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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Kenya	Russia	Kenya	Russia
1960	7,695,307	119,897,000	-	-
1961	7,987,770	121,236,000	3.8%	1.12%
1962	8,299,308	122,591,000	3.9%	1.12%
1963	8,627,971	123,960,000	3.96%	1.12%
1964	8,973,535	125,345,000	4.01%	1.12%
1965	9,338,078	126,745,000	4.06%	1.12%
1966	9,717,816	127,468,000	4.07%	0.57%
1967	10,111,057	128,196,000	4.05%	0.57%
1968	10,518,823	128,928,000	4.03%	0.57%
1969	10,939,695	129,664,000	4%	0.57%
1970	11,368,791	130,404,000	3.92%	0.57%
1971	11,788,904	131,155,000	3.7%	0.58%
1972	12,206,060	131,909,000	3.54%	0.57%
1973	12,634,835	132,669,000	3.51%	0.58%
1974	13,070,078	133,432,000	3.44%	0.58%
1975	13,511,671	134,200,000	3.38%	0.58%
1976	13,957,623	135,147,000	3.3%	0.71%
1977	14,428,819	136,100,000	3.38%	0.71%
1978	14,934,126	137,060,000	3.5%	0.71%
1979	15,460,666	138,027,000	3.53%	0.71%
1980	16,018,459	139,010,000	3.61%	0.71%
1981	16,601,507	139,941,000	3.64%	0.67%
1982	17,206,175	140,823,000	3.64%	0.63%
1983	17,846,374	141,668,000	3.72%	0.6%
1984	18,514,906	142,745,000	3.75%	0.76%
1985	19,201,768	143,858,000	3.71%	0.78%
1986	19,901,646	144,894,000	3.64%	0.72%
1987	20,616,096	145,908,000	3.59%	0.7%
1988	21,356,219	146,857,000	3.59%	0.65%
1989	22,118,434	147,721,000	3.57%	0.59%
1990	22,892,651	147,969,406	3.5%	0.17%
1991	23,646,514	148,394,216	3.29%	0.29%
1992	24,382,460	148,538,197	3.11%	0.1%
1993	25,117,188	148,458,777	3.01%	-0.05%
1994	25,857,130	148,407,912	2.95%	-0.03%
1995	26,601,751	148,375,787	2.88%	-0.02%
1996	27,344,211	148,160,129	2.79%	-0.15%
1997	28,101,768	147,915,361	2.77%	-0.17%
1998	28,888,057	147,670,784	2.8%	-0.17%
1999	29,733,408	147,214,776	2.93%	-0.31%
2000	30,642,890	146,596,869	3.06%	-0.42%
2001	31,619,170	145,976,482	3.19%	-0.42%
2002	32,629,808	145,306,497	3.2%	-0.46%
2003	33,652,223	144,648,618	3.13%	-0.45%
2004	34,713,455	144,067,316	3.15%	-0.4%
2005	35,796,484	143,518,814	3.12%	-0.38%
2006	36,904,008	143,049,637	3.09%	-0.33%
2007	38,036,349	142,805,114	3.07%	-0.17%
2008	39,206,351	142,742,366	3.08%	-0.04%
2009	40,408,891	142,785,348	3.07%	0.03%
2010	41,598,567	142,849,468	2.94%	0.04%
2011	42,758,461	143,018,195	2.79%	0.12%
2012	43,888,303	143,378,447	2.64%	0.25%
2013	44,986,791	143,805,638	2.5%	0.3%
2014	46,051,440	144,237,223	2.37%	0.3%
2015	47,088,526	144,640,716	2.25%	0.28%
2016	48,139,687	145,015,460	2.23%	0.26%
2017	49,197,766	145,293,260	2.2%	0.19%
2018	50,207,107	145,398,106	2.05%	0.07%
2019	51,202,827	145,453,291	1.98%	0.04%
2020	52,217,334	145,245,148	1.98%	-0.14%
2021	53,219,166	144,746,762	1.92%	-0.34%
2022	54,252,461	144,236,933	1.94%	-0.35%
2023	55,339,003	143,826,130	2%	-0.28%
2024	56,432,944	143,533,851	1.98%	-0.2%
2025	57,532,489	142,718,132	1.95%	-0.57%
2026	58,636,403	142,120,553	1.92%	-0.42%
2027	59,745,751	141,773,330	1.89%	-0.24%
2028	60,860,444	141,402,326	1.87%	-0.26%
2029	61,979,186	141,021,009	1.84%	-0.27%
2030	63,102,241	140,628,883	1.81%	-0.28%
2031	64,230,108	140,218,596	1.79%	-0.29%
2032	65,359,031	139,807,207	1.76%	-0.29%
2033	66,484,805	139,414,947	1.72%	-0.28%
2034	67,604,628	139,034,543	1.68%	-0.27%
2035	68,715,909	138,666,694	1.64%	-0.26%
2036	69,818,887	138,311,757	1.61%	-0.26%
2037	70,910,404	137,968,177	1.56%	-0.25%
2038	71,990,929	137,643,032	1.52%	-0.24%
2039	73,057,760	137,336,299	1.48%	-0.22%
2040	74,108,858	137,053,347	1.44%	-0.21%
2041	75,144,357	136,795,588	1.4%	-0.19%
2042	76,161,719	136,558,692	1.35%	-0.17%
2043	77,159,121	136,335,849	1.31%	-0.16%
2044	78,134,979	136,124,845	1.26%	-0.15%
2045	79,088,832	135,933,758	1.22%	-0.14%
2046	80,022,371	135,756,848	1.18%	-0.13%
2047	80,938,635	135,574,181	1.15%	-0.13%
2048	81,837,657	135,372,557	1.11%	-0.15%
2049	82,721,766	135,156,911	1.08%	-0.16%
2050	83,593,232	134,923,391	1.05%	-0.17%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Kenya increased by 11,292,042 people (a 31.5% growth), while Russia gained 1,121,902 people (a 0.78% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Kenya gained 11,330,713 (a 24.1% growth), while Russia's population decreased by -1,922,584 (a 1.33% decline).

Kenya was ranked 33rd most populous country in 2005 and is 26th in 2025. Russia was ranked 9th in 2005 and still ranked 9th 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 Russia will decrease by 5.46% to 134,923,391 people and rank change from 9th to 13th.