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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Kenya was 56,432,944 in 2024 vs 34,217,848 people in Peru in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Kenya's population is 58,955,623 people compared to 35,031,596 in Peru.

Population statistics:

  • Kenya's population is 1.68 times bigger than Peru's.
  • Kenya is ranked the 25th most populous country in the world, while Peru is the 48th.
  • The countries together account for 1.13% of the world: 0.71% for Kenya vs 0.42% for Peru.
  • For the last 10 years, Kenya has had an average growth rate of +2.08% per year vs +1.26% in Peru.
  • Since 2006, the population of Kenya has increased from 36.9M people to 59M (59.8% growth), while Peru has grown from 28.3M to 35M (23.7% growth).

Kenya vs Peru: population by year and forecast

Kenya
Factual

Projection
Peru
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Kenya Peru
2100 105,238,162 38,452,509
2099 105,257,438 38,619,608
2098 105,257,489 38,784,430
2097 105,250,948 38,947,717
2096 105,220,085 39,108,849
2095 105,175,623 39,267,786
2094 105,118,372 39,423,479
2093 105,046,907 39,578,294
2092 104,955,024 39,729,309
2091 104,846,805 39,877,488
2090 104,718,130 40,022,659
2089 104,573,271 40,164,228
2088 104,414,197 40,303,304
2087 104,243,505 40,438,644
2086 104,056,143 40,569,419
2085 103,854,891 40,695,935
2084 103,640,244 40,817,705
2083 103,407,124 40,933,831
2082 103,158,580 41,045,559
2081 102,889,291 41,151,529
2080 102,594,978 41,252,019
2079 102,286,967 41,345,682
2078 101,961,280 41,433,298
2077 101,613,181 41,514,392
2076 101,239,843 41,589,064
2075 100,849,423 41,656,726
2074 100,436,632 41,717,426
2073 100,001,277 41,770,225
2072 99,533,234 41,815,673
2071 99,042,264 41,853,504
2070 98,529,166 41,883,997
2069 97,992,232 41,906,365
2068 97,428,138 41,920,235
2067 96,842,744 41,925,717
2066 96,230,345 41,923,100
2065 95,598,937 41,912,338
2064 94,942,874 41,893,671
2063 94,266,124 41,866,010
2062 93,561,519 41,830,096
2061 92,837,768 41,785,364
2060 92,098,717 41,732,163
2059 91,343,602 41,670,843
2058 90,569,828 41,601,084
2057 89,783,087 41,522,014
2056 88,994,126 41,434,774
2055 88,192,182 41,338,448
2054 87,379,992 41,233,873
2053 86,552,281 41,120,477
2052 85,710,403 40,999,698
2051 84,850,558 40,870,773
2050 83,976,685 40,733,304
2049 83,090,517 40,588,072
2048 82,191,119 40,434,856
2047 81,274,836 40,272,431
2046 80,340,592 40,100,751
2045 79,389,433 39,920,558
2044 78,414,158 39,731,027
2043 77,418,567 39,534,093
2042 76,399,781 39,328,332
2041 75,363,853 39,114,174
2040 74,308,480 38,892,211
2039 73,241,028 38,662,243
2038 72,153,876 38,424,592
2037 71,058,753 38,178,789
2036 69,949,421 37,924,438
2035 68,831,151 37,662,565
2034 67,705,051 37,392,354
2033 66,569,532 37,114,776
2032 65,431,402 36,830,488
2031 64,289,540 36,538,688
2030 63,153,520 36,238,199
2029 62,021,378 35,929,085
2028 60,894,078 35,609,999
2027 59,770,115 35,280,410
2026 58,653,621 34,939,340
2025 57,540,609 34,585,730
2024 56,432,944 34,217,848
2023 55,339,003 33,845,617
2022 54,252,461 33,475,438
2021 53,219,166 33,155,882
2020 52,217,334 32,838,579
2019 51,202,827 32,449,303
2018 50,207,107 31,897,584
2017 49,197,766 31,324,637
2016 48,139,687 30,866,494
2015 47,088,526 30,457,600
2014 46,051,440 30,115,826
2013 44,986,791 29,817,919
2012 43,888,303 29,550,366
2011 42,758,461 29,304,086
2010 41,598,567 29,086,019
2009 40,408,891 28,896,811
2008 39,206,351 28,719,041
2007 38,036,349 28,530,699
2006 36,904,008 28,324,491
2005 35,796,484 28,101,180
2004 34,713,455 27,852,190
2003 33,652,223 27,580,490
2002 32,629,808 27,288,217
2001 31,619,170 26,964,601
2000 30,642,890 26,598,331
1999 29,733,408 26,186,504
1998 28,888,057 25,738,095
1997 28,101,768 25,274,147
1996 27,344,211 24,811,171
1995 26,601,751 24,348,919
1994 25,857,130 23,881,493
1993 25,117,188 23,413,783
1992 24,382,460 22,946,340
1991 23,646,514 22,483,775
1990 22,892,651 22,014,771
1989 22,118,434 21,532,589
1988 21,356,219 21,054,702
1987 20,616,096 20,582,320
1986 19,901,646 20,117,122
1985 19,201,768 19,648,204
1984 18,514,906 19,174,716
1983 17,846,374 18,705,957
1982 17,206,175 18,246,503
1981 16,601,507 17,798,805
1980 16,018,459 17,360,949
1979 15,460,666 16,933,139
1978 14,934,126 16,516,059
1977 14,428,819 16,109,806
1976 13,957,623 15,716,809
1975 13,511,671 15,333,957
1974 13,070,078 14,956,552
1973 12,634,835 14,582,867
1972 12,206,060 14,210,147
1971 11,788,904 13,838,067
1970 11,368,791 13,501,237
1969 10,939,695 13,166,767
1968 10,518,823 12,803,993
1967 10,111,057 12,448,814
1966 9,717,816 12,101,297
1965 9,338,078 11,761,085
1964 8,973,535 11,427,978
1963 8,627,971 11,102,099
1962 8,299,308 10,784,612
1961 7,987,770 10,475,123
1960 7,695,307 10,174,127

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/peru | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Kenya increased by 11,235,679 people (a 30.4% growth), while Peru gained 2,542,003 people (a 8.97% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Kenya gained 10,815,936 people (a 22.5% growth), while Peru's population increased by 4,165,102 people (a 13.5% growth).

Kenya was ranked 33rd most populous country in 2006 and is 25th in 2026. Peru was ranked 40th in 2006 and ranked 48th 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 Peru will increase by 16.3% to 40,733,304 people and rank change from 48th to 51st.

Kenya is projected to reach its peak in 2098 at 105M people compared to the peak of 41.9M people in 2067 for Peru.

Population growth rate by year

Kenya
Factual

Projection
Peru
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Kenya Peru
2100 -0.02% -0.43%
2099 -0% -0.42%
2098 0.006% -0.42%
2097 0.03% -0.41%
2096 0.04% -0.4%
2095 0.05% -0.39%
2094 0.07% -0.39%
2093 0.09% -0.38%
2092 0.1% -0.37%
2091 0.12% -0.36%
2090 0.14% -0.35%
2089 0.15% -0.35%
2088 0.16% -0.33%
2087 0.18% -0.32%
2086 0.19% -0.31%
2085 0.21% -0.3%
2084 0.23% -0.28%
2083 0.24% -0.27%
2082 0.26% -0.26%
2081 0.29% -0.24%
2080 0.3% -0.23%
2079 0.32% -0.21%
2078 0.34% -0.2%
2077 0.37% -0.18%
2076 0.39% -0.16%
2075 0.41% -0.15%
2074 0.44% -0.13%
2073 0.47% -0.11%
2072 0.5% -0.09%
2071 0.52% -0.07%
2070 0.55% -0.05%
2069 0.58% -0.03%
2068 0.6% -0.01%
2067 0.64% 0.006%
2066 0.66% 0.03%
2065 0.69% 0.04%
2064 0.72% 0.07%
2063 0.75% 0.09%
2062 0.78% 0.11%
2061 0.8% 0.13%
2060 0.83% 0.15%
2059 0.85% 0.17%
2058 0.88% 0.19%
2057 0.89% 0.21%
2056 0.91% 0.23%
2055 0.93% 0.25%
2054 0.96% 0.28%
2053 0.98% 0.29%
2052 1.01% 0.32%
2051 1.04% 0.34%
2050 1.07% 0.36%
2049 1.09% 0.38%
2048 1.13% 0.4%
2047 1.16% 0.43%
2046 1.2% 0.45%
2045 1.24% 0.48%
2044 1.29% 0.5%
2043 1.33% 0.52%
2042 1.37% 0.55%
2041 1.42% 0.57%
2040 1.46% 0.59%
2039 1.51% 0.62%
2038 1.54% 0.64%
2037 1.59% 0.67%
2036 1.62% 0.7%
2035 1.66% 0.72%
2034 1.71% 0.75%
2033 1.74% 0.77%
2032 1.78% 0.8%
2031 1.8% 0.83%
2030 1.83% 0.86%
2029 1.85% 0.9%
2028 1.88% 0.93%
2027 1.9% 0.98%
2026 1.93% 1.02%
2025 1.96% 1.08%
2024 1.98% 1.1%
2023 2% 1.11%
2022 1.94% 0.96%
2021 1.92% 0.97%
2020 1.98% 1.2%
2019 1.98% 1.73%
2018 2.05% 1.83%
2017 2.2% 1.48%
2016 2.23% 1.34%
2015 2.25% 1.13%
2014 2.37% 1%
2013 2.5% 0.91%
2012 2.64% 0.84%
2011 2.79% 0.75%
2010 2.94% 0.65%
2009 3.07% 0.62%
2008 3.08% 0.66%
2007 3.07% 0.73%
2006 3.09% 0.79%
2005 3.12% 0.89%
2004 3.15% 0.99%
2003 3.13% 1.07%
2002 3.2% 1.2%
2001 3.19% 1.38%
2000 3.06% 1.57%
1999 2.93% 1.74%
1998 2.8% 1.84%
1997 2.77% 1.87%
1996 2.79% 1.9%
1995 2.88% 1.96%
1994 2.95% 2%
1993 3.01% 2.04%
1992 3.11% 2.06%
1991 3.29% 2.13%
1990 3.5% 2.24%
1989 3.57% 2.27%
1988 3.59% 2.3%
1987 3.59% 2.31%
1986 3.64% 2.39%
1985 3.71% 2.47%
1984 3.75% 2.51%
1983 3.72% 2.52%
1982 3.64% 2.52%
1981 3.64% 2.52%
1980 3.61% 2.53%
1979 3.53% 2.53%
1978 3.5% 2.52%
1977 3.38% 2.5%
1976 3.3% 2.5%
1975 3.38% 2.52%
1974 3.44% 2.56%
1973 3.51% 2.62%
1972 3.54% 2.69%
1971 3.7% 2.49%
1970 3.92% 2.54%
1969 4% 2.83%
1968 4.03% 2.85%
1967 4.05% 2.87%
1966 4.07% 2.89%
1965 4.06% 2.91%
1964 4.01% 2.94%
1963 3.96% 2.94%
1962 3.9% 2.95%
1961 3.8% 2.96%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/kenya/peru | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Kenya grew by 1.98%, while Peru's population grew by 1.1%.

Live population counters

Kenya Peru
Current population
58955623
35031596
Population rank 25/197 48/197
Percent of world population 0.71% 0.42%
One net population change
28.8 seconds
1.41 minutes
One birth every
21 seconds
58.4 seconds
One death every
1.32 minutes
2.83 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,997 +1,020
Annual growth/decline +1,093,941 +372,231
Annual growth/decline rate +1.98% +1.1%
Population growth rate rank 53/197 95/197
One migration net change every
19.3 minutes
44.2 minutes
Annual migration change -27,330 +11,931
Net migration rank 160/196 41/196
Foreign-born residents 992,536 1,837,219
Foreign-born residents rank 61/195 39/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.8% 5.4%
Foreign-born share rank 136/195 90/195

Natural population change vs migration

Kenya
Natural

Migration
Peru
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Kenya Peru
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,330 - 11,931
2024 - -19,781 - 18,406
2023 1,100,970 -10,003 353,788 24,783
2022 1,092,102 -10,003 327,859 33,982
2021 1,037,082 -52,552 235,440 41,868
2020 1,036,253 -17,111 301,950 55,375
2019 1,071,777 -61,949 346,981 74,270
2018 1,097,075 -115,436 343,123 339,067
2017 1,105,769 -68,702 349,333 114,382
2016 1,108,801 -29,728 355,859 96,740
2015 1,119,200 -95,977 362,781 2,421
2014 1,123,333 -72,415 368,708 -50,383
2013 1,136,006 -57,634 372,694 -95,214
2012 1,161,548 -42,928 376,501 -118,863
2011 1,185,863 -44,795 383,268 -148,339
2010 1,199,786 -21,069 382,510 -181,302
2009 1,193,598 7,096 396,522 -219,314
2008 1,174,818 29,612 413,640 -235,307
2007 1,147,063 -11,495 435,122 -236,745
2006 1,113,357 15,767 445,884 -231,851
2005 1,080,446 5,501 454,199 -221,652
2004 1,048,590 31,525 459,617 -194,171
2003 1,018,182 24,175 459,243 -181,276
2002 992,044 10,431 463,709 -157,158
2001 963,721 55,052 470,154 -129,481
2000 928,357 5,407 484,222 -92,353
1999 898,484 -13,257 487,095 -55,325
1998 875,511 -70,023 489,436 -24,388
1997 847,493 -80,443 495,348 -32,515
1996 827,326 -79,276 501,855 -38,749
1995 812,391 -75,506 507,894 -46,499
1994 792,702 -40,367 512,735 -39,299
1993 788,579 -61,054 513,769 -51,775
1992 785,018 -43,085 514,618 -41,702
1991 790,030 -60,087 513,867 -61,645
1990 789,087 -11,338 515,233 -29,437
1989 795,622 -24,949 512,152 -33,569
1988 785,652 -31,894 508,429 -31,238
1987 775,124 -48,633 502,229 -34,651
1986 755,606 -53,183 496,712 -33,891
1985 732,739 -35,400 488,887 -13,887
1984 709,639 -33,253 477,968 -6,007
1983 684,587 -23,905 469,781 -4,243
1982 663,109 -43,382 461,107 -7,748
1981 642,379 -52,761 453,158 -11,123
1980 616,390 -39,920 445,100 -11,446
1979 595,390 -56,280 439,110 -17,148
1978 574,695 -60,718 432,127 -19,939
1977 554,124 -57,493 425,428 -25,117
1976 536,740 -90,990 420,284 -34,602
1975 517,579 -71,421 414,400 -34,382
1974 500,008 -62,973 408,299 -33,493
1973 485,556 -52,102 400,752 -28,191
1972 472,557 -48,466 396,960 -24,100
1971 459,897 -49,671 391,506 -20,209
1970 443,065 -13,064 318,022 -15,653
1969 427,819 369 379,347 -12,776
1968 411,948 1,611 372,379 -13,389
1967 396,920 5,060 365,224 -13,837
1966 382,891 1,616 356,819 -13,166
1965 366,444 8,524 349,245 -12,470
1964 349,322 4,788 341,570 -12,129
1963 332,763 4,246 332,352 -10,040
1962 315,797 4,521 321,716 -9,051
1961 298,463 4,296 313,385 -7,063
1960 280,032 2,134 302,924 -7,236

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/kenya/peru | CC BY

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 Peru 82% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,345,822 people) and 18% is from migration (a gain of 732,505 people).

As of 2024, 992,536 residents or 1.8% of the population were not native-born in Kenya, compared to 1,837,219 people or 5.4% in Peru.

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
Peru
City Population
Lima 9.94M
Arequipa 1.01M
Trujillo 920K
Chiclayo 553K
Callao 537K
Piura 473K
Cusco 428K
Chimbote 395K
Huancayo 378K
Iquitos 378K

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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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