41,598,567 5,737,450
2009 40,408,891 5,656,601
2008 39,206,351 5,576,593
2007 38,036,349 5,497,243
2006 36,904,008 5,418,855
2005 35,796,484 5,342,105
2004 34,713,455 5,272,912
2003 33,652,223 5,210,963
2002 32,629,808 5,149,909
2001 31,619,170 5,087,825
2000 30,642,890 5,022,633
1999 29,733,408 4,954,018
1998 28,888,057 4,883,655
1997 28,101,768 4,809,573
1996 27,344,211 4,729,974
1995 26,601,751 4,642,931
1994 25,857,130 4,549,316
1993 25,117,188 4,453,732
1992 24,382,460 4,357,026
1991 23,646,514 4,259,637
1990 22,892,651 4,162,559
1989 22,118,434 4,066,476
1988 21,356,219 3,972,320
1987 20,616,096 3,882,164
1986 19,901,646 3,794,157
1985 19,201,768 3,706,479
1984 18,514,906 3,619,104
1983 17,846,374 3,530,282
1982 17,206,175 3,438,745
1981 16,601,507 3,345,674
1980 16,018,459 3,252,403
1979 15,460,666 3,164,525
1978 14,934,126 3,080,314
1977 14,428,819 2,992,534
1976 13,957,623 2,903,851
1975 13,511,671 2,816,943
1974 13,070,078 2,732,075
1973 12,634,835 2,649,278
1972 12,206,060 2,573,578
1971 11,788,904 2,499,825
1970 11,368,791 2,423,065
1969 10,939,695 2,348,398
1968 10,518,823 2,275,836
1967 10,111,057 2,205,567
1966 9,717,816 2,137,820
1965 9,338,078 2,072,681
1964 8,973,535 2,010,176
1963 8,627,971 1,950,159
1962 8,299,308 1,892,320
1961 7,987,770 1,836,451
1960 7,695,307 1,782,370

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/nicaragua | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Kenya increased by 11,235,679 people (a 30.4% growth), while Nicaragua gained 813,811 people (a 15% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Kenya gained 10,815,936 people (a 22.5% growth), while Nicaragua's population increased by 891,677 people (a 14.3% growth).

Kenya was ranked 33rd most populous country in 2006 and is 25th in 2026. Nicaragua was ranked 109th in 2006 and ranked 107th 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 Nicaragua will increase by 23.4% to 8,791,647 people and rank change from 107th to 108th.

Kenya is projected to reach its peak in 2098 at 105M people compared to the peak of 9.3M people in 2072 for Nicaragua.

Population growth rate by year

Kenya
Factual

Projection
Nicaragua
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Kenya Nicaragua
2100 -0.02% -0.42%
2099 -0% -0.41%
2098 0.006% -0.39%
2097 0.03% -0.38%
2096 0.04% -0.37%
2095 0.05% -0.36%
2094 0.07% -0.35%
2093 0.09% -0.34%
2092 0.1% -0.33%
2091 0.12% -0.31%
2090 0.14% -0.31%
2089 0.15% -0.29%
2088 0.16% -0.28%
2087 0.18% -0.27%
2086 0.19% -0.25%
2085 0.21% -0.24%
2084 0.23% -0.22%
2083 0.24% -0.21%
2082 0.26% -0.19%
2081 0.29% -0.17%
2080 0.3% -0.15%
2079 0.32% -0.13%
2078 0.34% -0.12%
2077 0.37% -0.1%
2076 0.39% -0.07%
2075 0.41% -0.07%
2074 0.44% -0.04%
2073 0.47% -0.02%
2072 0.5% 0.004%
2071 0.52% 0.02%
2070 0.55% 0.05%
2069 0.58% 0.07%
2068 0.6% 0.09%
2067 0.64% 0.12%
2066 0.66% 0.14%
2065 0.69% 0.16%
2064 0.72% 0.19%
2063 0.75% 0.21%
2062 0.78% 0.23%
2061 0.8% 0.26%
2060 0.83% 0.29%
2059 0.85% 0.32%
2058 0.88% 0.34%
2057 0.89% 0.36%
2056 0.91% 0.39%
2055 0.93% 0.42%
2054 0.96% 0.44%
2053 0.98% 0.47%
2052 1.01% 0.51%
2051 1.04% 0.53%
2050 1.07% 0.56%
2049 1.09% 0.59%
2048 1.13% 0.62%
2047 1.16% 0.64%
2046 1.2% 0.67%
2045 1.24% 0.7%
2044 1.29% 0.72%
2043 1.33% 0.75%
2042 1.37% 0.78%
2041 1.42% 0.81%
2040 1.46% 0.84%
2039 1.51% 0.87%
2038 1.54% 0.9%
2037 1.59% 0.93%
2036 1.62% 0.96%
2035 1.66% 0.99%
2034 1.71% 1.02%
2033 1.74% 1.05%
2032 1.78% 1.09%
2031 1.8% 1.12%
2030 1.83% 1.15%
2029 1.85% 1.19%
2028 1.88% 1.23%
2027 1.9% 1.26%
2026 1.93% 1.3%
2025 1.96% 1.34%
2024 1.98% 1.36%
2023 2% 1.38%
2022 1.94% 1.29%
2021 1.92% 1.21%
2020 1.98% 1.26%
2019 1.98% 1.31%
2018 2.05% 1.33%
2017 2.2% 1.34%
2016 2.23% 1.35%
2015 2.25% 1.37%
2014 2.37% 1.38%
2013 2.5% 1.4%
2012 2.64% 1.41%
2011 2.79% 1.42%
2010 2.94% 1.43%
2009 3.07% 1.43%
2008 3.08% 1.44%
2007 3.07% 1.45%
2006 3.09% 1.44%
2005 3.12% 1.31%
2004 3.15% 1.19%
2003 3.13% 1.19%
2002 3.2% 1.22%
2001 3.19% 1.3%
2000 3.06% 1.39%
1999 2.93% 1.44%
1998 2.8% 1.54%
1997 2.77% 1.68%
1996 2.79% 1.87%
1995 2.88% 2.06%
1994 2.95% 2.15%
1993 3.01% 2.22%
1992 3.11% 2.29%
1991 3.29% 2.33%
1990 3.5% 2.36%
1989 3.57% 2.37%
1988 3.59% 2.32%
1987 3.59% 2.32%
1986 3.64% 2.37%
1985 3.71% 2.41%
1984 3.75% 2.52%
1983 3.72% 2.66%
1982 3.64% 2.78%
1981 3.64% 2.87%
1980 3.61% 2.78%
1979 3.53% 2.73%
1978 3.5% 2.93%
1977 3.38% 3.05%
1976 3.3% 3.09%
1975 3.38% 3.11%
1974 3.44% 3.13%
1973 3.51% 2.94%
1972 3.54% 2.95%
1971 3.7% 3.17%
1970 3.92% 3.18%
1969 4% 3.19%
1968 4.03% 3.19%
1967 4.05% 3.17%
1966 4.07% 3.14%
1965 4.06% 3.11%
1964 4.01% 3.08%
1963 3.96% 3.06%
1962 3.9% 3.04%
1961 3.8% 3.03%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/kenya/nicaragua | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Kenya grew by 1.98%, while Nicaragua's population grew by 1.36%.

Live population counters

Kenya Nicaragua
Current population
58955623
7124343
Population rank 25/197 107/197
Percent of world population 0.71% 0.09%
One net population change
28.8 seconds
5.68 minutes
One birth every
21 seconds
3.98 minutes
One death every
1.32 minutes
16.8 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,997 +253
Annual growth/decline +1,093,941 +92,527
Annual growth/decline rate +1.98% +1.36%
Population growth rate rank 53/197 78/197
One migration net change every
19.3 minutes
1.05 hours
Annual migration change -27,330 -8,371
Net migration rank 160/196 129/196
Foreign-born residents 992,536 43,757
Foreign-born residents rank 61/195 154/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.8% 0.6%
Foreign-born share rank 136/195 172/195

Natural population change vs migration

Kenya
Natural

Migration
Nicaragua
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Kenya Nicaragua
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,330 - -8,371
2024 - -19,781 - -8,189
2023 1,100,970 -10,003 100,921 -7,996
2022 1,092,102 -10,003 100,987 -7,996
2021 1,037,082 -52,552 89,213 -10,383
2020 1,036,253 -17,111 90,515 -10,383
2019 1,071,777 -61,949 102,817 -19,730
2018 1,097,075 -115,436 104,814 -20,742
2017 1,105,769 -68,702 105,468 -21,849
2016 1,108,801 -29,728 106,585 -23,076
2015 1,119,200 -95,977 107,344 -24,353
2014 1,123,333 -72,415 108,420 -25,570
2013 1,136,006 -57,634 109,032 -26,587
2012 1,161,548 -42,928 110,065 -27,389
2011 1,185,863 -44,795 110,026 -28,221
2010 1,199,786 -21,069 110,475 -29,081
2009 1,193,598 7,096 110,213 -29,913
2008 1,174,818 29,612 110,395 -30,675
2007 1,147,063 -11,495 110,341 -31,357
2006 1,113,357 15,767 110,073 -32,274
2005 1,080,446 5,501 108,984 -33,280
2004 1,048,590 31,525 106,904 -44,222
2003 1,018,182 24,175 106,142 -44,931
2002 992,044 10,431 105,805 -44,906
2001 963,721 55,052 107,109 -43,837
2000 928,357 5,407 109,192 -42,087
1999 898,484 -13,257 110,217 -40,095
1998 875,511 -70,023 108,862 -38,260
1997 847,493 -80,443 114,415 -36,851
1996 827,326 -79,276 116,849 -35,208
1995 812,391 -75,506 118,325 -25,889
1994 792,702 -40,367 119,565 -24,773
1993 788,579 -61,054 120,469 -24,091
1992 785,018 -43,085 121,204 -24,171
1991 790,030 -60,087 121,787 -24,028
1990 789,087 -11,338 120,677 -24,280
1989 795,622 -24,949 120,128 -24,364
1988 785,652 -31,894 117,299 -24,753
1987 775,124 -48,633 112,885 -25,127
1986 755,606 -53,183 113,054 -24,805
1985 732,739 -35,400 110,949 -23,840
1984 709,639 -33,253 110,133 -22,493
1983 684,587 -23,905 110,618 -20,620
1982 663,109 -43,382 112,468 -19,395
1981 642,379 -52,761 110,421 -17,353
1980 616,390 -39,920 108,604 -15,130
1979 595,390 -56,280 96,429 -14,152
1978 574,695 -60,718 98,419 -12,273
1977 554,124 -57,493 100,498 -11,082
1976 536,740 -90,990 98,100 -10,155
1975 517,579 -71,421 95,230 -9,349
1974 500,008 -62,973 92,505 -8,639
1973 485,556 -52,102 89,662 -7,947
1972 472,557 -48,466 76,906 -7,219
1971 459,897 -49,671 84,139 -6,328
1970 443,065 -13,064 81,127 -5,423
1969 427,819 369 78,237 -4,592
1968 411,948 1,611 75,458 -3,979
1967 396,920 5,060 72,722 -3,666
1966 382,891 1,616 69,883 -3,443
1965 366,444 8,524 67,056 -3,231
1964 349,322 4,788 64,227 -3,043
1963 332,763 4,246 61,738 -2,881
1962 315,797 4,521 59,547 -2,727
1961 298,463 4,296 57,499 -2,579
1960 280,032 2,134 55,664 -2,418

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/kenya/nicaragua | CC BY

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 Nicaragua 85.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,017,084 people) and 14.5% is from migration (a loss of 172,078 people).

As of 2024, 992,536 residents or 1.8% of the population were not native-born in Kenya, compared to 43,757 people or 0.6% in Nicaragua.

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
Nicaragua
City Population
Managua 937K
Leon 174K
Masaya 140K
Matagalpa 133K
Chinandega 122K
Esteli 112K
Granada 105K
Jinotega 99.4K
Juigalpa 51.8K
San Juan del Sur 14.7K

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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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