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

Kenya vs Sweden: population by year and forecast

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Year	Population
	Kenya	Sweden
2100	105,223,316	11,330,987
2099	105,242,590	11,334,835
2098	105,242,641	11,339,107
2097	105,236,101	11,340,268
2096	105,205,242	11,341,947
2095	105,160,786	11,344,893
2094	105,103,544	11,347,531
2093	105,032,088	11,349,412
2092	104,940,218	11,351,452
2091	104,832,015	11,352,899
2090	104,703,358	11,354,820
2089	104,558,519	11,357,746
2088	104,399,468	11,360,405
2087	104,228,800	11,364,197
2086	104,041,464	11,371,529
2085	103,840,241	11,376,573
2084	103,625,624	11,381,332
2083	103,392,537	11,384,862
2082	103,144,028	11,390,058
2081	102,874,777	11,391,696
2080	102,580,506	11,393,882
2079	102,272,538	11,393,412
2078	101,946,897	11,391,291
2077	101,598,847	11,389,212
2076	101,225,562	11,385,385
2075	100,835,197	11,381,261
2074	100,422,464	11,377,973
2073	99,987,171	11,375,051
2072	99,519,193	11,371,362
2071	99,028,293	11,366,451
2070	98,515,267	11,362,742
2069	97,978,409	11,358,895
2068	97,414,394	11,357,504
2067	96,829,083	11,356,672
2066	96,216,770	11,356,676
2065	95,585,451	11,355,953
2064	94,929,481	11,354,988
2063	94,252,826	11,354,834
2062	93,548,321	11,355,452
2061	92,824,672	11,353,198
2060	92,085,725	11,352,013
2059	91,330,716	11,349,674
2058	90,557,051	11,345,893
2057	89,770,421	11,340,487
2056	88,981,572	11,335,234
2055	88,179,741	11,328,291
2054	87,367,666	11,320,768
2053	86,540,071	11,310,127
2052	85,698,312	11,296,358
2051	84,838,589	11,280,503
2050	83,964,839	11,261,537
2049	83,078,796	11,242,070
2048	82,179,525	11,221,274
2047	81,263,371	11,199,365
2046	80,329,258	11,176,512
2045	79,378,234	11,152,739
2044	78,403,097	11,127,765
2043	77,407,646	11,102,354
2042	76,389,004	11,076,504
2041	75,353,221	11,052,951
2040	74,297,998	11,028,609
2039	73,230,696	11,005,487
2038	72,143,698	10,983,160
2037	71,048,729	10,961,591
2036	69,939,553	10,938,759
2035	68,821,441	10,916,327
2034	67,695,500	10,893,717
2033	66,560,141	10,869,588
2032	65,422,172	10,844,339
2031	64,280,471	10,819,037
2030	63,144,611	10,790,557
2029	62,012,629	10,759,017
2028	60,885,488	10,724,017
2027	59,761,684	10,685,143
2026	58,645,347	10,643,884
2025	57,532,493	10,596,620
2024	56,432,944	10,569,709
2023	55,339,003	10,536,632
2022	54,252,461	10,486,941
2021	53,219,166	10,415,811
2020	52,217,334	10,353,442
2019	51,202,827	10,278,887
2018	50,207,107	10,175,214
2017	49,197,766	10,057,698
2016	48,139,687	9,923,085
2015	47,088,526	9,799,186
2014	46,051,440	9,696,110
2013	44,986,791	9,600,379
2012	43,888,303	9,519,374
2011	42,758,461	9,449,213
2010	41,598,567	9,378,126
2009	40,408,891	9,298,515
2008	39,206,351	9,219,637
2007	38,036,349	9,148,092
2006	36,904,008	9,080,505
2005	35,796,484	9,029,572
2004	34,713,455	8,993,531
2003	33,652,223	8,958,229
2002	32,629,808	8,924,958
2001	31,619,170	8,895,960
2000	30,642,890	8,872,109
1999	29,733,408	8,857,874
1998	28,888,057	8,850,974
1997	28,101,768	8,846,062
1996	27,344,211	8,840,998
1995	26,601,751	8,826,939
1994	25,857,130	8,780,745
1993	25,117,188	8,718,561
1992	24,382,460	8,668,067
1991	23,646,514	8,617,375
1990	22,892,651	8,558,835
1989	22,118,434	8,492,964
1988	21,356,219	8,436,489
1987	20,616,096	8,397,804
1986	19,901,646	8,369,829
1985	19,201,768	8,350,386
1984	18,514,906	8,336,605
1983	17,846,374	8,329,033
1982	17,206,175	8,325,263
1981	16,601,507	8,320,503
1980	16,018,459	8,310,531
1979	15,460,666	8,293,678
1978	14,934,126	8,275,599
1977	14,428,819	8,251,540
1976	13,957,623	8,222,286
1975	13,511,671	8,192,437
1974	13,070,078	8,159,955
1973	12,634,835	8,136,312
1972	12,206,060	8,122,300
1971	11,788,904	8,098,334
1970	11,368,791	8,042,801
1969	10,939,695	7,968,072
1968	10,518,823	7,912,273
1967	10,111,057	7,867,931
1966	9,717,816	7,807,797
1965	9,338,078	7,733,853
1964	8,973,535	7,661,354
1963	8,627,971	7,604,328
1962	8,299,308	7,561,588
1961	7,987,770	7,519,998
1960	7,695,307	7,484,656

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Kenya increased by 11,235,679 people (a 30.4% growth), while Sweden gained 842,580 people (a 9.28% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Kenya gained 11,079,079 people (a 23% growth), while Sweden's population increased by 741,992 people (a 7.48% growth).

Kenya was ranked 33rd most populous country in 2006 and is 25th in 2026. Sweden was ranked 88th in 2006 and ranked 93rd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Kenya's population will grow by 41.8% to 83,964,839 people with a rank change from 25th to 22nd. The population of Sweden will increase by 5.59% to 11,261,537 people and will still be ranked 93rd.

Kenya is projected to reach its peak in 2098 at 105M people compared to the peak of 11.4M people in 2080 for Sweden.

Population growth rate by year

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Year	Growth rate
	Kenya	Sweden
2100	-0.02%	-0.03%
2099	-0%	-0.04%
2098	0.006%	-0.01%
2097	0.03%	-0.01%
2096	0.04%	-0.03%
2095	0.05%	-0.02%
2094	0.07%	-0.02%
2093	0.09%	-0.02%
2092	0.1%	-0.01%
2091	0.12%	-0.02%
2090	0.14%	-0.03%
2089	0.15%	-0.02%
2088	0.16%	-0.03%
2087	0.18%	-0.06%
2086	0.19%	-0.04%
2085	0.21%	-0.04%
2084	0.23%	-0.03%
2083	0.24%	-0.05%
2082	0.26%	-0.01%
2081	0.29%	-0.02%
2080	0.3%	0.004%
2079	0.32%	0.02%
2078	0.34%	0.02%
2077	0.37%	0.03%
2076	0.39%	0.04%
2075	0.41%	0.03%
2074	0.44%	0.03%
2073	0.47%	0.03%
2072	0.5%	0.04%
2071	0.52%	0.03%
2070	0.55%	0.03%
2069	0.58%	0.01%
2068	0.6%	0.007%
2067	0.64%	-0%
2066	0.66%	0.006%
2065	0.69%	0.009%
2064	0.72%	0.001%
2063	0.75%	-0.005%
2062	0.78%	0.02%
2061	0.8%	0.01%
2060	0.83%	0.02%
2059	0.85%	0.03%
2058	0.88%	0.05%
2057	0.89%	0.05%
2056	0.91%	0.06%
2055	0.93%	0.07%
2054	0.96%	0.09%
2053	0.98%	0.12%
2052	1.01%	0.14%
2051	1.04%	0.17%
2050	1.07%	0.17%
2049	1.09%	0.19%
2048	1.13%	0.2%
2047	1.16%	0.2%
2046	1.2%	0.21%
2045	1.24%	0.22%
2044	1.29%	0.23%
2043	1.33%	0.23%
2042	1.37%	0.21%
2041	1.42%	0.22%
2040	1.46%	0.21%
2039	1.51%	0.2%
2038	1.54%	0.2%
2037	1.59%	0.21%
2036	1.62%	0.21%
2035	1.66%	0.21%
2034	1.71%	0.22%
2033	1.74%	0.23%
2032	1.78%	0.23%
2031	1.8%	0.26%
2030	1.83%	0.29%
2029	1.85%	0.33%
2028	1.88%	0.36%
2027	1.9%	0.39%
2026	1.93%	0.45%
2025	1.95%	0.25%
2024	1.98%	0.31%
2023	2%	0.47%
2022	1.94%	0.68%
2021	1.92%	0.6%
2020	1.98%	0.73%
2019	1.98%	1.02%
2018	2.05%	1.17%
2017	2.2%	1.36%
2016	2.23%	1.26%
2015	2.25%	1.06%
2014	2.37%	1%
2013	2.5%	0.85%
2012	2.64%	0.74%
2011	2.79%	0.76%
2010	2.94%	0.86%
2009	3.07%	0.86%
2008	3.08%	0.78%
2007	3.07%	0.74%
2006	3.09%	0.56%
2005	3.12%	0.4%
2004	3.15%	0.39%
2003	3.13%	0.37%
2002	3.2%	0.33%
2001	3.19%	0.27%
2000	3.06%	0.16%
1999	2.93%	0.08%
1998	2.8%	0.06%
1997	2.77%	0.06%
1996	2.79%	0.16%
1995	2.88%	0.53%
1994	2.95%	0.71%
1993	3.01%	0.58%
1992	3.11%	0.59%
1991	3.29%	0.68%
1990	3.5%	0.78%
1989	3.57%	0.67%
1988	3.59%	0.46%
1987	3.59%	0.33%
1986	3.64%	0.23%
1985	3.71%	0.17%
1984	3.75%	0.09%
1983	3.72%	0.05%
1982	3.64%	0.06%
1981	3.64%	0.12%
1980	3.61%	0.2%
1979	3.53%	0.22%
1978	3.5%	0.29%
1977	3.38%	0.36%
1976	3.3%	0.36%
1975	3.38%	0.4%
1974	3.44%	0.29%
1973	3.51%	0.17%
1972	3.54%	0.3%
1971	3.7%	0.69%
1970	3.92%	0.94%
1969	4%	0.71%
1968	4.03%	0.56%
1967	4.05%	0.77%
1966	4.07%	0.96%
1965	4.06%	0.95%
1964	4.01%	0.75%
1963	3.96%	0.57%
1962	3.9%	0.55%
1961	3.8%	0.47%

In 2025, the population of Kenya grew by 1.95%, while Sweden's population grew by 0.25%.

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