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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Kenya was 56,432,944 in 2024 vs 23,331,886 people in Taiwan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Kenya's population is 58,955,623 people compared to 23,229,461 in Taiwan.

Population statistics:

  • Kenya's population is 2.54 times bigger than Taiwan's.
  • Kenya is ranked the 25th most populous country in the world, while Taiwan is the 60th.
  • The countries together account for 0.99% of the world: 0.71% for Kenya vs 0.28% for Taiwan.
  • For the last 10 years, Kenya has had an average growth rate of +2.08% per year vs -0.03% in Taiwan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Kenya has increased from 36.9M people to 59M (59.8% growth), while Taiwan has grown from 22.8M to 23.2M (1.78% growth).

Kenya vs Taiwan: population by year and forecast

Kenya
Factual

Projection
Taiwan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Kenya Taiwan
2100 105,238,162 10,150,338
2099 105,257,438 10,273,881
2098 105,257,489 10,399,680
2097 105,250,948 10,527,804
2096 105,220,085 10,657,536
2095 105,175,623 10,789,978
2094 105,118,372 10,925,075
2093 105,046,907 11,062,491
2092 104,955,024 11,202,670
2091 104,846,805 11,346,131
2090 104,718,130 11,494,369
2089 104,573,271 11,644,743
2088 104,414,197 11,799,177
2087 104,243,505 11,956,109
2086 104,056,143 12,116,149
2085 103,854,891 12,281,248
2084 103,640,244 12,451,872
2083 103,407,124 12,625,681
2082 103,158,580 12,803,442
2081 102,889,291 12,986,931
2080 102,594,978 13,174,137
2079 102,286,967 13,366,920
2078 101,961,280 13,564,788
2077 101,613,181 13,765,770
2076 101,239,843 13,969,802
2075 100,849,423 14,178,904
2074 100,436,632 14,391,331
2073 100,001,277 14,606,033
2072 99,533,234 14,824,987
2071 99,042,264 15,045,310
2070 98,529,166 15,266,143
2069 97,992,232 15,488,280
2068 97,428,138 15,714,125
2067 96,842,744 15,940,945
2066 96,230,345 16,167,553
2065 95,598,937 16,396,032
2064 94,942,874 16,625,600
2063 94,266,124 16,854,355
2062 93,561,519 17,084,600
2061 92,837,768 17,314,450
2060 92,098,717 17,541,998
2059 91,343,602 17,767,014
2058 90,569,828 17,988,239
2057 89,783,087 18,208,151
2056 88,994,126 18,423,453
2055 88,192,182 18,639,554
2054 87,379,992 18,853,384
2053 86,552,281 19,063,428
2052 85,710,403 19,270,076
2051 84,850,558 19,474,323
2050 83,976,685 19,677,203
2049 83,090,517 19,878,438
2048 82,191,119 20,073,645
2047 81,274,836 20,267,326
2046 80,340,592 20,454,154
2045 79,389,433 20,640,565
2044 78,414,158 20,819,477
2043 77,418,567 20,995,111
2042 76,399,781 21,166,213
2041 75,363,853 21,331,710
2040 74,308,480 21,491,361
2039 73,241,028 21,645,911
2038 72,153,876 21,794,529
2037 71,058,753 21,939,617
2036 69,949,421 22,077,701
2035 68,831,151 22,211,115
2034 67,705,051 22,340,809
2033 66,569,532 22,463,465
2032 65,431,402 22,582,449
2031 64,289,540 22,698,460
2030 63,153,520 22,809,605
2029 62,021,378 22,916,803
2028 60,894,078 23,022,058
2027 59,770,115 23,127,410
2026 58,653,621 23,229,461
2025 57,540,609 23,331,886
2024 56,432,944 23,410,331
2023 55,339,003 23,342,541
2022 54,252,461 23,319,977
2021 53,219,166 23,468,275
2020 52,217,334 23,582,179
2019 51,202,827 23,596,027
2018 50,207,107 23,580,080
2017 49,197,766 23,555,522
2016 48,139,687 23,515,945
2015 47,088,526 23,462,914
2014 46,051,440 23,403,635
2013 44,986,791 23,344,670
2012 43,888,303 23,270,367
2011 42,758,461 23,193,518
2010 41,598,567 23,140,948
2009 40,408,891 23,078,402
2008 39,206,351 22,997,696
2007 38,036,349 22,917,444
2006 36,904,008 22,823,455
2005 35,796,484 22,729,753
2004 34,713,455 22,646,836
2003 33,652,223 22,562,663
2002 32,629,808 22,463,172
2001 31,619,170 22,341,120
2000 30,642,890 22,184,530
1999 29,733,408 22,010,489
1998 28,888,057 21,835,703
1997 28,101,768 21,634,124
1996 27,344,211 21,441,432
1995 26,601,751 21,267,653
1994 25,857,130 21,086,645
1993 25,117,188 20,899,019
1992 24,382,460 20,704,227
1991 23,646,514 20,503,568
1990 22,892,651 20,278,946
1989 22,118,434 20,055,492
1988 21,356,219 19,839,704
1987 20,616,096 19,617,046
1986 19,901,646 19,411,454
1985 19,201,768 19,191,510
1984 18,514,906 18,929,866
1983 17,846,374 18,653,146
1982 17,206,175 18,354,855
1981 16,601,507 18,029,982
1980 16,018,459 17,704,538
1979 15,460,666 17,372,779
1978 14,934,126 17,042,272
1977 14,428,819 16,730,895
1976 13,957,623 16,401,413
1975 13,511,671 16,075,128
1974 13,070,078 15,784,817
1973 12,634,835 15,505,121
1972 12,206,060 15,220,495
1971 11,788,904 14,913,564
1970 11,368,791 14,582,944
1969 10,939,695 14,068,984
1968 10,518,823 13,548,537
1967 10,111,057 13,210,344
1966 9,717,816 12,874,153
1965 9,338,078 12,511,863
1964 8,973,535 12,137,143
1963 8,627,971 11,762,101
1962 8,299,308 11,392,513
1961 7,987,770 11,030,385
1960 7,695,307 10,667,705

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-09); 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 Taiwan gained 692,490 people (a 3.03% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Kenya gained 10,815,936 people (a 22.5% growth), while Taiwan's population decreased by 286,484 people (a 1.22% decline).

Kenya was ranked 33rd most populous country in 2006 and is 25th in 2026. Taiwan was ranked 49th in 2006 and ranked 60th 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 Taiwan will decrease by 15.3% to 19,677,203 people and rank change from 60th to 76th.

Kenya is projected to reach its peak in 2098 at 105M people, while Taiwan's population already peaked in 2019 at 23.6M people and is projected to decrease to 10.2M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Kenya
Factual

Projection
Taiwan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Kenya Taiwan
2100 -0.02% -1.2%
2099 -0% -1.21%
2098 0.006% -1.22%
2097 0.03% -1.22%
2096 0.04% -1.23%
2095 0.05% -1.24%
2094 0.07% -1.24%
2093 0.09% -1.25%
2092 0.1% -1.26%
2091 0.12% -1.29%
2090 0.14% -1.29%
2089 0.15% -1.31%
2088 0.16% -1.31%
2087 0.18% -1.32%
2086 0.19% -1.34%
2085 0.21% -1.37%
2084 0.23% -1.38%
2083 0.24% -1.39%
2082 0.26% -1.41%
2081 0.29% -1.42%
2080 0.3% -1.44%
2079 0.32% -1.46%
2078 0.34% -1.46%
2077 0.37% -1.46%
2076 0.39% -1.47%
2075 0.41% -1.48%
2074 0.44% -1.47%
2073 0.47% -1.48%
2072 0.5% -1.46%
2071 0.52% -1.45%
2070 0.55% -1.43%
2069 0.58% -1.44%
2068 0.6% -1.42%
2067 0.64% -1.4%
2066 0.66% -1.39%
2065 0.69% -1.38%
2064 0.72% -1.36%
2063 0.75% -1.35%
2062 0.78% -1.33%
2061 0.8% -1.3%
2060 0.83% -1.27%
2059 0.85% -1.23%
2058 0.88% -1.21%
2057 0.89% -1.17%
2056 0.91% -1.16%
2055 0.93% -1.13%
2054 0.96% -1.1%
2053 0.98% -1.07%
2052 1.01% -1.05%
2051 1.04% -1.03%
2050 1.07% -1.01%
2049 1.09% -0.97%
2048 1.13% -0.96%
2047 1.16% -0.91%
2046 1.2% -0.9%
2045 1.24% -0.86%
2044 1.29% -0.84%
2043 1.33% -0.81%
2042 1.37% -0.78%
2041 1.42% -0.74%
2040 1.46% -0.71%
2039 1.51% -0.68%
2038 1.54% -0.66%
2037 1.59% -0.63%
2036 1.62% -0.6%
2035 1.66% -0.58%
2034 1.71% -0.55%
2033 1.74% -0.53%
2032 1.78% -0.51%
2031 1.8% -0.49%
2030 1.83% -0.47%
2029 1.85% -0.46%
2028 1.88% -0.46%
2027 1.9% -0.44%
2026 1.93% -0.44%
2025 1.96% -0.34%
2024 1.98% 0.29%
2023 2% 0.1%
2022 1.94% -0.63%
2021 1.92% -0.48%
2020 1.98% -0.06%
2019 1.98% 0.07%
2018 2.05% 0.1%
2017 2.2% 0.17%
2016 2.23% 0.23%
2015 2.25% 0.25%
2014 2.37% 0.25%
2013 2.5% 0.32%
2012 2.64% 0.33%
2011 2.79% 0.23%
2010 2.94% 0.27%
2009 3.07% 0.35%
2008 3.08% 0.35%
2007 3.07% 0.41%
2006 3.09% 0.41%
2005 3.12% 0.37%
2004 3.15% 0.37%
2003 3.13% 0.44%
2002 3.2% 0.55%
2001 3.19% 0.71%
2000 3.06% 0.79%
1999 2.93% 0.8%
1998 2.8% 0.93%
1997 2.77% 0.9%
1996 2.79% 0.82%
1995 2.88% 0.86%
1994 2.95% 0.9%
1993 3.01% 0.94%
1992 3.11% 0.98%
1991 3.29% 1.11%
1990 3.5% 1.11%
1989 3.57% 1.09%
1988 3.59% 1.14%
1987 3.59% 1.06%
1986 3.64% 1.15%
1985 3.71% 1.38%
1984 3.75% 1.48%
1983 3.72% 1.63%
1982 3.64% 1.8%
1981 3.64% 1.84%
1980 3.61% 1.91%
1979 3.53% 1.94%
1978 3.5% 1.86%
1977 3.38% 2.01%
1976 3.3% 2.03%
1975 3.38% 1.84%
1974 3.44% 1.8%
1973 3.51% 1.87%
1972 3.54% 2.06%
1971 3.7% 2.27%
1970 3.92% 3.65%
1969 4% 3.84%
1968 4.03% 2.56%
1967 4.05% 2.61%
1966 4.07% 2.9%
1965 4.06% 3.09%
1964 4.01% 3.19%
1963 3.96% 3.24%
1962 3.9% 3.28%
1961 3.8% 3.4%
1960 - 3.69%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-09); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2025, the population of Kenya grew by 1.98%, while Taiwan's population declined by 0.34%.

Live population counters

Kenya Taiwan
Current population
58955623
23229461
Population rank 25/197 60/197
Percent of world population 0.71% 0.28%
One net population change
28.8 seconds
6.72 minutes
One birth every
21 seconds
3.9 minutes
One death every
1.32 minutes
2.6 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,997 -215
Annual growth/decline +1,093,941 -78,445
Annual growth/decline rate +1.98% -0.34%
Population growth rate rank 53/197 180/197
One migration net change every
19.3 minutes
11.2 minutes
Annual migration change -27,330 +47,029
Net migration rank 160/196 23/196
Foreign-born residents 992,536 n/a
Foreign-born residents rank 61/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.8% n/a
Foreign-born share rank 136/195

Natural population change vs migration

Kenya
Natural

Migration
Taiwan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Kenya Taiwan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,330 - -
2024 - -19,781 -67,188 47,029
2023 1,100,970 -10,003 -69,794 225,599
2022 1,092,102 -10,003 -68,327 -42,430
2021 1,037,082 -52,552 -30,039 -156,010
2020 1,036,253 -17,111 -7,782 -33,978
2019 1,071,777 -61,949 1,416 12,718
2018 1,097,075 -115,436 8,725 8,888
2017 1,105,769 -68,702 22,613 8,809
2016 1,108,801 -29,728 35,980 11,707
2015 1,119,200 -95,977 49,741 8,581
2014 1,123,333 -72,415 - -
2013 1,136,006 -57,634 - -
2012 1,161,548 -42,928 - -
2011 1,185,863 -44,795 43,836 19,077
2010 1,199,786 -21,069 - -
2009 1,193,598 7,096 - -
2008 1,174,818 29,612 - -
2007 1,147,063 -11,495 - -
2006 1,113,357 15,767 - -
2005 1,080,446 5,501 - -
2004 1,048,590 31,525 - -
2003 1,018,182 24,175 - -
2002 992,044 10,431 - -
2001 963,721 55,052 132,707 -3,811
2000 928,357 5,407 - -
1999 898,484 -13,257 - -
1998 875,511 -70,023 - -
1997 847,493 -80,443 - -
1996 827,326 -79,276 - -
1995 812,391 -75,506 - -
1994 792,702 -40,367 - -
1993 788,579 -61,054 - -
1992 785,018 -43,085 - -
1991 790,030 -60,087 215,698 -12,128
1990 789,087 -11,338 - -
1989 795,622 -24,949 - -
1988 785,652 -31,894 - -
1987 775,124 -48,633 - -
1986 755,606 -53,183 - -
1985 732,739 -35,400 - -
1984 709,639 -33,253 - -
1983 684,587 -23,905 - -
1982 663,109 -43,382 - -
1981 642,379 -52,761 326,883 4,508
1980 616,390 -39,920 - -
1979 595,390 -56,280 - -
1978 574,695 -60,718 - -
1977 554,124 -57,493 - -
1976 536,740 -90,990 - -
1975 517,579 -71,421 - -
1974 500,008 -62,973 - -
1973 485,556 -52,102 - -
1972 472,557 -48,466 - -
1971 459,897 -49,671 - -
1970 443,065 -13,064 - -
1969 427,819 369 - -
1968 411,948 1,611 - -
1967 396,920 5,060 - -
1966 382,891 1,616 346,958 18,774
1965 366,444 8,524 - -
1964 349,322 4,788 - -
1963 332,763 4,246 - -
1962 315,797 4,521 - -
1961 298,463 4,296 - -
1960 280,032 2,134 - -

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06); National Statistics, Taiwan (1966–2024, retrieved 2026-02-09).

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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 Taiwan 56.7% is from natural causes (a loss of 57,467 people) and 43.3% is from migration (a gain of 43,884 people).

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
Taiwan
City Population
New Taipei 4.05M
Taichung 2.87M
Kaohsiung 2.72M
Taipei 2.44M
Taoyuan 2.35M
Tainan 1.85M
Hsinchu 455K
Keelung 360K
Chiayi 261K
Changhua 221K

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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); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-09); 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. National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-02-09)
  4. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  6. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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