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Population in Kenya compared to Papua New Guinea: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Kenya was 56,432,944 in 2024 vs 10,576,502 people in Papua New Guinea in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Kenya's population is 58,955,623 people compared to 11,002,753 in Papua New Guinea.

Population statistics:

  • Kenya's population is 5.36 times bigger than Papua New Guinea's.
  • Kenya is ranked the 25th most populous country in the world, while Papua New Guinea is the 89th.
  • The countries together account for 0.84% of the world: 0.71% for Kenya vs 0.13% for Papua New Guinea.
  • For the last 10 years, Kenya has had an average growth rate of +2.08% per year vs +2.23% in Papua New Guinea.
  • Since 2006, the population of Kenya has increased from 36.9M people to 59M (59.8% growth), while Papua New Guinea has grown from 6.75M to 11M (63.1% growth).

Kenya vs Papua New Guinea: population by year and forecast

Kenya
Factual

Projection
Papua New Guinea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Kenya Papua New Guinea
2100 105,238,162 18,802,138
2099 105,257,438 18,790,040
2098 105,257,489 18,776,265
2097 105,250,948 18,758,897
2096 105,220,085 18,737,707
2095 105,175,623 18,714,219
2094 105,118,372 18,687,257
2093 105,046,907 18,658,233
2092 104,955,024 18,625,772
2091 104,846,805 18,590,001
2090 104,718,130 18,549,501
2089 104,573,271 18,510,463
2088 104,414,197 18,468,827
2087 104,243,505 18,424,378
2086 104,056,143 18,376,043
2085 103,854,891 18,325,641
2084 103,640,244 18,274,394
2083 103,407,124 18,218,709
2082 103,158,580 18,163,177
2081 102,889,291 18,104,285
2080 102,594,978 18,039,008
2079 102,286,967 17,975,778
2078 101,961,280 17,908,670
2077 101,613,181 17,840,781
2076 101,239,843 17,771,791
2075 100,849,423 17,699,428
2074 100,436,632 17,625,044
2073 100,001,277 17,548,128
2072 99,533,234 17,466,649
2071 99,042,264 17,381,598
2070 98,529,166 17,295,105
2069 97,992,232 17,205,503
2068 97,428,138 17,112,154
2067 96,842,744 17,015,090
2066 96,230,345 16,915,436
2065 95,598,937 16,812,946
2064 94,942,874 16,708,669
2063 94,266,124 16,604,296
2062 93,561,519 16,497,292
2061 92,837,768 16,386,905
2060 92,098,717 16,270,535
2059 91,343,602 16,152,614
2058 90,569,828 16,032,684
2057 89,783,087 15,909,649
2056 88,994,126 15,784,519
2055 88,192,182 15,656,542
2054 87,379,992 15,523,143
2053 86,552,281 15,389,244
2052 85,710,403 15,250,715
2051 84,850,558 15,110,389
2050 83,976,685 14,968,530
2049 83,090,517 14,821,865
2048 82,191,119 14,673,459
2047 81,274,836 14,522,926
2046 80,340,592 14,370,120
2045 79,389,433 14,213,585
2044 78,414,158 14,056,036
2043 77,418,567 13,897,765
2042 76,399,781 13,738,690
2041 75,363,853 13,577,382
2040 74,308,480 13,413,396
2039 73,241,028 13,247,486
2038 72,153,876 13,079,352
2037 71,058,753 12,909,735
2036 69,949,421 12,738,223
2035 68,831,151 12,566,543
2034 67,705,051 12,392,476
2033 66,569,532 12,218,246
2032 65,431,402 12,042,345
2031 64,289,540 11,865,316
2030 63,153,520 11,685,599
2029 62,021,378 11,504,890
2028 60,894,078 11,322,573
2027 59,770,115 11,138,409
2026 58,653,621 10,952,454
2025 57,540,609 10,765,048
2024 56,432,944 10,576,502
2023 55,339,003 10,389,635
2022 54,252,461 10,203,169
2021 53,219,166 10,012,896
2020 52,217,334 9,815,746
2019 51,202,827 9,609,010
2018 50,207,107 9,394,513
2017 49,197,766 9,178,714
2016 48,139,687 8,961,718
2015 47,088,526 8,743,246
2014 46,051,440 8,523,441
2013 44,986,791 8,302,698
2012 43,888,303 8,081,390
2011 42,758,461 7,859,346
2010 41,598,567 7,633,523
2009 40,408,891 7,406,438
2008 39,206,351 7,183,002
2007 38,036,349 6,963,345
2006 36,904,008 6,747,720
2005 35,796,484 6,535,905
2004 34,713,455 6,328,041
2003 33,652,223 6,123,997
2002 32,629,808 5,924,003
2001 31,619,170 5,728,435
2000 30,642,890 5,537,064
1999 29,733,408 5,349,333
1998 28,888,057 5,166,390
1997 28,101,768 4,987,883
1996 27,344,211 4,813,361
1995 26,601,751 4,644,278
1994 25,857,130 4,480,208
1993 25,117,188 4,320,872
1992 24,382,460 4,166,699
1991 23,646,514 4,021,837
1990 22,892,651 3,896,481
1989 22,118,434 3,796,078
1988 21,356,219 3,711,880
1987 20,616,096 3,632,543
1986 19,901,646 3,554,793
1985 19,201,768 3,478,936
1984 18,514,906 3,405,198
1983 17,846,374 3,333,633
1982 17,206,175 3,264,291
1981 16,601,507 3,197,019
1980 16,018,459 3,131,512
1979 15,460,666 3,067,341
1978 14,934,126 3,003,714
1977 14,428,819 2,940,327
1976 13,957,623 2,877,327
1975 13,511,671 2,814,820
1974 13,070,078 2,752,671
1973 12,634,835 2,690,629
1972 12,206,060 2,628,432
1971 11,788,904 2,566,421
1970 11,368,791 2,505,628
1969 10,939,695 2,446,927
1968 10,518,823 2,390,803
1967 10,111,057 2,337,532
1966 9,717,816 2,285,774
1965 9,338,078 2,235,820
1964 8,973,535 2,188,325
1963 8,627,971 2,141,376
1962 8,299,308 2,093,919
1961 7,987,770 2,046,127
1960 7,695,307 1,995,110

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/papua-new-guinea | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Kenya increased by 11,235,679 people (a 30.4% growth), while Papua New Guinea gained 2,213,998 people (a 32.8% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Kenya gained 10,815,936 people (a 22.5% growth), while Papua New Guinea's population increased by 2,041,035 people (a 22.8% growth).

Kenya was ranked 33rd most populous country in 2006 and is 25th in 2026. Papua New Guinea was ranked 100th in 2006 and ranked 89th 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 Papua New Guinea will increase by 36% to 14,968,530 people and rank change from 89th to 85th.

Kenya is projected to reach its peak in 2098 at 105M people compared to the peak of 18.8M people in 2100 for Papua New Guinea.

Population growth rate by year

Kenya
Factual

Projection
Papua New Guinea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Kenya Papua New Guinea
2100 -0.02% 0.06%
2099 -0% 0.07%
2098 0.006% 0.09%
2097 0.03% 0.11%
2096 0.04% 0.13%
2095 0.05% 0.14%
2094 0.07% 0.16%
2093 0.09% 0.17%
2092 0.1% 0.19%
2091 0.12% 0.22%
2090 0.14% 0.21%
2089 0.15% 0.23%
2088 0.16% 0.24%
2087 0.18% 0.26%
2086 0.19% 0.28%
2085 0.21% 0.28%
2084 0.23% 0.31%
2083 0.24% 0.31%
2082 0.26% 0.33%
2081 0.29% 0.36%
2080 0.3% 0.35%
2079 0.32% 0.37%
2078 0.34% 0.38%
2077 0.37% 0.39%
2076 0.39% 0.41%
2075 0.41% 0.42%
2074 0.44% 0.44%
2073 0.47% 0.47%
2072 0.5% 0.49%
2071 0.52% 0.5%
2070 0.55% 0.52%
2069 0.58% 0.55%
2068 0.6% 0.57%
2067 0.64% 0.59%
2066 0.66% 0.61%
2065 0.69% 0.62%
2064 0.72% 0.63%
2063 0.75% 0.65%
2062 0.78% 0.67%
2061 0.8% 0.72%
2060 0.83% 0.73%
2059 0.85% 0.75%
2058 0.88% 0.77%
2057 0.89% 0.79%
2056 0.91% 0.82%
2055 0.93% 0.86%
2054 0.96% 0.87%
2053 0.98% 0.91%
2052 1.01% 0.93%
2051 1.04% 0.95%
2050 1.07% 0.99%
2049 1.09% 1.01%
2048 1.13% 1.04%
2047 1.16% 1.06%
2046 1.2% 1.1%
2045 1.24% 1.12%
2044 1.29% 1.14%
2043 1.33% 1.16%
2042 1.37% 1.19%
2041 1.42% 1.22%
2040 1.46% 1.25%
2039 1.51% 1.29%
2038 1.54% 1.31%
2037 1.59% 1.35%
2036 1.62% 1.37%
2035 1.66% 1.4%
2034 1.71% 1.43%
2033 1.74% 1.46%
2032 1.78% 1.49%
2031 1.8% 1.54%
2030 1.83% 1.57%
2029 1.85% 1.61%
2028 1.88% 1.65%
2027 1.9% 1.7%
2026 1.93% 1.74%
2025 1.96% 1.78%
2024 1.98% 1.8%
2023 2% 1.83%
2022 1.94% 1.9%
2021 1.92% 2.01%
2020 1.98% 2.15%
2019 1.98% 2.28%
2018 2.05% 2.35%
2017 2.2% 2.42%
2016 2.23% 2.5%
2015 2.25% 2.58%
2014 2.37% 2.66%
2013 2.5% 2.74%
2012 2.64% 2.83%
2011 2.79% 2.96%
2010 2.94% 3.07%
2009 3.07% 3.11%
2008 3.08% 3.15%
2007 3.07% 3.2%
2006 3.09% 3.24%
2005 3.12% 3.28%
2004 3.15% 3.33%
2003 3.13% 3.38%
2002 3.2% 3.41%
2001 3.19% 3.46%
2000 3.06% 3.51%
1999 2.93% 3.54%
1998 2.8% 3.58%
1997 2.77% 3.63%
1996 2.79% 3.64%
1995 2.88% 3.66%
1994 2.95% 3.69%
1993 3.01% 3.7%
1992 3.11% 3.6%
1991 3.29% 3.22%
1990 3.5% 2.64%
1989 3.57% 2.27%
1988 3.59% 2.18%
1987 3.59% 2.19%
1986 3.64% 2.18%
1985 3.71% 2.17%
1984 3.75% 2.15%
1983 3.72% 2.12%
1982 3.64% 2.1%
1981 3.64% 2.09%
1980 3.61% 2.09%
1979 3.53% 2.12%
1978 3.5% 2.16%
1977 3.38% 2.19%
1976 3.3% 2.22%
1975 3.38% 2.26%
1974 3.44% 2.31%
1973 3.51% 2.37%
1972 3.54% 2.42%
1971 3.7% 2.43%
1970 3.92% 2.4%
1969 4% 2.35%
1968 4.03% 2.28%
1967 4.05% 2.26%
1966 4.07% 2.23%
1965 4.06% 2.17%
1964 4.01% 2.19%
1963 3.96% 2.27%
1962 3.9% 2.34%
1961 3.8% 2.56%

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 Papua New Guinea's population grew by 1.8%.

Live population counters

Kenya Papua New Guinea
Current population
58955623
11002753
Population rank 25/197 89/197
Percent of world population 0.71% 0.13%
One net population change
28.8 seconds
2.81 minutes
One birth every
21 seconds
2.06 minutes
One death every
1.32 minutes
7.76 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,997 +512
Annual growth/decline +1,093,941 +186,867
Annual growth/decline rate +1.98% +1.8%
Population growth rate rank 53/197 59/197
One migration net change every
19.3 minutes
1.29 days
Annual migration change -27,330 -284
Net migration rank 160/196 87/196
Foreign-born residents 992,536 31,171
Foreign-born residents rank 61/195 163/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.8% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 136/195 183/195

Natural population change vs migration

Kenya
Natural

Migration
Papua New Guinea
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Kenya Papua New Guinea
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,330 - -284
2024 - -19,781 - -707
2023 1,100,970 -10,003 187,637 -787
2022 1,092,102 -10,003 186,861 -787
2021 1,037,082 -52,552 183,766 10,703
2020 1,036,253 -17,111 189,130 10,703
2019 1,071,777 -61,949 190,662 22,978
2018 1,097,075 -115,436 190,662 24,684
2017 1,105,769 -68,702 189,715 26,513
2016 1,108,801 -29,728 189,281 28,473
2015 1,119,200 -95,977 188,600 30,580
2014 1,123,333 -72,415 187,592 32,840
2013 1,136,006 -57,634 185,790 35,280
2012 1,161,548 -42,928 183,658 37,893
2011 1,185,863 -44,795 181,842 40,690
2010 1,199,786 -21,069 178,998 50,106
2009 1,193,598 7,096 175,421 49,647
2008 1,174,818 29,612 172,823 48,985
2007 1,147,063 -11,495 169,306 48,203
2006 1,113,357 15,767 166,540 47,191
2005 1,080,446 5,501 163,888 46,014
2004 1,048,590 31,525 161,023 44,811
2003 1,018,182 24,175 158,611 43,639
2002 992,044 10,431 155,091 42,657
2001 963,721 55,052 151,431 41,962
2000 928,357 5,407 147,496 41,855
1999 898,484 -13,257 143,592 42,519
1998 875,511 -70,023 136,677 43,091
1997 847,493 -80,443 134,458 42,787
1996 827,326 -79,276 129,802 41,994
1995 812,391 -75,506 125,410 40,962
1994 792,702 -40,367 122,113 39,669
1993 788,579 -61,054 118,668 38,220
1992 785,018 -43,085 114,818 36,622
1991 790,030 -60,087 111,453 26,830
1990 789,087 -11,338 110,033 2,398
1989 795,622 -24,949 108,199 -19,824
1988 785,652 -31,894 106,256 -26,232
1987 775,124 -48,633 104,367 -25,720
1986 755,606 -53,183 102,346 -25,495
1985 732,739 -35,400 100,333 -25,470
1984 709,639 -33,253 98,103 -25,487
1983 684,587 -23,905 95,982 -25,465
1982 663,109 -43,382 93,522 -25,355
1981 642,379 -52,761 91,767 -25,383
1980 616,390 -39,920 90,266 -25,638
1979 595,390 -56,280 89,330 -25,618
1978 574,695 -60,718 88,747 -25,208
1977 554,124 -57,493 87,954 -24,722
1976 536,740 -90,990 86,965 -24,198
1975 517,579 -71,421 85,809 -23,562
1974 500,008 -62,973 84,829 -22,771
1973 485,556 -52,102 83,821 -21,803
1972 472,557 -48,466 82,672 -20,303
1971 459,897 -49,671 80,599 -18,945
1970 443,065 -13,064 78,712 -18,773
1969 427,819 369 76,454 -18,994
1968 411,948 1,611 73,983 -19,188
1967 396,920 5,060 71,519 -19,767
1966 382,891 1,616 69,206 -17,454
1965 366,444 8,524 66,693 -18,532
1964 349,322 4,788 64,558 -17,730
1963 332,763 4,246 62,260 -15,189
1962 315,797 4,521 59,974 -12,141
1961 298,463 4,296 58,151 -10,409
1960 280,032 2,134 56,326 -2,034

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 Papua New Guinea 91% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,883,906 people) and 8.98% is from migration (a gain of 185,900 people).

As of 2024, 992,536 residents or 1.8% of the population were not native-born in Kenya, compared to 31,171 people or 0.3% in Papua New Guinea.

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
Papua New Guinea
City Population
Port Moresby 317K
Lae 101K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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