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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Kenya was 56,432,944 in 2024 vs 48,848,840 people in Spain in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Kenya's population is 58,955,623 people compared to 48,806,901 in Spain.

Population statistics:

  • Kenya's population is 1.21 times bigger than Spain's.
  • Kenya is ranked the 25th most populous country in the world, while Spain is the 32nd.
  • The countries together account for 1.3% of the world: 0.71% for Kenya vs 0.59% for Spain.
  • For the last 10 years, Kenya has had an average growth rate of +2.08% per year vs +0.43% in Spain.
  • Since 2006, the population of Kenya has increased from 36.9M people to 59M (59.8% growth), while Spain has grown from 44.4M to 48.8M (9.93% growth).

Kenya vs Spain: population by year and forecast

Kenya
Factual

Projection
Spain
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Kenya Spain
2100 105,238,162 33,862,981
2099 105,257,438 34,039,965
2098 105,257,489 34,215,187
2097 105,250,948 34,387,116
2096 105,220,085 34,552,002
2095 105,175,623 34,719,411
2094 105,118,372 34,882,039
2093 105,046,907 35,044,043
2092 104,955,024 35,204,657
2091 104,846,805 35,366,895
2090 104,718,130 35,535,838
2089 104,573,271 35,707,942
2088 104,414,197 35,877,681
2087 104,243,505 36,043,209
2086 104,056,143 36,210,710
2085 103,854,891 36,386,207
2084 103,640,244 36,564,622
2083 103,407,124 36,749,680
2082 103,158,580 36,936,644
2081 102,889,291 37,133,976
2080 102,594,978 37,337,517
2079 102,286,967 37,551,557
2078 101,961,280 37,771,135
2077 101,613,181 38,002,963
2076 101,239,843 38,249,247
2075 100,849,423 38,506,040
2074 100,436,632 38,777,715
2073 100,001,277 39,056,249
2072 99,533,234 39,348,447
2071 99,042,264 39,642,346
2070 98,529,166 39,949,413
2069 97,992,232 40,256,590
2068 97,428,138 40,575,543
2067 96,842,744 40,893,798
2066 96,230,345 41,218,263
2065 95,598,937 41,543,254
2064 94,942,874 41,878,338
2063 94,266,124 42,208,320
2062 93,561,519 42,542,893
2061 92,837,768 42,874,096
2060 92,098,717 43,191,452
2059 91,343,602 43,506,737
2058 90,569,828 43,809,907
2057 89,783,087 44,112,668
2056 88,994,126 44,415,689
2055 88,192,182 44,691,749
2054 87,379,992 44,958,971
2053 86,552,281 45,223,225
2052 85,710,403 45,470,541
2051 84,850,558 45,695,307
2050 83,976,685 45,911,520
2049 83,090,517 46,127,777
2048 82,191,119 46,322,244
2047 81,274,836 46,510,152
2046 80,340,592 46,687,914
2045 79,389,433 46,858,778
2044 78,414,158 47,016,278
2043 77,418,567 47,158,325
2042 76,399,781 47,301,091
2041 75,363,853 47,434,593
2040 74,308,480 47,563,236
2039 73,241,028 47,685,343
2038 72,153,876 47,798,797
2037 71,058,753 47,910,899
2036 69,949,421 48,020,350
2035 68,831,151 48,124,430
2034 67,705,051 48,220,051
2033 66,569,532 48,311,842
2032 65,431,402 48,402,470
2031 64,289,540 48,495,278
2030 63,153,520 48,579,920
2029 62,021,378 48,648,699
2028 60,894,078 48,707,969
2027 59,770,115 48,758,200
2026 58,653,621 48,806,901
2025 57,540,609 48,838,057
2024 56,432,944 48,848,840
2023 55,339,003 48,352,528
2022 54,252,461 47,786,102
2021 53,219,166 47,443,821
2020 52,217,334 47,359,424
2019 51,202,827 47,118,501
2018 50,207,107 46,782,011
2017 49,197,766 46,571,232
2016 48,139,687 46,458,139
2015 47,088,526 46,422,303
2014 46,051,440 46,460,733
2013 44,986,791 46,604,197
2012 43,888,303 46,773,055
2011 42,758,461 46,742,697
2010 41,598,567 46,576,897
2009 40,408,891 46,362,946
2008 39,206,351 45,954,106
2007 38,036,349 45,226,803
2006 36,904,008 44,397,319
2005 35,796,484 43,653,155
2004 34,713,455 42,921,895
2003 33,652,223 42,187,645
2002 32,629,808 41,431,558
2001 31,619,170 40,850,412
2000 30,642,890 40,567,864
1999 29,733,408 40,386,875
1998 28,888,057 40,223,509
1997 28,101,768 40,057,389
1996 27,344,211 39,889,852
1995 26,601,751 39,724,050
1994 25,857,130 39,549,108
1993 25,117,188 39,361,262
1992 24,382,460 39,157,685
1991 23,646,514 38,966,376
1990 22,892,651 38,867,322
1989 22,118,434 38,827,764
1988 21,356,219 38,766,939
1987 20,616,096 38,684,815
1986 19,901,646 38,584,624
1985 19,201,768 38,469,512
1984 18,514,906 38,330,364
1983 17,846,374 38,171,525
1982 17,206,175 37,986,012
1981 16,601,507 37,758,631
1980 16,018,459 37,491,165
1979 15,460,666 37,191,330
1978 14,934,126 36,864,898
1977 14,428,819 36,511,638
1976 13,957,623 36,137,812
1975 13,511,671 35,757,900
1974 13,070,078 35,373,335
1973 12,634,835 34,988,947
1972 12,206,060 34,604,469
1971 11,788,904 34,224,490
1970 11,368,791 33,814,531
1969 10,939,695 33,441,054
1968 10,518,823 33,113,134
1967 10,111,057 32,682,947
1966 9,717,816 32,283,194
1965 9,338,078 31,954,292
1964 8,973,535 31,609,195
1963 8,627,971 31,296,651
1962 8,299,308 31,023,366
1961 7,987,770 30,739,250
1960 7,695,307 30,455,000

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/spain | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Kenya increased by 11,235,679 people (a 30.4% growth), while Spain gained 2,060,820 people (a 4.64% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Kenya gained 10,815,936 people (a 22.5% growth), while Spain's population increased by 2,348,762 people (a 5.06% growth).

Kenya was ranked 33rd most populous country in 2006 and is 25th in 2026. Spain was ranked 28th in 2006 and ranked 32nd 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 Spain will decrease by 5.93% to 45,911,520 people and rank change from 32nd to 47th.

Kenya is projected to reach its peak in 2098 at 105M people, while Spain's population already peaked in 2024 at 48.8M people and is projected to decrease to 33.9M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Kenya
Factual

Projection
Spain
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Kenya Spain
2100 -0.02% -0.52%
2099 -0% -0.51%
2098 0.006% -0.5%
2097 0.03% -0.48%
2096 0.04% -0.48%
2095 0.05% -0.47%
2094 0.07% -0.46%
2093 0.09% -0.46%
2092 0.1% -0.46%
2091 0.12% -0.48%
2090 0.14% -0.48%
2089 0.15% -0.47%
2088 0.16% -0.46%
2087 0.18% -0.46%
2086 0.19% -0.48%
2085 0.21% -0.49%
2084 0.23% -0.5%
2083 0.24% -0.51%
2082 0.26% -0.53%
2081 0.29% -0.55%
2080 0.3% -0.57%
2079 0.32% -0.58%
2078 0.34% -0.61%
2077 0.37% -0.64%
2076 0.39% -0.67%
2075 0.41% -0.7%
2074 0.44% -0.71%
2073 0.47% -0.74%
2072 0.5% -0.74%
2071 0.52% -0.77%
2070 0.55% -0.76%
2069 0.58% -0.79%
2068 0.6% -0.78%
2067 0.64% -0.79%
2066 0.66% -0.78%
2065 0.69% -0.8%
2064 0.72% -0.78%
2063 0.75% -0.79%
2062 0.78% -0.77%
2061 0.8% -0.73%
2060 0.83% -0.72%
2059 0.85% -0.69%
2058 0.88% -0.69%
2057 0.89% -0.68%
2056 0.91% -0.62%
2055 0.93% -0.59%
2054 0.96% -0.58%
2053 0.98% -0.54%
2052 1.01% -0.49%
2051 1.04% -0.47%
2050 1.07% -0.47%
2049 1.09% -0.42%
2048 1.13% -0.4%
2047 1.16% -0.38%
2046 1.2% -0.36%
2045 1.24% -0.33%
2044 1.29% -0.3%
2043 1.33% -0.3%
2042 1.37% -0.28%
2041 1.42% -0.27%
2040 1.46% -0.26%
2039 1.51% -0.24%
2038 1.54% -0.23%
2037 1.59% -0.23%
2036 1.62% -0.22%
2035 1.66% -0.2%
2034 1.71% -0.19%
2033 1.74% -0.19%
2032 1.78% -0.19%
2031 1.8% -0.17%
2030 1.83% -0.14%
2029 1.85% -0.12%
2028 1.88% -0.1%
2027 1.9% -0.1%
2026 1.93% -0.06%
2025 1.96% -0.02%
2024 1.98% 1.03%
2023 2% 1.19%
2022 1.94% 0.72%
2021 1.92% 0.18%
2020 1.98% 0.51%
2019 1.98% 0.72%
2018 2.05% 0.45%
2017 2.2% 0.24%
2016 2.23% 0.08%
2015 2.25% -0.08%
2014 2.37% -0.31%
2013 2.5% -0.36%
2012 2.64% 0.06%
2011 2.79% 0.36%
2010 2.94% 0.46%
2009 3.07% 0.89%
2008 3.08% 1.61%
2007 3.07% 1.87%
2006 3.09% 1.7%
2005 3.12% 1.7%
2004 3.15% 1.74%
2003 3.13% 1.82%
2002 3.2% 1.42%
2001 3.19% 0.7%
2000 3.06% 0.45%
1999 2.93% 0.41%
1998 2.8% 0.41%
1997 2.77% 0.42%
1996 2.79% 0.42%
1995 2.88% 0.44%
1994 2.95% 0.48%
1993 3.01% 0.52%
1992 3.11% 0.49%
1991 3.29% 0.25%
1990 3.5% 0.1%
1989 3.57% 0.16%
1988 3.59% 0.21%
1987 3.59% 0.26%
1986 3.64% 0.3%
1985 3.71% 0.36%
1984 3.75% 0.42%
1983 3.72% 0.49%
1982 3.64% 0.6%
1981 3.64% 0.71%
1980 3.61% 0.81%
1979 3.53% 0.89%
1978 3.5% 0.97%
1977 3.38% 1.03%
1976 3.3% 1.06%
1975 3.38% 1.09%
1974 3.44% 1.1%
1973 3.51% 1.11%
1972 3.54% 1.11%
1971 3.7% 1.21%
1970 3.92% 1.12%
1969 4% 0.99%
1968 4.03% 1.32%
1967 4.05% 1.24%
1966 4.07% 1.03%
1965 4.06% 1.09%
1964 4.01% 1%
1963 3.96% 0.88%
1962 3.9% 0.92%
1961 3.8% 0.93%

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/spain | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Kenya grew by 1.98%, while Spain's population grew by 1.03%.

Live population counters

Kenya Spain
Current population
58955623
48806901
Population rank 25/197 32/197
Percent of world population 0.71% 0.59%
One net population change
28.8 seconds
1.06 minutes
One birth every
21 seconds
1.62 minutes
One death every
1.32 minutes
1.21 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,997 +1,360
Annual growth/decline +1,093,941 +496,312
Annual growth/decline rate +1.98% +1.03%
Population growth rate rank 53/197 100/197
One migration net change every
19.3 minutes
5.45 minutes
Annual migration change -27,330 +96,630
Net migration rank 160/196 17/196
Foreign-born residents 992,536 8,870,527
Foreign-born residents rank 61/195 6/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.8% 18.5%
Foreign-born share rank 136/195 32/195

Natural population change vs migration

Kenya
Natural

Migration
Spain
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Kenya Spain
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,330 - 96,630
2024 - -19,781 - 111,674
2023 1,100,970 -10,003 -111,211 119,099
2022 1,092,102 -10,003 -133,801 299,779
2021 1,037,082 -52,552 -113,865 144,385
2020 1,036,253 -17,111 -151,551 236,854
2019 1,071,777 -61,949 -56,542 464,783
2018 1,097,075 -115,436 -56,139 337,467
2017 1,105,769 -68,702 -32,600 201,135
2016 1,108,801 -29,728 0 106,474
2015 1,119,200 -95,977 -4,642 -1,979
2014 1,123,333 -72,415 32,522 -97,870
2013 1,136,006 -57,634 37,284 -250,741
2012 1,161,548 -42,928 51,450 -153,486
2011 1,185,863 -44,795 84,137 60,761
2010 1,199,786 -21,069 102,469 69,406
2009 1,193,598 7,096 106,635 129,557
2008 1,174,818 29,612 133,267 434,135
2007 1,147,063 -11,495 108,545 772,317
2006 1,113,357 15,767 110,994 659,720
2005 1,080,446 5,501 78,576 629,803
2004 1,048,590 31,525 85,844 661,158
2003 1,018,182 24,175 54,844 658,428
2002 992,044 10,431 53,861 737,880
2001 963,721 55,052 44,936 181,307
2000 928,357 5,407 36,512 176,269
1999 898,484 -13,257 8,077 178,559
1998 875,511 -70,023 4,022 182,926
1997 847,493 -80,443 20,028 165,345
1996 827,326 -79,276 11,967 162,704
1995 812,391 -75,506 15,889 162,434
1994 792,702 -40,367 31,639 160,407
1993 788,579 -61,054 47,234 160,907
1992 785,018 -43,085 62,652 177,544
1991 790,030 -60,087 58,450 122,841
1990 789,087 -11,338 66,075 -30,684
1989 795,622 -24,949 81,538 -25,892
1988 785,652 -31,894 100,794 -17,663
1987 775,124 -48,633 116,054 -12,681
1986 755,606 -53,183 131,188 -13,540
1985 732,739 -35,400 146,184 -589
1984 709,639 -33,253 172,487 2,754
1983 684,587 -23,905 183,223 1,241
1982 663,109 -43,382 231,714 -7,384
1981 642,379 -52,761 237,879 2,563
1980 616,390 -39,920 281,184 20,166
1979 595,390 -56,280 312,407 -5,929
1978 574,695 -60,718 339,157 -2,504
1977 554,124 -57,493 361,465 -1,332
1976 536,740 -90,990 375,834 2,804
1975 517,579 -71,421 371,882 -218
1974 500,008 -62,973 396,182 105,838
1973 485,556 -52,102 374,381 8,624
1972 472,557 -48,466 391,030 7,935
1971 459,897 -49,671 369,625 7,363
1970 443,065 -13,064 378,723 -60,580
1969 427,819 369 367,851 -49,956
1968 411,948 1,611 387,423 -46,088
1967 396,920 5,060 402,001 -42,344
1966 382,891 1,616 397,084 -41,467
1965 366,444 8,524 405,819 -42,476
1964 349,322 4,788 429,885 -41,461
1963 332,763 4,246 394,338 -44,446
1962 315,797 4,521 384,690 -45,211
1961 298,463 4,296 396,537 -46,517
1960 280,032 2,134 398,960 -154,869

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

GeoRank.org/population/kenya/spain | 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 Spain 25.8% is from natural causes (a loss of 627,829 people) and 74.2% is from migration (a gain of 1,810,127 people).

As of 2024, 992,536 residents or 1.8% of the population were not native-born in Kenya, compared to 8,870,527 people or 18.5% in Spain.

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
Spain
City Population
Madrid 3.51M
Barcelona 1.73M
Tenerife 955K
Valencia 841K
Zaragoza 693K
Seville 689K
Malaga 599K
Palma de Mallorca 435K
Las Palmas 382K
Alicante 366K

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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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