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

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The latest officially reported population of Kenya was 57,532,493 in 2025 vs 38,980,376 people in Ukraine in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Kenya's population is 59,218,766 people compared to 40,408,451 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 0.49% for Ukraine.
  • For the last 10 years, Kenya has had an average growth rate of +2.04% per year vs -1.44% in Ukraine.
  • Since 2006, the population of Kenya has increased from 36.9M people to 59.2M (60.5% growth), while Ukraine has declined from 47.3M to 40.4M (14.5% decline).

Kenya vs Ukraine: population by year and forecast

Kenya
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Kenya Ukraine
2100 105,223,316 15,603,179
2099 105,242,590 15,862,593
2098 105,242,641 16,125,815
2097 105,236,101 16,393,353
2096 105,205,242 16,664,587
2095 105,160,786 16,939,471
2094 105,103,544 17,219,443
2093 105,032,088 17,504,349
2092 104,940,218 17,793,601
2091 104,832,015 18,087,289
2090 104,703,358 18,386,570
2089 104,558,519 18,689,852
2088 104,399,468 18,998,014
2087 104,228,800 19,311,662
2086 104,041,464 19,630,012
2085 103,840,241 19,952,247
2084 103,625,624 20,280,817
2083 103,392,537 20,613,034
2082 103,144,028 20,949,887
2081 102,874,777 21,289,979
2080 102,580,506 21,633,931
2079 102,272,538 21,981,015
2078 101,946,897 22,331,415
2077 101,598,847 22,684,635
2076 101,225,562 23,041,181
2075 100,835,197 23,400,319
2074 100,422,464 23,762,428
2073 99,987,171 24,126,690
2072 99,519,193 24,491,363
2071 99,028,293 24,859,381
2070 98,515,267 25,229,957
2069 97,978,409 25,602,485
2068 97,414,394 25,976,390
2067 96,829,083 26,352,535
2066 96,216,770 26,730,314
2065 95,585,451 27,109,886
2064 94,929,481 27,491,024
2063 94,252,826 27,872,631
2062 93,548,321 28,254,738
2061 92,824,672 28,638,347
2060 92,085,725 29,021,488
2059 91,330,716 29,404,719
2058 90,557,051 29,788,559
2057 89,770,421 30,170,070
2056 88,981,572 30,548,973
2055 88,179,741 30,926,521
2054 87,367,666 31,299,425
2053 86,540,071 31,669,550
2052 85,698,312 32,035,413
2051 84,838,589 32,397,707
2050 83,964,839 32,754,538
2049 83,078,796 33,107,228
2048 82,179,525 33,451,994
2047 81,263,371 33,793,296
2046 80,329,258 34,131,561
2045 79,378,234 34,463,236
2044 78,403,097 34,790,682
2043 77,407,646 35,115,069
2042 76,389,004 35,437,607
2041 75,353,221 35,758,248
2040 74,297,998 36,075,749
2039 73,230,696 36,396,426
2038 72,143,698 36,714,126
2037 71,048,729 37,031,794
2036 69,939,553 37,345,665
2035 68,821,441 37,659,856
2034 67,695,500 37,972,332
2033 66,560,141 38,283,563
2032 65,422,172 38,592,696
2031 64,280,471 38,902,570
2030 63,144,611 39,210,256
2029 62,012,629 39,514,695
2028 60,885,488 39,816,523
2027 59,761,684 40,111,670
2026 58,645,347 40,408,451
2025 57,532,493 38,980,376
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 11,079,079 people (a 23% growth), while Ukraine's population decreased by 5,208,381 people (a 11.4% 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 41.8% to 83,964,839 people with a rank change from 25th to 22nd. The population of Ukraine will decrease by 18.9% to 32,754,538 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 15.6M 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 1.95% 2.96%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Kenya grew by 1.95%, while Ukraine's population grew by 2.96%.

Live population counters

Kenya Ukraine
Current population
59218766
40408451
Population rank 25/197 40/197
Percent of world population 0.71% 0.49%
One net population change
28.8 seconds
28.2 seconds
One birth every
20.7 seconds
2.54 minutes
One death every
1.3 minutes
1.02 minutes
Daily growth/decline +3,012 +3,069
Annual growth/decline +1,099,549 +1,120,155
Annual growth/decline rate +1.95% +2.96%
Population growth rate rank 51/197 13/197
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 1,116,695 -19,781 -308,069 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 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 95.8% of the population change in Kenya is from natural causes (a gain of 10,885,724 people) and 4.23% is from migration (a loss of 481,242 people). In Ukraine 34.3% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,603,006 people) and 65.7% is from migration (a loss of 4,987,305 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 (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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