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

Kenya and Portugal: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Kenya	Portugal	Kenya	Portugal
1960	7,695,307	8,857,716	-	-
1961	7,987,770	8,929,316	3.8%	0.81%
1962	8,299,308	8,993,985	3.9%	0.72%
1963	8,627,971	9,030,355	3.96%	0.4%
1964	8,973,535	9,035,365	4.01%	0.06%
1965	9,338,078	8,998,595	4.06%	-0.41%
1966	9,717,816	8,930,990	4.07%	-0.75%
1967	10,111,057	8,874,520	4.05%	-0.63%
1968	10,518,823	8,836,650	4.03%	-0.43%
1969	10,939,695	8,757,705	4%	-0.89%
1970	11,368,791	8,680,431	3.92%	-0.88%
1971	11,788,904	8,643,756	3.7%	-0.42%
1972	12,206,060	8,630,430	3.54%	-0.15%
1973	12,634,835	8,633,100	3.51%	0.03%
1974	13,070,078	8,754,365	3.44%	1.4%
1975	13,511,671	9,093,470	3.38%	3.87%
1976	13,957,623	9,355,810	3.3%	2.88%
1977	14,428,819	9,455,675	3.38%	1.07%
1978	14,934,126	9,558,250	3.5%	1.08%
1979	15,460,666	9,661,265	3.53%	1.08%
1980	16,018,459	9,766,312	3.61%	1.09%
1981	16,601,507	9,851,362	3.64%	0.87%
1982	17,206,175	9,911,771	3.64%	0.61%
1983	17,846,374	9,957,865	3.72%	0.47%
1984	18,514,906	9,996,232	3.75%	0.39%
1985	19,201,768	10,023,613	3.71%	0.27%
1986	19,901,646	10,032,734	3.64%	0.09%
1987	20,616,096	10,030,031	3.59%	-0.03%
1988	21,356,219	10,019,610	3.59%	-0.1%
1989	22,118,434	10,005,000	3.57%	-0.15%
1990	22,892,651	9,983,218	3.5%	-0.22%
1991	23,646,514	9,960,235	3.29%	-0.23%
1992	24,382,460	9,952,494	3.11%	-0.08%
1993	25,117,188	9,964,675	3.01%	0.12%
1994	25,857,130	9,991,525	2.95%	0.27%
1995	26,601,751	10,026,176	2.88%	0.35%
1996	27,344,211	10,063,945	2.79%	0.38%
1997	28,101,768	10,108,977	2.77%	0.45%
1998	28,888,057	10,160,196	2.8%	0.51%
1999	29,733,408	10,217,828	2.93%	0.57%
2000	30,642,890	10,289,898	3.06%	0.71%
2001	31,619,170	10,362,722	3.19%	0.71%
2002	32,629,808	10,419,631	3.2%	0.55%
2003	33,652,223	10,458,821	3.13%	0.38%
2004	34,713,455	10,483,861	3.15%	0.24%
2005	35,796,484	10,503,330	3.12%	0.19%
2006	36,904,008	10,522,288	3.09%	0.18%
2007	38,036,349	10,542,964	3.07%	0.2%
2008	39,206,351	10,558,177	3.08%	0.14%
2009	40,408,891	10,568,247	3.07%	0.1%
2010	41,598,567	10,573,100	2.94%	0.05%
2011	42,758,461	10,557,560	2.79%	-0.15%
2012	43,888,303	10,514,844	2.64%	-0.4%
2013	44,986,791	10,457,295	2.5%	-0.55%
2014	46,051,440	10,401,062	2.37%	-0.54%
2015	47,088,526	10,358,076	2.25%	-0.41%
2016	48,139,687	10,325,452	2.23%	-0.31%
2017	49,197,766	10,300,300	2.2%	-0.24%
2018	50,207,107	10,283,822	2.05%	-0.16%
2019	51,202,827	10,286,263	1.98%	0.02%
2020	52,217,334	10,297,081	1.98%	0.11%
2021	53,219,166	10,361,831	1.92%	0.63%
2022	54,252,461	10,434,332	1.94%	0.7%
2023	55,339,003	10,578,174	2%	1.38%
2024	56,432,944	10,701,636	1.98%	1.17%
2025	57,532,489	10,687,819	1.95%	-0.13%
2026	58,636,403	10,670,917	1.92%	-0.16%
2027	59,745,751	10,653,073	1.89%	-0.17%
2028	60,860,444	10,632,868	1.87%	-0.19%
2029	61,979,186	10,611,484	1.84%	-0.2%
2030	63,102,241	10,591,436	1.81%	-0.19%
2031	64,230,108	10,571,418	1.79%	-0.19%
2032	65,359,031	10,549,456	1.76%	-0.21%
2033	66,484,805	10,526,482	1.72%	-0.22%
2034	67,604,628	10,502,882	1.68%	-0.22%
2035	68,715,909	10,478,843	1.64%	-0.23%
2036	69,818,887	10,454,630	1.61%	-0.23%
2037	70,910,404	10,430,128	1.56%	-0.23%
2038	71,990,929	10,404,947	1.52%	-0.24%
2039	73,057,760	10,377,968	1.48%	-0.26%
2040	74,108,858	10,349,515	1.44%	-0.27%
2041	75,144,357	10,321,577	1.4%	-0.27%
2042	76,161,719	10,294,106	1.35%	-0.27%
2043	77,159,121	10,264,596	1.31%	-0.29%
2044	78,134,979	10,233,543	1.26%	-0.3%
2045	79,088,832	10,201,832	1.22%	-0.31%
2046	80,022,371	10,168,932	1.18%	-0.32%
2047	80,938,635	10,135,159	1.15%	-0.33%
2048	81,837,657	10,101,419	1.11%	-0.33%
2049	82,721,766	10,066,064	1.08%	-0.35%
2050	83,593,232	10,029,252	1.05%	-0.37%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Kenya increased by 11,292,042 people (a 31.5% growth), while Portugal lost 145,254 people (a 1.38% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Kenya gained 11,330,713 (a 24.1% growth), while Portugal's population increased by 329,743 (a 3.18% growth).

Kenya was ranked 33rd most populous country in 2005 and is 26th in 2025. Portugal was ranked 76th in 2005 and ranked 92nd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Kenya's population will grow by 43.1% to 83,593,232 people with a rank change from 26th to 22nd. The population of Portugal will decrease by 6.16% to 10,029,252 people and rank change from 92nd to 97th.