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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Kenya was 56,432,944 in 2024 vs 18,501,984 people in Senegal in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Kenya's population is 58,955,623 people compared to 19,491,599 in Senegal.

Population statistics:

  • Kenya's population is 3.02 times bigger than Senegal's.
  • Kenya is ranked the 25th most populous country in the world, while Senegal is the 68th.
  • The countries together account for 0.95% of the world: 0.71% for Kenya vs 0.24% for Senegal.
  • For the last 10 years, Kenya has had an average growth rate of +2.08% per year vs +2.76% in Senegal.
  • Since 2006, the population of Kenya has increased from 36.9M people to 59M (59.8% growth), while Senegal has grown from 11.5M to 19.5M (69.5% growth).

Kenya vs Senegal: population by year and forecast

Kenya
Factual

Projection
Senegal
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Kenya Senegal
2100 105,238,162 47,481,703
2099 105,257,438 47,309,204
2098 105,257,489 47,131,505
2097 105,250,948 46,942,831
2096 105,220,085 46,749,318
2095 105,175,623 46,548,519
2094 105,118,372 46,338,777
2093 105,046,907 46,124,372
2092 104,955,024 45,903,819
2091 104,846,805 45,676,277
2090 104,718,130 45,442,218
2089 104,573,271 45,197,486
2088 104,414,197 44,949,158
2087 104,243,505 44,692,601
2086 104,056,143 44,425,160
2085 103,854,891 44,150,556
2084 103,640,244 43,871,406
2083 103,407,124 43,579,072
2082 103,158,580 43,285,560
2081 102,889,291 42,984,866
2080 102,594,978 42,679,614
2079 102,286,967 42,366,808
2078 101,961,280 42,044,826
2077 101,613,181 41,716,837
2076 101,239,843 41,379,705
2075 100,849,423 41,030,232
2074 100,436,632 40,674,683
2073 100,001,277 40,312,726
2072 99,533,234 39,943,067
2071 99,042,264 39,568,028
2070 98,529,166 39,187,711
2069 97,992,232 38,795,322
2068 97,428,138 38,398,147
2067 96,842,744 37,996,983
2066 96,230,345 37,584,328
2065 95,598,937 37,167,637
2064 94,942,874 36,744,279
2063 94,266,124 36,318,015
2062 93,561,519 35,884,713
2061 92,837,768 35,448,776
2060 92,098,717 35,010,231
2059 91,343,602 34,571,669
2058 90,569,828 34,122,702
2057 89,783,087 33,673,448
2056 88,994,126 33,219,406
2055 88,192,182 32,765,741
2054 87,379,992 32,313,613
2053 86,552,281 31,859,051
2052 85,710,403 31,405,418
2051 84,850,558 30,949,633
2050 83,976,685 30,490,614
2049 83,090,517 30,032,811
2048 82,191,119 29,570,773
2047 81,274,836 29,111,688
2046 80,340,592 28,648,672
2045 79,389,433 28,187,838
2044 78,414,158 27,724,585
2043 77,418,567 27,260,926
2042 76,399,781 26,796,927
2041 75,363,853 26,332,270
2040 74,308,480 25,866,240
2039 73,241,028 25,398,425
2038 72,153,876 24,928,471
2037 71,058,753 24,457,649
2036 69,949,421 23,986,892
2035 68,831,151 23,515,497
2034 67,705,051 23,046,885
2033 66,569,532 22,578,286
2032 65,431,402 22,110,230
2031 64,289,540 21,643,047
2030 63,153,520 21,178,414
2029 62,021,378 20,719,234
2028 60,894,078 20,263,713
2027 59,770,115 19,814,138
2026 58,653,621 19,372,006
2025 57,540,609 18,934,809
2024 56,432,944 18,501,984
2023 55,339,003 18,077,573
2022 54,252,461 17,651,103
2021 53,219,166 17,220,867
2020 52,217,334 16,789,219
2019 51,202,827 16,352,922
2018 50,207,107 15,914,498
2017 49,197,766 15,475,002
2016 48,139,687 15,034,521
2015 47,088,526 14,593,331
2014 46,051,440 14,152,102
2013 44,986,791 13,710,849
2012 43,888,303 13,310,495
2011 42,758,461 12,958,897
2010 41,598,567 12,635,413
2009 40,408,891 12,337,389
2008 39,206,351 12,048,959
2007 38,036,349 11,770,344
2006 36,904,008 11,500,094
2005 35,796,484 11,235,472
2004 34,713,455 10,975,704
2003 33,652,223 10,721,176
2002 32,629,808 10,466,214
2001 31,619,170 10,212,942
2000 30,642,890 9,968,260
1999 29,733,408 9,730,887
1998 28,888,057 9,502,952
1997 28,101,768 9,283,495
1996 27,344,211 9,067,014
1995 26,601,751 8,848,101
1994 25,857,130 8,624,078
1993 25,117,188 8,396,288
1992 24,382,460 8,168,395
1991 23,646,514 7,943,085
1990 22,892,651 7,720,523
1989 22,118,434 7,502,207
1988 21,356,219 7,289,618
1987 20,616,096 7,081,530
1986 19,901,646 6,878,192
1985 19,201,768 6,683,287
1984 18,514,906 6,499,364
1983 17,846,374 6,324,504
1982 17,206,175 6,156,961
1981 16,601,507 5,997,160
1980 16,018,459 5,845,638
1979 15,460,666 5,702,895
1978 14,934,126 5,568,096
1977 14,428,819 5,439,549
1976 13,957,623 5,308,564
1975 13,511,671 5,170,810
1974 13,070,078 5,029,437
1973 12,634,835 4,885,181
1972 12,206,060 4,741,631
1971 11,788,904 4,601,864
1970 11,368,791 4,466,328
1969 10,939,695 4,334,974
1968 10,518,823 4,207,587
1967 10,111,057 4,083,870
1966 9,717,816 3,964,299
1965 9,338,078 3,849,788
1964 8,973,535 3,740,535
1963 8,627,971 3,635,876
1962 8,299,308 3,534,686
1961 7,987,770 3,436,375
1960 7,695,307 3,340,907

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/senegal | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Kenya increased by 11,235,679 people (a 30.4% growth), while Senegal gained 3,534,427 people (a 30.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Kenya gained 10,815,936 people (a 22.5% growth), while Senegal's population increased by 4,457,078 people (a 29.6% growth).

Kenya was ranked 33rd most populous country in 2006 and is 25th in 2026. Senegal was ranked 72nd in 2006 and ranked 68th 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 Senegal will increase by 56.4% to 30,490,614 people and rank change from 68th to 63rd.

Kenya is projected to reach its peak in 2098 at 105M people compared to the peak of 47.5M people in 2100 for Senegal.

Population growth rate by year

Kenya
Factual

Projection
Senegal
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Kenya Senegal
2100 -0.02% 0.36%
2099 -0% 0.38%
2098 0.006% 0.4%
2097 0.03% 0.41%
2096 0.04% 0.43%
2095 0.05% 0.45%
2094 0.07% 0.46%
2093 0.09% 0.48%
2092 0.1% 0.5%
2091 0.12% 0.52%
2090 0.14% 0.54%
2089 0.15% 0.55%
2088 0.16% 0.57%
2087 0.18% 0.6%
2086 0.19% 0.62%
2085 0.21% 0.64%
2084 0.23% 0.67%
2083 0.24% 0.68%
2082 0.26% 0.7%
2081 0.29% 0.72%
2080 0.3% 0.74%
2079 0.32% 0.77%
2078 0.34% 0.79%
2077 0.37% 0.81%
2076 0.39% 0.85%
2075 0.41% 0.87%
2074 0.44% 0.9%
2073 0.47% 0.93%
2072 0.5% 0.95%
2071 0.52% 0.97%
2070 0.55% 1.01%
2069 0.58% 1.03%
2068 0.6% 1.06%
2067 0.64% 1.1%
2066 0.66% 1.12%
2065 0.69% 1.15%
2064 0.72% 1.17%
2063 0.75% 1.21%
2062 0.78% 1.23%
2061 0.8% 1.25%
2060 0.83% 1.27%
2059 0.85% 1.32%
2058 0.88% 1.33%
2057 0.89% 1.37%
2056 0.91% 1.38%
2055 0.93% 1.4%
2054 0.96% 1.43%
2053 0.98% 1.44%
2052 1.01% 1.47%
2051 1.04% 1.51%
2050 1.07% 1.52%
2049 1.09% 1.56%
2048 1.13% 1.58%
2047 1.16% 1.62%
2046 1.2% 1.63%
2045 1.24% 1.67%
2044 1.29% 1.7%
2043 1.33% 1.73%
2042 1.37% 1.76%
2041 1.42% 1.8%
2040 1.46% 1.84%
2039 1.51% 1.89%
2038 1.54% 1.93%
2037 1.59% 1.96%
2036 1.62% 2%
2035 1.66% 2.03%
2034 1.71% 2.08%
2033 1.74% 2.12%
2032 1.78% 2.16%
2031 1.8% 2.19%
2030 1.83% 2.22%
2029 1.85% 2.25%
2028 1.88% 2.27%
2027 1.9% 2.28%
2026 1.93% 2.31%
2025 1.96% 2.34%
2024 1.98% 2.35%
2023 2% 2.42%
2022 1.94% 2.5%
2021 1.92% 2.57%
2020 1.98% 2.67%
2019 1.98% 2.75%
2018 2.05% 2.84%
2017 2.2% 2.93%
2016 2.23% 3.02%
2015 2.25% 3.12%
2014 2.37% 3.22%
2013 2.5% 3.01%
2012 2.64% 2.71%
2011 2.79% 2.56%
2010 2.94% 2.42%
2009 3.07% 2.39%
2008 3.08% 2.37%
2007 3.07% 2.35%
2006 3.09% 2.36%
2005 3.12% 2.37%
2004 3.15% 2.37%
2003 3.13% 2.44%
2002 3.2% 2.48%
2001 3.19% 2.45%
2000 3.06% 2.44%
1999 2.93% 2.4%
1998 2.8% 2.36%
1997 2.77% 2.39%
1996 2.79% 2.47%
1995 2.88% 2.6%
1994 2.95% 2.71%
1993 3.01% 2.79%
1992 3.11% 2.84%
1991 3.29% 2.88%
1990 3.5% 2.91%
1989 3.57% 2.92%
1988 3.59% 2.94%
1987 3.59% 2.96%
1986 3.64% 2.92%
1985 3.71% 2.83%
1984 3.75% 2.76%
1983 3.72% 2.72%
1982 3.64% 2.66%
1981 3.64% 2.59%
1980 3.61% 2.5%
1979 3.53% 2.42%
1978 3.5% 2.36%
1977 3.38% 2.47%
1976 3.3% 2.66%
1975 3.38% 2.81%
1974 3.44% 2.95%
1973 3.51% 3.03%
1972 3.54% 3.04%
1971 3.7% 3.03%
1970 3.92% 3.03%
1969 4% 3.03%
1968 4.03% 3.03%
1967 4.05% 3.02%
1966 4.07% 2.97%
1965 4.06% 2.92%
1964 4.01% 2.88%
1963 3.96% 2.86%
1962 3.9% 2.86%
1961 3.8% 2.86%

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/senegal | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Kenya grew by 1.98%, while Senegal's population grew by 2.35%.

Live population counters

Kenya Senegal
Current population
58955623
19491599
Population rank 25/197 68/197
Percent of world population 0.71% 0.24%
One net population change
28.8 seconds
1.24 minutes
One birth every
21 seconds
59.3 seconds
One death every
1.32 minutes
5.21 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,997 +1,163
Annual growth/decline +1,093,941 +424,411
Annual growth/decline rate +1.98% +2.35%
Population growth rate rank 53/197 35/197
One migration net change every
19.3 minutes
41.7 minutes
Annual migration change -27,330 -12,636
Net migration rank 160/196 138/196
Foreign-born residents 992,536 281,867
Foreign-born residents rank 61/195 100/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.8% 1.5%
Foreign-born share rank 136/195 146/195

Natural population change vs migration

Kenya
Natural

Migration
Senegal
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Kenya Senegal
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,330 - -12,636
2024 - -19,781 - -10,307
2023 1,100,970 -10,003 431,006 -9,999
2022 1,092,102 -10,003 415,507 16,425
2021 1,037,082 -52,552 403,019 25,519
2020 1,036,253 -17,111 400,910 33,848
2019 1,071,777 -61,949 399,436 38,386
2018 1,097,075 -115,436 405,454 33,567
2017 1,105,769 -68,702 410,366 29,605
2016 1,108,801 -29,728 411,480 29,498
2015 1,119,200 -95,977 407,008 34,387
2014 1,123,333 -72,415 405,019 36,030
2013 1,136,006 -57,634 406,582 34,878
2012 1,161,548 -42,928 402,243 -42,978
2011 1,185,863 -44,795 387,290 -43,350
2010 1,199,786 -21,069 372,934 -69,888
2009 1,193,598 7,096 362,238 -69,239
2008 1,174,818 29,612 351,661 -67,812
2007 1,147,063 -11,495 339,963 -66,580
2006 1,113,357 15,767 331,364 -64,254
2005 1,080,446 5,501 323,908 -61,781
2004 1,048,590 31,525 317,286 -59,879
2003 1,018,182 24,175 308,856 -57,213
2002 992,044 10,431 298,842 -40,554
2001 963,721 55,052 289,690 -41,422
2000 928,357 5,407 283,946 -42,854
1999 898,484 -13,257 277,944 -44,284
1998 875,511 -70,023 267,404 -45,189
1997 847,493 -80,443 261,200 -44,506
1996 827,326 -79,276 255,418 -39,162
1995 812,391 -75,506 252,552 -31,001
1994 792,702 -40,367 249,115 -22,633
1993 788,579 -61,054 245,742 -16,649
1992 785,018 -43,085 241,482 -14,796
1991 790,030 -60,087 237,713 -13,783
1990 789,087 -11,338 234,155 -12,959
1989 795,622 -24,949 227,797 -12,362
1988 785,652 -31,894 221,772 -12,036
1987 775,124 -48,633 218,522 -12,086
1986 755,606 -53,183 212,887 -12,655
1985 732,739 -35,400 208,218 -18,644
1984 709,639 -33,253 203,125 -24,858
1983 684,587 -23,905 197,673 -26,222
1982 663,109 -43,382 191,309 -27,672
1981 642,379 -52,761 185,917 -29,959
1980 616,390 -39,920 179,707 -32,616
1979 595,390 -56,280 173,425 -35,022
1978 574,695 -60,718 167,744 -36,559
1977 554,124 -57,493 161,636 -35,731
1976 536,740 -90,990 154,776 -18,716
1975 517,579 -71,421 147,311 -7,870
1974 500,008 -62,973 139,974 3,347
1973 485,556 -52,102 133,834 11,382
1972 472,557 -48,466 128,024 13,852
1971 459,897 -49,671 122,511 15,131
1970 443,065 -13,064 117,264 16,168
1969 427,819 369 112,393 16,887
1968 411,948 1,611 108,240 17,264
1967 396,920 5,060 104,824 17,107
1966 382,891 1,616 101,359 15,849
1965 366,444 8,524 97,912 13,913
1964 349,322 4,788 94,797 11,892
1963 332,763 4,246 92,264 10,371
1962 315,797 4,521 89,937 9,809
1961 298,463 4,296 87,322 9,549
1960 280,032 2,134 84,735 9,337

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

GeoRank.org/population/kenya/senegal | 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 Senegal 93.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 4,089,205 people) and 6.13% is from migration (a gain of 267,266 people).

As of 2024, 992,536 residents or 1.8% of the population were not native-born in Kenya, compared to 281,867 people or 1.5% in Senegal.

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
Senegal
City Population
Dakar 1.44M
Thies 391K
Rufisque 295K
Saint-Louis 259K
Ziguinchor 205K
Kaolack 172K
Louga 113K
Kolda 62.3K
Fatick 39.4K

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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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