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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Kenya was 56,432,944 in 2024 vs 7,494,498 people in Turkmenistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Kenya's population is 58,955,623 people compared to 7,776,557 in Turkmenistan.

Population statistics:

  • Kenya's population is 7.58 times bigger than Turkmenistan's.
  • Kenya is ranked the 25th most populous country in the world, while Turkmenistan is the 104th.
  • The countries together account for 0.81% of the world: 0.71% for Kenya vs 0.09% for Turkmenistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Kenya has had an average growth rate of +2.08% per year vs +2.14% in Turkmenistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Kenya has increased from 36.9M people to 59M (59.8% growth), while Turkmenistan has grown from 5.15M to 7.78M (51.1% growth).

Kenya vs Turkmenistan: population by year and forecast

Kenya
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Kenya Turkmenistan
2100 105,238,162 10,046,945
2099 105,257,438 10,075,740
2098 105,257,489 10,103,319
2097 105,250,948 10,129,577
2096 105,220,085 10,154,338
2095 105,175,623 10,178,163
2094 105,118,372 10,200,371
2093 105,046,907 10,221,349
2092 104,955,024 10,240,959
2091 104,846,805 10,259,026
2090 104,718,130 10,276,261
2089 104,573,271 10,291,819
2088 104,414,197 10,306,303
2087 104,243,505 10,319,501
2086 104,056,143 10,331,090
2085 103,854,891 10,341,183
2084 103,640,244 10,349,710
2083 103,407,124 10,356,602
2082 103,158,580 10,362,422
2081 102,889,291 10,366,587
2080 102,594,978 10,369,293
2079 102,286,967 10,370,130
2078 101,961,280 10,369,013
2077 101,613,181 10,366,366
2076 101,239,843 10,361,975
2075 100,849,423 10,355,755
2074 100,436,632 10,348,384
2073 100,001,277 10,339,415
2072 99,533,234 10,328,653
2071 99,042,264 10,316,618
2070 98,529,166 10,303,565
2069 97,992,232 10,289,578
2068 97,428,138 10,274,625
2067 96,842,744 10,258,518
2066 96,230,345 10,241,362
2065 95,598,937 10,223,420
2064 94,942,874 10,204,034
2063 94,266,124 10,183,241
2062 93,561,519 10,160,903
2061 92,837,768 10,136,928
2060 92,098,717 10,111,369
2059 91,343,602 10,083,631
2058 90,569,828 10,052,905
2057 89,783,087 10,019,547
2056 88,994,126 9,983,379
2055 88,192,182 9,943,931
2054 87,379,992 9,901,473
2053 86,552,281 9,854,931
2052 85,710,403 9,804,909
2051 84,850,558 9,751,221
2050 83,976,685 9,693,713
2049 83,090,517 9,632,600
2048 82,191,119 9,567,946
2047 81,274,836 9,500,139
2046 80,340,592 9,429,355
2045 79,389,433 9,356,194
2044 78,414,158 9,280,988
2043 77,418,567 9,204,466
2042 76,399,781 9,126,898
2041 75,363,853 9,048,356
2040 74,308,480 8,969,478
2039 73,241,028 8,890,225
2038 72,153,876 8,810,850
2037 71,058,753 8,731,367
2036 69,949,421 8,651,719
2035 68,831,151 8,572,231
2034 67,705,051 8,492,483
2033 66,569,532 8,412,113
2032 65,431,402 8,330,912
2031 64,289,540 8,248,129
2030 63,153,520 8,163,024
2029 62,021,378 8,070,023
2028 60,894,078 7,969,080
2027 59,770,115 7,860,774
2026 58,653,621 7,745,331
2025 57,540,609 7,623,184
2024 56,432,944 7,494,498
2023 55,339,003 7,364,438
2022 54,252,461 7,230,193
2021 53,219,166 7,092,043
2020 52,217,334 6,949,912
2019 51,202,827 6,803,944
2018 50,207,107 6,655,524
2017 49,197,766 6,507,061
2016 48,139,687 6,360,041
2015 47,088,526 6,215,770
2014 46,051,440 6,075,283
2013 44,986,791 5,939,341
2012 43,888,303 5,808,546
2011 42,758,461 5,683,417
2010 41,598,567 5,564,356
2009 40,408,891 5,451,592
2008 39,206,351 5,345,029
2007 38,036,349 5,244,046
2006 36,904,008 5,147,105
2005 35,796,484 5,052,257
2004 34,713,455 4,958,093
2003 33,652,223 4,863,865
2002 32,629,808 4,769,465
2001 31,619,170 4,675,409
2000 30,642,890 4,582,677
1999 29,733,408 4,492,170
1998 28,888,057 4,410,507
1997 28,101,768 4,336,730
1996 27,344,211 4,263,819
1995 26,601,751 4,191,203
1994 25,857,130 4,116,662
1993 25,117,188 4,032,407
1992 24,382,460 3,944,689
1991 23,646,514 3,855,894
1990 22,892,651 3,760,562
1989 22,118,434 3,662,459
1988 21,356,219 3,559,363
1987 20,616,096 3,452,731
1986 19,901,646 3,347,809
1985 19,201,768 3,247,534
1984 18,514,906 3,154,079
1983 17,846,374 3,067,534
1982 17,206,175 2,985,557
1981 16,601,507 2,907,187
1980 16,018,459 2,832,203
1979 15,460,666 2,760,358
1978 14,934,126 2,691,088
1977 14,428,819 2,623,948
1976 13,957,623 2,558,521
1975 13,511,671 2,494,570
1974 13,070,078 2,432,028
1973 12,634,835 2,370,919
1972 12,206,060 2,311,430
1971 11,788,904 2,253,119
1970 11,368,791 2,195,616
1969 10,939,695 2,139,024
1968 10,518,823 2,083,069
1967 10,111,057 2,027,403
1966 9,717,816 1,971,737
1965 9,338,078 1,915,916
1964 8,973,535 1,859,997
1963 8,627,971 1,804,272
1962 8,299,308 1,749,214
1961 7,987,770 1,695,400
1960 7,695,307 1,643,457

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/turkmenistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Kenya increased by 11,235,679 people (a 30.4% growth), while Turkmenistan gained 1,212,936 people (a 23.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Kenya gained 10,815,936 people (a 22.5% growth), while Turkmenistan's population increased by 1,416,516 people (a 22.3% growth).

Kenya was ranked 33rd most populous country in 2006 and is 25th in 2026. Turkmenistan was ranked 113th in 2006 and ranked 104th 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 Turkmenistan will increase by 24.7% to 9,693,713 people and rank change from 104th to 101st.

Kenya is projected to reach its peak in 2098 at 105M people compared to the peak of 10.4M people in 2079 for Turkmenistan.

Population growth rate by year

Kenya
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Kenya Turkmenistan
2100 -0.02% -0.29%
2099 -0% -0.27%
2098 0.006% -0.26%
2097 0.03% -0.24%
2096 0.04% -0.23%
2095 0.05% -0.22%
2094 0.07% -0.21%
2093 0.09% -0.19%
2092 0.1% -0.18%
2091 0.12% -0.17%
2090 0.14% -0.15%
2089 0.15% -0.14%
2088 0.16% -0.13%
2087 0.18% -0.11%
2086 0.19% -0.1%
2085 0.21% -0.08%
2084 0.23% -0.07%
2083 0.24% -0.06%
2082 0.26% -0.04%
2081 0.29% -0.03%
2080 0.3% -0.008%
2079 0.32% 0.01%
2078 0.34% 0.03%
2077 0.37% 0.04%
2076 0.39% 0.06%
2075 0.41% 0.07%
2074 0.44% 0.09%
2073 0.47% 0.1%
2072 0.5% 0.12%
2071 0.52% 0.13%
2070 0.55% 0.14%
2069 0.58% 0.15%
2068 0.6% 0.16%
2067 0.64% 0.17%
2066 0.66% 0.18%
2065 0.69% 0.19%
2064 0.72% 0.2%
2063 0.75% 0.22%
2062 0.78% 0.24%
2061 0.8% 0.25%
2060 0.83% 0.28%
2059 0.85% 0.31%
2058 0.88% 0.33%
2057 0.89% 0.36%
2056 0.91% 0.4%
2055 0.93% 0.43%
2054 0.96% 0.47%
2053 0.98% 0.51%
2052 1.01% 0.55%
2051 1.04% 0.59%
2050 1.07% 0.63%
2049 1.09% 0.68%
2048 1.13% 0.71%
2047 1.16% 0.75%
2046 1.2% 0.78%
2045 1.24% 0.81%
2044 1.29% 0.83%
2043 1.33% 0.85%
2042 1.37% 0.87%
2041 1.42% 0.88%
2040 1.46% 0.89%
2039 1.51% 0.9%
2038 1.54% 0.91%
2037 1.59% 0.92%
2036 1.62% 0.93%
2035 1.66% 0.94%
2034 1.71% 0.96%
2033 1.74% 0.97%
2032 1.78% 1%
2031 1.8% 1.04%
2030 1.83% 1.15%
2029 1.85% 1.27%
2028 1.88% 1.38%
2027 1.9% 1.49%
2026 1.93% 1.6%
2025 1.96% 1.72%
2024 1.98% 1.77%
2023 2% 1.86%
2022 1.94% 1.95%
2021 1.92% 2.05%
2020 1.98% 2.15%
2019 1.98% 2.23%
2018 2.05% 2.28%
2017 2.2% 2.31%
2016 2.23% 2.32%
2015 2.25% 2.31%
2014 2.37% 2.29%
2013 2.5% 2.25%
2012 2.64% 2.2%
2011 2.79% 2.14%
2010 2.94% 2.07%
2009 3.07% 1.99%
2008 3.08% 1.93%
2007 3.07% 1.88%
2006 3.09% 1.88%
2005 3.12% 1.9%
2004 3.15% 1.94%
2003 3.13% 1.98%
2002 3.2% 2.01%
2001 3.19% 2.02%
2000 3.06% 2.01%
1999 2.93% 1.85%
1998 2.8% 1.7%
1997 2.77% 1.71%
1996 2.79% 1.73%
1995 2.88% 1.81%
1994 2.95% 2.09%
1993 3.01% 2.22%
1992 3.11% 2.3%
1991 3.29% 2.54%
1990 3.5% 2.68%
1989 3.57% 2.9%
1988 3.59% 3.09%
1987 3.59% 3.13%
1986 3.64% 3.09%
1985 3.71% 2.96%
1984 3.75% 2.82%
1983 3.72% 2.75%
1982 3.64% 2.7%
1981 3.64% 2.65%
1980 3.61% 2.6%
1979 3.53% 2.57%
1978 3.5% 2.56%
1977 3.38% 2.56%
1976 3.3% 2.56%
1975 3.38% 2.57%
1974 3.44% 2.58%
1973 3.51% 2.57%
1972 3.54% 2.59%
1971 3.7% 2.62%
1970 3.92% 2.65%
1969 4% 2.69%
1968 4.03% 2.75%
1967 4.05% 2.82%
1966 4.07% 2.91%
1965 4.06% 3.01%
1964 4.01% 3.09%
1963 3.96% 3.15%
1962 3.9% 3.17%
1961 3.8% 3.16%

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 Turkmenistan's population grew by 1.77%.

Live population counters

Kenya Turkmenistan
Current population
58955623
7776557
Population rank 25/197 104/197
Percent of world population 0.71% 0.09%
One net population change
28.8 seconds
4.04 minutes
One birth every
21 seconds
3.28 minutes
One death every
1.32 minutes
12.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,997 +356
Annual growth/decline +1,093,941 +130,060
Annual growth/decline rate +1.98% +1.77%
Population growth rate rank 53/197 61/197
One migration net change every
19.3 minutes
39.7 minutes
Annual migration change -27,330 +13,268
Net migration rank 160/196 39/196
Foreign-born residents 992,536 193,763
Foreign-born residents rank 61/195 115/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.8% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 136/195 125/195

Natural population change vs migration

Kenya
Natural

Migration
Turkmenistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Kenya Turkmenistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,330 - 13,268
2024 - -19,781 - 14,646
2023 1,100,970 -10,003 117,529 15,005
2022 1,092,102 -10,003 121,814 14,141
2021 1,037,082 -52,552 122,721 17,617
2020 1,036,253 -17,111 124,014 19,913
2019 1,071,777 -61,949 128,275 19,735
2018 1,097,075 -115,436 129,537 19,293
2017 1,105,769 -68,702 131,417 16,678
2016 1,108,801 -29,728 132,581 13,365
2015 1,119,200 -95,977 132,663 9,936
2014 1,123,333 -72,415 129,677 8,696
2013 1,136,006 -57,634 126,217 7,287
2012 1,161,548 -42,928 120,957 7,125
2011 1,185,863 -44,795 115,197 6,992
2010 1,199,786 -21,069 109,318 6,621
2009 1,193,598 7,096 102,931 6,656
2008 1,174,818 29,612 96,815 6,734
2007 1,147,063 -11,495 92,038 6,388
2006 1,113,357 15,767 87,840 7,613
2005 1,080,446 5,501 83,968 10,263
2004 1,048,590 31,525 79,850 14,242
2003 1,018,182 24,175 76,737 17,625
2002 992,044 10,431 75,639 18,803
2001 963,721 55,052 76,682 16,982
2000 928,357 5,407 76,875 14,925
1999 898,484 -13,257 76,362 12,859
1998 875,511 -70,023 77,342 -3,239
1997 847,493 -80,443 79,045 -5,600
1996 827,326 -79,276 80,996 -8,627
1995 812,391 -75,506 86,289 -13,423
1994 792,702 -40,367 89,319 -13,094
1993 788,579 -61,054 92,596 -312
1992 785,018 -43,085 96,668 -13,517
1991 790,030 -60,087 99,297 -4,864
1990 789,087 -11,338 101,099 -4,864
1989 795,622 -24,949 103,553 -3,576
1988 785,652 -31,894 104,802 1,408
1987 775,124 -48,633 103,885 3,161
1986 755,606 -53,183 100,930 1,878
1985 732,739 -35,400 95,890 1,861
1984 709,639 -33,253 90,591 -1,427
1983 684,587 -23,905 85,183 -1,264
1982 663,109 -43,382 80,989 -961
1981 642,379 -52,761 77,829 -1,102
1980 616,390 -39,920 74,394 -1,152
1979 595,390 -56,280 71,135 -677
1978 574,695 -60,718 68,437 -350
1977 554,124 -57,493 66,318 -132
1976 536,740 -90,990 64,513 160
1975 517,579 -71,421 62,681 550
1974 500,008 -62,973 60,925 924
1973 485,556 -52,102 59,169 1,194
1972 472,557 -48,466 57,326 1,293
1971 459,897 -49,671 56,666 1,348
1970 443,065 -13,064 55,617 1,376
1969 427,819 369 54,791 1,397
1968 411,948 1,611 54,324 1,401
1967 396,920 5,060 54,209 1,397
1966 382,891 1,616 54,353 1,377
1965 366,444 8,524 54,558 1,366
1964 349,322 4,788 54,574 1,340
1963 332,763 4,246 54,203 1,332
1962 315,797 4,521 53,248 1,337
1961 298,463 4,296 51,659 1,372
1960 280,032 2,134 49,436 1,421

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 Turkmenistan 89.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,270,228 people) and 10.8% is from migration (a gain of 154,379 people).

As of 2024, 992,536 residents or 1.8% of the population were not native-born in Kenya, compared to 193,763 people or 2.6% in Turkmenistan.

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
Turkmenistan
City Population
Ashgabat 1.03M
Turkmenabat 231K
Dasoguz 227K
Mary 126K
Anau 29.6K
Baherden 24.7K

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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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