The latest officially reported population of Kenya was 56,432,944 in 2024 vs 3,386,588 people in Uruguay in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Kenya's population is 58,419,239 people compared to 3,384,690 in Uruguay.
Population statistics:
- Kenya's population is 17.3 times bigger than Uruguay's.
- Kenya is ranked the 26th 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 2005, the population of Kenya has increased from 35.8M people to 58.4M (63.2% growth), while Uruguay has grown from 3.29M to 3.38M (3.01% growth).
- Kenya is projected to reach its peak in 2098 at 104M people, while Uruguay's population already peaked in 2020 at 3.4M people and is projected to decrease to 2.25M people by 2100.
Kenya vs Uruguay: live population counter
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| Current population |
58419239
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3384690
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| Population rank | 26/197 | 133/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.71% | 0.04% |
| One net population change |
28.8 seconds
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5.87 hours
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| One birth every |
21 seconds
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15.7 minutes
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| One death every |
1.32 minutes
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15.9 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
26.6 minutes
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6.5 hours
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| Annual migration change | -19,781 | -1,348 |
| 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 | 55/197 | 169/197 |
Kenya and Uruguay: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 7,695,307 | 2,529,957 | - | - |
| 1961 | 7,987,770 | 2,562,044 | 3.8% | 1.27% |
| 1962 | 8,299,308 | 2,593,298 | 3.9% | 1.22% |
| 1963 | 8,627,971 | 2,623,766 | 3.96% | 1.17% |
| 1964 | 8,973,535 | 2,653,180 | 4.01% | 1.12% |
| 1965 | 9,338,078 | 2,681,169 | 4.06% | 1.05% |
| 1966 | 9,717,816 | 2,707,646 | 4.07% | 0.99% |
| 1967 | 10,111,057 | 2,732,277 | 4.05% | 0.91% |
| 1968 | 10,518,823 | 2,754,606 | 4.03% | 0.82% |
| 1969 | 10,939,695 | 2,773,974 | 4% | 0.7% |
| 1970 | 11,368,791 | 2,790,807 | 3.92% | 0.61% |
| 1971 | 11,788,904 | 2,806,462 | 3.7% | 0.56% |
| 1972 | 12,206,060 | 2,821,644 | 3.54% | 0.54% |
| 1973 | 12,634,835 | 2,837,133 | 3.51% | 0.55% |
| 1974 | 13,070,078 | 2,853,944 | 3.44% | 0.59% |
| 1975 | 13,511,671 | 2,872,320 | 3.38% | 0.64% |
| 1976 | 13,957,623 | 2,891,392 | 3.3% | 0.66% |
| 1977 | 14,428,819 | 2,909,461 | 3.38% | 0.62% |
| 1978 | 14,934,126 | 2,925,715 | 3.5% | 0.56% |
| 1979 | 15,460,666 | 2,939,903 | 3.53% | 0.48% |
| 1980 | 16,018,459 | 2,951,953 | 3.61% | 0.41% |
| 1981 | 16,601,507 | 2,963,246 | 3.64% | 0.38% |
| 1982 | 17,206,175 | 2,975,492 | 3.64% | 0.41% |
| 1983 | 17,846,374 | 2,988,778 | 3.72% | 0.45% |
| 1984 | 18,514,906 | 3,002,488 | 3.75% | 0.46% |
| 1985 | 19,201,768 | 3,017,037 | 3.71% | 0.48% |
| 1986 | 19,901,646 | 3,032,845 | 3.64% | 0.52% |
| 1987 | 20,616,096 | 3,049,896 | 3.59% | 0.56% |
| 1988 | 21,356,219 | 3,067,961 | 3.59% | 0.59% |
| 1989 | 22,118,434 | 3,086,255 | 3.57% | 0.6% |
| 1990 | 22,892,651 | 3,104,403 | 3.5% | 0.59% |
| 1991 | 23,646,514 | 3,122,354 | 3.29% | 0.58% |
| 1992 | 24,382,460 | 3,139,702 | 3.11% | 0.56% |
| 1993 | 25,117,188 | 3,156,345 | 3.01% | 0.53% |
| 1994 | 25,857,130 | 3,172,834 | 2.95% | 0.52% |
| 1995 | 26,601,751 | 3,189,440 | 2.88% | 0.52% |
| 1996 | 27,344,211 | 3,206,324 | 2.79% | 0.53% |
| 1997 | 28,101,768 | 3,223,345 | 2.77% | 0.53% |
| 1998 | 28,888,057 | 3,239,280 | 2.8% | 0.49% |
| 1999 | 29,733,408 | 3,254,015 | 2.93% | 0.45% |
| 2000 | 30,642,890 | 3,266,206 | 3.06% | 0.37% |
| 2001 | 31,619,170 | 3,274,251 | 3.19% | 0.25% |
| 2002 | 32,629,808 | 3,278,867 | 3.2% | 0.14% |
| 2003 | 33,652,223 | 3,281,186 | 3.13% | 0.07% |
| 2004 | 34,713,455 | 3,283,148 | 3.15% | 0.06% |
| 2005 | 35,796,484 | 3,285,771 | 3.12% | 0.08% |
| 2006 | 36,904,008 | 3,289,506 | 3.09% | 0.11% |
| 2007 | 38,036,349 | 3,295,153 | 3.07% | 0.17% |
| 2008 | 39,206,351 | 3,302,177 | 3.08% | 0.21% |
| 2009 | 40,408,891 | 3,310,091 | 3.07% | 0.24% |
| 2010 | 41,598,567 | 3,318,580 | 2.94% | 0.26% |
| 2011 | 42,758,461 | 3,326,825 | 2.79% | 0.25% |
| 2012 | 43,888,303 | 3,335,401 | 2.64% | 0.26% |
| 2013 | 44,986,791 | 3,345,337 | 2.5% | 0.3% |
| 2014 | 46,051,440 | 3,356,334 | 2.37% | 0.33% |
| 2015 | 47,088,526 | 3,368,017 | 2.25% | 0.35% |
| 2016 | 48,139,687 | 3,379,283 | 2.23% | 0.33% |
| 2017 | 49,197,766 | 3,388,438 | 2.2% | 0.27% |
| 2018 | 50,207,107 | 3,394,534 | 2.05% | 0.18% |
| 2019 | 51,202,827 | 3,397,206 | 1.98% | 0.08% |
| 2020 | 52,217,334 | 3,398,968 | 1.98% | 0.05% |
| 2021 | 53,219,166 | 3,396,695 | 1.92% | -0.07% |
| 2022 | 54,252,461 | 3,390,913 | 1.94% | -0.17% |
| 2023 | 55,339,003 | 3,388,081 | 2% | -0.08% |
| 2024 | 56,432,944 | 3,386,588 | 1.98% | -0.04% |
| 2025 | 57,532,489 | 3,384,690 | 1.95% | -0.06% |
| 2026 | 58,636,403 | 3,382,543 | 1.92% | -0.06% |
| 2027 | 59,745,751 | 3,380,245 | 1.89% | -0.07% |
| 2028 | 60,860,444 | 3,377,893 | 1.87% | -0.07% |
| 2029 | 61,979,186 | 3,375,428 | 1.84% | -0.07% |
| 2030 | 63,102,241 | 3,372,892 | 1.81% | -0.08% |
| 2031 | 64,230,108 | 3,370,285 | 1.79% | -0.08% |
| 2032 | 65,359,031 | 3,367,544 | 1.76% | -0.08% |
| 2033 | 66,484,805 | 3,364,654 | 1.72% | -0.09% |
| 2034 | 67,604,628 | 3,361,591 | 1.68% | -0.09% |
| 2035 | 68,715,909 | 3,358,284 | 1.64% | -0.1% |
| 2036 | 69,818,887 | 3,354,682 | 1.61% | -0.11% |
| 2037 | 70,910,404 | 3,350,735 | 1.56% | -0.12% |
| 2038 | 71,990,929 | 3,346,431 | 1.52% | -0.13% |
| 2039 | 73,057,760 | 3,341,676 | 1.48% | -0.14% |
| 2040 | 74,108,858 | 3,336,469 | 1.44% | -0.16% |
| 2041 | 75,144,357 | 3,330,804 | 1.4% | -0.17% |
| 2042 | 76,161,719 | 3,324,643 | 1.35% | -0.18% |
| 2043 | 77,159,121 | 3,317,939 | 1.31% | -0.2% |
| 2044 | 78,134,979 | 3,310,611 | 1.26% | -0.22% |
| 2045 | 79,088,832 | 3,302,680 | 1.22% | -0.24% |
| 2046 | 80,022,371 | 3,294,196 | 1.18% | -0.26% |
| 2047 | 80,938,635 | 3,285,160 | 1.15% | -0.27% |
| 2048 | 81,837,657 | 3,275,507 | 1.11% | -0.29% |
| 2049 | 82,721,766 | 3,265,260 | 1.08% | -0.31% |
| 2050 | 83,593,232 | 3,254,361 | 1.05% | -0.33% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Kenya increased by 11,292,042 people (a 31.5% growth), while Uruguay gained 82,246 people (a 2.5% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Kenya gained 11,330,713 (a 24.1% growth), while Uruguay's population increased by 16,673 (a 0.5% growth).
Kenya was ranked 33rd most populous country in 2005 and is 26th in 2025. Uruguay was ranked 130th in 2005 and ranked 133rd now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Kenya's population will grow by 43.1% to 83,593,232 people with a rank change from 26th to 22nd. The population of Uruguay will decrease by 3.85% to 3,254,361 people and rank change from 133rd to 138th.
Biggest cities by population
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| 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 |
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| City | Population |
| Montevideo | 1.3M |
| Salto | 125K |
| Ciudad de la Costa | 112K |
| Rivera | 103K |
| Maldonado | 86.8K |
| Paysandu | 76.4K |
| Tacuarembo | 54.8K |
| Melo | 51.8K |
| Mercedes | 42K |
| Artigas | 40.7K |
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Population differences between Kenya and Uruguay
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| Life expectancy | 64 years | 78.5 years |
| Average age | 24.6 years | 38.9 years |
| Median age | 20.8 years | 37.2 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.7:50.3 | 48.5:51.5 |
| Fertility rate | 3.21 births per woman | 1.41 births per woman |
| Population density | 251.6 ppl/mi² | 50.1 ppl/mi² |
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