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Population in Kenya compared to the Philippines: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Kenya was 56,432,944 in 2024 vs 115,843,670 people in the Philippines in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Kenya's population is 58,955,623 people compared to 117,991,570 in the Philippines.

Population statistics:

  • The Philippines' population is 2 times bigger than Kenya's.
  • Kenya is ranked the 25th most populous country in the world, while the Philippines is the 14th.
  • The countries together account for 2.13% of the world: 0.71% for Kenya vs 1.42% for the Philippines.
  • For the last 10 years, Kenya has had an average growth rate of +2.08% per year vs +1.16% in the Philippines.
  • Since 2006, the population of Kenya has increased from 36.9M people to 59M (59.8% growth), while the Philippines has grown from 89.5M to 118M (31.8% growth).

Kenya vs Philippines: population by year and forecast

Kenya
Factual

Projection
Philippines
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Kenya Philippines
2100 105,238,162 115,065,514
2099 105,257,438 115,822,085
2098 105,257,489 116,579,642
2097 105,250,948 117,339,735
2096 105,220,085 118,106,310
2095 105,175,623 118,872,671
2094 105,118,372 119,632,784
2093 105,046,907 120,394,127
2092 104,955,024 121,153,505
2091 104,846,805 121,910,997
2090 104,718,130 122,658,317
2089 104,573,271 123,398,001
2088 104,414,197 124,128,536
2087 104,243,505 124,849,376
2086 104,056,143 125,558,475
2085 103,854,891 126,253,074
2084 103,640,244 126,925,232
2083 103,407,124 127,573,007
2082 103,158,580 128,202,586
2081 102,889,291 128,806,308
2080 102,594,978 129,391,229
2079 102,286,967 129,944,270
2078 101,961,280 130,476,671
2077 101,613,181 130,988,299
2076 101,239,843 131,462,248
2075 100,849,423 131,906,358
2074 100,436,632 132,328,468
2073 100,001,277 132,719,174
2072 99,533,234 133,084,836
2071 99,042,264 133,419,916
2070 98,529,166 133,733,411
2069 97,992,232 134,020,647
2068 97,428,138 134,283,663
2067 96,842,744 134,528,603
2066 96,230,345 134,744,843
2065 95,598,937 134,949,800
2064 94,942,874 135,128,431
2063 94,266,124 135,285,603
2062 93,561,519 135,425,056
2061 92,837,768 135,539,763
2060 92,098,717 135,631,085
2059 91,343,602 135,698,075
2058 90,569,828 135,730,163
2057 89,783,087 135,736,069
2056 88,994,126 135,720,219
2055 88,192,182 135,665,249
2054 87,379,992 135,570,794
2053 86,552,281 135,440,724
2052 85,710,403 135,273,857
2051 84,850,558 135,054,258
2050 83,976,685 134,793,554
2049 83,090,517 134,483,048
2048 82,191,119 134,131,716
2047 81,274,836 133,731,695
2046 80,340,592 133,281,676
2045 79,389,433 132,787,906
2044 78,414,158 132,252,742
2043 77,418,567 131,678,840
2042 76,399,781 131,067,112
2041 75,363,853 130,419,312
2040 74,308,480 129,735,394
2039 73,241,028 129,020,366
2038 72,153,876 128,266,374
2037 71,058,753 127,482,230
2036 69,949,421 126,671,125
2035 68,831,151 125,841,025
2034 67,705,051 124,990,553
2033 66,569,532 124,123,848
2032 65,431,402 123,246,040
2031 64,289,540 122,359,182
2030 63,153,520 121,453,322
2029 62,021,378 120,538,221
2028 60,894,078 119,609,503
2027 59,770,115 118,675,486
2026 58,653,621 117,737,984
2025 57,540,609 116,792,787
2024 56,432,944 115,843,670
2023 55,339,003 114,891,199
2022 54,252,461 113,964,338
2021 53,219,166 113,100,950
2020 52,217,334 112,081,264
2019 51,202,827 110,804,683
2018 50,207,107 109,465,287
2017 49,197,766 108,119,693
2016 48,139,687 106,735,719
2015 47,088,526 105,312,992
2014 46,051,440 103,767,130
2013 44,986,791 102,076,336
2012 43,888,303 100,175,512
2011 42,758,461 98,248,614
2010 41,598,567 96,337,125
2009 40,408,891 94,384,250
2008 39,206,351 92,699,095
2007 38,036,349 91,075,184
2006 36,904,008 89,508,986
2005 35,796,484 88,015,962
2004 34,713,455 86,394,504
2003 33,652,223 84,731,835
2002 32,629,808 83,068,889
2001 31,619,170 81,401,488
2000 30,642,890 79,625,397
1999 29,733,408 77,753,257
1998 28,888,057 75,791,024
1997 28,101,768 73,908,810
1996 27,344,211 72,190,242
1995 26,601,751 70,546,246
1994 25,857,130 69,019,291
1993 25,117,188 67,530,621
1992 24,382,460 65,926,125
1991 23,646,514 64,382,249
1990 22,892,651 62,854,666
1989 22,118,434 61,265,260
1988 21,356,219 59,739,052
1987 20,616,096 58,157,496
1986 19,901,646 56,645,077
1985 19,201,768 55,213,006
1984 18,514,906 53,726,181
1983 17,846,374 52,194,620
1982 17,206,175 50,695,707
1981 16,601,507 49,311,727
1980 16,018,459 48,043,740
1979 15,460,666 46,807,103
1978 14,934,126 45,575,281
1977 14,428,819 44,367,962
1976 13,957,623 43,201,488
1975 13,511,671 42,120,826
1974 13,070,078 41,174,341
1973 12,634,835 40,294,130
1972 12,206,060 39,408,560
1971 11,788,904 38,518,659
1970 11,368,791 37,622,204
1969 10,939,695 36,660,799
1968 10,518,823 35,638,342
1967 10,111,057 34,621,320
1966 9,717,816 33,617,170
1965 9,338,078 32,625,316
1964 8,973,535 31,643,032
1963 8,627,971 30,674,731
1962 8,299,308 29,723,536
1961 7,987,770 28,792,621
1960 7,695,307 27,891,897

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/philippines | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Kenya increased by 11,235,679 people (a 30.4% growth), while the Philippines gained 17,226,733 people (a 19.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Kenya gained 10,815,936 people (a 22.5% growth), while the Philippines' population increased by 11,255,851 people (a 10.5% growth).

Kenya was ranked 33rd most populous country in 2006 and is 25th in 2026. The Philippines was ranked 12th in 2006 and ranked 14th 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 the Philippines will increase by 14.2% to 134,793,554 people and rank change from 14th to 13th.

Kenya is projected to reach its peak in 2098 at 105M people compared to the peak of 136M people in 2057 for the Philippines.

Population growth rate by year

Kenya
Factual

Projection
Philippines
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Kenya Philippines
2100 -0.02% -0.65%
2099 -0% -0.65%
2098 0.006% -0.65%
2097 0.03% -0.65%
2096 0.04% -0.64%
2095 0.05% -0.64%
2094 0.07% -0.63%
2093 0.09% -0.63%
2092 0.1% -0.62%
2091 0.12% -0.61%
2090 0.14% -0.6%
2089 0.15% -0.59%
2088 0.16% -0.58%
2087 0.18% -0.56%
2086 0.19% -0.55%
2085 0.21% -0.53%
2084 0.23% -0.51%
2083 0.24% -0.49%
2082 0.26% -0.47%
2081 0.29% -0.45%
2080 0.3% -0.43%
2079 0.32% -0.41%
2078 0.34% -0.39%
2077 0.37% -0.36%
2076 0.39% -0.34%
2075 0.41% -0.32%
2074 0.44% -0.29%
2073 0.47% -0.27%
2072 0.5% -0.25%
2071 0.52% -0.23%
2070 0.55% -0.21%
2069 0.58% -0.2%
2068 0.6% -0.18%
2067 0.64% -0.16%
2066 0.66% -0.15%
2065 0.69% -0.13%
2064 0.72% -0.12%
2063 0.75% -0.1%
2062 0.78% -0.08%
2061 0.8% -0.07%
2060 0.83% -0.05%
2059 0.85% -0.02%
2058 0.88% -0.004%
2057 0.89% 0.01%
2056 0.91% 0.04%
2055 0.93% 0.07%
2054 0.96% 0.1%
2053 0.98% 0.12%
2052 1.01% 0.16%
2051 1.04% 0.19%
2050 1.07% 0.23%
2049 1.09% 0.26%
2048 1.13% 0.3%
2047 1.16% 0.34%
2046 1.2% 0.37%
2045 1.24% 0.4%
2044 1.29% 0.44%
2043 1.33% 0.47%
2042 1.37% 0.5%
2041 1.42% 0.53%
2040 1.46% 0.55%
2039 1.51% 0.59%
2038 1.54% 0.62%
2037 1.59% 0.64%
2036 1.62% 0.66%
2035 1.66% 0.68%
2034 1.71% 0.7%
2033 1.74% 0.71%
2032 1.78% 0.72%
2031 1.8% 0.75%
2030 1.83% 0.76%
2029 1.85% 0.78%
2028 1.88% 0.79%
2027 1.9% 0.8%
2026 1.93% 0.81%
2025 1.96% 0.82%
2024 1.98% 0.83%
2023 2% 0.81%
2022 1.94% 0.76%
2021 1.92% 0.91%
2020 1.98% 1.15%
2019 1.98% 1.22%
2018 2.05% 1.24%
2017 2.2% 1.3%
2016 2.23% 1.35%
2015 2.25% 1.49%
2014 2.37% 1.66%
2013 2.5% 1.9%
2012 2.64% 1.96%
2011 2.79% 1.98%
2010 2.94% 2.07%
2009 3.07% 1.82%
2008 3.08% 1.78%
2007 3.07% 1.75%
2006 3.09% 1.7%
2005 3.12% 1.88%
2004 3.15% 1.96%
2003 3.13% 2%
2002 3.2% 2.05%
2001 3.19% 2.23%
2000 3.06% 2.41%
1999 2.93% 2.59%
1998 2.8% 2.55%
1997 2.77% 2.38%
1996 2.79% 2.33%
1995 2.88% 2.21%
1994 2.95% 2.2%
1993 3.01% 2.43%
1992 3.11% 2.4%
1991 3.29% 2.43%
1990 3.5% 2.59%
1989 3.57% 2.55%
1988 3.59% 2.72%
1987 3.59% 2.67%
1986 3.64% 2.59%
1985 3.71% 2.77%
1984 3.75% 2.93%
1983 3.72% 2.96%
1982 3.64% 2.81%
1981 3.64% 2.64%
1980 3.61% 2.64%
1979 3.53% 2.7%
1978 3.5% 2.72%
1977 3.38% 2.7%
1976 3.3% 2.57%
1975 3.38% 2.3%
1974 3.44% 2.18%
1973 3.51% 2.25%
1972 3.54% 2.31%
1971 3.7% 2.38%
1970 3.92% 2.62%
1969 4% 2.87%
1968 4.03% 2.94%
1967 4.05% 2.99%
1966 4.07% 3.04%
1965 4.06% 3.1%
1964 4.01% 3.16%
1963 3.96% 3.2%
1962 3.9% 3.23%
1961 3.8% 3.23%

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/philippines | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Kenya grew by 1.98%, while the Philippines' population grew by 0.83%.

Live population counters

Kenya Philippines
Current population
58955623
117991570
Population rank 25/197 14/197
Percent of world population 0.71% 1.42%
One net population change
28.8 seconds
33.1 seconds
One birth every
21 seconds
17.1 seconds
One death every
1.32 minutes
44 seconds
Daily growth/decline +2,997 +2,610
Annual growth/decline +1,093,941 +952,471
Annual growth/decline rate +1.98% +0.83%
Population growth rate rank 53/197 113/197
One migration net change every
19.3 minutes
3.53 minutes
Annual migration change -27,330 -149,315
Net migration rank 160/196 185/196
Foreign-born residents 992,536 87,212
Foreign-born residents rank 61/195 135/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.8% 0.1%
Foreign-born share rank 136/195 195/195

Natural population change vs migration

Kenya
Natural

Migration
Philippines
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Kenya Philippines
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,330 - -149,315
2024 - -19,781 - -160,373
2023 1,100,970 -10,003 1,123,981 -164,284
2022 1,092,102 -10,003 1,115,825 -221,754
2021 1,037,082 -52,552 917,928 -85,185
2020 1,036,253 -17,111 1,253,741 -47,014
2019 1,071,777 -61,949 1,352,703 -6,208
2018 1,097,075 -115,436 1,495,843 -163,602
2017 1,105,769 -68,702 1,622,444 -263,593
2016 1,108,801 -29,728 1,718,232 -309,251
2015 1,119,200 -95,977 1,827,180 -390,702
2014 1,123,333 -72,415 1,851,828 -196,524
2013 1,136,006 -57,634 1,944,758 -218,439
2012 1,161,548 -42,928 1,979,568 95,702
2011 1,185,863 -44,795 2,018,419 -240,005
2010 1,199,786 -21,069 2,030,979 13,556
2009 1,193,598 7,096 2,025,580 -164,411
2008 1,174,818 29,612 2,007,584 -498,480
2007 1,147,063 -11,495 1,964,673 -225,977
2006 1,113,357 15,767 1,960,246 -566,647
2005 1,080,446 5,501 1,918,484 -326,063
2004 1,048,590 31,525 1,924,265 -273,743
2003 1,018,182 24,175 1,922,904 -248,066
2002 992,044 10,431 1,919,556 -268,520
2001 963,721 55,052 1,931,169 -247,496
2000 928,357 5,407 1,902,330 -33,868
1999 898,484 -13,257 1,894,147 -18,323
1998 875,511 -70,023 1,870,371 178,274
1997 847,493 -80,443 1,861,098 -145,334
1996 827,326 -79,276 1,849,587 -128,251
1995 812,391 -75,506 1,846,900 -280,327
1994 792,702 -40,367 1,813,827 -326,539
1993 788,579 -61,054 1,788,414 -298,337
1992 785,018 -43,085 1,769,259 -50,338
1991 790,030 -60,087 1,782,165 -413,300
1990 789,087 -11,338 1,749,622 -63,296
1989 795,622 -24,949 1,728,354 -235,884
1988 785,652 -31,894 1,707,402 -147,523
1987 775,124 -48,633 1,671,330 -68,149
1986 755,606 -53,183 1,631,491 -209,835
1985 732,739 -35,400 1,614,042 -171,539
1984 709,639 -33,253 1,579,872 -48,739
1983 684,587 -23,905 1,542,194 -10,229
1982 663,109 -43,382 1,485,790 -19,912
1981 642,379 -52,761 1,436,599 -134,484
1980 616,390 -39,920 1,413,735 -179,832
1979 595,390 -56,280 1,394,056 -154,684
1978 574,695 -60,718 1,364,661 -140,372
1977 554,124 -57,493 1,314,002 -123,608
1976 536,740 -90,990 1,258,286 -115,730
1975 517,579 -71,421 1,239,069 -220,296
1974 500,008 -62,973 1,218,884 -344,674
1973 485,556 -52,102 1,206,285 -320,091
1972 472,557 -48,466 1,206,414 -321,491
1971 459,897 -49,671 1,210,256 -315,363
1970 443,065 -13,064 1,198,944 -300,923
1969 427,819 369 1,186,306 -161,517
1968 411,948 1,611 1,172,146 -152,017
1967 396,920 5,060 1,166,704 -152,812
1966 382,891 1,616 1,156,498 -162,127
1965 366,444 8,524 1,146,094 -156,782
1964 349,322 4,788 1,131,586 -156,342
1963 332,763 4,246 1,116,591 -155,267
1962 315,797 4,521 1,091,953 -150,903
1961 298,463 4,296 1,064,377 -143,597
1960 280,032 2,134 1,036,017 -155,354

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

GeoRank.org/population/kenya/philippines | 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 the Philippines 88.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 14,279,705 people) and 11.5% is from migration (a loss of 1,848,117 people).

As of 2024, 992,536 residents or 1.8% of the population were not native-born in Kenya, compared to 87,212 people or 0.1% in the Philippines.

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
Philippines
City Population
Quezon 3.08M
Manila 1.9M
Davao 1.85M
Caloocan 1.71M
Taguig 1.31M
Zamboanga 1.02M
Palawan 969K
Cebu 965K
Antipolo 914K
Pasig 853K

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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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