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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Kenya was 56,432,944 in 2024 vs 37,860,221 people in Ukraine in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Kenya's population is 58,955,623 people compared to 40,125,599 in Ukraine.

Population statistics:

  • Kenya's population is 1.47 times bigger than Ukraine's.
  • Kenya is ranked the 25th most populous country in the world, while Ukraine is the 40th.
  • The countries together account for 1.2% of the world: 0.71% for Kenya vs 0.48% for Ukraine.
  • For the last 10 years, Kenya has had an average growth rate of +2.08% per year vs -1.74% in Ukraine.
  • Since 2006, the population of Kenya has increased from 36.9M people to 59M (59.8% growth), while Ukraine has declined from 47.3M to 40.1M (15.1% decline).

Kenya vs Ukraine: population by year and forecast

Kenya
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Kenya Ukraine
2100 105,238,162 15,493,960
2099 105,257,438 15,751,557
2098 105,257,489 16,012,938
2097 105,250,948 16,278,602
2096 105,220,085 16,547,938
2095 105,175,623 16,820,897
2094 105,118,372 17,098,910
2093 105,046,907 17,381,822
2092 104,955,024 17,669,049
2091 104,846,805 17,960,681
2090 104,718,130 18,257,867
2089 104,573,271 18,559,027
2088 104,414,197 18,865,031
2087 104,243,505 19,176,483
2086 104,056,143 19,492,606
2085 103,854,891 19,812,584
2084 103,640,244 20,138,855
2083 103,407,124 20,468,747
2082 103,158,580 20,803,241
2081 102,889,291 21,140,953
2080 102,594,978 21,482,498
2079 102,286,967 21,827,152
2078 101,961,280 22,175,099
2077 101,613,181 22,525,846
2076 101,239,843 22,879,896
2075 100,849,423 23,236,521
2074 100,436,632 23,596,095
2073 100,001,277 23,957,807
2072 99,533,234 24,319,928
2071 99,042,264 24,685,370
2070 98,529,166 25,053,352
2069 97,992,232 25,423,272
2068 97,428,138 25,794,560
2067 96,842,744 26,168,072
2066 96,230,345 26,543,206
2065 95,598,937 26,920,121
2064 94,942,874 27,298,592
2063 94,266,124 27,677,528
2062 93,561,519 28,056,960
2061 92,837,768 28,437,884
2060 92,098,717 28,818,343
2059 91,343,602 29,198,891
2058 90,569,828 29,580,044
2057 89,783,087 29,958,884
2056 88,994,126 30,335,136
2055 88,192,182 30,710,041
2054 87,379,992 31,080,334
2053 86,552,281 31,447,868
2052 85,710,403 31,811,171
2051 84,850,558 32,170,929
2050 83,976,685 32,525,262
2049 83,090,517 32,875,483
2048 82,191,119 33,217,836
2047 81,274,836 33,556,749
2046 80,340,592 33,892,646
2045 79,389,433 34,221,999
2044 78,414,158 34,547,153
2043 77,418,567 34,869,270
2042 76,399,781 35,189,550
2041 75,363,853 35,507,946
2040 74,308,480 35,823,225
2039 73,241,028 36,141,658
2038 72,153,876 36,457,134
2037 71,058,753 36,772,578
2036 69,949,421 37,084,252
2035 68,831,151 37,396,243
2034 67,705,051 37,706,533
2033 66,569,532 38,015,585
2032 65,431,402 38,322,554
2031 64,289,540 38,630,259
2030 63,153,520 38,935,791
2029 62,021,378 39,238,099
2028 60,894,078 39,537,815
2027 59,770,115 39,830,895
2026 58,653,621 40,125,599
2025 57,540,609 38,707,520
2024 56,432,944 37,860,221
2023 55,339,003 37,732,836
2022 54,252,461 41,048,766
2021 53,219,166 44,298,640
2020 52,217,334 44,680,014
2019 51,202,827 44,957,458
2018 50,207,107 45,208,907
2017 49,197,766 45,436,041
2016 48,139,687 45,616,832
2015 47,088,526 45,784,896
2014 46,051,440 45,972,380
2013 44,986,791 46,126,770
2012 43,888,303 46,210,056
2011 42,758,461 46,307,853
2010 41,598,567 46,456,003
2009 40,408,891 46,623,731
2008 39,206,351 46,819,175
2007 38,036,349 47,062,798
2006 36,904,008 47,278,694
2005 35,796,484 47,585,556
2004 34,713,455 47,979,507
2003 33,652,223 48,315,136
2002 32,629,808 48,677,281
2001 31,619,170 49,106,855
2000 30,642,890 49,556,660
1999 29,733,408 49,976,446
1998 28,888,057 50,379,731
1997 28,101,768 50,786,885
1996 27,344,211 51,226,109
1995 26,601,751 51,665,539
1994 25,857,130 52,075,998
1993 25,117,188 52,350,126
1992 24,382,460 52,323,671
1991 23,646,514 52,170,961
1990 22,892,651 52,054,092
1989 22,118,434 51,917,817
1988 21,356,219 51,724,853
1987 20,616,096 51,515,732
1986 19,901,646 51,318,745
1985 19,201,768 51,108,770
1984 18,514,906 50,887,599
1983 17,846,374 50,637,029
1982 17,206,175 50,402,724
1981 16,601,507 50,189,281
1980 16,018,459 49,955,152
1979 15,460,666 49,721,381
1978 14,934,126 49,521,243
1977 14,428,819 49,336,481
1976 13,957,623 49,120,842
1975 13,511,671 48,865,229
1974 13,070,078 48,576,570
1973 12,634,835 48,277,121
1972 12,206,060 47,946,893
1971 11,788,904 47,573,287
1970 11,368,791 47,261,306
1969 10,939,695 46,976,256
1968 10,518,823 46,614,325
1967 10,111,057 46,215,988
1966 9,717,816 45,802,519
1965 9,338,078 45,386,892
1964 8,973,535 44,951,156
1963 8,627,971 44,462,372
1962 8,299,308 43,943,674
1961 7,987,770 43,399,766
1960 7,695,307 42,824,093

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/ukraine | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Kenya increased by 11,235,679 people (a 30.4% growth), while Ukraine lost 1,661,862 people (a 3.52% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Kenya gained 10,815,936 people (a 22.5% growth), while Ukraine's population decreased by 5,491,233 people (a 12% decline).

Kenya was ranked 33rd most populous country in 2006 and is 25th in 2026. Ukraine was ranked 27th in 2006 and ranked 40th 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 Ukraine will decrease by 18.9% to 32,525,262 people and rank change from 40th to 60th.

Kenya is projected to reach its peak in 2098 at 105M people, while Ukraine's population already peaked in 1993 at 52.4M people and is projected to decrease to 15.5M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Kenya
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Kenya Ukraine
2100 -0.02% -1.64%
2099 -0% -1.63%
2098 0.006% -1.63%
2097 0.03% -1.63%
2096 0.04% -1.62%
2095 0.05% -1.63%
2094 0.07% -1.63%
2093 0.09% -1.63%
2092 0.1% -1.62%
2091 0.12% -1.63%
2090 0.14% -1.62%
2089 0.15% -1.62%
2088 0.16% -1.62%
2087 0.18% -1.62%
2086 0.19% -1.62%
2085 0.21% -1.62%
2084 0.23% -1.61%
2083 0.24% -1.61%
2082 0.26% -1.6%
2081 0.29% -1.59%
2080 0.3% -1.58%
2079 0.32% -1.57%
2078 0.34% -1.56%
2077 0.37% -1.55%
2076 0.39% -1.53%
2075 0.41% -1.52%
2074 0.44% -1.51%
2073 0.47% -1.49%
2072 0.5% -1.48%
2071 0.52% -1.47%
2070 0.55% -1.46%
2069 0.58% -1.44%
2068 0.6% -1.43%
2067 0.64% -1.41%
2066 0.66% -1.4%
2065 0.69% -1.39%
2064 0.72% -1.37%
2063 0.75% -1.35%
2062 0.78% -1.34%
2061 0.8% -1.32%
2060 0.83% -1.3%
2059 0.85% -1.29%
2058 0.88% -1.26%
2057 0.89% -1.24%
2056 0.91% -1.22%
2055 0.93% -1.19%
2054 0.96% -1.17%
2053 0.98% -1.14%
2052 1.01% -1.12%
2051 1.04% -1.09%
2050 1.07% -1.07%
2049 1.09% -1.03%
2048 1.13% -1.01%
2047 1.16% -0.99%
2046 1.2% -0.96%
2045 1.24% -0.94%
2044 1.29% -0.92%
2043 1.33% -0.91%
2042 1.37% -0.9%
2041 1.42% -0.88%
2040 1.46% -0.88%
2039 1.51% -0.87%
2038 1.54% -0.86%
2037 1.59% -0.84%
2036 1.62% -0.83%
2035 1.66% -0.82%
2034 1.71% -0.81%
2033 1.74% -0.8%
2032 1.78% -0.8%
2031 1.8% -0.78%
2030 1.83% -0.77%
2029 1.85% -0.76%
2028 1.88% -0.74%
2027 1.9% -0.73%
2026 1.93% 3.66%
2025 1.96% 2.24%
2024 1.98% 0.34%
2023 2% -8.08%
2022 1.94% -7.34%
2021 1.92% -0.85%
2020 1.98% -0.62%
2019 1.98% -0.56%
2018 2.05% -0.5%
2017 2.2% -0.4%
2016 2.23% -0.37%
2015 2.25% -0.41%
2014 2.37% -0.33%
2013 2.5% -0.18%
2012 2.64% -0.21%
2011 2.79% -0.32%
2010 2.94% -0.36%
2009 3.07% -0.42%
2008 3.08% -0.52%
2007 3.07% -0.46%
2006 3.09% -0.64%
2005 3.12% -0.82%
2004 3.15% -0.69%
2003 3.13% -0.74%
2002 3.2% -0.87%
2001 3.19% -0.91%
2000 3.06% -0.84%
1999 2.93% -0.8%
1998 2.8% -0.8%
1997 2.77% -0.86%
1996 2.79% -0.85%
1995 2.88% -0.79%
1994 2.95% -0.52%
1993 3.01% 0.05%
1992 3.11% 0.29%
1991 3.29% 0.22%
1990 3.5% 0.26%
1989 3.57% 0.37%
1988 3.59% 0.41%
1987 3.59% 0.38%
1986 3.64% 0.41%
1985 3.71% 0.43%
1984 3.75% 0.49%
1983 3.72% 0.46%
1982 3.64% 0.43%
1981 3.64% 0.47%
1980 3.61% 0.47%
1979 3.53% 0.4%
1978 3.5% 0.37%
1977 3.38% 0.44%
1976 3.3% 0.52%
1975 3.38% 0.59%
1974 3.44% 0.62%
1973 3.51% 0.69%
1972 3.54% 0.79%
1971 3.7% 0.66%
1970 3.92% 0.61%
1969 4% 0.78%
1968 4.03% 0.86%
1967 4.05% 0.9%
1966 4.07% 0.92%
1965 4.06% 0.97%
1964 4.01% 1.1%
1963 3.96% 1.18%
1962 3.9% 1.25%
1961 3.8% 1.34%

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 Ukraine's population grew by 0.34%.

Live population counters

Kenya Ukraine
Current population
58955623
40125599
Population rank 25/197 40/197
Percent of world population 0.71% 0.48%
One net population change
28.8 seconds
4.13 minutes
One birth every
21 seconds
2.48 minutes
One death every
1.32 minutes
1.06 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,997 +349
Annual growth/decline +1,093,941 +127,385
Annual growth/decline rate +1.98% +0.34%
Population growth rate rank 53/197 147/197
One migration net change every
19.3 minutes
18.6 seconds
Annual migration change -27,330 +1,702,358
Net migration rank 160/196 1/196
Foreign-born residents 992,536 5,064,173
Foreign-born residents rank 61/195 14/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.8% 13.4%
Foreign-born share rank 136/195 51/195

Natural population change vs migration

Kenya
Natural

Migration
Ukraine
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Kenya Ukraine
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,330 - 1,702,358
2024 - -19,781 - 1,146,012
2023 1,100,970 -10,003 -283,185 -299,961
2022 1,092,102 -10,003 -349,284 -5,699,445
2021 1,037,082 -52,552 -449,941 -1,129
2020 1,036,253 -17,111 -307,533 -4,167
2019 1,071,777 -61,949 -236,296 -6,908
2018 1,097,075 -115,436 -227,491 -32,220
2017 1,105,769 -68,702 -158,390 -36,155
2016 1,108,801 -29,728 -135,710 -31,340
2015 1,119,200 -95,977 -147,107 -21,992
2014 1,123,333 -72,415 -140,216 -65,678
2013 1,136,006 -57,634 -129,662 26,781
2012 1,161,548 -42,928 -130,451 66,768
2011 1,185,863 -44,795 -158,372 26,457
2010 1,199,786 -21,069 -180,388 16,030
2009 1,193,598 7,096 -197,918 26,796
2008 1,174,818 29,612 -229,086 9,312
2007 1,147,063 -11,495 -282,659 15,237
2006 1,113,357 15,767 -300,787 136,442
2005 1,080,446 5,501 -337,857 -111,493
2004 1,048,590 31,525 -344,157 5,644
2003 1,018,182 24,175 -351,299 18,540
2002 992,044 10,431 -364,544 -26,991
2001 963,721 55,052 -374,734 -92,847
2000 928,357 5,407 -364,143 -67,865
1999 898,484 -13,257 -348,286 -59,247
1998 875,511 -70,023 -318,299 -80,684
1997 847,493 -80,443 -306,549 -108,735
1996 827,326 -79,276 -305,154 -158,008
1995 812,391 -75,506 -281,629 -134,053
1994 792,702 -40,367 -238,820 -166,380
1993 788,579 -61,054 -169,405 26,357
1992 785,018 -43,085 -95,857 291,788
1991 790,030 -60,087 -16,486 125,962
1990 789,087 -11,338 48,463 75,760
1989 795,622 -24,949 106,431 36,978
1988 785,652 -31,894 162,002 75,637
1987 775,124 -48,633 198,850 -18,275
1986 755,606 -53,183 225,751 -12,369
1985 732,739 -35,400 201,011 5,546
1984 709,639 -33,253 222,430 13,340
1983 684,587 -23,905 241,741 23,608
1982 663,109 -43,382 194,101 9,096
1981 642,379 -52,761 182,839 40,807
1980 616,390 -39,920 197,223 47,406
1979 595,390 -56,280 197,294 25,635
1978 574,695 -60,718 206,554 -29,180
1977 554,124 -57,493 216,932 -24,745
1976 536,740 -90,990 247,323 -8,219
1975 517,579 -71,421 256,787 15,336
1974 500,008 -62,973 273,486 31,725
1973 485,556 -52,102 274,938 18,777
1972 472,557 -48,466 309,785 56,928
1971 459,897 -49,671 305,849 74,604
1970 443,065 -13,064 291,839 -48,335
1969 427,819 369 274,858 51,763
1968 411,948 1,611 295,162 102,096
1967 396,920 5,060 313,899 85,527
1966 382,891 1,616 337,794 89,737
1965 366,444 8,524 334,365 69,354
1964 349,322 4,788 391,120 76,650
1963 332,763 4,246 449,648 60,178
1962 315,797 4,521 481,887 45,712
1961 298,463 4,296 508,602 51,625
1960 280,032 2,134 538,812 52,281

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 Ukraine 28.2% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,435,153 people) and 71.8% is from migration (a loss of 6,198,995 people).

As of 2024, 992,536 residents or 1.8% of the population were not native-born in Kenya, compared to 5,064,173 people or 13.4% in Ukraine.

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
Ukraine
City Population
Kyiv 2.95M
Kharkiv 1.42M
Odesa 1.01M
Dnipro 969K
Donetsk 902K
Lviv 717K
Zaporizhia 710K
Kryvyi Rih 604K
Mykolaiv 470K
Luhansk 418K

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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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