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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Kenya was 56,432,944 in 2024 vs 3,386,588 people in Uruguay in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Kenya's population is 58,955,623 people compared to 3,382,789 in Uruguay.

Population statistics:

  • Kenya's population is 17.4 times bigger than Uruguay's.
  • Kenya is ranked the 25th most populous country in the world, while Uruguay is the 133rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.75% of the world: 0.71% for Kenya vs 0.04% for Uruguay.
  • For the last 10 years, Kenya has had an average growth rate of +2.08% per year vs +0.11% in Uruguay.
  • Since 2006, the population of Kenya has increased from 36.9M people to 59M (59.8% growth), while Uruguay has grown from 3.29M to 3.38M (2.84% growth).

Kenya vs Uruguay: population by year and forecast

Kenya
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Kenya Uruguay
2100 105,238,162 2,256,741
2099 105,257,438 2,279,899
2098 105,257,489 2,303,351
2097 105,250,948 2,326,987
2096 105,220,085 2,350,799
2095 105,175,623 2,374,835
2094 105,118,372 2,398,960
2093 105,046,907 2,423,269
2092 104,955,024 2,447,646
2091 104,846,805 2,472,126
2090 104,718,130 2,496,514
2089 104,573,271 2,520,852
2088 104,414,197 2,545,052
2087 104,243,505 2,569,100
2086 104,056,143 2,592,974
2085 103,854,891 2,616,629
2084 103,640,244 2,640,001
2083 103,407,124 2,663,150
2082 103,158,580 2,686,021
2081 102,889,291 2,708,594
2080 102,594,978 2,730,883
2079 102,286,967 2,752,831
2078 101,961,280 2,774,432
2077 101,613,181 2,795,709
2076 101,239,843 2,816,677
2075 100,849,423 2,837,308
2074 100,436,632 2,857,709
2073 100,001,277 2,877,721
2072 99,533,234 2,897,543
2071 99,042,264 2,917,097
2070 98,529,166 2,936,478
2069 97,992,232 2,955,616
2068 97,428,138 2,974,445
2067 96,842,744 2,992,987
2066 96,230,345 3,011,309
2065 95,598,937 3,029,441
2064 94,942,874 3,047,343
2063 94,266,124 3,065,064
2062 93,561,519 3,082,642
2061 92,837,768 3,100,006
2060 92,098,717 3,117,149
2059 91,343,602 3,133,952
2058 90,569,828 3,150,250
2057 89,783,087 3,166,055
2056 88,994,126 3,181,373
2055 88,192,182 3,196,072
2054 87,379,992 3,210,110
2053 86,552,281 3,223,395
2052 85,710,403 3,235,973
2051 84,850,558 3,247,888
2050 83,976,685 3,259,108
2049 83,090,517 3,269,675
2048 82,191,119 3,279,610
2047 81,274,836 3,288,969
2046 80,340,592 3,297,696
2045 79,389,433 3,305,917
2044 78,414,158 3,313,556
2043 77,418,567 3,320,565
2042 76,399,781 3,326,955
2041 75,363,853 3,332,884
2040 74,308,480 3,338,277
2039 73,241,028 3,343,295
2038 72,153,876 3,347,790
2037 71,058,753 3,351,911
2036 69,949,421 3,355,671
2035 68,831,151 3,359,126
2034 67,705,051 3,362,276
2033 66,569,532 3,365,250
2032 65,431,402 3,368,057
2031 64,289,540 3,370,727
2030 63,153,520 3,373,273
2029 62,021,378 3,375,805
2028 60,894,078 3,378,198
2027 59,770,115 3,380,504
2026 58,653,621 3,382,789
2025 57,540,609 3,384,805
2024 56,432,944 3,386,588
2023 55,339,003 3,388,081
2022 54,252,461 3,390,913
2021 53,219,166 3,396,695
2020 52,217,334 3,398,968
2019 51,202,827 3,397,206
2018 50,207,107 3,394,534
2017 49,197,766 3,388,438
2016 48,139,687 3,379,283
2015 47,088,526 3,368,017
2014 46,051,440 3,356,334
2013 44,986,791 3,345,337
2012 43,888,303 3,335,401
2011 42,758,461 3,326,825
2010 41,598,567 3,318,580
2009 40,408,891 3,310,091
2008 39,206,351 3,302,177
2007 38,036,349 3,295,153
2006 36,904,008 3,289,506
2005 35,796,484 3,285,771
2004 34,713,455 3,283,148
2003 33,652,223 3,281,186
2002 32,629,808 3,278,867
2001 31,619,170 3,274,251
2000 30,642,890 3,266,206
1999 29,733,408 3,254,015
1998 28,888,057 3,239,280
1997 28,101,768 3,223,345
1996 27,344,211 3,206,324
1995 26,601,751 3,189,440
1994 25,857,130 3,172,834
1993 25,117,188 3,156,345
1992 24,382,460 3,139,702
1991 23,646,514 3,122,354
1990 22,892,651 3,104,403
1989 22,118,434 3,086,255
1988 21,356,219 3,067,961
1987 20,616,096 3,049,896
1986 19,901,646 3,032,845
1985 19,201,768 3,017,037
1984 18,514,906 3,002,488
1983 17,846,374 2,988,778
1982 17,206,175 2,975,492
1981 16,601,507 2,963,246
1980 16,018,459 2,951,953
1979 15,460,666 2,939,903
1978 14,934,126 2,925,715
1977 14,428,819 2,909,461
1976 13,957,623 2,891,392
1975 13,511,671 2,872,320
1974 13,070,078 2,853,944
1973 12,634,835 2,837,133
1972 12,206,060 2,821,644
1971 11,788,904 2,806,462
1970 11,368,791 2,790,807
1969 10,939,695 2,773,974
1968 10,518,823 2,754,606
1967 10,111,057 2,732,277
1966 9,717,816 2,707,646
1965 9,338,078 2,681,169
1964 8,973,535 2,653,180
1963 8,627,971 2,623,766
1962 8,299,308 2,593,298
1961 7,987,770 2,562,044
1960 7,695,307 2,529,957

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Kenya increased by 11,235,679 people (a 30.4% growth), while Uruguay gained 89,777 people (a 2.73% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Kenya gained 10,815,936 people (a 22.5% growth), while Uruguay's population increased by 3,506 people (a 0.1% growth).

Kenya was ranked 33rd most populous country in 2006 and is 25th in 2026. Uruguay was ranked 129th in 2006 and ranked 133rd 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 Uruguay will decrease by 3.66% to 3,259,108 people and rank change from 133rd to 138th.

Kenya is projected to reach its peak in 2098 at 105M people, while Uruguay's population already peaked in 2020 at 3.4M people and is projected to decrease to 2.26M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Kenya
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Kenya Uruguay
2100 -0.02% -1.02%
2099 -0% -1.02%
2098 0.006% -1.02%
2097 0.03% -1.01%
2096 0.04% -1.01%
2095 0.05% -1.01%
2094 0.07% -1%
2093 0.09% -1%
2092 0.1% -0.99%
2091 0.12% -0.98%
2090 0.14% -0.97%
2089 0.15% -0.95%
2088 0.16% -0.94%
2087 0.18% -0.92%
2086 0.19% -0.9%
2085 0.21% -0.89%
2084 0.23% -0.87%
2083 0.24% -0.85%
2082 0.26% -0.83%
2081 0.29% -0.82%
2080 0.3% -0.8%
2079 0.32% -0.78%
2078 0.34% -0.76%
2077 0.37% -0.74%
2076 0.39% -0.73%
2075 0.41% -0.71%
2074 0.44% -0.7%
2073 0.47% -0.68%
2072 0.5% -0.67%
2071 0.52% -0.66%
2070 0.55% -0.65%
2069 0.58% -0.63%
2068 0.6% -0.62%
2067 0.64% -0.61%
2066 0.66% -0.6%
2065 0.69% -0.59%
2064 0.72% -0.58%
2063 0.75% -0.57%
2062 0.78% -0.56%
2061 0.8% -0.55%
2060 0.83% -0.54%
2059 0.85% -0.52%
2058 0.88% -0.5%
2057 0.89% -0.48%
2056 0.91% -0.46%
2055 0.93% -0.44%
2054 0.96% -0.41%
2053 0.98% -0.39%
2052 1.01% -0.37%
2051 1.04% -0.34%
2050 1.07% -0.32%
2049 1.09% -0.3%
2048 1.13% -0.28%
2047 1.16% -0.26%
2046 1.2% -0.25%
2045 1.24% -0.23%
2044 1.29% -0.21%
2043 1.33% -0.19%
2042 1.37% -0.18%
2041 1.42% -0.16%
2040 1.46% -0.15%
2039 1.51% -0.13%
2038 1.54% -0.12%
2037 1.59% -0.11%
2036 1.62% -0.1%
2035 1.66% -0.09%
2034 1.71% -0.09%
2033 1.74% -0.08%
2032 1.78% -0.08%
2031 1.8% -0.08%
2030 1.83% -0.08%
2029 1.85% -0.07%
2028 1.88% -0.07%
2027 1.9% -0.07%
2026 1.93% -0.06%
2025 1.96% -0.05%
2024 1.98% -0.04%
2023 2% -0.08%
2022 1.94% -0.17%
2021 1.92% -0.07%
2020 1.98% 0.05%
2019 1.98% 0.08%
2018 2.05% 0.18%
2017 2.2% 0.27%
2016 2.23% 0.33%
2015 2.25% 0.35%
2014 2.37% 0.33%
2013 2.5% 0.3%
2012 2.64% 0.26%
2011 2.79% 0.25%
2010 2.94% 0.26%
2009 3.07% 0.24%
2008 3.08% 0.21%
2007 3.07% 0.17%
2006 3.09% 0.11%
2005 3.12% 0.08%
2004 3.15% 0.06%
2003 3.13% 0.07%
2002 3.2% 0.14%
2001 3.19% 0.25%
2000 3.06% 0.37%
1999 2.93% 0.45%
1998 2.8% 0.49%
1997 2.77% 0.53%
1996 2.79% 0.53%
1995 2.88% 0.52%
1994 2.95% 0.52%
1993 3.01% 0.53%
1992 3.11% 0.56%
1991 3.29% 0.58%
1990 3.5% 0.59%
1989 3.57% 0.6%
1988 3.59% 0.59%
1987 3.59% 0.56%
1986 3.64% 0.52%
1985 3.71% 0.48%
1984 3.75% 0.46%
1983 3.72% 0.45%
1982 3.64% 0.41%
1981 3.64% 0.38%
1980 3.61% 0.41%
1979 3.53% 0.48%
1978 3.5% 0.56%
1977 3.38% 0.62%
1976 3.3% 0.66%
1975 3.38% 0.64%
1974 3.44% 0.59%
1973 3.51% 0.55%
1972 3.54% 0.54%
1971 3.7% 0.56%
1970 3.92% 0.61%
1969 4% 0.7%
1968 4.03% 0.82%
1967 4.05% 0.91%
1966 4.07% 0.99%
1965 4.06% 1.05%
1964 4.01% 1.12%
1963 3.96% 1.17%
1962 3.9% 1.22%
1961 3.8% 1.27%

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 Uruguay's population declined by 0.04%.

Live population counters

Kenya Uruguay
Current population
58955623
3382789
Population rank 25/197 133/197
Percent of world population 0.71% 0.04%
One net population change
28.8 seconds
5.87 hours
One birth every
21 seconds
15.7 minutes
One death every
1.32 minutes
15.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,997 -4
Annual growth/decline +1,093,941 -1,493
Annual growth/decline rate +1.98% -0.04%
Population growth rate rank 53/197 167/197
One migration net change every
19.3 minutes
6.57 hours
Annual migration change -27,330 -1,338
Net migration rank 160/196 95/196
Foreign-born residents 992,536 160,064
Foreign-born residents rank 61/195 121/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.8% 4.7%
Foreign-born share rank 136/195 95/195

Natural population change vs migration

Kenya
Natural

Migration
Uruguay
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Kenya Uruguay
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,330 - -1,338
2024 - -19,781 - -1,348
2023 1,100,970 -10,003 298 -1,501
2022 1,092,102 -10,003 -2,964 -1,501
2021 1,037,082 -52,552 -5,621 -1,482
2020 1,036,253 -17,111 4,048 -1,482
2019 1,071,777 -61,949 3,873 -2,899
2018 1,097,075 -115,436 7,322 -2,963
2017 1,105,769 -68,702 10,907 -3,091
2016 1,108,801 -29,728 14,008 -3,506
2015 1,119,200 -95,977 16,194 -4,157
2014 1,123,333 -72,415 16,238 -4,919
2013 1,136,006 -57,634 16,318 -5,647
2012 1,161,548 -42,928 15,520 -6,317
2011 1,185,863 -44,795 14,934 -6,982
2010 1,199,786 -21,069 16,231 -7,696
2009 1,193,598 7,096 16,947 -8,510
2008 1,174,818 29,612 16,838 -9,458
2007 1,147,063 -11,495 17,422 -10,750
2006 1,113,357 15,767 17,783 -13,161
2005 1,080,446 5,501 18,926 -16,086
2004 1,048,590 31,525 18,067 -15,668
2003 1,018,182 24,175 18,628 -17,105
2002 992,044 10,431 20,073 -16,957
2001 963,721 55,052 20,729 -14,620
2000 928,357 5,407 21,060 -11,076
1999 898,484 -13,257 21,844 -7,441
1998 875,511 -70,023 22,114 -7,048
1997 847,493 -80,443 23,737 -6,938
1996 827,326 -79,276 24,635 -7,397
1995 812,391 -75,506 24,872 -8,339
1994 792,702 -40,367 24,637 -7,955
1993 788,579 -61,054 24,212 -7,922
1992 785,018 -43,085 24,847 -7,850
1991 790,030 -60,087 25,422 -7,714
1990 789,087 -11,338 25,699 -7,499
1989 795,622 -24,949 25,322 -7,229
1988 785,652 -31,894 25,071 -6,582
1987 775,124 -48,633 24,469 -6,833
1986 755,606 -53,183 24,505 -8,046
1985 732,739 -35,400 23,988 -8,832
1984 709,639 -33,253 23,684 -9,730
1983 684,587 -23,905 24,146 -10,671
1982 663,109 -43,382 25,224 -12,131
1981 642,379 -52,761 24,968 -13,577
1980 616,390 -39,920 25,451 -14,252
1979 595,390 -56,280 27,456 -14,552
1978 574,695 -60,718 30,076 -14,611
1977 554,124 -57,493 31,321 -14,280
1976 536,740 -90,990 33,199 -14,096
1975 517,579 -71,421 33,393 -14,350
1974 500,008 -62,973 32,221 -14,512
1973 485,556 -52,102 30,213 -14,312
1972 472,557 -48,466 28,896 -13,817
1971 459,897 -49,671 28,584 -13,288
1970 443,065 -13,064 28,737 -12,727
1969 427,819 369 28,805 -11,149
1968 411,948 1,611 29,103 -8,028
1967 396,920 5,060 29,514 -5,938
1966 382,891 1,616 30,293 -4,599
1965 366,444 8,524 30,807 -3,542
1964 349,322 4,788 31,340 -2,623
1963 332,763 4,246 31,824 -1,707
1962 315,797 4,521 31,441 -623
1961 298,463 4,296 30,975 703
1960 280,032 2,134 30,438 2,057

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 Uruguay 70% is from natural causes (a gain of 64,303 people) and 30% is from migration (a loss of 27,501 people).

As of 2024, 992,536 residents or 1.8% of the population were not native-born in Kenya, compared to 160,064 people or 4.7% in Uruguay.

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
Uruguay
City Population
Montevideo 1.3M
Salto 125K
Ciudad de la Costa 112K
Maldonado 86.8K
Rivera 84.8K
Paysandu 76.4K
Tacuarembo 54.8K
Melo 51.8K
Mercedes 42K
Artigas 40.7K

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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. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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