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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Kenya was 56,432,944 in 2024 vs 251,269,164 people in Pakistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Kenya's population is 58,955,623 people compared to 260,356,147 in Pakistan.

Population statistics:

  • Pakistan's population is 4.42 times bigger than Kenya's.
  • Kenya is ranked the 25th most populous country in the world, while Pakistan is the 5th.
  • The countries together account for 3.85% of the world: 0.71% for Kenya vs 3.14% for Pakistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Kenya has had an average growth rate of +2.08% per year vs +1.6% in Pakistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Kenya has increased from 36.9M people to 59M (59.8% growth), while Pakistan has grown from 180M to 260M (44.9% growth).

Kenya vs Pakistan: population by year and forecast

Kenya
Factual

Projection
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Kenya Pakistan
2100 105,238,162 514,531,704
2099 105,257,438 513,655,674
2098 105,257,489 512,727,636
2097 105,250,948 511,735,790
2096 105,220,085 510,636,755
2095 105,175,623 509,437,875
2094 105,118,372 508,130,071
2093 105,046,907 506,765,644
2092 104,955,024 505,327,656
2091 104,846,805 503,824,444
2090 104,718,130 502,264,268
2089 104,573,271 500,660,501
2088 104,414,197 498,935,983
2087 104,243,505 497,190,466
2086 104,056,143 495,313,036
2085 103,854,891 493,366,305
2084 103,640,244 491,354,778
2083 103,407,124 489,225,193
2082 103,158,580 486,984,952
2081 102,889,291 484,673,501
2080 102,594,978 482,257,479
2079 102,286,967 479,813,404
2078 101,961,280 477,277,836
2077 101,613,181 474,593,860
2076 101,239,843 471,779,348
2075 100,849,423 468,855,468
2074 100,436,632 465,875,137
2073 100,001,277 462,811,079
2072 99,533,234 459,656,523
2071 99,042,264 456,423,506
2070 98,529,166 453,095,985
2069 97,992,232 449,655,599
2068 97,428,138 446,126,774
2067 96,842,744 442,540,629
2066 96,230,345 438,879,326
2065 95,598,937 435,169,856
2064 94,942,874 431,394,393
2063 94,266,124 427,575,887
2062 93,561,519 423,636,352
2061 92,837,768 419,672,017
2060 92,098,717 415,638,125
2059 91,343,602 411,576,344
2058 90,569,828 407,429,129
2057 89,783,087 403,233,874
2056 88,994,126 398,948,355
2055 88,192,182 394,645,693
2054 87,379,992 390,303,954
2053 86,552,281 385,922,748
2052 85,710,403 381,488,696
2051 84,850,558 377,018,239
2050 83,976,685 372,476,884
2049 83,090,517 367,909,407
2048 82,191,119 363,310,560
2047 81,274,836 358,659,474
2046 80,340,592 353,929,775
2045 79,389,433 349,156,085
2044 78,414,158 344,371,692
2043 77,418,567 339,561,029
2042 76,399,781 334,731,546
2041 75,363,853 329,875,686
2040 74,308,480 325,039,429
2039 73,241,028 320,137,108
2038 72,153,876 315,207,413
2037 71,058,753 310,312,684
2036 69,949,421 305,408,418
2035 68,831,151 300,541,523
2034 67,705,051 295,686,893
2033 66,569,532 290,851,174
2032 65,431,402 286,070,650
2031 64,289,540 281,351,929
2030 63,153,520 276,708,987
2029 62,021,378 272,189,955
2028 60,894,078 267,728,673
2027 59,770,115 263,390,059
2026 58,653,621 259,231,214
2025 57,540,609 255,166,301
2024 56,432,944 251,269,164
2023 55,339,003 247,504,495
2022 54,252,461 243,700,667
2021 53,219,166 239,477,801
2020 52,217,334 235,001,746
2019 51,202,827 230,800,899
2018 50,207,107 226,928,892
2017 49,197,766 223,273,967
2016 48,139,687 220,138,869
2015 47,088,526 217,290,883
2014 46,051,440 214,264,647
2013 44,986,791 211,073,978
2012 43,888,303 207,667,125
2011 42,758,461 203,746,065
2010 41,598,567 199,239,047
2009 40,408,891 194,376,534
2008 39,206,351 189,499,113
2007 38,036,349 184,493,231
2006 36,904,008 179,682,690
2005 35,796,484 175,453,212
2004 34,713,455 171,286,000
2003 33,652,223 167,110,248
2002 32,629,808 163,222,549
2001 31,619,170 159,270,907
2000 30,642,890 154,879,127
1999 29,733,408 150,565,377
1998 28,888,057 146,522,356
1997 28,101,768 142,531,804
1996 27,344,211 138,557,092
1995 26,601,751 134,582,253
1994 25,857,130 130,748,083
1993 25,117,188 127,020,117
1992 24,382,460 123,546,848
1991 23,646,514 120,060,406
1990 22,892,651 116,155,576
1989 22,118,434 112,336,629
1988 21,356,219 108,724,739
1987 20,616,096 105,130,717
1986 19,901,646 101,606,764
1985 19,201,768 98,229,285
1984 18,514,906 95,164,936
1983 17,846,374 92,227,711
1982 17,206,175 89,089,246
1981 16,601,507 85,802,049
1980 16,018,459 82,291,010
1979 15,460,666 78,997,039
1978 14,934,126 76,307,379
1977 14,428,819 73,901,827
1976 13,957,623 71,620,254
1975 13,511,671 69,461,175
1974 13,070,078 67,415,487
1973 12,634,835 65,461,912
1972 12,206,060 63,583,194
1971 11,788,904 61,847,899
1970 11,368,791 60,166,719
1969 10,939,695 58,460,939
1968 10,518,823 56,810,507
1967 10,111,057 55,214,768
1966 9,717,816 53,678,667
1965 9,338,078 52,209,010
1964 8,973,535 50,799,999
1963 8,627,971 49,447,776
1962 8,299,308 48,156,128
1961 7,987,770 46,921,277
1960 7,695,307 45,709,310

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/pakistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Kenya increased by 11,235,679 people (a 30.4% growth), while Pakistan gained 40,456,179 people (a 22.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Kenya gained 10,815,936 people (a 22.5% growth), while Pakistan's population increased by 40,217,278 people (a 18.3% growth).

Kenya was ranked 33rd most populous country in 2006 and is 25th in 2026. Pakistan was ranked 6th in 2006 and ranked 5th 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 Pakistan will increase by 43.1% to 372,476,884 people and rank change from 5th to 4th.

Kenya is projected to reach its peak in 2098 at 105M people compared to the peak of 515M people in 2100 for Pakistan.

Population growth rate by year

Kenya
Factual

Projection
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Kenya Pakistan
2100 -0.02% 0.17%
2099 -0% 0.18%
2098 0.006% 0.19%
2097 0.03% 0.22%
2096 0.04% 0.24%
2095 0.05% 0.26%
2094 0.07% 0.27%
2093 0.09% 0.28%
2092 0.1% 0.3%
2091 0.12% 0.31%
2090 0.14% 0.32%
2089 0.15% 0.35%
2088 0.16% 0.35%
2087 0.18% 0.38%
2086 0.19% 0.39%
2085 0.21% 0.41%
2084 0.23% 0.44%
2083 0.24% 0.46%
2082 0.26% 0.48%
2081 0.29% 0.5%
2080 0.3% 0.51%
2079 0.32% 0.53%
2078 0.34% 0.57%
2077 0.37% 0.6%
2076 0.39% 0.62%
2075 0.41% 0.64%
2074 0.44% 0.66%
2073 0.47% 0.69%
2072 0.5% 0.71%
2071 0.52% 0.73%
2070 0.55% 0.77%
2069 0.58% 0.79%
2068 0.6% 0.81%
2067 0.64% 0.83%
2066 0.66% 0.85%
2065 0.69% 0.88%
2064 0.72% 0.89%
2063 0.75% 0.93%
2062 0.78% 0.94%
2061 0.8% 0.97%
2060 0.83% 0.99%
2059 0.85% 1.02%
2058 0.88% 1.04%
2057 0.89% 1.07%
2056 0.91% 1.09%
2055 0.93% 1.11%
2054 0.96% 1.14%
2053 0.98% 1.16%
2052 1.01% 1.19%
2051 1.04% 1.22%
2050 1.07% 1.24%
2049 1.09% 1.27%
2048 1.13% 1.3%
2047 1.16% 1.34%
2046 1.2% 1.37%
2045 1.24% 1.39%
2044 1.29% 1.42%
2043 1.33% 1.44%
2042 1.37% 1.47%
2041 1.42% 1.49%
2040 1.46% 1.53%
2039 1.51% 1.56%
2038 1.54% 1.58%
2037 1.59% 1.61%
2036 1.62% 1.62%
2035 1.66% 1.64%
2034 1.71% 1.66%
2033 1.74% 1.67%
2032 1.78% 1.68%
2031 1.8% 1.68%
2030 1.83% 1.66%
2029 1.85% 1.67%
2028 1.88% 1.65%
2027 1.9% 1.6%
2026 1.93% 1.59%
2025 1.96% 1.55%
2024 1.98% 1.52%
2023 2% 1.56%
2022 1.94% 1.76%
2021 1.92% 1.9%
2020 1.98% 1.82%
2019 1.98% 1.71%
2018 2.05% 1.64%
2017 2.2% 1.42%
2016 2.23% 1.31%
2015 2.25% 1.41%
2014 2.37% 1.51%
2013 2.5% 1.64%
2012 2.64% 1.92%
2011 2.79% 2.26%
2010 2.94% 2.5%
2009 3.07% 2.57%
2008 3.08% 2.71%
2007 3.07% 2.68%
2006 3.09% 2.41%
2005 3.12% 2.43%
2004 3.15% 2.5%
2003 3.13% 2.38%
2002 3.2% 2.48%
2001 3.19% 2.84%
2000 3.06% 2.87%
1999 2.93% 2.76%
1998 2.8% 2.8%
1997 2.77% 2.87%
1996 2.79% 2.95%
1995 2.88% 2.93%
1994 2.95% 2.93%
1993 3.01% 2.81%
1992 3.11% 2.9%
1991 3.29% 3.36%
1990 3.5% 3.4%
1989 3.57% 3.32%
1988 3.59% 3.42%
1987 3.59% 3.47%
1986 3.64% 3.44%
1985 3.71% 3.22%
1984 3.75% 3.18%
1983 3.72% 3.52%
1982 3.64% 3.83%
1981 3.64% 4.27%
1980 3.61% 4.17%
1979 3.53% 3.52%
1978 3.5% 3.26%
1977 3.38% 3.19%
1976 3.3% 3.11%
1975 3.38% 3.03%
1974 3.44% 2.98%
1973 3.51% 2.95%
1972 3.54% 2.81%
1971 3.7% 2.79%
1970 3.92% 2.92%
1969 4% 2.91%
1968 4.03% 2.89%
1967 4.05% 2.86%
1966 4.07% 2.81%
1965 4.06% 2.77%
1964 4.01% 2.73%
1963 3.96% 2.68%
1962 3.9% 2.63%
1961 3.8% 2.65%

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 Pakistan's population grew by 1.52%.

Live population counters

Kenya Pakistan
Current population
58955623
260356147
Population rank 25/197 5/197
Percent of world population 0.71% 3.14%
One net population change
28.8 seconds
8.38 seconds
One birth every
21 seconds
4.58 seconds
One death every
1.32 minutes
19.7 seconds
Daily growth/decline +2,997 +10,314
Annual growth/decline +1,093,941 +3,764,669
Annual growth/decline rate +1.98% +1.52%
Population growth rate rank 53/197 70/197
One migration net change every
19.3 minutes
25.6 seconds
Annual migration change -27,330 -1,235,336
Net migration rank 160/196 196/196
Foreign-born residents 992,536 4,175,958
Foreign-born residents rank 61/195 16/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.8% 1.7%
Foreign-born share rank 136/195 141/195

Natural population change vs migration

Kenya
Natural

Migration
Pakistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Kenya Pakistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,330 - -1,235,336
2024 - -19,781 - -1,401,173
2023 1,100,970 -10,003 5,281,745 -1,619,557
2022 1,092,102 -10,003 5,268,077 -1,322,625
2021 1,037,082 -52,552 5,065,913 -565,673
2020 1,036,253 -17,111 5,011,177 -559,291
2019 1,071,777 -61,949 5,127,011 -1,177,220
2018 1,097,075 -115,436 5,103,858 -1,309,611
2017 1,105,769 -68,702 5,090,200 -1,574,585
2016 1,108,801 -29,728 5,044,922 -2,290,411
2015 1,119,200 -95,977 5,113,507 -2,172,162
2014 1,123,333 -72,415 5,148,994 -2,037,920
2013 1,136,006 -57,634 5,176,590 -1,906,319
2012 1,161,548 -42,928 5,191,263 -1,647,989
2011 1,185,863 -44,795 5,189,412 -890,633
2010 1,199,786 -21,069 5,147,142 -431,902
2009 1,193,598 7,096 5,028,132 -18,298
2008 1,174,818 29,612 4,885,855 -140,746
2007 1,147,063 -11,495 4,690,187 576,349
2006 1,113,357 15,767 4,538,426 -183,933
2005 1,080,446 5,501 4,294,393 -189,899
2004 1,048,590 31,525 4,294,654 -64,669
2003 1,018,182 24,175 4,340,688 -219,118
2002 992,044 10,431 4,307,607 -653,758
2001 963,721 55,052 4,304,297 -54,727
2000 928,357 5,407 4,281,169 252,869
1999 898,484 -13,257 4,228,026 -134,510
1998 875,511 -70,023 4,104,824 -112,191
1997 847,493 -80,443 4,043,912 -55,539
1996 827,326 -79,276 4,021,758 -60,855
1995 812,391 -75,506 3,977,175 11,534
1994 792,702 -40,367 3,956,699 -277,100
1993 788,579 -61,054 3,915,776 -139,493
1992 785,018 -43,085 3,888,637 -718,387
1991 790,030 -60,087 3,822,363 -19,668
1990 789,087 -11,338 3,731,730 275,242
1989 795,622 -24,949 3,648,132 -17,164
1988 785,652 -31,894 3,554,755 38,139
1987 775,124 -48,633 3,448,813 146,364
1986 755,606 -53,183 3,341,643 111,045
1985 732,739 -35,400 3,233,315 68,860
1984 709,639 -33,253 3,145,772 -319,242
1983 684,587 -23,905 3,052,738 -4,753
1982 663,109 -43,382 2,934,689 294,252
1981 642,379 -52,761 2,790,454 555,032
1980 616,390 -39,920 2,598,421 1,078,229
1979 595,390 -56,280 2,461,311 450,003
1978 574,695 -60,718 2,356,601 111,386
1977 554,124 -57,493 2,257,849 85,250
1976 536,740 -90,990 2,171,812 48,238
1975 517,579 -71,421 2,099,811 -1,710
1974 500,008 -62,973 2,028,061 -34,785
1973 485,556 -52,102 1,971,909 -58,012
1972 472,557 -48,466 1,912,774 -69,209
1971 459,897 -49,671 1,695,374 -68,357
1970 443,065 -13,064 1,793,570 -58,281
1969 427,819 369 1,733,601 -57,406
1968 411,948 1,611 1,683,296 -58,721
1967 396,920 5,060 1,626,737 -59,932
1966 382,891 1,616 1,566,343 -61,025
1965 366,444 8,524 1,496,050 -62,070
1964 349,322 4,788 1,447,394 -63,298
1963 332,763 4,246 1,384,934 -64,552
1962 315,797 4,521 1,328,675 -65,780
1961 298,463 4,296 1,273,772 -66,991
1960 280,032 2,134 1,217,147 0

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 Pakistan 77.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 51,255,404 people) and 22.2% is from migration (a loss of 14,629,055 people).

As of 2024, 992,536 residents or 1.8% of the population were not native-born in Kenya, compared to 4,175,958 people or 1.7% in Pakistan.

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
Pakistan
City Population
Karachi 14.9M
Lahore 11.1M
Faisalabad 3.2M
Rawalpindi 2.1M
Gujranwala 2.03M
Peshawar 1.97M
Multan 1.87M
Hyderabad 1.73M
Islamabad 1.01M
Quetta 1M

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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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