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Population in Kenya compared to the United Kingdom: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Kenya was 56,432,944 in 2024 vs 69,226,000 people in the United Kingdom in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Kenya's population is 58,955,623 people compared to 70,154,914 in the United Kingdom.

Population statistics:

  • The United Kingdom's population is 1.19 times bigger than Kenya's.
  • Kenya is ranked the 25th most populous country in the world, while the United Kingdom is the 22nd.
  • The countries together account for 1.56% of the world: 0.71% for Kenya vs 0.85% for the United Kingdom.
  • For the last 10 years, Kenya has had an average growth rate of +2.08% per year vs +0.7% in the United Kingdom.
  • Since 2006, the population of Kenya has increased from 36.9M people to 59M (59.8% growth), while the United Kingdom has grown from 60.8M to 70.2M (15.3% growth).

Kenya vs United Kingdom: population by year and forecast

Kenya
Factual

Projection
United Kingdom
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Kenya United Kingdom
2100 105,238,162 74,700,585
2099 105,257,438 74,831,175
2098 105,257,489 74,950,267
2097 105,250,948 75,064,397
2096 105,220,085 75,176,691
2095 105,175,623 75,287,063
2094 105,118,372 75,383,856
2093 105,046,907 75,482,205
2092 104,955,024 75,575,769
2091 104,846,805 75,666,091
2090 104,718,130 75,753,129
2089 104,573,271 75,835,723
2088 104,414,197 75,907,614
2087 104,243,505 75,978,712
2086 104,056,143 76,046,742
2085 103,854,891 76,105,680
2084 103,640,244 76,156,223
2083 103,407,124 76,205,894
2082 103,158,580 76,246,844
2081 102,889,291 76,274,040
2080 102,594,978 76,306,205
2079 102,286,967 76,334,949
2078 101,961,280 76,353,484
2077 101,613,181 76,371,123
2076 101,239,843 76,373,520
2075 100,849,423 76,386,071
2074 100,436,632 76,397,426
2073 100,001,277 76,406,554
2072 99,533,234 76,398,941
2071 99,042,264 76,388,223
2070 98,529,166 76,378,505
2069 97,992,232 76,371,827
2068 97,428,138 76,370,973
2067 96,842,744 76,363,548
2066 96,230,345 76,356,638
2065 95,598,937 76,355,841
2064 94,942,874 76,352,770
2063 94,266,124 76,353,175
2062 93,561,519 76,346,535
2061 92,837,768 76,344,206
2060 92,098,717 76,344,725
2059 91,343,602 76,345,215
2058 90,569,828 76,326,961
2057 89,783,087 76,307,006
2056 88,994,126 76,274,247
2055 88,192,182 76,235,304
2054 87,379,992 76,167,710
2053 86,552,281 76,094,051
2052 85,710,403 76,001,979
2051 84,850,558 75,895,690
2050 83,976,685 75,777,445
2049 83,090,517 75,646,044
2048 82,191,119 75,499,380
2047 81,274,836 75,338,951
2046 80,340,592 75,171,300
2045 79,389,433 74,993,186
2044 78,414,158 74,807,530
2043 77,418,567 74,607,485
2042 76,399,781 74,407,783
2041 75,363,853 74,203,292
2040 74,308,480 73,994,525
2039 73,241,028 73,782,112
2038 72,153,876 73,559,085
2037 71,058,753 73,335,723
2036 69,949,421 73,101,646
2035 68,831,151 72,850,722
2034 67,705,051 72,597,177
2033 66,569,532 72,322,802
2032 65,431,402 72,046,316
2031 64,289,540 71,757,868
2030 63,153,520 71,442,811
2029 62,021,378 71,123,782
2028 60,894,078 70,783,199
2027 59,770,115 70,421,923
2026 58,653,621 70,055,911
2025 57,540,609 69,658,188
2024 56,432,944 69,226,000
2023 55,339,003 68,492,000
2022 54,252,461 67,604,000
2021 53,219,166 66,984,000
2020 52,217,334 66,744,000
2019 51,202,827 66,631,000
2018 50,207,107 66,289,000
2017 49,197,766 65,966,000
2016 48,139,687 65,607,000
2015 47,088,526 65,088,000
2014 46,051,440 64,620,000
2013 44,986,791 64,139,000
2012 43,888,303 63,711,000
2011 42,758,461 63,258,810
2010 41,598,567 62,766,365
2009 40,408,891 62,276,270
2008 39,206,351 61,806,995
2007 38,036,349 61,322,463
2006 36,904,008 60,846,820
2005 35,796,484 60,401,206
2004 34,713,455 59,987,905
2003 33,652,223 59,647,577
2002 32,629,808 59,370,479
2001 31,619,170 59,119,673
2000 30,642,890 58,892,514
1999 29,733,408 58,682,466
1998 28,888,057 58,487,141
1997 28,101,768 58,316,954
1996 27,344,211 58,166,950
1995 26,601,751 58,019,030
1994 25,857,130 57,865,745
1993 25,117,188 57,718,614
1992 24,382,460 57,580,402
1991 23,646,514 57,424,897
1990 22,892,651 57,247,586
1989 22,118,434 57,076,711
1988 21,356,219 56,928,327
1987 20,616,096 56,802,050
1986 19,901,646 56,681,396
1985 19,201,768 56,550,268
1984 18,514,906 56,422,072
1983 17,846,374 56,332,848
1982 17,206,175 56,313,641
1981 16,601,507 56,333,829
1980 16,018,459 56,314,216
1979 15,460,666 56,246,951
1978 14,934,126 56,196,504
1977 14,428,819 56,193,492
1976 13,957,623 56,211,968
1975 13,511,671 56,225,800
1974 13,070,078 56,229,974
1973 12,634,835 56,194,527
1972 12,206,060 56,086,065
1971 11,788,904 55,896,223
1970 11,368,791 55,663,250
1969 10,939,695 55,441,750
1968 10,518,823 55,211,700
1967 10,111,057 54,943,600
1966 9,717,816 54,648,500
1965 9,338,078 54,348,050
1964 8,973,535 54,000,000
1963 8,627,971 53,650,000
1962 8,299,308 53,250,000
1961 7,987,770 52,800,000
1960 7,695,307 52,400,000

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/united-kingdom | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Kenya increased by 11,235,679 people (a 30.4% growth), while the United Kingdom gained 4,760,180 people (a 7.82% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Kenya gained 10,815,936 people (a 22.5% growth), while the United Kingdom's population increased by 4,547,914 people (a 6.93% growth).

Kenya was ranked 33rd most populous country in 2006 and is 25th in 2026. The United Kingdom was ranked 21st in 2006 and ranked 22nd 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 the United Kingdom will increase by 8.01% to 75,777,445 people and rank change from 22nd to 26th.

Kenya is projected to reach its peak in 2098 at 105M people compared to the peak of 76.4M people in 2073 for the United Kingdom.

Population growth rate by year

Kenya
Factual

Projection
United Kingdom
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Kenya United Kingdom
2100 -0.02% -0.17%
2099 -0% -0.16%
2098 0.006% -0.15%
2097 0.03% -0.15%
2096 0.04% -0.15%
2095 0.05% -0.13%
2094 0.07% -0.13%
2093 0.09% -0.12%
2092 0.1% -0.12%
2091 0.12% -0.11%
2090 0.14% -0.11%
2089 0.15% -0.09%
2088 0.16% -0.09%
2087 0.18% -0.09%
2086 0.19% -0.08%
2085 0.21% -0.07%
2084 0.23% -0.07%
2083 0.24% -0.05%
2082 0.26% -0.04%
2081 0.29% -0.04%
2080 0.3% -0.04%
2079 0.32% -0.02%
2078 0.34% -0.02%
2077 0.37% -0.003%
2076 0.39% -0.02%
2075 0.41% -0.01%
2074 0.44% -0.01%
2073 0.47% 0.01%
2072 0.5% 0.01%
2071 0.52% 0.01%
2070 0.55% 0.009%
2069 0.58% 0.001%
2068 0.6% 0.01%
2067 0.64% 0.009%
2066 0.66% 0.001%
2065 0.69% 0.004%
2064 0.72% -0%
2063 0.75% 0.009%
2062 0.78% 0.003%
2061 0.8% -0.001%
2060 0.83% -0.001%
2059 0.85% 0.02%
2058 0.88% 0.03%
2057 0.89% 0.04%
2056 0.91% 0.05%
2055 0.93% 0.09%
2054 0.96% 0.1%
2053 0.98% 0.12%
2052 1.01% 0.14%
2051 1.04% 0.16%
2050 1.07% 0.17%
2049 1.09% 0.19%
2048 1.13% 0.21%
2047 1.16% 0.22%
2046 1.2% 0.24%
2045 1.24% 0.25%
2044 1.29% 0.27%
2043 1.33% 0.27%
2042 1.37% 0.28%
2041 1.42% 0.28%
2040 1.46% 0.29%
2039 1.51% 0.3%
2038 1.54% 0.3%
2037 1.59% 0.32%
2036 1.62% 0.34%
2035 1.66% 0.35%
2034 1.71% 0.38%
2033 1.74% 0.38%
2032 1.78% 0.4%
2031 1.8% 0.44%
2030 1.83% 0.45%
2029 1.85% 0.48%
2028 1.88% 0.51%
2027 1.9% 0.52%
2026 1.93% 0.57%
2025 1.96% 0.62%
2024 1.98% 1.07%
2023 2% 1.31%
2022 1.94% 0.93%
2021 1.92% 0.36%
2020 1.98% 0.17%
2019 1.98% 0.52%
2018 2.05% 0.49%
2017 2.2% 0.55%
2016 2.23% 0.8%
2015 2.25% 0.72%
2014 2.37% 0.75%
2013 2.5% 0.67%
2012 2.64% 0.71%
2011 2.79% 0.78%
2010 2.94% 0.79%
2009 3.07% 0.76%
2008 3.08% 0.79%
2007 3.07% 0.78%
2006 3.09% 0.74%
2005 3.12% 0.69%
2004 3.15% 0.57%
2003 3.13% 0.47%
2002 3.2% 0.42%
2001 3.19% 0.39%
2000 3.06% 0.36%
1999 2.93% 0.33%
1998 2.8% 0.29%
1997 2.77% 0.26%
1996 2.79% 0.25%
1995 2.88% 0.26%
1994 2.95% 0.25%
1993 3.01% 0.24%
1992 3.11% 0.27%
1991 3.29% 0.31%
1990 3.5% 0.3%
1989 3.57% 0.26%
1988 3.59% 0.22%
1987 3.59% 0.21%
1986 3.64% 0.23%
1985 3.71% 0.23%
1984 3.75% 0.16%
1983 3.72% 0.03%
1982 3.64% -0.04%
1981 3.64% 0.03%
1980 3.61% 0.12%
1979 3.53% 0.09%
1978 3.5% 0.005%
1977 3.38% -0.03%
1976 3.3% -0.02%
1975 3.38% -0.007%
1974 3.44% 0.06%
1973 3.51% 0.19%
1972 3.54% 0.34%
1971 3.7% 0.42%
1970 3.92% 0.4%
1969 4% 0.42%
1968 4.03% 0.49%
1967 4.05% 0.54%
1966 4.07% 0.55%
1965 4.06% 0.64%
1964 4.01% 0.65%
1963 3.96% 0.75%
1962 3.9% 0.85%
1961 3.8% 0.76%

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

GeoRank.org/population/kenya/united-kingdom | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Kenya grew by 1.98%, while the United Kingdom's population grew by 1.07%.

Live population counters

Kenya United Kingdom
Current population
58955623
70154914
Population rank 25/197 22/197
Percent of world population 0.71% 0.85%
One net population change
28.8 seconds
43 seconds
One birth every
21 seconds
45.9 seconds
One death every
1.32 minutes
48.4 seconds
Daily growth/decline +2,997 +2,011
Annual growth/decline +1,093,941 +734,000
Annual growth/decline rate +1.98% +1.07%
Population growth rate rank 53/197 97/197
One migration net change every
19.3 minutes
1.35 minutes
Annual migration change -27,330 +389,911
Net migration rank 160/196 4/196
Foreign-born residents 992,536 11,845,479
Foreign-born residents rank 61/195 4/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.8% 17.1%
Foreign-born share rank 136/195 36/195

Natural population change vs migration

Kenya
Natural

Migration
United Kingdom
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Kenya United Kingdom
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,330 - 389,911
2024 - -19,781 - 417,114
2023 1,100,970 -10,003 34,589 445,523
2022 1,092,102 -10,003 39,751 487,029
2021 1,037,082 -52,552 30,612 462,967
2020 1,036,253 -17,111 -4,272 144,221
2019 1,071,777 -61,949 108,342 232,727
2018 1,097,075 -115,436 119,321 259,744
2017 1,105,769 -68,702 145,125 272,311
2016 1,108,801 -29,728 177,139 324,649
2015 1,119,200 -95,977 175,738 347,839
2014 1,123,333 -72,415 206,784 306,091
2013 1,136,006 -57,634 198,830 237,272
2012 1,161,548 -42,928 248,473 172,088
2011 1,185,863 -44,795 259,361 228,773
2010 1,199,786 -21,069 251,066 274,811
2009 1,193,598 7,096 230,422 249,639
2008 1,174,818 29,612 216,325 263,390
2007 1,147,063 -11,495 196,232 309,385
2006 1,113,357 15,767 176,455 288,923
2005 1,080,446 5,501 144,963 308,279
2004 1,048,590 31,525 131,974 276,077
2003 1,018,182 24,175 89,471 211,846
2002 992,044 10,431 65,308 203,577
2001 963,721 55,052 65,032 175,133
2000 928,357 5,407 70,671 153,917
1999 898,484 -13,257 64,551 152,653
1998 875,511 -70,023 87,730 125,541
1997 847,493 -80,443 99,138 59,723
1996 827,326 -79,276 98,884 54,964
1995 812,391 -75,506 87,028 61,385
1994 792,702 -40,367 127,304 45,339
1993 788,579 -61,054 103,893 27,403
1992 785,018 -43,085 149,709 17,846
1991 790,030 -60,087 143,562 27,601
1990 789,087 -11,338 154,569 57,132
1989 795,622 -24,949 119,861 49,586
1988 785,652 -31,894 136,628 13,952
1987 775,124 -48,633 136,325 8,266
1986 755,606 -53,183 90,690 41,836
1985 732,739 -35,400 79,170 83,164
1984 709,639 -33,253 84,633 71,107
1983 684,587 -23,905 61,966 27,063
1982 663,109 -43,382 56,314 -61,152
1981 642,379 -52,761 73,234 -83,876
1980 616,390 -39,920 95,734 -25,187
1979 595,390 -56,280 61,872 11,255
1978 574,695 -60,718 16,859 3,783
1977 554,124 -57,493 0 -21,636
1976 536,740 -90,990 -5,621 -19,135
1975 517,579 -71,421 33,735 -40,241
1974 500,008 -62,973 67,476 -65,710
1973 485,556 -52,102 112,389 -33,840
1972 472,557 -48,466 162,650 -1,406
1971 459,897 -49,671 257,123 1,175
1970 443,065 -13,064 244,918 -15,254
1969 427,819 369 260,577 -60,655
1968 411,948 1,611 292,622 -38,852
1967 396,920 5,060 346,145 -39,659
1966 382,891 1,616 333,356 -27,935
1965 366,444 8,524 364,132 -24,955
1964 349,322 4,788 405,000 -23,885
1963 332,763 4,246 337,995 8,271
1962 315,797 4,521 340,800 76,443
1961 298,463 4,296 311,519 52,295
1960 280,032 2,134 314,400 19,953

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/kenya/united-kingdom | CC BY

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 the United Kingdom 23.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,033,129 people) and 76.1% is from migration (a gain of 3,283,101 people).

As of 2024, 992,536 residents or 1.8% of the population were not native-born in Kenya, compared to 11,845,479 people or 17.1% in the United Kingdom.

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
United Kingdom
City Population
London 8.8M
Birmingham 1.14M
Glasgow 626K
Manchester 548K
Leeds 536K
Sheffield 518K
Liverpool 513K
Edinburgh 488K
Bristol 472K
Cardiff 384K

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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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