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Population in Kenya compared to the Solomon Islands: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Kenya was 56,432,944 in 2024 vs 819,198 people in the Solomon Islands in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Kenya's population is 58,955,623 people compared to 863,951 in the Solomon Islands.

Population statistics:

  • Kenya's population is 68.2 times bigger than the Solomon Islands'.
  • Kenya is ranked the 25th most populous country in the world, while the Solomon Islands is the 161st.
  • The countries together account for 0.72% of the world: 0.71% for Kenya vs 0.01% for the Solomon Islands.
  • For the last 10 years, Kenya has had an average growth rate of +2.08% per year vs +2.95% in the Solomon Islands.
  • Since 2006, the population of Kenya has increased from 36.9M people to 59M (59.8% growth), while the Solomon Islands has grown from 492K to 864K (75.7% growth).

Kenya vs Solomon Islands: population by year and forecast

Kenya
Factual

Projection
Solomon Islands
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Kenya Solomon Islands
2100 105,238,162 1,869,358
2099 105,257,438 1,865,277
2098 105,257,489 1,861,047
2097 105,250,948 1,856,421
2096 105,220,085 1,851,585
2095 105,175,623 1,846,229
2094 105,118,372 1,840,799
2093 105,046,907 1,834,881
2092 104,955,024 1,828,545
2091 104,846,805 1,822,001
2090 104,718,130 1,815,153
2089 104,573,271 1,808,103
2088 104,414,197 1,800,741
2087 104,243,505 1,793,136
2086 104,056,143 1,785,209
2085 103,854,891 1,777,013
2084 103,640,244 1,768,444
2083 103,407,124 1,759,601
2082 103,158,580 1,750,433
2081 102,889,291 1,740,952
2080 102,594,978 1,731,110
2079 102,286,967 1,721,146
2078 101,961,280 1,710,785
2077 101,613,181 1,700,043
2076 101,239,843 1,688,876
2075 100,849,423 1,677,587
2074 100,436,632 1,666,185
2073 100,001,277 1,654,264
2072 99,533,234 1,642,044
2071 99,042,264 1,629,467
2070 98,529,166 1,616,736
2069 97,992,232 1,603,679
2068 97,428,138 1,590,304
2067 96,842,744 1,576,716
2066 96,230,345 1,563,005
2065 95,598,937 1,549,060
2064 94,942,874 1,534,862
2063 94,266,124 1,520,351
2062 93,561,519 1,505,792
2061 92,837,768 1,490,935
2060 92,098,717 1,476,028
2059 91,343,602 1,460,816
2058 90,569,828 1,445,385
2057 89,783,087 1,429,967
2056 88,994,126 1,414,320
2055 88,192,182 1,398,440
2054 87,379,992 1,382,426
2053 86,552,281 1,366,190
2052 85,710,403 1,349,703
2051 84,850,558 1,333,136
2050 83,976,685 1,316,322
2049 83,090,517 1,299,367
2048 82,191,119 1,282,258
2047 81,274,836 1,265,007
2046 80,340,592 1,247,608
2045 79,389,433 1,230,002
2044 78,414,158 1,212,277
2043 77,418,567 1,194,351
2042 76,399,781 1,176,271
2041 75,363,853 1,158,172
2040 74,308,480 1,139,832
2039 73,241,028 1,121,014
2038 72,153,876 1,101,787
2037 71,058,753 1,082,148
2036 69,949,421 1,062,197
2035 68,831,151 1,041,925
2034 67,705,051 1,021,492
2033 66,569,532 1,000,997
2032 65,431,402 980,329
2031 64,289,540 959,788
2030 63,153,520 939,300
2029 62,021,378 918,921
2028 60,894,078 898,660
2027 59,770,115 878,499
2026 58,653,621 858,557
2025 57,540,609 838,746
2024 56,432,944 819,198
2023 55,339,003 800,005
2022 54,252,461 781,066
2021 53,219,166 762,591
2020 52,217,334 744,498
2019 51,202,827 728,147
2018 50,207,107 709,101
2017 49,197,766 685,672
2016 48,139,687 662,379
2015 47,088,526 639,415
2014 46,051,440 616,908
2013 44,986,791 594,945
2012 43,888,303 573,606
2011 42,758,461 552,945
2010 41,598,567 532,968
2009 40,408,891 518,141
2008 39,206,351 508,790
2007 38,036,349 500,156
2006 36,904,008 491,594
2005 35,796,484 483,080
2004 34,713,455 474,611
2003 33,652,223 466,154
2002 32,629,808 457,671
2001 31,619,170 449,125
2000 30,642,890 440,469
1999 29,733,408 430,500
1998 28,888,057 419,071
1997 28,101,768 407,474
1996 27,344,211 396,009
1995 26,601,751 384,733
1994 25,857,130 373,675
1993 25,117,188 362,839
1992 24,382,460 352,205
1991 23,646,514 341,738
1990 22,892,651 331,435
1989 22,118,434 321,282
1988 21,356,219 311,265
1987 20,616,096 301,414
1986 19,901,646 291,842
1985 19,201,768 282,455
1984 18,514,906 273,163
1983 17,846,374 264,068
1982 17,206,175 255,200
1981 16,601,507 246,555
1980 16,018,459 238,135
1979 15,460,666 229,953
1978 14,934,126 222,029
1977 14,428,819 214,418
1976 13,957,623 207,194
1975 13,511,671 200,744
1974 13,070,078 195,041
1973 12,634,835 189,774
1972 12,206,060 184,994
1971 11,788,904 180,637
1970 11,368,791 176,579
1969 10,939,695 172,476
1968 10,518,823 168,282
1967 10,111,057 164,245
1966 9,717,816 160,393
1965 9,338,078 156,686
1964 8,973,535 153,085
1963 8,627,971 149,589
1962 8,299,308 146,201
1961 7,987,770 142,912
1960 7,695,307 139,688

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/solomon-islands | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Kenya increased by 11,235,679 people (a 30.4% growth), while the Solomon Islands gained 170,785 people (a 34.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Kenya gained 10,815,936 people (a 22.5% growth), while the Solomon Islands' population increased by 201,572 people (a 30.4% growth).

Kenya was ranked 33rd most populous country in 2006 and is 25th in 2026. The Solomon Islands was ranked 165th in 2006 and ranked 161st 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 the Solomon Islands will increase by 52.4% to 1,316,322 people and rank change from 161st to 156th.

Kenya is projected to reach its peak in 2098 at 105M people compared to the peak of 1.87M people in 2100 for the Solomon Islands.

Population growth rate by year

Kenya
Factual

Projection
Solomon Islands
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Kenya Solomon Islands
2100 -0.02% 0.22%
2099 -0% 0.23%
2098 0.006% 0.25%
2097 0.03% 0.26%
2096 0.04% 0.29%
2095 0.05% 0.29%
2094 0.07% 0.32%
2093 0.09% 0.35%
2092 0.1% 0.36%
2091 0.12% 0.38%
2090 0.14% 0.39%
2089 0.15% 0.41%
2088 0.16% 0.42%
2087 0.18% 0.44%
2086 0.19% 0.46%
2085 0.21% 0.48%
2084 0.23% 0.5%
2083 0.24% 0.52%
2082 0.26% 0.54%
2081 0.29% 0.57%
2080 0.3% 0.58%
2079 0.32% 0.61%
2078 0.34% 0.63%
2077 0.37% 0.66%
2076 0.39% 0.67%
2075 0.41% 0.68%
2074 0.44% 0.72%
2073 0.47% 0.74%
2072 0.5% 0.77%
2071 0.52% 0.79%
2070 0.55% 0.81%
2069 0.58% 0.84%
2068 0.6% 0.86%
2067 0.64% 0.88%
2066 0.66% 0.9%
2065 0.69% 0.93%
2064 0.72% 0.95%
2063 0.75% 0.97%
2062 0.78% 1%
2061 0.8% 1.01%
2060 0.83% 1.04%
2059 0.85% 1.07%
2058 0.88% 1.08%
2057 0.89% 1.11%
2056 0.91% 1.14%
2055 0.93% 1.16%
2054 0.96% 1.19%
2053 0.98% 1.22%
2052 1.01% 1.24%
2051 1.04% 1.28%
2050 1.07% 1.3%
2049 1.09% 1.33%
2048 1.13% 1.36%
2047 1.16% 1.39%
2046 1.2% 1.43%
2045 1.24% 1.46%
2044 1.29% 1.5%
2043 1.33% 1.54%
2042 1.37% 1.56%
2041 1.42% 1.61%
2040 1.46% 1.68%
2039 1.51% 1.75%
2038 1.54% 1.81%
2037 1.59% 1.88%
2036 1.62% 1.95%
2035 1.66% 2%
2034 1.71% 2.05%
2033 1.74% 2.11%
2032 1.78% 2.14%
2031 1.8% 2.18%
2030 1.83% 2.22%
2029 1.85% 2.25%
2028 1.88% 2.3%
2027 1.9% 2.32%
2026 1.93% 2.36%
2025 1.96% 2.39%
2024 1.98% 2.4%
2023 2% 2.42%
2022 1.94% 2.42%
2021 1.92% 2.43%
2020 1.98% 2.25%
2019 1.98% 2.69%
2018 2.05% 3.42%
2017 2.2% 3.52%
2016 2.23% 3.59%
2015 2.25% 3.65%
2014 2.37% 3.69%
2013 2.5% 3.72%
2012 2.64% 3.74%
2011 2.79% 3.75%
2010 2.94% 2.86%
2009 3.07% 1.84%
2008 3.08% 1.73%
2007 3.07% 1.74%
2006 3.09% 1.76%
2005 3.12% 1.78%
2004 3.15% 1.81%
2003 3.13% 1.85%
2002 3.2% 1.9%
2001 3.19% 1.97%
2000 3.06% 2.32%
1999 2.93% 2.73%
1998 2.8% 2.85%
1997 2.77% 2.9%
1996 2.79% 2.93%
1995 2.88% 2.96%
1994 2.95% 2.99%
1993 3.01% 3.02%
1992 3.11% 3.06%
1991 3.29% 3.11%
1990 3.5% 3.16%
1989 3.57% 3.22%
1988 3.59% 3.27%
1987 3.59% 3.28%
1986 3.64% 3.32%
1985 3.71% 3.4%
1984 3.75% 3.44%
1983 3.72% 3.47%
1982 3.64% 3.51%
1981 3.64% 3.54%
1980 3.61% 3.56%
1979 3.53% 3.57%
1978 3.5% 3.55%
1977 3.38% 3.49%
1976 3.3% 3.21%
1975 3.38% 2.92%
1974 3.44% 2.78%
1973 3.51% 2.58%
1972 3.54% 2.41%
1971 3.7% 2.3%
1970 3.92% 2.38%
1969 4% 2.49%
1968 4.03% 2.46%
1967 4.05% 2.4%
1966 4.07% 2.37%
1965 4.06% 2.35%
1964 4.01% 2.34%
1963 3.96% 2.32%
1962 3.9% 2.3%
1961 3.8% 2.31%

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 the Solomon Islands' population grew by 2.4%.

Live population counters

Kenya Solomon Islands
Current population
58955623
863951
Population rank 25/197 161/197
Percent of world population 0.71% 0.01%
One net population change
28.8 seconds
27.4 minutes
One birth every
21 seconds
24.4 minutes
One death every
1.32 minutes
2.13 hours
Daily growth/decline +2,997 +53
Annual growth/decline +1,093,941 +19,193
Annual growth/decline rate +1.98% +2.4%
Population growth rate rank 53/197 33/197
One migration net change every
19.3 minutes
5.39 hours
Annual migration change -27,330 +1,631
Net migration rank 160/196 59/196
Foreign-born residents 992,536 2,469
Foreign-born residents rank 61/195 192/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.8% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 136/195 184/195

Natural population change vs migration

Kenya
Natural

Migration
Solomon Islands
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Kenya Solomon Islands
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,330 - 1,631
2024 - -19,781 - 1,610
2023 1,100,970 -10,003 17,436 1,636
2022 1,092,102 -10,003 17,253 1,567
2021 1,037,082 -52,552 16,626 1,499
2020 1,036,253 -17,111 16,488 1,556
2019 1,071,777 -61,949 16,649 -1,990
2018 1,097,075 -115,436 16,790 6,653
2017 1,105,769 -68,702 16,897 6,513
2016 1,108,801 -29,728 17,027 6,146
2015 1,119,200 -95,977 16,909 5,853
2014 1,123,333 -72,415 16,652 5,598
2013 1,136,006 -57,634 16,038 5,631
2012 1,161,548 -42,928 15,585 5,420
2011 1,185,863 -44,795 15,095 5,219
2010 1,199,786 -21,069 14,604 5,040
2009 1,193,598 7,096 14,381 -4,360
2008 1,174,818 29,612 14,225 -5,538
2007 1,147,063 -11,495 13,963 -5,383
2006 1,113,357 15,767 13,799 -5,262
2005 1,080,446 5,501 13,568 -5,082
2004 1,048,590 31,525 13,444 -4,985
2003 1,018,182 24,175 13,344 -4,881
2002 992,044 10,431 13,195 -4,691
2001 963,721 55,052 13,061 -4,474
2000 928,357 5,407 12,938 -4,219
1999 898,484 -13,257 12,809 -1,588
1998 875,511 -70,023 12,658 -1,019
1997 847,493 -80,443 12,478 -931
1996 827,326 -79,276 12,328 -947
1995 812,391 -75,506 12,124 -952
1994 792,702 -40,367 11,771 -828
1993 788,579 -61,054 11,396 -665
1992 785,018 -43,085 11,029 -482
1991 790,030 -60,087 10,789 -410
1990 789,087 -11,338 10,561 -335
1989 795,622 -24,949 10,354 -270
1988 785,652 -31,894 10,142 -197
1987 775,124 -48,633 9,943 -179
1986 755,606 -53,183 9,656 -269
1985 732,739 -35,400 9,534 -150
1984 709,639 -33,253 9,299 -102
1983 684,587 -23,905 9,011 -30
1982 663,109 -43,382 8,720 40
1981 642,379 -52,761 8,436 99
1980 616,390 -39,920 8,156 151
1979 595,390 -56,280 7,874 188
1978 574,695 -60,718 7,598 174
1977 554,124 -57,493 7,290 159
1976 536,740 -90,990 7,058 -48
1975 517,579 -71,421 6,635 -760
1974 500,008 -62,973 6,612 -1,084
1973 485,556 -52,102 6,343 -1,329
1972 472,557 -48,466 6,074 -1,520
1971 459,897 -49,671 5,814 -1,646
1970 443,065 -13,064 5,575 -1,632
1969 427,819 369 5,444 -1,187
1968 411,948 1,611 5,285 -1,154
1967 396,920 5,060 5,151 -1,213
1966 382,891 1,616 5,028 -1,256
1965 366,444 8,524 4,885 -1,237
1964 349,322 4,788 4,747 -1,200
1963 332,763 4,246 4,571 -1,129
1962 315,797 4,521 4,408 -1,073
1961 298,463 4,296 4,257 -1,016
1960 280,032 2,134 4,119 -917

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

GeoRank.org/population/kenya/solomon-islands | 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 the Solomon Islands 82.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 168,727 people) and 17.2% is from migration (a gain of 35,031 people).

As of 2024, 992,536 residents or 1.8% of the population were not native-born in Kenya, compared to 2,469 people or 0.3% in the Solomon Islands.

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
Solomon Islands
City Population
Honiara 84.5K
Auki 6.81K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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