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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Kenya was 56,432,944 in 2024 vs 5,572,279 people in Norway in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Kenya's population is 58,955,623 people compared to 5,671,119 in Norway.

Population statistics:

  • Kenya's population is 10.4 times bigger than Norway's.
  • Kenya is ranked the 25th most populous country in the world, while Norway is the 119th.
  • The countries together account for 0.78% of the world: 0.71% for Kenya vs 0.07% for Norway.
  • For the last 10 years, Kenya has had an average growth rate of +2.08% per year vs +0.85% in Norway.
  • Since 2006, the population of Kenya has increased from 36.9M people to 59M (59.8% growth), while Norway has grown from 4.66M to 5.67M (21.7% growth).

Kenya vs Norway: population by year and forecast

Kenya
Factual

Projection
Norway
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Kenya Norway
2100 105,238,162 5,441,855
2099 105,257,438 5,454,583
2098 105,257,489 5,466,669
2097 105,250,948 5,478,174
2096 105,220,085 5,490,010
2095 105,175,623 5,502,418
2094 105,118,372 5,514,598
2093 105,046,907 5,527,174
2092 104,955,024 5,539,172
2091 104,846,805 5,551,172
2090 104,718,130 5,564,044
2089 104,573,271 5,576,715
2088 104,414,197 5,590,047
2087 104,243,505 5,604,159
2086 104,056,143 5,617,935
2085 103,854,891 5,631,413
2084 103,640,244 5,645,116
2083 103,407,124 5,658,044
2082 103,158,580 5,670,485
2081 102,889,291 5,682,427
2080 102,594,978 5,694,199
2079 102,286,967 5,705,317
2078 101,961,280 5,715,984
2077 101,613,181 5,726,145
2076 101,239,843 5,735,898
2075 100,849,423 5,745,619
2074 100,436,632 5,755,683
2073 100,001,277 5,765,642
2072 99,533,234 5,775,295
2071 99,042,264 5,784,119
2070 98,529,166 5,793,594
2069 97,992,232 5,802,341
2068 97,428,138 5,811,630
2067 96,842,744 5,821,550
2066 96,230,345 5,831,535
2065 95,598,937 5,841,333
2064 94,942,874 5,851,085
2063 94,266,124 5,860,548
2062 93,561,519 5,869,700
2061 92,837,768 5,877,754
2060 92,098,717 5,885,488
2059 91,343,602 5,892,036
2058 90,569,828 5,897,922
2057 89,783,087 5,904,330
2056 88,994,126 5,910,291
2055 88,192,182 5,915,286
2054 87,379,992 5,919,312
2053 86,552,281 5,922,325
2052 85,710,403 5,923,483
2051 84,850,558 5,923,938
2050 83,976,685 5,923,557
2049 83,090,517 5,922,138
2048 82,191,119 5,919,215
2047 81,274,836 5,916,146
2046 80,340,592 5,912,426
2045 79,389,433 5,907,334
2044 78,414,158 5,902,175
2043 77,418,567 5,896,614
2042 76,399,781 5,889,741
2041 75,363,853 5,881,692
2040 74,308,480 5,873,512
2039 73,241,028 5,864,063
2038 72,153,876 5,853,639
2037 71,058,753 5,842,734
2036 69,949,421 5,830,991
2035 68,831,151 5,818,882
2034 67,705,051 5,805,966
2033 66,569,532 5,792,030
2032 65,431,402 5,777,062
2031 64,289,540 5,760,828
2030 63,153,520 5,743,814
2029 62,021,378 5,725,891
2028 60,894,078 5,706,765
2027 59,770,115 5,686,336
2026 58,653,621 5,665,477
2025 57,540,609 5,626,258
2024 56,432,944 5,572,279
2023 55,339,003 5,519,601
2022 54,252,461 5,457,127
2021 53,219,166 5,408,320
2020 52,217,334 5,379,475
2019 51,202,827 5,347,896
2018 50,207,107 5,311,916
2017 49,197,766 5,276,968
2016 48,139,687 5,234,519
2015 47,088,526 5,188,607
2014 46,051,440 5,137,232
2013 44,986,791 5,079,623
2012 43,888,303 5,018,573
2011 42,758,461 4,953,088
2010 41,598,567 4,889,252
2009 40,408,891 4,828,726
2008 39,206,351 4,768,212
2007 38,036,349 4,709,153
2006 36,904,008 4,660,677
2005 35,796,484 4,623,291
2004 34,713,455 4,591,910
2003 33,652,223 4,564,855
2002 32,629,808 4,538,159
2001 31,619,170 4,513,751
2000 30,642,890 4,490,967
1999 29,733,408 4,461,913
1998 28,888,057 4,431,464
1997 28,101,768 4,405,157
1996 27,344,211 4,381,336
1995 26,601,751 4,359,184
1994 25,857,130 4,336,613
1993 25,117,188 4,311,991
1992 24,382,460 4,286,401
1991 23,646,514 4,261,732
1990 22,892,651 4,241,473
1989 22,118,434 4,226,901
1988 21,356,219 4,209,488
1987 20,616,096 4,186,905
1986 19,901,646 4,167,354
1985 19,201,768 4,152,516
1984 18,514,906 4,140,099
1983 17,846,374 4,128,432
1982 17,206,175 4,114,787
1981 16,601,507 4,099,702
1980 16,018,459 4,085,620
1979 15,460,666 4,072,517
1978 14,934,126 4,058,671
1977 14,428,819 4,043,205
1976 13,957,623 4,026,152
1975 13,511,671 4,007,313
1974 13,070,078 3,985,258
1973 12,634,835 3,960,612
1972 12,206,060 3,933,004
1971 11,788,904 3,903,039
1970 11,368,791 3,875,763
1969 10,939,695 3,847,707
1968 10,518,823 3,816,486
1967 10,111,057 3,784,539
1966 9,717,816 3,753,012
1965 9,338,078 3,723,168
1964 8,973,535 3,694,339
1963 8,627,971 3,666,537
1962 8,299,308 3,638,918
1961 7,987,770 3,609,800
1960 7,695,307 3,581,239

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/norway | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Kenya increased by 11,235,679 people (a 30.4% growth), while Norway gained 573,842 people (a 12.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Kenya gained 10,815,936 people (a 22.5% growth), while Norway's population increased by 436,600 people (a 8.34% growth).

Kenya was ranked 33rd most populous country in 2006 and is 25th in 2026. Norway was ranked 116th in 2006 and ranked 119th 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 Norway will increase by 4.45% to 5,923,557 people and rank change from 119th to 121st.

Kenya is projected to reach its peak in 2098 at 105M people compared to the peak of 5.92M people in 2051 for Norway.

Population growth rate by year

Kenya
Factual

Projection
Norway
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Kenya Norway
2100 -0.02% -0.23%
2099 -0% -0.22%
2098 0.006% -0.21%
2097 0.03% -0.22%
2096 0.04% -0.23%
2095 0.05% -0.22%
2094 0.07% -0.23%
2093 0.09% -0.22%
2092 0.1% -0.22%
2091 0.12% -0.23%
2090 0.14% -0.23%
2089 0.15% -0.24%
2088 0.16% -0.25%
2087 0.18% -0.25%
2086 0.19% -0.24%
2085 0.21% -0.24%
2084 0.23% -0.23%
2083 0.24% -0.22%
2082 0.26% -0.21%
2081 0.29% -0.21%
2080 0.3% -0.19%
2079 0.32% -0.19%
2078 0.34% -0.18%
2077 0.37% -0.17%
2076 0.39% -0.17%
2075 0.41% -0.17%
2074 0.44% -0.17%
2073 0.47% -0.17%
2072 0.5% -0.15%
2071 0.52% -0.16%
2070 0.55% -0.15%
2069 0.58% -0.16%
2068 0.6% -0.17%
2067 0.64% -0.17%
2066 0.66% -0.17%
2065 0.69% -0.17%
2064 0.72% -0.16%
2063 0.75% -0.16%
2062 0.78% -0.14%
2061 0.8% -0.13%
2060 0.83% -0.11%
2059 0.85% -0.1%
2058 0.88% -0.11%
2057 0.89% -0.1%
2056 0.91% -0.08%
2055 0.93% -0.07%
2054 0.96% -0.05%
2053 0.98% -0.02%
2052 1.01% -0.008%
2051 1.04% 0.006%
2050 1.07% 0.02%
2049 1.09% 0.05%
2048 1.13% 0.05%
2047 1.16% 0.06%
2046 1.2% 0.09%
2045 1.24% 0.09%
2044 1.29% 0.09%
2043 1.33% 0.12%
2042 1.37% 0.14%
2041 1.42% 0.14%
2040 1.46% 0.16%
2039 1.51% 0.18%
2038 1.54% 0.19%
2037 1.59% 0.2%
2036 1.62% 0.21%
2035 1.66% 0.22%
2034 1.71% 0.24%
2033 1.74% 0.26%
2032 1.78% 0.28%
2031 1.8% 0.3%
2030 1.83% 0.31%
2029 1.85% 0.34%
2028 1.88% 0.36%
2027 1.9% 0.37%
2026 1.93% 0.7%
2025 1.96% 0.97%
2024 1.98% 0.95%
2023 2% 1.14%
2022 1.94% 0.9%
2021 1.92% 0.54%
2020 1.98% 0.59%
2019 1.98% 0.68%
2018 2.05% 0.66%
2017 2.2% 0.81%
2016 2.23% 0.88%
2015 2.25% 1%
2014 2.37% 1.13%
2013 2.5% 1.22%
2012 2.64% 1.32%
2011 2.79% 1.31%
2010 2.94% 1.25%
2009 3.07% 1.27%
2008 3.08% 1.25%
2007 3.07% 1.04%
2006 3.09% 0.81%
2005 3.12% 0.68%
2004 3.15% 0.59%
2003 3.13% 0.59%
2002 3.2% 0.54%
2001 3.19% 0.51%
2000 3.06% 0.65%
1999 2.93% 0.69%
1998 2.8% 0.6%
1997 2.77% 0.54%
1996 2.79% 0.51%
1995 2.88% 0.52%
1994 2.95% 0.57%
1993 3.01% 0.6%
1992 3.11% 0.58%
1991 3.29% 0.48%
1990 3.5% 0.34%
1989 3.57% 0.41%
1988 3.59% 0.54%
1987 3.59% 0.47%
1986 3.64% 0.36%
1985 3.71% 0.3%
1984 3.75% 0.28%
1983 3.72% 0.33%
1982 3.64% 0.37%
1981 3.64% 0.34%
1980 3.61% 0.32%
1979 3.53% 0.34%
1978 3.5% 0.38%
1977 3.38% 0.42%
1976 3.3% 0.47%
1975 3.38% 0.55%
1974 3.44% 0.62%
1973 3.51% 0.7%
1972 3.54% 0.77%
1971 3.7% 0.7%
1970 3.92% 0.73%
1969 4% 0.82%
1968 4.03% 0.84%
1967 4.05% 0.84%
1966 4.07% 0.8%
1965 4.06% 0.78%
1964 4.01% 0.76%
1963 3.96% 0.76%
1962 3.9% 0.81%
1961 3.8% 0.8%

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/norway | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Kenya grew by 1.98%, while Norway's population grew by 0.95%.

Live population counters

Kenya Norway
Current population
58955623
5671119
Population rank 25/197 119/197
Percent of world population 0.71% 0.07%
One net population change
28.8 seconds
9.98 minutes
One birth every
21 seconds
10.1 minutes
One death every
1.32 minutes
12.1 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,997 +144
Annual growth/decline +1,093,941 +52,678
Annual growth/decline rate +1.98% +0.95%
Population growth rate rank 53/197 105/197
One migration net change every
19.3 minutes
17.7 minutes
Annual migration change -27,330 +29,798
Net migration rank 160/196 29/196
Foreign-born residents 992,536 1,012,404
Foreign-born residents rank 61/195 60/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.8% 18.2%
Foreign-born share rank 136/195 33/195

Natural population change vs migration

Kenya
Natural

Migration
Norway
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Kenya Norway
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,330 - 29,798
2024 - -19,781 - 44,356
2023 1,100,970 -10,003 8,280 53,806
2022 1,092,102 -10,003 5,457 58,040
2021 1,037,082 -52,552 14,062 19,804
2020 1,036,253 -17,111 12,372 11,277
2019 1,071,777 -61,949 13,904 25,707
2018 1,097,075 -115,436 14,342 18,473
2017 1,105,769 -68,702 15,831 21,657
2016 1,108,801 -29,728 17,797 26,417
2015 1,119,200 -95,977 18,160 30,242
2014 1,123,333 -72,415 18,494 38,522
2013 1,136,006 -57,634 17,779 40,690
2012 1,161,548 -42,928 18,066 47,883
2011 1,185,863 -44,795 18,822 47,454
2010 1,199,786 -21,069 20,046 42,865
2009 1,193,598 7,096 20,280 39,316
2008 1,174,818 29,612 19,073 44,002
2007 1,147,063 -11,495 16,482 40,111
2006 1,113,357 15,767 17,244 24,054
2005 1,080,446 5,501 15,719 18,588
2004 1,048,590 31,525 15,612 13,412
2003 1,018,182 24,175 14,151 11,389
2002 992,044 10,431 10,892 17,279
2001 963,721 55,052 13,090 7,906
2000 928,357 5,407 15,269 9,805
1999 898,484 -13,257 14,278 19,147
1998 875,511 -70,023 14,181 13,519
1997 847,493 -80,443 15,418 9,744
1996 827,326 -79,276 17,087 5,671
1995 812,391 -75,506 14,821 6,343
1994 792,702 -40,367 16,045 7,580
1993 788,579 -61,054 12,936 12,567
1992 785,018 -43,085 15,431 10,218
1991 790,030 -60,087 16,194 7,949
1990 789,087 -11,338 14,845 1,818
1989 795,622 -24,949 13,949 -1,730
1988 785,652 -31,894 12,207 10,380
1987 775,124 -48,633 9,212 13,907
1986 755,606 -53,183 8,751 7,616
1985 732,739 -35,400 6,644 6,725
1984 709,639 -33,253 7,452 3,856
1983 684,587 -23,905 7,844 4,120
1982 663,109 -43,382 9,875 5,749
1981 642,379 -52,761 9,020 6,010
1980 616,390 -39,920 9,806 3,763
1979 595,390 -56,280 10,181 2,839
1978 574,695 -60,718 11,364 3,823
1977 554,124 -57,493 11,321 4,845
1976 536,740 -90,990 13,286 4,779
1975 517,579 -71,421 16,430 3,312
1974 500,008 -62,973 20,324 4,425
1973 485,556 -52,102 21,387 3,414
1972 472,557 -48,466 24,777 5,603
1971 459,897 -49,671 26,541 3,031
1970 443,065 -13,064 25,968 -1,034
1969 427,819 369 28,858 2,230
1968 411,948 1,611 29,387 1,761
1967 396,920 5,060 30,276 2,460
1966 382,891 1,616 31,150 -888
1965 366,444 8,524 31,275 -1,525
1964 349,322 4,788 30,293 -1,571
1963 332,763 4,246 26,766 1,061
1962 315,797 4,521 28,020 655
1961 298,463 4,296 29,239 1,437
1960 280,032 2,134 29,366 -1,427

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

GeoRank.org/population/kenya/norway | 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 Norway 31.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 138,699 people) and 68.7% is from migration (a gain of 303,945 people).

As of 2024, 992,536 residents or 1.8% of the population were not native-born in Kenya, compared to 1,012,404 people or 18.2% in Norway.

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
Norway
City Population
Oslo 718K
Bergen 291K
Trondheim 199K
Stavanger 150K
Baerum 132K
Drammen 105K
Asker 100K
Lillestrom 95.8K
Fredrikstad 85.9K
Sandnes 84.9K

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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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