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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Kenya was 56,432,944 in 2024 vs 50,015,092 people in Uganda in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Kenya's population is 58,955,623 people compared to 53,170,946 in Uganda.

Population statistics:

  • Kenya's population is 1.11 times bigger than Uganda's.
  • Kenya is ranked the 25th most populous country in the world, while Uganda is the 30th.
  • The countries together account for 1.35% of the world: 0.71% for Kenya vs 0.64% for Uganda.
  • For the last 10 years, Kenya has had an average growth rate of +2.08% per year vs +3.21% in Uganda.
  • Since 2006, the population of Kenya has increased from 36.9M people to 59M (59.8% growth), while Uganda has grown from 28.8M to 53.2M (84.7% growth).

Kenya vs Uganda: population by year and forecast

Kenya
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Kenya Uganda
2100 105,238,162 122,497,526
2099 105,257,438 122,436,109
2098 105,257,489 122,364,302
2097 105,250,948 122,266,255
2096 105,220,085 122,146,810
2095 105,175,623 121,976,411
2094 105,118,372 121,799,752
2093 105,046,907 121,584,860
2092 104,955,024 121,336,796
2091 104,846,805 121,070,447
2090 104,718,130 120,767,412
2089 104,573,271 120,427,771
2088 104,414,197 120,064,594
2087 104,243,505 119,668,549
2086 104,056,143 119,256,686
2085 103,854,891 118,815,763
2084 103,640,244 118,339,179
2083 103,407,124 117,821,938
2082 103,158,580 117,274,958
2081 102,889,291 116,707,394
2080 102,594,978 116,096,095
2079 102,286,967 115,474,153
2078 101,961,280 114,805,376
2077 101,613,181 114,118,687
2076 101,239,843 113,390,189
2075 100,849,423 112,637,851
2074 100,436,632 111,863,410
2073 100,001,277 111,070,771
2072 99,533,234 110,240,940
2071 99,042,264 109,392,890
2070 98,529,166 108,505,633
2069 97,992,232 107,607,659
2068 97,428,138 106,677,578
2067 96,842,744 105,722,829
2066 96,230,345 104,739,111
2065 95,598,937 103,737,893
2064 94,942,874 102,701,560
2063 94,266,124 101,646,533
2062 93,561,519 100,561,859
2061 92,837,768 99,450,764
2060 92,098,717 98,334,788
2059 91,343,602 97,187,498
2058 90,569,828 96,014,439
2057 89,783,087 94,821,765
2056 88,994,126 93,613,209
2055 88,192,182 92,385,049
2054 87,379,992 91,132,827
2053 86,552,281 89,857,705
2052 85,710,403 88,568,311
2051 84,850,558 87,270,603
2050 83,976,685 85,957,376
2049 83,090,517 84,632,277
2048 82,191,119 83,284,965
2047 81,274,836 81,928,165
2046 80,340,592 80,569,225
2045 79,389,433 79,208,662
2044 78,414,158 77,834,944
2043 77,418,567 76,453,982
2042 76,399,781 75,075,287
2041 75,363,853 73,701,695
2040 74,308,480 72,333,375
2039 73,241,028 70,963,211
2038 72,153,876 69,580,447
2037 71,058,753 68,186,136
2036 69,949,421 66,804,746
2035 68,831,151 65,411,934
2034 67,705,051 64,023,352
2033 66,569,532 62,634,483
2032 65,431,402 61,235,174
2031 64,289,540 59,825,075
2030 63,153,520 58,415,479
2029 62,021,378 57,006,283
2028 60,894,078 55,596,520
2027 59,770,115 54,191,271
2026 58,653,621 52,792,624
2025 57,540,609 51,400,003
2024 56,432,944 50,015,092
2023 55,339,003 48,656,601
2022 54,252,461 47,312,719
2021 53,219,166 45,910,930
2020 52,217,334 44,457,152
2019 51,202,827 42,999,637
2018 50,207,107 41,565,831
2017 49,197,766 40,177,388
2016 48,139,687 38,799,152
2015 47,088,526 37,531,446
2014 46,051,440 36,395,539
2013 44,986,791 35,337,042
2012 43,888,303 34,337,438
2011 42,758,461 33,354,543
2010 41,598,567 32,390,802
2009 40,408,891 31,451,151
2008 39,206,351 30,539,553
2007 38,036,349 29,653,430
2006 36,904,008 28,794,003
2005 35,796,484 27,963,289
2004 34,713,455 27,154,515
2003 33,652,223 26,352,124
2002 32,629,808 25,532,870
2001 31,619,170 24,745,676
2000 30,642,890 24,000,150
1999 29,733,408 23,257,281
1998 28,888,057 22,515,806
1997 28,101,768 21,856,046
1996 27,344,211 21,231,550
1995 26,601,751 20,665,667
1994 25,857,130 20,108,801
1993 25,117,188 19,445,161
1992 24,382,460 18,785,032
1991 23,646,514 18,155,901
1990 22,892,651 17,569,897
1989 22,118,434 17,010,698
1988 21,356,219 16,470,483
1987 20,616,096 15,954,170
1986 19,901,646 15,467,579
1985 19,201,768 15,023,681
1984 18,514,906 14,607,677
1983 17,846,374 14,221,881
1982 17,206,175 13,873,631
1981 16,601,507 13,556,452
1980 16,018,459 13,275,741
1979 15,460,666 13,002,163
1978 14,934,126 12,692,113
1977 14,428,819 12,359,669
1976 13,957,623 12,037,294
1975 13,511,671 11,725,240
1974 13,070,078 11,424,846
1973 12,634,835 11,144,236
1972 12,206,060 10,885,796
1971 11,788,904 10,618,206
1970 11,368,791 10,321,603
1969 10,939,695 10,014,858
1968 10,518,823 9,708,632
1967 10,111,057 9,408,924
1966 9,717,816 9,122,864
1965 9,338,078 8,849,203
1964 8,973,535 8,586,363
1963 8,627,971 8,333,663
1962 8,299,308 8,092,231
1961 7,987,770 7,862,217
1960 7,695,307 7,640,973

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/uganda | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Kenya increased by 11,235,679 people (a 30.4% growth), while Uganda gained 10,005,149 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 Uganda's population increased by 14,371,794 people (a 37% growth).

Kenya was ranked 33rd most populous country in 2006 and is 25th in 2026. Uganda was ranked 38th in 2006 and ranked 30th 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 Uganda will increase by 61.7% to 85,957,376 people and rank change from 30th to 20th.

Kenya is projected to reach its peak in 2098 at 105M people compared to the peak of 122M people in 2100 for Uganda.

Population growth rate by year

Kenya
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Kenya Uganda
2100 -0.02% 0.05%
2099 -0% 0.06%
2098 0.006% 0.08%
2097 0.03% 0.1%
2096 0.04% 0.14%
2095 0.05% 0.15%
2094 0.07% 0.18%
2093 0.09% 0.2%
2092 0.1% 0.22%
2091 0.12% 0.25%
2090 0.14% 0.28%
2089 0.15% 0.3%
2088 0.16% 0.33%
2087 0.18% 0.35%
2086 0.19% 0.37%
2085 0.21% 0.4%
2084 0.23% 0.44%
2083 0.24% 0.47%
2082 0.26% 0.49%
2081 0.29% 0.53%
2080 0.3% 0.54%
2079 0.32% 0.58%
2078 0.34% 0.6%
2077 0.37% 0.64%
2076 0.39% 0.67%
2075 0.41% 0.69%
2074 0.44% 0.71%
2073 0.47% 0.75%
2072 0.5% 0.78%
2071 0.52% 0.82%
2070 0.55% 0.83%
2069 0.58% 0.87%
2068 0.6% 0.9%
2067 0.64% 0.94%
2066 0.66% 0.97%
2065 0.69% 1.01%
2064 0.72% 1.04%
2063 0.75% 1.08%
2062 0.78% 1.12%
2061 0.8% 1.13%
2060 0.83% 1.18%
2059 0.85% 1.22%
2058 0.88% 1.26%
2057 0.89% 1.29%
2056 0.91% 1.33%
2055 0.93% 1.37%
2054 0.96% 1.42%
2053 0.98% 1.46%
2052 1.01% 1.49%
2051 1.04% 1.53%
2050 1.07% 1.57%
2049 1.09% 1.62%
2048 1.13% 1.66%
2047 1.16% 1.69%
2046 1.2% 1.72%
2045 1.24% 1.76%
2044 1.29% 1.81%
2043 1.33% 1.84%
2042 1.37% 1.86%
2041 1.42% 1.89%
2040 1.46% 1.93%
2039 1.51% 1.99%
2038 1.54% 2.04%
2037 1.59% 2.07%
2036 1.62% 2.13%
2035 1.66% 2.17%
2034 1.71% 2.22%
2033 1.74% 2.29%
2032 1.78% 2.36%
2031 1.8% 2.41%
2030 1.83% 2.47%
2029 1.85% 2.54%
2028 1.88% 2.59%
2027 1.9% 2.65%
2026 1.93% 2.71%
2025 1.96% 2.77%
2024 1.98% 2.79%
2023 2% 2.84%
2022 1.94% 3.05%
2021 1.92% 3.27%
2020 1.98% 3.39%
2019 1.98% 3.45%
2018 2.05% 3.46%
2017 2.2% 3.55%
2016 2.23% 3.38%
2015 2.25% 3.12%
2014 2.37% 3%
2013 2.5% 2.91%
2012 2.64% 2.95%
2011 2.79% 2.98%
2010 2.94% 2.99%
2009 3.07% 2.98%
2008 3.08% 2.99%
2007 3.07% 2.98%
2006 3.09% 2.97%
2005 3.12% 2.98%
2004 3.15% 3.04%
2003 3.13% 3.21%
2002 3.2% 3.18%
2001 3.19% 3.11%
2000 3.06% 3.19%
1999 2.93% 3.29%
1998 2.8% 3.02%
1997 2.77% 2.94%
1996 2.79% 2.74%
1995 2.88% 2.77%
1994 2.95% 3.41%
1993 3.01% 3.51%
1992 3.11% 3.47%
1991 3.29% 3.34%
1990 3.5% 3.29%
1989 3.57% 3.28%
1988 3.59% 3.24%
1987 3.59% 3.15%
1986 3.64% 2.95%
1985 3.71% 2.85%
1984 3.75% 2.71%
1983 3.72% 2.51%
1982 3.64% 2.34%
1981 3.64% 2.11%
1980 3.61% 2.1%
1979 3.53% 2.44%
1978 3.5% 2.69%
1977 3.38% 2.68%
1976 3.3% 2.66%
1975 3.38% 2.63%
1974 3.44% 2.52%
1973 3.51% 2.37%
1972 3.54% 2.52%
1971 3.7% 2.87%
1970 3.92% 3.06%
1969 4% 3.15%
1968 4.03% 3.19%
1967 4.05% 3.14%
1966 4.07% 3.09%
1965 4.06% 3.06%
1964 4.01% 3.03%
1963 3.96% 2.98%
1962 3.9% 2.93%
1961 3.8% 2.9%

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 Uganda's population grew by 2.79%.

Live population counters

Kenya Uganda
Current population
58955623
53170946
Population rank 25/197 30/197
Percent of world population 0.71% 0.64%
One net population change
28.8 seconds
23.2 seconds
One birth every
21 seconds
18.4 seconds
One death every
1.32 minutes
2.23 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,997 +3,722
Annual growth/decline +1,093,941 +1,358,491
Annual growth/decline rate +1.98% +2.79%
Population growth rate rank 53/197 22/197
One migration net change every
19.3 minutes
4.43 minutes
Annual migration change -27,330 -119,059
Net migration rank 160/196 183/196
Foreign-born residents 992,536 2,057,759
Foreign-born residents rank 61/195 37/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.8% 4.1%
Foreign-born share rank 136/195 106/195

Natural population change vs migration

Kenya
Natural

Migration
Uganda
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Kenya Uganda
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,330 - -119,059
2024 - -19,781 - -117,924
2023 1,100,970 -10,003 1,477,166 -126,181
2022 1,092,102 -10,003 1,455,576 -118,843
2021 1,037,082 -52,552 1,423,377 43,464
2020 1,036,253 -17,111 1,397,288 43,464
2019 1,071,777 -61,949 1,367,044 107,210
2018 1,097,075 -115,436 1,332,600 60,724
2017 1,105,769 -68,702 1,290,658 92,879
2016 1,108,801 -29,728 1,249,565 123,379
2015 1,119,200 -95,977 1,224,839 -62,366
2014 1,123,333 -72,415 1,201,599 -92,273
2013 1,136,006 -57,634 1,184,250 -176,579
2012 1,161,548 -42,928 1,167,473 -175,936
2011 1,185,863 -44,795 1,147,263 -173,005
2010 1,199,786 -21,069 1,121,564 -168,322
2009 1,193,598 7,096 1,090,600 -164,553
2008 1,174,818 29,612 1,055,935 -158,790
2007 1,147,063 -11,495 1,029,893 -154,773
2006 1,113,357 15,767 999,958 -156,232
2005 1,080,446 5,501 969,096 -151,386
2004 1,048,590 31,525 938,623 -138,770
2003 1,018,182 24,175 901,374 -96,429
2002 992,044 10,431 868,756 -35,149
2001 963,721 55,052 836,751 -95,956
2000 928,357 5,407 803,069 -52,824
1999 898,484 -13,257 775,166 -39,695
1998 875,511 -70,023 741,175 6,277
1997 847,493 -80,443 727,523 -155,461
1996 827,326 -79,276 699,707 -22,795
1995 812,391 -75,506 697,218 -242,378
1994 792,702 -40,367 675,092 -16,198
1993 788,579 -61,054 650,032 18,349
1992 785,018 -43,085 627,139 24,723
1991 790,030 -60,087 602,740 3,643
1990 789,087 -11,338 587,291 -21,688
1989 795,622 -24,949 565,367 -12,576
1988 785,652 -31,894 547,759 -20,113
1987 775,124 -48,633 527,397 -22,415
1986 755,606 -53,183 487,693 -19,485
1985 732,739 -35,400 462,534 -42,942
1984 709,639 -33,253 421,241 -8,818
1983 684,587 -23,905 404,940 -45,776
1982 663,109 -43,382 390,820 -53,497
1981 642,379 -52,761 380,028 -83,010
1980 616,390 -39,920 370,287 -105,900
1979 595,390 -56,280 381,626 -98,863
1978 574,695 -60,718 371,930 -34,606
1977 554,124 -57,493 365,216 -37,671
1976 536,740 -90,990 359,458 -42,259
1975 517,579 -71,421 354,278 -47,359
1974 500,008 -62,973 345,773 -51,910
1973 485,556 -52,102 340,780 -73,439
1972 472,557 -48,466 335,935 -86,409
1971 459,897 -49,671 328,294 -42,642
1970 443,065 -13,064 333,202 -25,646
1969 427,819 369 320,486 -14,548
1968 411,948 1,611 309,725 -3,214
1967 396,920 5,060 296,692 -3,773
1966 382,891 1,616 282,225 -3,021
1965 366,444 8,524 271,830 -3,716
1964 349,322 4,788 260,733 -3,169
1963 332,763 4,246 250,885 -3,058
1962 315,797 4,521 241,513 -6,470
1961 298,463 4,296 232,894 -7,893
1960 280,032 2,134 225,080 -7,586

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 Uganda 99.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,419,712 people) and 0.53% is from migration (a gain of 71,457 people).

As of 2024, 992,536 residents or 1.8% of the population were not native-born in Kenya, compared to 2,057,759 people or 4.1% in Uganda.

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
Uganda
City Population
Kampala 1.68M
Mbale 586K
Arua 385K
Kira Town 317K
Jinja 279K
Gulu 177K
Kasese 101K
Entebbe 70K
Tororo 41.9K

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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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