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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Kenya was 56,432,944 in 2024 vs 5,422,069 people in Slovakia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Kenya's population is 58,955,623 people compared to 5,359,438 in Slovakia.

Population statistics:

  • Kenya's population is 11 times bigger than Slovakia's.
  • Kenya is ranked the 25th most populous country in the world, while Slovakia is the 125th.
  • The countries together account for 0.78% of the world: 0.71% for Kenya vs 0.06% for Slovakia.
  • For the last 10 years, Kenya has had an average growth rate of +2.08% per year vs +0.01% in Slovakia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Kenya has increased from 36.9M people to 59M (59.8% growth), while Slovakia has declined from 5.37M to 5.36M (0.25% decline).

Kenya vs Slovakia: population by year and forecast

Kenya
Factual

Projection
Slovakia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Kenya Slovakia
2100 105,238,162 3,377,764
2099 105,257,438 3,399,869
2098 105,257,489 3,422,010
2097 105,250,948 3,444,161
2096 105,220,085 3,466,284
2095 105,175,623 3,488,595
2094 105,118,372 3,511,062
2093 105,046,907 3,533,742
2092 104,955,024 3,556,708
2091 104,846,805 3,580,021
2090 104,718,130 3,603,675
2089 104,573,271 3,627,811
2088 104,414,197 3,652,354
2087 104,243,505 3,677,451
2086 104,056,143 3,703,217
2085 103,854,891 3,729,670
2084 103,640,244 3,756,777
2083 103,407,124 3,784,617
2082 103,158,580 3,813,170
2081 102,889,291 3,842,528
2080 102,594,978 3,872,714
2079 102,286,967 3,903,653
2078 101,961,280 3,935,351
2077 101,613,181 3,967,981
2076 101,239,843 4,001,363
2075 100,849,423 4,035,465
2074 100,436,632 4,070,159
2073 100,001,277 4,105,475
2072 99,533,234 4,141,396
2071 99,042,264 4,177,582
2070 98,529,166 4,214,086
2069 97,992,232 4,250,775
2068 97,428,138 4,287,566
2067 96,842,744 4,324,173
2066 96,230,345 4,360,463
2065 95,598,937 4,396,562
2064 94,942,874 4,432,349
2063 94,266,124 4,467,634
2062 93,561,519 4,502,390
2061 92,837,768 4,536,423
2060 92,098,717 4,569,861
2059 91,343,602 4,602,562
2058 90,569,828 4,634,484
2057 89,783,087 4,665,491
2056 88,994,126 4,695,744
2055 88,192,182 4,725,147
2054 87,379,992 4,753,640
2053 86,552,281 4,781,680
2052 85,710,403 4,809,152
2051 84,850,558 4,836,056
2050 83,976,685 4,862,512
2049 83,090,517 4,888,649
2048 82,191,119 4,914,306
2047 81,274,836 4,939,719
2046 80,340,592 4,964,917
2045 79,389,433 4,989,905
2044 78,414,158 5,014,849
2043 77,418,567 5,039,628
2042 76,399,781 5,064,051
2041 75,363,853 5,088,319
2040 74,308,480 5,112,265
2039 73,241,028 5,135,696
2038 72,153,876 5,158,725
2037 71,058,753 5,181,188
2036 69,949,421 5,203,033
2035 68,831,151 5,224,142
2034 67,705,051 5,244,168
2033 66,569,532 5,263,308
2032 65,431,402 5,281,327
2031 64,289,540 5,298,206
2030 63,153,520 5,313,745
2029 62,021,378 5,327,761
2028 60,894,078 5,339,993
2027 59,770,115 5,350,648
2026 58,653,621 5,359,438
2025 57,540,609 5,396,894
2024 56,432,944 5,422,069
2023 55,339,003 5,426,740
2022 54,252,461 5,431,752
2021 53,219,166 5,447,247
2020 52,217,334 5,458,827
2019 51,202,827 5,454,147
2018 50,207,107 5,446,771
2017 49,197,766 5,439,232
2016 48,139,687 5,430,798
2015 47,088,526 5,423,801
2014 46,051,440 5,418,649
2013 44,986,791 5,413,393
2012 43,888,303 5,407,579
2011 42,758,461 5,398,384
2010 41,598,567 5,391,428
2009 40,408,891 5,386,406
2008 39,206,351 5,379,233
2007 38,036,349 5,374,622
2006 36,904,008 5,373,054
2005 35,796,484 5,372,807
2004 34,713,455 5,372,280
2003 33,652,223 5,373,374
2002 32,629,808 5,376,912
2001 31,619,170 5,378,867
2000 30,642,890 5,388,720
1999 29,733,408 5,396,020
1998 28,888,057 5,390,516
1997 28,101,768 5,383,291
1996 27,344,211 5,373,361
1995 26,601,751 5,361,999
1994 25,857,130 5,346,331
1993 25,117,188 5,325,305
1992 24,382,460 5,305,016
1991 23,646,514 5,303,294
1990 22,892,651 5,299,187
1989 22,118,434 5,275,942
1988 21,356,219 5,250,596
1987 20,616,096 5,222,840
1986 19,901,646 5,193,838
1985 19,201,768 5,161,768
1984 18,514,906 5,127,097
1983 17,846,374 5,091,971
1982 17,206,175 5,055,099
1981 16,601,507 5,016,105
1980 16,018,459 4,979,815
1979 15,460,666 4,938,973
1978 14,934,126 4,890,125
1977 14,428,819 4,840,501
1976 13,957,623 4,789,507
1975 13,511,671 4,739,105
1974 13,070,078 4,689,623
1973 12,634,835 4,641,445
1972 12,206,060 4,596,622
1971 11,788,904 4,557,449
1970 11,368,791 4,538,223
1969 10,939,695 4,518,607
1968 10,518,823 4,483,915
1967 10,111,057 4,449,367
1966 9,717,816 4,411,666
1965 9,338,078 4,370,983
1964 8,973,535 4,327,341
1963 8,627,971 4,282,017
1962 8,299,308 4,238,188
1961 7,987,770 4,191,667
1960 7,695,307 4,068,095

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Kenya increased by 11,235,679 people (a 30.4% growth), while Slovakia gained 57,744 people (a 1.07% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Kenya gained 10,815,936 people (a 22.5% growth), while Slovakia's population decreased by 71,360 people (a 1.31% decline).

Kenya was ranked 33rd most populous country in 2006 and is 25th in 2026. Slovakia was ranked 110th in 2006 and ranked 125th 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 Slovakia will decrease by 9.27% to 4,862,512 people and rank change from 125th to 129th.

Kenya is projected to reach its peak in 2098 at 105M people, while Slovakia's population already peaked in 2020 at 5.46M people and is projected to decrease to 3.38M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Kenya
Factual

Projection
Slovakia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Kenya Slovakia
2100 -0.02% -0.65%
2099 -0% -0.65%
2098 0.006% -0.64%
2097 0.03% -0.64%
2096 0.04% -0.64%
2095 0.05% -0.64%
2094 0.07% -0.64%
2093 0.09% -0.65%
2092 0.1% -0.65%
2091 0.12% -0.66%
2090 0.14% -0.67%
2089 0.15% -0.67%
2088 0.16% -0.68%
2087 0.18% -0.7%
2086 0.19% -0.71%
2085 0.21% -0.72%
2084 0.23% -0.74%
2083 0.24% -0.75%
2082 0.26% -0.76%
2081 0.29% -0.78%
2080 0.3% -0.79%
2079 0.32% -0.81%
2078 0.34% -0.82%
2077 0.37% -0.83%
2076 0.39% -0.85%
2075 0.41% -0.85%
2074 0.44% -0.86%
2073 0.47% -0.87%
2072 0.5% -0.87%
2071 0.52% -0.87%
2070 0.55% -0.86%
2069 0.58% -0.86%
2068 0.6% -0.85%
2067 0.64% -0.83%
2066 0.66% -0.82%
2065 0.69% -0.81%
2064 0.72% -0.79%
2063 0.75% -0.77%
2062 0.78% -0.75%
2061 0.8% -0.73%
2060 0.83% -0.71%
2059 0.85% -0.69%
2058 0.88% -0.66%
2057 0.89% -0.64%
2056 0.91% -0.62%
2055 0.93% -0.6%
2054 0.96% -0.59%
2053 0.98% -0.57%
2052 1.01% -0.56%
2051 1.04% -0.54%
2050 1.07% -0.53%
2049 1.09% -0.52%
2048 1.13% -0.51%
2047 1.16% -0.51%
2046 1.2% -0.5%
2045 1.24% -0.5%
2044 1.29% -0.49%
2043 1.33% -0.48%
2042 1.37% -0.48%
2041 1.42% -0.47%
2040 1.46% -0.46%
2039 1.51% -0.45%
2038 1.54% -0.43%
2037 1.59% -0.42%
2036 1.62% -0.4%
2035 1.66% -0.38%
2034 1.71% -0.36%
2033 1.74% -0.34%
2032 1.78% -0.32%
2031 1.8% -0.29%
2030 1.83% -0.26%
2029 1.85% -0.23%
2028 1.88% -0.2%
2027 1.9% -0.16%
2026 1.93% -0.69%
2025 1.96% -0.46%
2024 1.98% -0.09%
2023 2% -0.09%
2022 1.94% -0.28%
2021 1.92% -0.21%
2020 1.98% 0.09%
2019 1.98% 0.14%
2018 2.05% 0.14%
2017 2.2% 0.16%
2016 2.23% 0.13%
2015 2.25% 0.1%
2014 2.37% 0.1%
2013 2.5% 0.11%
2012 2.64% 0.17%
2011 2.79% 0.13%
2010 2.94% 0.09%
2009 3.07% 0.13%
2008 3.08% 0.09%
2007 3.07% 0.03%
2006 3.09% 0.005%
2005 3.12% 0.01%
2004 3.15% -0.02%
2003 3.13% -0.07%
2002 3.2% -0.04%
2001 3.19% -0.18%
2000 3.06% -0.14%
1999 2.93% 0.1%
1998 2.8% 0.13%
1997 2.77% 0.18%
1996 2.79% 0.21%
1995 2.88% 0.29%
1994 2.95% 0.39%
1993 3.01% 0.38%
1992 3.11% 0.03%
1991 3.29% 0.08%
1990 3.5% 0.44%
1989 3.57% 0.48%
1988 3.59% 0.53%
1987 3.59% 0.56%
1986 3.64% 0.62%
1985 3.71% 0.68%
1984 3.75% 0.69%
1983 3.72% 0.73%
1982 3.64% 0.78%
1981 3.64% 0.73%
1980 3.61% 0.83%
1979 3.53% 1%
1978 3.5% 1.03%
1977 3.38% 1.06%
1976 3.3% 1.06%
1975 3.38% 1.06%
1974 3.44% 1.04%
1973 3.51% 0.98%
1972 3.54% 0.86%
1971 3.7% 0.42%
1970 3.92% 0.43%
1969 4% 0.77%
1968 4.03% 0.78%
1967 4.05% 0.85%
1966 4.07% 0.93%
1965 4.06% 1.01%
1964 4.01% 1.06%
1963 3.96% 1.03%
1962 3.9% 1.11%
1961 3.8% 3.04%

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

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In 2024, the population of Kenya grew by 1.98%, while Slovakia's population declined by 0.09%.

Live population counters

Kenya Slovakia
Current population
58955623
5359438
Population rank 25/197 125/197
Percent of world population 0.71% 0.06%
One net population change
28.8 seconds
1.88 hours
One birth every
21 seconds
10.8 minutes
One death every
1.32 minutes
9.69 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,997 -13
Annual growth/decline +1,093,941 -4,671
Annual growth/decline rate +1.98% -0.09%
Population growth rate rank 53/197 172/197
One migration net change every
19.3 minutes
16.8 minutes
Annual migration change -27,330 -31,377
Net migration rank 160/196 166/196
Foreign-born residents 992,536 323,991
Foreign-born residents rank 61/195 96/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.8% 5.9%
Foreign-born share rank 136/195 88/195

Natural population change vs migration

Kenya
Natural

Migration
Slovakia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Kenya Slovakia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,330 - -31,377
2024 - -19,781 - -21,027
2023 1,100,970 -10,003 -5,427 4,933
2022 1,092,102 -10,003 -7,062 92,314
2021 1,037,082 -52,552 -16,886 -8,172
2020 1,036,253 -17,111 -2,184 4,350
2019 1,071,777 -61,949 3,818 3,128
2018 1,097,075 -115,436 3,268 3,446
2017 1,105,769 -68,702 4,351 3,279
2016 1,108,801 -29,728 5,431 3,487
2015 1,119,200 -95,977 2,170 2,549
2014 1,123,333 -72,415 3,793 -1,158
2013 1,136,006 -57,634 2,707 -1,181
2012 1,161,548 -42,928 3,245 871
2011 1,185,863 -44,795 9,177 -2,392
2010 1,199,786 -21,069 7,008 -1,814
2009 1,193,598 7,096 8,619 -542
2008 1,174,818 29,612 4,303 -495
2007 1,147,063 -11,495 537 -571
2006 1,113,357 15,767 537 -549
2005 1,080,446 5,501 537 -561
2004 1,048,590 31,525 1,611 -522
2003 1,018,182 24,175 -537 -646
2002 992,044 10,431 -538 -580
2001 963,721 55,052 -1,076 -860
2000 928,357 5,407 2,155 -831
1999 898,484 -13,257 3,777 -119
1998 875,511 -70,023 4,312 -12
1997 847,493 -80,443 6,999 247
1996 827,326 -79,276 9,135 246
1995 812,391 -75,506 9,115 -30
1994 792,702 -40,367 14,970 -109
1993 788,579 -61,054 20,769 72
1992 785,018 -43,085 21,220 -201
1991 790,030 -60,087 23,865 174
1990 789,087 -11,338 25,436 -9,402
1989 795,622 -24,949 26,380 -7,254
1988 785,652 -31,894 30,979 -6,500
1987 775,124 -48,633 31,859 -6,401
1986 755,606 -53,183 34,279 -6,143
1985 732,739 -35,400 37,680 -6,068
1984 709,639 -33,253 38,966 -6,276
1983 684,587 -23,905 39,717 -6,361
1982 663,109 -43,382 41,958 -6,088
1981 642,379 -52,761 43,640 -5,821
1980 616,390 -39,920 44,320 -5,522
1979 595,390 -56,280 52,353 -4,712
1978 574,695 -60,718 52,324 -4,689
1977 554,124 -57,493 52,762 -4,621
1976 536,740 -90,990 54,121 -4,432
1975 517,579 -71,421 52,604 -4,652
1974 500,008 -62,973 52,524 -4,190
1973 485,556 -52,102 49,199 -3,854
1972 472,557 -48,466 46,426 -3,516
1971 459,897 -49,671 40,105 -3,495
1970 443,065 -13,064 38,575 -4,919
1969 427,819 369 39,312 -8,998
1968 411,948 1,611 38,113 -8,881
1967 396,920 5,060 41,824 -8,876
1966 382,891 1,616 45,440 -8,817
1965 366,444 8,524 48,517 -8,707
1964 349,322 4,788 54,092 -8,608
1963 332,763 4,246 54,382 -8,548
1962 315,797 4,521 49,587 -9,019
1961 298,463 4,296 55,749 4,812
1960 280,032 2,134 56,546 4,344

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

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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 Slovakia 7.47% is from natural causes (a loss of 8,728 people) and 92.5% is from migration (a gain of 108,156 people).

As of 2024, 992,536 residents or 1.8% of the population were not native-born in Kenya, compared to 323,991 people or 5.9% in Slovakia.

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
Slovakia
City Population
Bratislava 479K
Kosice 224K
Petrzalka 112K
Presov 81.7K
Zilina 80.3K
Nitra 75.9K
Banska Bystrica 73.5K
Trnava 63.2K
Trencin 54.1K
Martin 50.3K

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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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