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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Kenya was 56,432,944 in 2024 vs 6,929,153 people in Paraguay in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Kenya's population is 58,955,623 people compared to 7,120,169 in Paraguay.

Population statistics:

  • Kenya's population is 8.28 times bigger than Paraguay's.
  • Kenya is ranked the 25th most populous country in the world, while Paraguay is the 108th.
  • The countries together account for 0.8% of the world: 0.71% for Kenya vs 0.09% for Paraguay.
  • For the last 10 years, Kenya has had an average growth rate of +2.08% per year vs +1.34% in Paraguay.
  • Since 2006, the population of Kenya has increased from 36.9M people to 59M (59.8% growth), while Paraguay has grown from 5.51M to 7.12M (29.3% growth).

Kenya vs Paraguay: population by year and forecast

Kenya
Factual

Projection
Paraguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Kenya Paraguay
2100 105,238,162 9,114,469
2099 105,257,438 9,134,868
2098 105,257,489 9,153,773
2097 105,250,948 9,171,880
2096 105,220,085 9,188,931
2095 105,175,623 9,204,812
2094 105,118,372 9,219,996
2093 105,046,907 9,234,274
2092 104,955,024 9,247,659
2091 104,846,805 9,260,551
2090 104,718,130 9,272,453
2089 104,573,271 9,283,984
2088 104,414,197 9,293,775
2087 104,243,505 9,302,722
2086 104,056,143 9,311,508
2085 103,854,891 9,319,285
2084 103,640,244 9,325,447
2083 103,407,124 9,331,054
2082 103,158,580 9,335,846
2081 102,889,291 9,340,017
2080 102,594,978 9,342,618
2079 102,286,967 9,344,195
2078 101,961,280 9,344,403
2077 101,613,181 9,343,525
2076 101,239,843 9,341,603
2075 100,849,423 9,337,944
2074 100,436,632 9,332,883
2073 100,001,277 9,326,126
2072 99,533,234 9,317,685
2071 99,042,264 9,307,917
2070 98,529,166 9,296,216
2069 97,992,232 9,282,854
2068 97,428,138 9,268,086
2067 96,842,744 9,251,858
2066 96,230,345 9,233,146
2065 95,598,937 9,212,933
2064 94,942,874 9,190,368
2063 94,266,124 9,165,372
2062 93,561,519 9,138,205
2061 92,837,768 9,109,701
2060 92,098,717 9,079,572
2059 91,343,602 9,047,300
2058 90,569,828 9,011,957
2057 89,783,087 8,975,110
2056 88,994,126 8,936,412
2055 88,192,182 8,896,115
2054 87,379,992 8,853,974
2053 86,552,281 8,810,350
2052 85,710,403 8,764,844
2051 84,850,558 8,717,773
2050 83,976,685 8,669,516
2049 83,090,517 8,619,672
2048 82,191,119 8,568,157
2047 81,274,836 8,515,265
2046 80,340,592 8,460,084
2045 79,389,433 8,404,136
2044 78,414,158 8,346,996
2043 77,418,567 8,288,781
2042 76,399,781 8,228,904
2041 75,363,853 8,168,202
2040 74,308,480 8,106,496
2039 73,241,028 8,043,273
2038 72,153,876 7,978,464
2037 71,058,753 7,912,690
2036 69,949,421 7,845,468
2035 68,831,151 7,777,137
2034 67,705,051 7,707,832
2033 66,569,532 7,636,950
2032 65,431,402 7,564,485
2031 64,289,540 7,490,891
2030 63,153,520 7,415,529
2029 62,021,378 7,338,535
2028 60,894,078 7,259,813
2027 59,770,115 7,179,864
2026 58,653,621 7,098,035
2025 57,540,609 7,014,448
2024 56,432,944 6,929,153
2023 55,339,003 6,844,146
2022 54,252,461 6,760,464
2021 53,219,166 6,684,182
2020 52,217,334 6,603,739
2019 51,202,827 6,515,058
2018 50,207,107 6,427,382
2017 49,197,766 6,338,660
2016 48,139,687 6,249,126
2015 47,088,526 6,159,103
2014 46,051,440 6,069,811
2013 44,986,791 5,982,445
2012 43,888,303 5,897,008
2011 42,758,461 5,814,626
2010 41,598,567 5,737,971
2009 40,408,891 5,671,236
2008 39,206,351 5,613,574
2007 38,036,349 5,559,386
2006 36,904,008 5,505,148
2005 35,796,484 5,448,097
2004 34,713,455 5,388,175
2003 33,652,223 5,326,436
2002 32,629,808 5,261,328
2001 31,619,170 5,187,689
2000 30,642,890 5,100,868
1999 29,733,408 5,003,135
1998 28,888,057 4,900,025
1997 28,101,768 4,794,412
1996 27,344,211 4,687,543
1995 26,601,751 4,579,806
1994 25,857,130 4,471,417
1993 25,117,188 4,362,696
1992 24,382,460 4,253,600
1991 23,646,514 4,144,364
1990 22,892,651 4,035,747
1989 22,118,434 3,927,802
1988 21,356,219 3,820,546
1987 20,616,096 3,714,889
1986 19,901,646 3,611,474
1985 19,201,768 3,510,671
1984 18,514,906 3,412,936
1983 17,846,374 3,318,068
1982 17,206,175 3,226,189
1981 16,601,507 3,137,604
1980 16,018,459 3,053,235
1979 15,460,666 2,973,968
1978 14,934,126 2,899,269
1977 14,428,819 2,827,874
1976 13,957,623 2,758,836
1975 13,511,671 2,691,648
1974 13,070,078 2,625,621
1973 12,634,835 2,561,102
1972 12,206,060 2,499,881
1971 11,788,904 2,442,537
1970 11,368,791 2,388,028
1969 10,939,695 2,334,992
1968 10,518,823 2,282,391
1967 10,111,057 2,229,994
1966 9,717,816 2,177,584
1965 9,338,078 2,125,177
1964 8,973,535 2,073,119
1963 8,627,971 2,021,909
1962 8,299,308 1,973,130
1961 7,987,770 1,927,394
1960 7,695,307 1,883,514

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/paraguay | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Kenya increased by 11,235,679 people (a 30.4% growth), while Paraguay gained 743,978 people (a 13.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Kenya gained 10,815,936 people (a 22.5% growth), while Paraguay's population increased by 871,043 people (a 13.9% growth).

Kenya was ranked 33rd most populous country in 2006 and is 25th in 2026. Paraguay was ranked 107th in 2006 and ranked 108th 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 Paraguay will increase by 21.8% to 8,669,516 people and rank change from 108th to 110th.

Kenya is projected to reach its peak in 2098 at 105M people compared to the peak of 9.34M people in 2078 for Paraguay.

Population growth rate by year

Kenya
Factual

Projection
Paraguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Kenya Paraguay
2100 -0.02% -0.22%
2099 -0% -0.21%
2098 0.006% -0.2%
2097 0.03% -0.19%
2096 0.04% -0.17%
2095 0.05% -0.16%
2094 0.07% -0.15%
2093 0.09% -0.14%
2092 0.1% -0.14%
2091 0.12% -0.13%
2090 0.14% -0.12%
2089 0.15% -0.11%
2088 0.16% -0.1%
2087 0.18% -0.09%
2086 0.19% -0.08%
2085 0.21% -0.07%
2084 0.23% -0.06%
2083 0.24% -0.05%
2082 0.26% -0.04%
2081 0.29% -0.03%
2080 0.3% -0.02%
2079 0.32% -0.002%
2078 0.34% 0.009%
2077 0.37% 0.02%
2076 0.39% 0.04%
2075 0.41% 0.05%
2074 0.44% 0.07%
2073 0.47% 0.09%
2072 0.5% 0.1%
2071 0.52% 0.13%
2070 0.55% 0.14%
2069 0.58% 0.16%
2068 0.6% 0.18%
2067 0.64% 0.2%
2066 0.66% 0.22%
2065 0.69% 0.25%
2064 0.72% 0.27%
2063 0.75% 0.3%
2062 0.78% 0.31%
2061 0.8% 0.33%
2060 0.83% 0.36%
2059 0.85% 0.39%
2058 0.88% 0.41%
2057 0.89% 0.43%
2056 0.91% 0.45%
2055 0.93% 0.48%
2054 0.96% 0.5%
2053 0.98% 0.52%
2052 1.01% 0.54%
2051 1.04% 0.56%
2050 1.07% 0.58%
2049 1.09% 0.6%
2048 1.13% 0.62%
2047 1.16% 0.65%
2046 1.2% 0.67%
2045 1.24% 0.68%
2044 1.29% 0.7%
2043 1.33% 0.73%
2042 1.37% 0.74%
2041 1.42% 0.76%
2040 1.46% 0.79%
2039 1.51% 0.81%
2038 1.54% 0.83%
2037 1.59% 0.86%
2036 1.62% 0.88%
2035 1.66% 0.9%
2034 1.71% 0.93%
2033 1.74% 0.96%
2032 1.78% 0.98%
2031 1.8% 1.02%
2030 1.83% 1.05%
2029 1.85% 1.08%
2028 1.88% 1.11%
2027 1.9% 1.15%
2026 1.93% 1.19%
2025 1.96% 1.23%
2024 1.98% 1.24%
2023 2% 1.24%
2022 1.94% 1.14%
2021 1.92% 1.22%
2020 1.98% 1.36%
2019 1.98% 1.36%
2018 2.05% 1.4%
2017 2.2% 1.43%
2016 2.23% 1.46%
2015 2.25% 1.47%
2014 2.37% 1.46%
2013 2.5% 1.45%
2012 2.64% 1.42%
2011 2.79% 1.34%
2010 2.94% 1.18%
2009 3.07% 1.03%
2008 3.08% 0.97%
2007 3.07% 0.99%
2006 3.09% 1.05%
2005 3.12% 1.11%
2004 3.15% 1.16%
2003 3.13% 1.24%
2002 3.2% 1.42%
2001 3.19% 1.7%
2000 3.06% 1.95%
1999 2.93% 2.1%
1998 2.8% 2.2%
1997 2.77% 2.28%
1996 2.79% 2.35%
1995 2.88% 2.42%
1994 2.95% 2.49%
1993 3.01% 2.56%
1992 3.11% 2.64%
1991 3.29% 2.69%
1990 3.5% 2.75%
1989 3.57% 2.81%
1988 3.59% 2.84%
1987 3.59% 2.86%
1986 3.64% 2.87%
1985 3.71% 2.86%
1984 3.75% 2.86%
1983 3.72% 2.85%
1982 3.64% 2.82%
1981 3.64% 2.76%
1980 3.61% 2.67%
1979 3.53% 2.58%
1978 3.5% 2.52%
1977 3.38% 2.5%
1976 3.3% 2.5%
1975 3.38% 2.51%
1974 3.44% 2.52%
1973 3.51% 2.45%
1972 3.54% 2.35%
1971 3.7% 2.28%
1970 3.92% 2.27%
1969 4% 2.3%
1968 4.03% 2.35%
1967 4.05% 2.41%
1966 4.07% 2.47%
1965 4.06% 2.51%
1964 4.01% 2.53%
1963 3.96% 2.47%
1962 3.9% 2.37%
1961 3.8% 2.33%

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 Paraguay's population grew by 1.24%.

Live population counters

Kenya Paraguay
Current population
58955623
7120169
Population rank 25/197 108/197
Percent of world population 0.71% 0.09%
One net population change
28.8 seconds
6.18 minutes
One birth every
21 seconds
3.84 minutes
One death every
1.32 minutes
13.5 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,997 +233
Annual growth/decline +1,093,941 +85,007
Annual growth/decline rate +1.98% +1.24%
Population growth rate rank 53/197 87/197
One migration net change every
19.3 minutes
42.4 minutes
Annual migration change -27,330 -12,423
Net migration rank 160/196 137/196
Foreign-born residents 992,536 180,837
Foreign-born residents rank 61/195 119/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.8% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 136/195 123/195

Natural population change vs migration

Kenya
Natural

Migration
Paraguay
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Kenya Paraguay
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,330 - -12,423
2024 - -19,781 - -12,451
2023 1,100,970 -10,003 97,748 -12,500
2022 1,092,102 -10,003 94,627 -12,500
2021 1,037,082 -52,552 78,667 -8,226
2020 1,036,253 -17,111 98,667 -8,226
2019 1,071,777 -61,949 103,179 -16,263
2018 1,097,075 -115,436 104,908 -16,472
2017 1,105,769 -68,702 105,634 -16,630
2016 1,108,801 -29,728 106,804 -16,737
2015 1,119,200 -95,977 106,817 -16,834
2014 1,123,333 -72,415 105,585 -16,989
2013 1,136,006 -57,634 103,383 -17,232
2012 1,161,548 -42,928 102,508 -17,763
2011 1,185,863 -44,795 100,442 -20,427
2010 1,199,786 -21,069 99,456 -26,169
2009 1,193,598 7,096 100,296 -40,112
2008 1,174,818 29,612 99,821 -44,679
2007 1,147,063 -11,495 99,141 -45,914
2006 1,113,357 15,767 99,808 -44,568
2005 1,080,446 5,501 101,035 -42,173
2004 1,048,590 31,525 101,896 -40,907
2003 1,018,182 24,175 102,427 -39,941
2002 992,044 10,431 104,658 -36,918
2001 963,721 55,052 107,225 -27,676
2000 928,357 5,407 109,979 -15,884
1999 898,484 -13,257 112,726 -11,362
1998 875,511 -70,023 114,122 -9,276
1997 847,493 -80,443 115,095 -8,704
1996 827,326 -79,276 115,623 -8,273
1995 812,391 -75,506 115,777 -7,653
1994 792,702 -40,367 115,662 -6,999
1993 788,579 -61,054 115,211 -6,431
1992 785,018 -43,085 115,442 -6,035
1991 790,030 -60,087 114,472 -5,420
1990 789,087 -11,338 112,864 -4,685
1989 795,622 -24,949 111,727 -4,009
1988 785,652 -31,894 110,348 -3,557
1987 775,124 -48,633 107,962 -3,445
1986 755,606 -53,183 105,776 -3,460
1985 732,739 -35,400 102,859 -3,562
1984 709,639 -33,253 99,937 -3,769
1983 684,587 -23,905 96,406 -2,845
1982 663,109 -43,382 92,917 -2,725
1981 642,379 -52,761 89,456 -2,477
1980 616,390 -39,920 84,568 -2,808
1979 595,390 -56,280 80,345 -3,570
1978 574,695 -60,718 76,691 -4,066
1977 554,124 -57,493 74,359 -4,201
1976 536,740 -90,990 71,973 -4,066
1975 517,579 -71,421 70,285 -3,807
1974 500,008 -62,973 69,059 -3,478
1973 485,556 -52,102 67,803 -4,346
1972 472,557 -48,466 66,625 -7,642
1971 459,897 -49,671 66,142 -10,446
1970 443,065 -13,064 65,905 -12,579
1969 427,819 369 65,616 -12,859
1968 411,948 1,611 65,575 -13,132
1967 396,920 5,060 65,695 -13,346
1966 382,891 1,616 66,002 -13,538
1965 366,444 8,524 66,063 -13,715
1964 349,322 4,788 65,681 -13,915
1963 332,763 4,246 64,741 -14,086
1962 315,797 4,521 63,079 -16,175
1961 298,463 4,296 61,536 -16,972
1960 280,032 2,134 60,009 -16,811

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 Paraguay 87.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,002,636 people) and 12.4% is from migration (a loss of 141,377 people).

As of 2024, 992,536 residents or 1.8% of the population were not native-born in Kenya, compared to 180,837 people or 2.6% in Paraguay.

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
Paraguay
City Population
Asuncion 462K
Ciudad del Este 350K
Luque 260K
San Lorenzo 225K
Pedro Juan Caballero 127K
Caaguazu 127K
Encarnacion 107K
Coronel Oviedo 52.4K
Concepcion 45.1K

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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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