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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Kenya was 56,432,944 in 2024 vs 2,127,400 people in Slovenia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Kenya's population is 58,955,623 people compared to 2,124,138 in Slovenia.

Population statistics:

  • Kenya's population is 27.8 times bigger than Slovenia's.
  • Kenya is ranked the 25th most populous country in the world, while Slovenia is the 147th.
  • The countries together account for 0.74% of the world: 0.71% for Kenya vs 0.03% for Slovenia.
  • For the last 10 years, Kenya has had an average growth rate of +2.08% per year vs +0.29% in Slovenia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Kenya has increased from 36.9M people to 59M (59.8% growth), while Slovenia has grown from 2.01M to 2.12M (5.84% growth).

Kenya vs Slovenia: population by year and forecast

Kenya
Factual

Projection
Slovenia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Kenya Slovenia
2100 105,238,162 1,640,541
2099 105,257,438 1,644,752
2098 105,257,489 1,648,834
2097 105,250,948 1,653,196
2096 105,220,085 1,657,434
2095 105,175,623 1,661,656
2094 105,118,372 1,665,825
2093 105,046,907 1,670,076
2092 104,955,024 1,674,280
2091 104,846,805 1,678,462
2090 104,718,130 1,682,998
2089 104,573,271 1,687,376
2088 104,414,197 1,691,788
2087 104,243,505 1,696,409
2086 104,056,143 1,701,325
2085 103,854,891 1,706,189
2084 103,640,244 1,711,157
2083 103,407,124 1,716,396
2082 103,158,580 1,721,709
2081 102,889,291 1,727,302
2080 102,594,978 1,733,405
2079 102,286,967 1,739,518
2078 101,961,280 1,746,152
2077 101,613,181 1,752,783
2076 101,239,843 1,759,639
2075 100,849,423 1,766,867
2074 100,436,632 1,774,528
2073 100,001,277 1,782,697
2072 99,533,234 1,790,658
2071 99,042,264 1,798,960
2070 98,529,166 1,807,483
2069 97,992,232 1,816,607
2068 97,428,138 1,825,849
2067 96,842,744 1,834,865
2066 96,230,345 1,844,034
2065 95,598,937 1,853,651
2064 94,942,874 1,863,550
2063 94,266,124 1,873,173
2062 93,561,519 1,882,832
2061 92,837,768 1,892,739
2060 92,098,717 1,902,939
2059 91,343,602 1,912,861
2058 90,569,828 1,922,175
2057 89,783,087 1,932,119
2056 88,994,126 1,941,469
2055 88,192,182 1,950,861
2054 87,379,992 1,959,953
2053 86,552,281 1,968,641
2052 85,710,403 1,977,227
2051 84,850,558 1,985,279
2050 83,976,685 1,993,115
2049 83,090,517 2,000,477
2048 82,191,119 2,007,283
2047 81,274,836 2,014,140
2046 80,340,592 2,020,756
2045 79,389,433 2,027,366
2044 78,414,158 2,033,871
2043 77,418,567 2,040,173
2042 76,399,781 2,046,339
2041 75,363,853 2,052,041
2040 74,308,480 2,057,278
2039 73,241,028 2,062,718
2038 72,153,876 2,067,922
2037 71,058,753 2,073,705
2036 69,949,421 2,079,201
2035 68,831,151 2,084,471
2034 67,705,051 2,089,430
2033 66,569,532 2,094,601
2032 65,431,402 2,099,622
2031 64,289,540 2,104,690
2030 63,153,520 2,109,416
2029 62,021,378 2,113,874
2028 60,894,078 2,118,053
2027 59,770,115 2,121,324
2026 58,653,621 2,124,138
2025 57,540,609 2,126,340
2024 56,432,944 2,127,400
2023 55,339,003 2,120,461
2022 54,252,461 2,112,076
2021 53,219,166 2,108,079
2020 52,217,334 2,102,419
2019 51,202,827 2,088,385
2018 50,207,107 2,073,894
2017 49,197,766 2,066,388
2016 48,139,687 2,065,042
2015 47,088,526 2,063,531
2014 46,051,440 2,061,980
2013 44,986,791 2,059,953
2012 43,888,303 2,057,159
2011 42,758,461 2,052,843
2010 41,598,567 2,048,583
2009 40,408,891 2,039,669
2008 39,206,351 2,021,316
2007 38,036,349 2,018,122
2006 36,904,008 2,006,868
2005 35,796,484 2,000,474
2004 34,713,455 1,997,012
2003 33,652,223 1,995,733
2002 32,629,808 1,994,530
2001 31,619,170 1,992,060
2000 30,642,890 1,988,925
1999 29,733,408 1,983,045
1998 28,888,057 1,981,629
1997 28,101,768 1,985,956
1996 27,344,211 1,988,628
1995 26,601,751 1,989,872
1994 25,857,130 1,989,443
1993 25,117,188 1,991,746
1992 24,382,460 1,996,498
1991 23,646,514 1,999,429
1990 22,892,651 1,998,161
1989 22,118,434 1,996,351
1988 21,356,219 1,995,196
1987 20,616,096 1,989,776
1986 19,901,646 1,965,964
1985 19,201,768 1,941,641
1984 18,514,906 1,932,154
1983 17,846,374 1,922,321
1982 17,206,175 1,910,334
1981 16,601,507 1,906,531
1980 16,018,459 1,901,315
1979 15,460,666 1,882,599
1978 14,934,126 1,862,548
1977 14,428,819 1,842,377
1976 13,957,623 1,820,249
1975 13,511,671 1,793,581
1974 13,070,078 1,776,132
1973 12,634,835 1,766,697
1972 12,206,060 1,752,233
1971 11,788,904 1,738,335
1970 11,368,791 1,724,891
1969 10,939,695 1,713,874
1968 10,518,823 1,704,546
1967 10,111,057 1,689,528
1966 9,717,816 1,669,905
1965 9,338,078 1,649,160
1964 8,973,535 1,632,114
1963 8,627,971 1,616,971
1962 8,299,308 1,603,649
1961 7,987,770 1,594,131
1960 7,695,307 1,584,720

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 Slovenia gained 58,174 people (a 2.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Kenya gained 10,815,936 people (a 22.5% growth), while Slovenia's population increased by 59,096 people (a 2.86% growth).

Kenya was ranked 33rd most populous country in 2006 and is 25th in 2026. Slovenia was ranked 141st in 2006 and ranked 147th 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 Slovenia will decrease by 6.17% to 1,993,115 people and will still be ranked 147th.

Kenya is projected to reach its peak in 2098 at 105M people, while Slovenia's population already peaked in 2024 at 2.13M people and is projected to decrease to 1.64M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Kenya
Factual

Projection
Slovenia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Kenya Slovenia
2100 -0.02% -0.26%
2099 -0% -0.25%
2098 0.006% -0.26%
2097 0.03% -0.26%
2096 0.04% -0.25%
2095 0.05% -0.25%
2094 0.07% -0.25%
2093 0.09% -0.25%
2092 0.1% -0.25%
2091 0.12% -0.27%
2090 0.14% -0.26%
2089 0.15% -0.26%
2088 0.16% -0.27%
2087 0.18% -0.29%
2086 0.19% -0.29%
2085 0.21% -0.29%
2084 0.23% -0.31%
2083 0.24% -0.31%
2082 0.26% -0.32%
2081 0.29% -0.35%
2080 0.3% -0.35%
2079 0.32% -0.38%
2078 0.34% -0.38%
2077 0.37% -0.39%
2076 0.39% -0.41%
2075 0.41% -0.43%
2074 0.44% -0.46%
2073 0.47% -0.44%
2072 0.5% -0.46%
2071 0.52% -0.47%
2070 0.55% -0.5%
2069 0.58% -0.51%
2068 0.6% -0.49%
2067 0.64% -0.5%
2066 0.66% -0.52%
2065 0.69% -0.53%
2064 0.72% -0.51%
2063 0.75% -0.51%
2062 0.78% -0.52%
2061 0.8% -0.54%
2060 0.83% -0.52%
2059 0.85% -0.48%
2058 0.88% -0.51%
2057 0.89% -0.48%
2056 0.91% -0.48%
2055 0.93% -0.46%
2054 0.96% -0.44%
2053 0.98% -0.43%
2052 1.01% -0.41%
2051 1.04% -0.39%
2050 1.07% -0.37%
2049 1.09% -0.34%
2048 1.13% -0.34%
2047 1.16% -0.33%
2046 1.2% -0.33%
2045 1.24% -0.32%
2044 1.29% -0.31%
2043 1.33% -0.3%
2042 1.37% -0.28%
2041 1.42% -0.25%
2040 1.46% -0.26%
2039 1.51% -0.25%
2038 1.54% -0.28%
2037 1.59% -0.26%
2036 1.62% -0.25%
2035 1.66% -0.24%
2034 1.71% -0.25%
2033 1.74% -0.24%
2032 1.78% -0.24%
2031 1.8% -0.22%
2030 1.83% -0.21%
2029 1.85% -0.2%
2028 1.88% -0.15%
2027 1.9% -0.13%
2026 1.93% -0.1%
2025 1.96% -0.05%
2024 1.98% 0.33%
2023 2% 0.4%
2022 1.94% 0.19%
2021 1.92% 0.27%
2020 1.98% 0.67%
2019 1.98% 0.7%
2018 2.05% 0.36%
2017 2.2% 0.07%
2016 2.23% 0.07%
2015 2.25% 0.08%
2014 2.37% 0.1%
2013 2.5% 0.14%
2012 2.64% 0.21%
2011 2.79% 0.21%
2010 2.94% 0.44%
2009 3.07% 0.91%
2008 3.08% 0.16%
2007 3.07% 0.56%
2006 3.09% 0.32%
2005 3.12% 0.17%
2004 3.15% 0.06%
2003 3.13% 0.06%
2002 3.2% 0.12%
2001 3.19% 0.16%
2000 3.06% 0.3%
1999 2.93% 0.07%
1998 2.8% -0.22%
1997 2.77% -0.13%
1996 2.79% -0.06%
1995 2.88% 0.02%
1994 2.95% -0.12%
1993 3.01% -0.24%
1992 3.11% -0.15%
1991 3.29% 0.06%
1990 3.5% 0.09%
1989 3.57% 0.06%
1988 3.59% 0.27%
1987 3.59% 1.21%
1986 3.64% 1.25%
1985 3.71% 0.49%
1984 3.75% 0.51%
1983 3.72% 0.63%
1982 3.64% 0.2%
1981 3.64% 0.27%
1980 3.61% 0.99%
1979 3.53% 1.08%
1978 3.5% 1.09%
1977 3.38% 1.22%
1976 3.3% 1.49%
1975 3.38% 0.98%
1974 3.44% 0.53%
1973 3.51% 0.83%
1972 3.54% 0.8%
1971 3.7% 0.78%
1970 3.92% 0.64%
1969 4% 0.55%
1968 4.03% 0.89%
1967 4.05% 1.18%
1966 4.07% 1.26%
1965 4.06% 1.04%
1964 4.01% 0.94%
1963 3.96% 0.83%
1962 3.9% 0.6%
1961 3.8% 0.59%

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 Slovenia's population grew by 0.33%.

Live population counters

Kenya Slovenia
Current population
58955623
2124138
Population rank 25/197 147/197
Percent of world population 0.71% 0.03%
One net population change
28.8 seconds
1.26 hours
One birth every
21 seconds
31 minutes
One death every
1.32 minutes
24.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,997 +19
Annual growth/decline +1,093,941 +6,939
Annual growth/decline rate +1.98% +0.33%
Population growth rate rank 53/197 148/197
One migration net change every
19.3 minutes
3.24 hours
Annual migration change -27,330 +2,711
Net migration rank 160/196 55/196
Foreign-born residents 992,536 315,122
Foreign-born residents rank 61/195 97/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.8% 14.9%
Foreign-born share rank 136/195 44/195

Natural population change vs migration

Kenya
Natural

Migration
Slovenia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Kenya Slovenia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,330 - 2,711
2024 - -19,781 - 3,319
2023 1,100,970 -10,003 -4,665 5,339
2022 1,092,102 -10,003 -4,858 9,014
2021 1,037,082 -52,552 -4,216 2,477
2020 1,036,253 -17,111 -5,256 28,514
2019 1,071,777 -61,949 -1,254 16,352
2018 1,097,075 -115,436 -1,037 14,640
2017 1,105,769 -68,702 -207 1,359
2016 1,108,801 -29,728 826 1,195
2015 1,119,200 -95,977 826 712
2014 1,123,333 -72,415 2,268 -70
2013 1,136,006 -57,634 1,648 639
2012 1,161,548 -42,928 2,674 1,117
2011 1,185,863 -44,795 3,285 2,190
2010 1,199,786 -21,069 3,687 -410
2009 1,193,598 7,096 3,060 11,594
2008 1,174,818 29,612 3,437 2,971
2007 1,147,063 -11,495 1,211 14,191
2006 1,113,357 15,767 602 6,081
2005 1,080,446 5,501 -600 6,317
2004 1,048,590 31,525 -599 1,759
2003 1,018,182 24,175 -1,996 3,218
2002 992,044 10,431 -1,197 1,975
2001 963,721 55,052 -996 4,527
2000 928,357 5,407 -398 3,124
1999 898,484 -13,257 -1,388 10,291
1998 875,511 -70,023 -1,189 -5,280
1997 847,493 -80,443 -794 -1,298
1996 827,326 -79,276 0 -2,456
1995 812,391 -75,506 0 356
1994 792,702 -40,367 199 -153
1993 788,579 -61,054 -199 -4,641
1992 785,018 -43,085 598 -5,547
1991 790,030 -60,087 2,199 -3,325
1990 789,087 -11,338 3,797 618
1989 795,622 -24,949 4,592 -2,718
1988 785,652 -31,894 5,986 -3,023
1987 775,124 -48,633 5,771 2,972
1986 755,606 -53,183 6,094 32,700
1985 732,739 -35,400 6,213 3,404
1984 709,639 -33,253 5,990 3,280
1983 684,587 -23,905 6,343 3,613
1982 663,109 -43,382 9,170 -8,695
1981 642,379 -52,761 10,485 -5,016
1980 616,390 -39,920 11,027 3,128
1979 595,390 -56,280 12,614 2,107
1978 574,695 -60,718 11,920 2,113
1977 554,124 -57,493 12,160 2,584
1976 536,740 -90,990 12,196 2,226
1975 517,579 -71,421 11,658 2,421
1974 500,008 -62,973 11,367 3,145
1973 485,556 -52,102 11,837 2,175
1972 472,557 -48,466 10,513 2,924
1971 459,897 -49,671 10,951 2,286
1970 443,065 -13,064 10,004 260
1969 427,819 369 9,427 685
1968 411,948 1,611 11,250 438
1967 396,920 5,060 13,516 -192
1966 382,891 1,616 15,697 -1,262
1965 366,444 8,524 14,513 -1,421
1964 349,322 4,788 12,567 -349
1963 332,763 4,246 14,068 -180
1962 315,797 4,521 13,150 148
1961 298,463 4,296 14,985 -306
1960 280,032 2,134 12,678 -929

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 Slovenia 18.1% is from natural causes (a loss of 17,573 people) and 81.9% is from migration (a gain of 79,532 people).

As of 2024, 992,536 residents or 1.8% of the population were not native-born in Kenya, compared to 315,122 people or 14.9% in Slovenia.

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
Slovenia
City Population
Ljubljana 284K
Maribor 114K
Kranj 37.6K
Celje 37.1K
Velenje 25.6K
Novo Mesto 24.2K
Nova Gorica 13K
Izola 11.7K
Murska Sobota 11.2K
Piran 3.79K

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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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