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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Kenya was 56,432,944 in 2024 vs 4,515,577 people in Panama in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Kenya's population is 58,955,623 people compared to 4,642,198 in Panama.

Population statistics:

  • Kenya's population is 12.7 times bigger than Panama's.
  • Kenya is ranked the 25th most populous country in the world, while Panama is the 128th.
  • The countries together account for 0.77% of the world: 0.71% for Kenya vs 0.06% for Panama.
  • For the last 10 years, Kenya has had an average growth rate of +2.08% per year vs +1.52% in Panama.
  • Since 2006, the population of Kenya has increased from 36.9M people to 59M (59.8% growth), while Panama has grown from 3.38M to 4.64M (37.5% growth).

Kenya vs Panama: population by year and forecast

Kenya
Factual

Projection
Panama
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Kenya Panama
2100 105,238,162 5,947,731
2099 105,257,438 5,958,919
2098 105,257,489 5,969,676
2097 105,250,948 5,979,860
2096 105,220,085 5,989,615
2095 105,175,623 5,998,960
2094 105,118,372 6,007,655
2093 105,046,907 6,015,893
2092 104,955,024 6,023,482
2091 104,846,805 6,030,584
2090 104,718,130 6,037,116
2089 104,573,271 6,043,194
2088 104,414,197 6,048,506
2087 104,243,505 6,053,252
2086 104,056,143 6,057,347
2085 103,854,891 6,060,940
2084 103,640,244 6,063,735
2083 103,407,124 6,065,863
2082 103,158,580 6,067,171
2081 102,889,291 6,067,635
2080 102,594,978 6,067,317
2079 102,286,967 6,066,164
2078 101,961,280 6,064,127
2077 101,613,181 6,061,297
2076 101,239,843 6,057,645
2075 100,849,423 6,053,134
2074 100,436,632 6,047,620
2073 100,001,277 6,041,318
2072 99,533,234 6,034,065
2071 99,042,264 6,026,051
2070 98,529,166 6,017,288
2069 97,992,232 6,007,621
2068 97,428,138 5,997,109
2067 96,842,744 5,985,932
2066 96,230,345 5,973,853
2065 95,598,937 5,961,039
2064 94,942,874 5,947,320
2063 94,266,124 5,932,822
2062 93,561,519 5,917,367
2061 92,837,768 5,900,972
2060 92,098,717 5,883,654
2059 91,343,602 5,865,433
2058 90,569,828 5,846,037
2057 89,783,087 5,825,696
2056 88,994,126 5,804,369
2055 88,192,182 5,781,900
2054 87,379,992 5,758,339
2053 86,552,281 5,733,538
2052 85,710,403 5,707,562
2051 84,850,558 5,680,231
2050 83,976,685 5,651,617
2049 83,090,517 5,621,841
2048 82,191,119 5,590,701
2047 81,274,836 5,558,382
2046 80,340,592 5,524,843
2045 79,389,433 5,490,228
2044 78,414,158 5,454,371
2043 77,418,567 5,417,316
2042 76,399,781 5,379,169
2041 75,363,853 5,339,872
2040 74,308,480 5,299,492
2039 73,241,028 5,257,983
2038 72,153,876 5,215,284
2037 71,058,753 5,171,497
2036 69,949,421 5,126,814
2035 68,831,151 5,081,210
2034 67,705,051 5,034,708
2033 66,569,532 4,987,247
2032 65,431,402 4,938,646
2031 64,289,540 4,889,260
2030 63,153,520 4,838,970
2029 62,021,378 4,787,654
2028 60,894,078 4,735,214
2027 59,770,115 4,681,847
2026 58,653,621 4,627,497
2025 57,540,609 4,572,106
2024 56,432,944 4,515,577
2023 55,339,003 4,458,759
2022 54,252,461 4,400,773
2021 53,219,166 4,345,405
2020 52,217,334 4,293,261
2019 51,202,827 4,234,700
2018 50,207,107 4,167,860
2017 49,197,766 4,098,707
2016 48,139,687 4,029,086
2015 47,088,526 3,960,035
2014 46,051,440 3,892,101
2013 44,986,791 3,825,329
2012 43,888,303 3,759,256
2011 42,758,461 3,693,505
2010 41,598,567 3,628,535
2009 40,408,891 3,564,381
2008 39,206,351 3,500,648
2007 38,036,349 3,437,490
2006 36,904,008 3,375,024
2005 35,796,484 3,313,026
2004 34,713,455 3,251,155
2003 33,652,223 3,189,807
2002 32,629,808 3,129,344
2001 31,619,170 3,069,537
2000 30,642,890 3,010,369
1999 29,733,408 2,951,822
1998 28,888,057 2,893,914
1997 28,101,768 2,836,695
1996 27,344,211 2,780,227
1995 26,601,751 2,724,557
1994 25,857,130 2,669,546
1993 25,117,188 2,615,099
1992 24,382,460 2,561,336
1991 23,646,514 2,508,265
1990 22,892,651 2,455,583
1989 22,118,434 2,403,820
1988 21,356,219 2,352,848
1987 20,616,096 2,301,970
1986 19,901,646 2,251,325
1985 19,201,768 2,200,915
1984 18,514,906 2,150,782
1983 17,846,374 2,101,106
1982 17,206,175 2,052,271
1981 16,601,507 2,004,418
1980 16,018,459 1,957,534
1979 15,460,666 1,911,552
1978 14,934,126 1,866,311
1977 14,428,819 1,821,543
1976 13,957,623 1,776,935
1975 13,511,671 1,732,389
1974 13,070,078 1,687,926
1973 12,634,835 1,643,690
1972 12,206,060 1,599,723
1971 11,788,904 1,556,081
1970 11,368,791 1,513,070
1969 10,939,695 1,470,886
1968 10,518,823 1,429,447
1967 10,111,057 1,388,628
1966 9,717,816 1,348,388
1965 9,338,078 1,308,835
1964 8,973,535 1,270,065
1963 8,627,971 1,232,124
1962 8,299,308 1,195,301
1961 7,987,770 1,159,870
1960 7,695,307 1,126,005

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/panama | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Kenya increased by 11,235,679 people (a 30.4% growth), while Panama gained 654,062 people (a 19.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Kenya gained 10,815,936 people (a 22.5% growth), while Panama's population increased by 613,112 people (a 15.2% growth).

Kenya was ranked 33rd most populous country in 2006 and is 25th in 2026. Panama was ranked 128th in 2006 and still ranked 128th 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 Panama will increase by 21.7% to 5,651,617 people and rank change from 128th to 124th.

Kenya is projected to reach its peak in 2098 at 105M people compared to the peak of 6.07M people in 2081 for Panama.

Population growth rate by year

Kenya
Factual

Projection
Panama
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Kenya Panama
2100 -0.02% -0.19%
2099 -0% -0.18%
2098 0.006% -0.17%
2097 0.03% -0.16%
2096 0.04% -0.16%
2095 0.05% -0.14%
2094 0.07% -0.14%
2093 0.09% -0.13%
2092 0.1% -0.12%
2091 0.12% -0.11%
2090 0.14% -0.1%
2089 0.15% -0.09%
2088 0.16% -0.08%
2087 0.18% -0.07%
2086 0.19% -0.06%
2085 0.21% -0.05%
2084 0.23% -0.04%
2083 0.24% -0.02%
2082 0.26% -0.008%
2081 0.29% 0.005%
2080 0.3% 0.02%
2079 0.32% 0.03%
2078 0.34% 0.05%
2077 0.37% 0.06%
2076 0.39% 0.07%
2075 0.41% 0.09%
2074 0.44% 0.1%
2073 0.47% 0.12%
2072 0.5% 0.13%
2071 0.52% 0.15%
2070 0.55% 0.16%
2069 0.58% 0.18%
2068 0.6% 0.19%
2067 0.64% 0.2%
2066 0.66% 0.21%
2065 0.69% 0.23%
2064 0.72% 0.24%
2063 0.75% 0.26%
2062 0.78% 0.28%
2061 0.8% 0.29%
2060 0.83% 0.31%
2059 0.85% 0.33%
2058 0.88% 0.35%
2057 0.89% 0.37%
2056 0.91% 0.39%
2055 0.93% 0.41%
2054 0.96% 0.43%
2053 0.98% 0.46%
2052 1.01% 0.48%
2051 1.04% 0.51%
2050 1.07% 0.53%
2049 1.09% 0.56%
2048 1.13% 0.58%
2047 1.16% 0.61%
2046 1.2% 0.63%
2045 1.24% 0.66%
2044 1.29% 0.68%
2043 1.33% 0.71%
2042 1.37% 0.74%
2041 1.42% 0.76%
2040 1.46% 0.79%
2039 1.51% 0.82%
2038 1.54% 0.85%
2037 1.59% 0.87%
2036 1.62% 0.9%
2035 1.66% 0.92%
2034 1.71% 0.95%
2033 1.74% 0.98%
2032 1.78% 1.01%
2031 1.8% 1.04%
2030 1.83% 1.07%
2029 1.85% 1.11%
2028 1.88% 1.14%
2027 1.9% 1.17%
2026 1.93% 1.21%
2025 1.96% 1.25%
2024 1.98% 1.27%
2023 2% 1.32%
2022 1.94% 1.27%
2021 1.92% 1.21%
2020 1.98% 1.38%
2019 1.98% 1.6%
2018 2.05% 1.69%
2017 2.2% 1.73%
2016 2.23% 1.74%
2015 2.25% 1.75%
2014 2.37% 1.75%
2013 2.5% 1.76%
2012 2.64% 1.78%
2011 2.79% 1.79%
2010 2.94% 1.8%
2009 3.07% 1.82%
2008 3.08% 1.84%
2007 3.07% 1.85%
2006 3.09% 1.87%
2005 3.12% 1.9%
2004 3.15% 1.92%
2003 3.13% 1.93%
2002 3.2% 1.95%
2001 3.19% 1.97%
2000 3.06% 1.98%
1999 2.93% 2%
1998 2.8% 2.02%
1997 2.77% 2.03%
1996 2.79% 2.04%
1995 2.88% 2.06%
1994 2.95% 2.08%
1993 3.01% 2.1%
1992 3.11% 2.12%
1991 3.29% 2.15%
1990 3.5% 2.15%
1989 3.57% 2.17%
1988 3.59% 2.21%
1987 3.59% 2.25%
1986 3.64% 2.29%
1985 3.71% 2.33%
1984 3.75% 2.36%
1983 3.72% 2.38%
1982 3.64% 2.39%
1981 3.64% 2.4%
1980 3.61% 2.41%
1979 3.53% 2.42%
1978 3.5% 2.46%
1977 3.38% 2.51%
1976 3.3% 2.57%
1975 3.38% 2.63%
1974 3.44% 2.69%
1973 3.51% 2.75%
1972 3.54% 2.8%
1971 3.7% 2.84%
1970 3.92% 2.87%
1969 4% 2.9%
1968 4.03% 2.94%
1967 4.05% 2.98%
1966 4.07% 3.02%
1965 4.06% 3.05%
1964 4.01% 3.08%
1963 3.96% 3.08%
1962 3.9% 3.05%
1961 3.8% 3.01%

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 Panama's population grew by 1.27%.

Live population counters

Kenya Panama
Current population
58955623
4642198
Population rank 25/197 128/197
Percent of world population 0.71% 0.06%
One net population change
28.8 seconds
9.25 minutes
One birth every
21 seconds
7.35 minutes
One death every
1.32 minutes
24.7 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,997 +156
Annual growth/decline +1,093,941 +56,818
Annual growth/decline rate +1.98% +1.27%
Population growth rate rank 53/197 83/197
One migration net change every
19.3 minutes
1.43 hours
Annual migration change -27,330 +6,151
Net migration rank 160/196 49/196
Foreign-born residents 992,536 477,749
Foreign-born residents rank 61/195 81/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.8% 10.6%
Foreign-born share rank 136/195 63/195

Natural population change vs migration

Kenya
Natural

Migration
Panama
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Kenya Panama
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,330 - 6,151
2024 - -19,781 - 6,706
2023 1,100,970 -10,003 50,197 7,262
2022 1,092,102 -10,003 50,556 7,967
2021 1,037,082 -52,552 46,747 5,473
2020 1,036,253 -17,111 46,599 5,473
2019 1,071,777 -61,949 54,420 10,623
2018 1,097,075 -115,436 57,508 11,130
2017 1,105,769 -68,702 58,607 11,059
2016 1,108,801 -29,728 59,454 10,109
2015 1,119,200 -95,977 59,896 8,648
2014 1,123,333 -72,415 60,227 7,105
2013 1,136,006 -57,634 60,295 5,926
2012 1,161,548 -42,928 60,471 5,447
2011 1,185,863 -44,795 60,411 5,167
2010 1,199,786 -21,069 59,418 4,953
2009 1,193,598 7,096 59,168 4,765
2008 1,174,818 29,612 58,961 4,568
2007 1,147,063 -11,495 58,454 4,330
2006 1,113,357 15,767 58,067 4,087
2005 1,080,446 5,501 58,014 3,843
2004 1,048,590 31,525 58,281 3,596
2003 1,018,182 24,175 57,458 3,352
2002 992,044 10,431 57,011 3,099
2001 963,721 55,052 56,654 2,856
2000 928,357 5,407 56,236 2,602
1999 898,484 -13,257 55,911 2,341
1998 875,511 -70,023 55,482 2,084
1997 847,493 -80,443 55,060 1,820
1996 827,326 -79,276 54,512 1,533
1995 812,391 -75,506 54,069 1,221
1994 792,702 -40,367 53,845 899
1993 788,579 -61,054 53,591 560
1992 785,018 -43,085 53,186 182
1991 790,030 -60,087 53,079 -305
1990 789,087 -11,338 53,451 -854
1989 795,622 -24,949 52,295 -1,368
1988 785,652 -31,894 52,767 -1,750
1987 775,124 -48,633 52,690 -1,953
1986 755,606 -53,183 52,681 -2,136
1985 732,739 -35,400 52,573 -2,297
1984 709,639 -33,253 52,436 -2,435
1983 684,587 -23,905 51,880 -2,518
1982 663,109 -43,382 50,858 -2,554
1981 642,379 -52,761 50,018 -2,620
1980 616,390 -39,920 49,077 -2,701
1979 595,390 -56,280 48,362 -2,772
1978 574,695 -60,718 47,694 -2,811
1977 554,124 -57,493 47,438 -2,792
1976 536,740 -90,990 47,307 -2,727
1975 517,579 -71,421 47,149 -2,635
1974 500,008 -62,973 46,932 -2,531
1973 485,556 -52,102 46,540 -2,464
1972 472,557 -48,466 46,311 -2,448
1971 459,897 -49,671 45,867 -2,454
1970 443,065 -13,064 45,075 -2,476
1969 427,819 369 44,278 -2,510
1968 411,948 1,611 43,641 -2,528
1967 396,920 5,060 43,054 -2,528
1966 382,891 1,616 42,457 -2,500
1965 366,444 8,524 41,604 -2,454
1964 349,322 4,788 40,806 -2,418
1963 332,763 4,246 39,872 -2,380
1962 315,797 4,521 38,537 -2,377
1961 298,463 4,296 37,100 -2,394
1960 280,032 2,134 35,431 -2,409

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 Panama 86.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 544,211 people) and 13.5% is from migration (a gain of 84,849 people).

As of 2024, 992,536 residents or 1.8% of the population were not native-born in Kenya, compared to 477,749 people or 10.6% in Panama.

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
Panama
City Population
Panama 410K
Colon 242K
Santiago de Veraguas 110K
Tocumen 103K
David 82.9K
La Chorrera 68.9K
Pacora 52.5K
Penonome 21.7K
Balboa 10K
Chitre 9.02K

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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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