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

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The latest officially reported population of Kenya was 57,532,493 in 2025 vs 10,762,817 people in Papua New Guinea in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Kenya's population is 59,218,766 people compared to 11,045,681 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 0.85% 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 +2.04% per year vs +2.14% in Papua New Guinea.
  • Since 2006, the population of Kenya has increased from 36.9M people to 59.2M (60.5% growth), while Papua New Guinea has grown from 6.75M to 11M (63.7% 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 105,223,316 18,798,240
2099 105,242,590 18,786,145
2098 105,242,641 18,772,372
2097 105,236,101 18,755,008
2096 105,205,242 18,733,822
2095 105,160,786 18,710,340
2094 105,103,544 18,683,383
2093 105,032,088 18,654,365
2092 104,940,218 18,621,911
2091 104,832,015 18,586,147
2090 104,703,358 18,545,656
2089 104,558,519 18,506,626
2088 104,399,468 18,464,999
2087 104,228,800 18,420,558
2086 104,041,464 18,372,233
2085 103,840,241 18,321,842
2084 103,625,624 18,270,605
2083 103,392,537 18,214,932
2082 103,144,028 18,159,412
2081 102,874,777 18,100,531
2080 102,580,506 18,035,268
2079 102,272,538 17,972,052
2078 101,946,897 17,904,957
2077 101,598,847 17,837,082
2076 101,225,562 17,768,107
2075 100,835,197 17,695,759
2074 100,422,464 17,621,390
2073 99,987,171 17,544,490
2072 99,519,193 17,463,028
2071 99,028,293 17,377,995
2070 98,515,267 17,291,519
2069 97,978,409 17,201,936
2068 97,414,394 17,108,606
2067 96,829,083 17,011,562
2066 96,216,770 16,911,929
2065 95,585,451 16,809,460
2064 94,929,481 16,705,205
2063 94,252,826 16,600,853
2062 93,548,321 16,493,872
2061 92,824,672 16,383,508
2060 92,085,725 16,267,162
2059 91,330,716 16,149,265
2058 90,557,051 16,029,360
2057 89,770,421 15,906,350
2056 88,981,572 15,781,247
2055 88,179,741 15,653,296
2054 87,367,666 15,519,925
2053 86,540,071 15,386,054
2052 85,698,312 15,247,553
2051 84,838,589 15,107,257
2050 83,964,839 14,965,427
2049 83,078,796 14,818,793
2048 82,179,525 14,670,417
2047 81,263,371 14,519,915
2046 80,329,258 14,367,141
2045 79,378,234 14,210,639
2044 78,403,097 14,053,122
2043 77,407,646 13,894,884
2042 76,389,004 13,735,841
2041 75,353,221 13,574,567
2040 74,297,998 13,410,615
2039 73,230,696 13,244,740
2038 72,143,698 13,076,640
2037 71,048,729 12,907,059
2036 69,939,553 12,735,582
2035 68,821,441 12,563,938
2034 67,695,500 12,389,907
2033 66,560,141 12,215,713
2032 65,422,172 12,039,848
2031 64,280,471 11,862,856
2030 63,144,611 11,683,177
2029 62,012,629 11,502,504
2028 60,885,488 11,320,226
2027 59,761,684 11,136,100
2026 58,645,347 10,950,183
2025 57,532,493 10,762,817
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 11,079,079 people (a 23% growth), while Papua New Guinea's population increased by 2,083,963 people (a 23.3% 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 41.8% to 83,964,839 people with a rank change from 25th to 22nd. The population of Papua New Guinea will increase by 35.5% to 14,965,427 people and rank change from 89th to 84th.

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 1.95% 1.76%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Kenya grew by 1.95%, while Papua New Guinea's population grew by 1.76%.

Live population counters

Kenya Papua New Guinea
Current population
59218766
11045681
Population rank 25/197 89/197
Percent of world population 0.71% 0.13%
One net population change
28.8 seconds
2.83 minutes
One birth every
20.7 seconds
2.05 minutes
One death every
1.3 minutes
7.58 minutes
Daily growth/decline +3,012 +510
Annual growth/decline +1,099,549 +186,315
Annual growth/decline rate +1.95% +1.76%
Population growth rate rank 51/197 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 1,116,695 -19,781 187,595 -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 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 95.8% of the population change in Kenya is from natural causes (a gain of 10,885,724 people) and 4.23% is from migration (a loss of 481,242 people). In Papua New Guinea 92.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,883,909 people) and 7.48% is from migration (a gain of 152,353 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 (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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