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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Kenya was 56,432,944 in 2024 vs 36,361,859 people in Uzbekistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Kenya's population is 58,955,623 people compared to 37,939,105 in Uzbekistan.

Population statistics:

  • Kenya's population is 1.55 times bigger than Uzbekistan's.
  • Kenya is ranked the 25th most populous country in the world, while Uzbekistan is the 42nd.
  • The countries together account for 1.17% of the world: 0.71% for Kenya vs 0.46% for Uzbekistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Kenya has had an average growth rate of +2.08% per year vs +1.85% in Uzbekistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Kenya has increased from 36.9M people to 59M (59.8% growth), while Uzbekistan has grown from 26.7M to 37.9M (42.1% growth).

Kenya vs Uzbekistan: population by year and forecast

Kenya
Factual

Projection
Uzbekistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Kenya Uzbekistan
2100 105,238,162 74,950,276
2099 105,257,438 74,687,562
2098 105,257,489 74,412,253
2097 105,250,948 74,120,787
2096 105,220,085 73,822,520
2095 105,175,623 73,512,493
2094 105,118,372 73,187,441
2093 105,046,907 72,852,823
2092 104,955,024 72,509,869
2091 104,846,805 72,158,109
2090 104,718,130 71,795,130
2089 104,573,271 71,419,019
2088 104,414,197 71,037,131
2087 104,243,505 70,645,917
2086 104,056,143 70,250,312
2085 103,854,891 69,845,645
2084 103,640,244 69,430,096
2083 103,407,124 69,009,654
2082 103,158,580 68,591,369
2081 102,889,291 68,161,432
2080 102,594,978 67,729,509
2079 102,286,967 67,293,106
2078 101,961,280 66,849,622
2077 101,613,181 66,394,934
2076 101,239,843 65,946,007
2075 100,849,423 65,494,544
2074 100,436,632 65,041,409
2073 100,001,277 64,584,034
2072 99,533,234 64,126,554
2071 99,042,264 63,662,468
2070 98,529,166 63,197,548
2069 97,992,232 62,728,854
2068 97,428,138 62,256,069
2067 96,842,744 61,779,846
2066 96,230,345 61,296,688
2065 95,598,937 60,808,437
2064 94,942,874 60,310,657
2063 94,266,124 59,805,006
2062 93,561,519 59,290,829
2061 92,837,768 58,769,606
2060 92,098,717 58,237,257
2059 91,343,602 57,693,970
2058 90,569,828 57,141,935
2057 89,783,087 56,580,336
2056 88,994,126 56,012,936
2055 88,192,182 55,434,251
2054 87,379,992 54,845,302
2053 86,552,281 54,247,246
2052 85,710,403 53,641,903
2051 84,850,558 53,028,742
2050 83,976,685 52,411,754
2049 83,090,517 51,787,458
2048 82,191,119 51,159,295
2047 81,274,836 50,526,830
2046 80,340,592 49,892,416
2045 79,389,433 49,257,909
2044 78,414,158 48,629,333
2043 77,418,567 48,007,917
2042 76,399,781 47,394,130
2041 75,363,853 46,789,557
2040 74,308,480 46,197,382
2039 73,241,028 45,613,886
2038 72,153,876 45,033,877
2037 71,058,753 44,458,257
2036 69,949,421 43,884,266
2035 68,831,151 43,308,578
2034 67,705,051 42,729,398
2033 66,569,532 42,143,548
2032 65,431,402 41,549,754
2031 64,289,540 40,948,133
2030 63,153,520 40,333,867
2029 62,021,378 39,708,371
2028 60,894,078 39,074,978
2027 59,770,115 38,426,208
2026 58,653,621 37,758,494
2025 57,540,609 37,071,527
2024 56,432,944 36,361,859
2023 55,339,003 35,652,307
2022 54,252,461 34,938,955
2021 53,219,166 34,243,696
2020 52,217,334 33,586,372
2019 51,202,827 32,964,701
2018 50,207,107 32,373,490
2017 49,197,766 31,819,178
2016 48,139,687 31,284,568
2015 47,088,526 30,749,346
2014 46,051,440 30,222,994
2013 44,986,791 29,724,065
2012 43,888,303 29,261,903
2011 42,758,461 28,823,196
2010 41,598,567 28,385,506
2009 40,408,891 27,939,328
2008 39,206,351 27,494,774
2007 38,036,349 27,076,008
2006 36,904,008 26,699,043
2005 35,796,484 26,356,975
2004 34,713,455 26,029,350
2003 33,652,223 25,711,259
2002 32,629,808 25,399,980
2001 31,619,170 25,090,283
2000 30,642,890 24,787,054
1999 29,733,408 24,476,008
1998 28,888,057 24,134,929
1997 28,101,768 23,758,960
1996 27,344,211 23,351,981
1995 26,601,751 22,917,589
1994 25,857,130 22,463,291
1993 25,117,188 21,987,955
1992 24,382,460 21,485,090
1991 23,646,514 20,962,910
1990 22,892,651 20,464,956
1989 22,118,434 19,977,183
1988 21,356,219 19,460,630
1987 20,616,096 18,930,070
1986 19,901,646 18,395,621
1985 19,201,768 17,875,339
1984 18,514,906 17,378,846
1983 17,846,374 16,908,400
1982 17,206,175 16,462,736
1981 16,601,507 16,035,032
1980 16,018,459 15,619,936
1979 15,460,666 15,215,587
1978 14,934,126 14,816,349
1977 14,428,819 14,408,822
1976 13,957,623 13,998,620
1975 13,511,671 13,598,521
1974 13,070,078 13,209,011
1973 12,634,835 12,831,047
1972 12,206,060 12,465,106
1971 11,788,904 12,111,511
1970 11,368,791 11,762,638
1969 10,939,695 11,403,150
1968 10,518,823 11,032,155
1967 10,111,057 10,659,180
1966 9,717,816 10,289,294
1965 9,338,078 9,921,681
1964 8,973,535 9,557,611
1963 8,627,971 9,202,246
1962 8,299,308 8,854,368
1961 7,987,770 8,517,711
1960 7,695,307 8,209,109

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/uzbekistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Kenya increased by 11,235,679 people (a 30.4% growth), while Uzbekistan gained 4,585,525 people (a 17.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Kenya gained 10,815,936 people (a 22.5% growth), while Uzbekistan's population increased by 6,654,537 people (a 21.3% growth).

Kenya was ranked 33rd most populous country in 2006 and is 25th in 2026. Uzbekistan was ranked 42nd in 2006 and still ranked 42nd 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 Uzbekistan will increase by 38.1% to 52,411,754 people and rank change from 42nd to 39th.

Kenya is projected to reach its peak in 2098 at 105M people compared to the peak of 75M people in 2100 for Uzbekistan.

Population growth rate by year

Kenya
Factual

Projection
Uzbekistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Kenya Uzbekistan
2100 -0.02% 0.35%
2099 -0% 0.37%
2098 0.006% 0.39%
2097 0.03% 0.4%
2096 0.04% 0.42%
2095 0.05% 0.44%
2094 0.07% 0.46%
2093 0.09% 0.47%
2092 0.1% 0.49%
2091 0.12% 0.51%
2090 0.14% 0.53%
2089 0.15% 0.54%
2088 0.16% 0.55%
2087 0.18% 0.56%
2086 0.19% 0.58%
2085 0.21% 0.6%
2084 0.23% 0.61%
2083 0.24% 0.61%
2082 0.26% 0.63%
2081 0.29% 0.64%
2080 0.3% 0.65%
2079 0.32% 0.66%
2078 0.34% 0.68%
2077 0.37% 0.68%
2076 0.39% 0.69%
2075 0.41% 0.7%
2074 0.44% 0.71%
2073 0.47% 0.71%
2072 0.5% 0.73%
2071 0.52% 0.74%
2070 0.55% 0.75%
2069 0.58% 0.76%
2068 0.6% 0.77%
2067 0.64% 0.79%
2066 0.66% 0.8%
2065 0.69% 0.83%
2064 0.72% 0.85%
2063 0.75% 0.87%
2062 0.78% 0.89%
2061 0.8% 0.91%
2060 0.83% 0.94%
2059 0.85% 0.97%
2058 0.88% 0.99%
2057 0.89% 1.01%
2056 0.91% 1.04%
2055 0.93% 1.07%
2054 0.96% 1.1%
2053 0.98% 1.13%
2052 1.01% 1.16%
2051 1.04% 1.18%
2050 1.07% 1.21%
2049 1.09% 1.23%
2048 1.13% 1.25%
2047 1.16% 1.27%
2046 1.2% 1.29%
2045 1.24% 1.29%
2044 1.29% 1.29%
2043 1.33% 1.3%
2042 1.37% 1.29%
2041 1.42% 1.28%
2040 1.46% 1.28%
2039 1.51% 1.29%
2038 1.54% 1.29%
2037 1.59% 1.31%
2036 1.62% 1.33%
2035 1.66% 1.36%
2034 1.71% 1.39%
2033 1.74% 1.43%
2032 1.78% 1.47%
2031 1.8% 1.52%
2030 1.83% 1.58%
2029 1.85% 1.62%
2028 1.88% 1.69%
2027 1.9% 1.77%
2026 1.93% 1.85%
2025 1.96% 1.95%
2024 1.98% 1.99%
2023 2% 2.04%
2022 1.94% 2.03%
2021 1.92% 1.96%
2020 1.98% 1.89%
2019 1.98% 1.83%
2018 2.05% 1.74%
2017 2.2% 1.71%
2016 2.23% 1.74%
2015 2.25% 1.74%
2014 2.37% 1.68%
2013 2.5% 1.58%
2012 2.64% 1.52%
2011 2.79% 1.54%
2010 2.94% 1.6%
2009 3.07% 1.62%
2008 3.08% 1.55%
2007 3.07% 1.41%
2006 3.09% 1.3%
2005 3.12% 1.26%
2004 3.15% 1.24%
2003 3.13% 1.23%
2002 3.2% 1.23%
2001 3.19% 1.22%
2000 3.06% 1.27%
1999 2.93% 1.41%
1998 2.8% 1.58%
1997 2.77% 1.74%
1996 2.79% 1.9%
1995 2.88% 2.02%
1994 2.95% 2.16%
1993 3.01% 2.34%
1992 3.11% 2.49%
1991 3.29% 2.43%
1990 3.5% 2.44%
1989 3.57% 2.65%
1988 3.59% 2.8%
1987 3.59% 2.91%
1986 3.64% 2.91%
1985 3.71% 2.86%
1984 3.75% 2.78%
1983 3.72% 2.71%
1982 3.64% 2.67%
1981 3.64% 2.66%
1980 3.61% 2.66%
1979 3.53% 2.69%
1978 3.5% 2.83%
1977 3.38% 2.93%
1976 3.3% 2.94%
1975 3.38% 2.95%
1974 3.44% 2.95%
1973 3.51% 2.94%
1972 3.54% 2.92%
1971 3.7% 2.97%
1970 3.92% 3.15%
1969 4% 3.36%
1968 4.03% 3.5%
1967 4.05% 3.59%
1966 4.07% 3.71%
1965 4.06% 3.81%
1964 4.01% 3.86%
1963 3.96% 3.93%
1962 3.9% 3.95%
1961 3.8% 3.76%

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 Uzbekistan's population grew by 1.99%.

Live population counters

Kenya Uzbekistan
Current population
58955623
37939105
Population rank 25/197 42/197
Percent of world population 0.71% 0.46%
One net population change
28.8 seconds
44.4 seconds
One birth every
21 seconds
33.4 seconds
One death every
1.32 minutes
2.38 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,997 +1,944
Annual growth/decline +1,093,941 +709,552
Annual growth/decline rate +1.98% +1.99%
Population growth rate rank 53/197 52/197
One migration net change every
19.3 minutes
1.26 hours
Annual migration change -27,330 -6,987
Net migration rank 160/196 123/196
Foreign-born residents 992,536 1,154,963
Foreign-born residents rank 61/195 54/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.8% 3.2%
Foreign-born share rank 136/195 114/195

Natural population change vs migration

Kenya
Natural

Migration
Uzbekistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Kenya Uzbekistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,330 - -6,987
2024 - -19,781 - -7,066
2023 1,100,970 -10,003 722,280 -6,004
2022 1,092,102 -10,003 715,410 -5,007
2021 1,037,082 -52,552 689,325 -9,205
2020 1,036,253 -17,111 643,750 -9,208
2019 1,071,777 -61,949 618,154 -9,341
2018 1,097,075 -115,436 585,119 -11,516
2017 1,105,769 -68,702 548,372 -13,352
2016 1,108,801 -29,728 549,045 -14,839
2015 1,119,200 -95,977 552,781 -16,545
2014 1,123,333 -72,415 536,881 -20,381
2013 1,136,006 -57,634 501,742 -20,380
2012 1,161,548 -42,928 463,333 -20,381
2011 1,185,863 -44,795 454,858 -20,380
2010 1,199,786 -21,069 461,293 -20,380
2009 1,193,598 7,096 471,839 -20,378
2008 1,174,818 29,612 461,665 -24,028
2007 1,147,063 -11,495 426,880 -27,013
2006 1,113,357 15,767 383,265 -29,197
2005 1,080,446 5,501 363,462 -33,386
2004 1,048,590 31,525 363,994 -38,834
2003 1,018,182 24,175 355,098 -44,092
2002 992,044 10,431 359,231 -47,679
2001 963,721 55,052 356,483 -48,642
2000 928,357 5,407 365,138 -66,547
1999 898,484 -13,257 385,448 -61,955
1998 875,511 -70,023 408,532 -49,862
1997 847,493 -80,443 441,631 -48,360
1996 827,326 -79,276 471,010 -50,314
1995 812,391 -75,506 493,966 -45,876
1994 792,702 -40,367 502,279 -41,788
1993 788,579 -61,054 527,557 -37,377
1992 785,018 -43,085 548,793 -33,259
1991 790,030 -60,087 557,886 -29,064
1990 789,087 -11,338 540,581 -73,478
1989 795,622 -24,949 522,323 -13,888
1988 785,652 -31,894 525,126 -473
1987 775,124 -48,633 537,292 -824
1986 755,606 -53,183 533,234 -802
1985 732,739 -35,400 508,893 -773
1984 709,639 -33,253 485,617 -752
1983 684,587 -23,905 454,464 1,568
1982 663,109 -43,382 431,389 3,897
1981 642,379 -52,761 413,897 6,223
1980 616,390 -39,920 401,557 8,540
1979 595,390 -56,280 387,754 10,864
1978 574,695 -60,718 372,068 27,783
1977 554,124 -57,493 369,572 45,622
1976 536,740 -90,990 363,110 42,094
1975 517,579 -71,421 357,382 37,611
1974 500,008 -62,973 350,422 33,600
1973 485,556 -52,102 341,807 30,094
1972 472,557 -48,466 333,230 26,748
1971 459,897 -49,671 323,171 24,030
1970 443,065 -13,064 313,216 37,324
1969 427,819 369 302,833 65,596
1968 411,948 1,611 295,651 77,914
1967 396,920 5,060 298,350 74,030
1966 382,891 1,616 297,844 69,537
1965 366,444 8,524 302,264 65,579
1964 349,322 4,788 298,790 61,512
1963 332,763 4,246 293,432 57,002
1962 315,797 4,521 292,788 52,532
1961 298,463 4,296 279,841 48,168
1960 280,032 2,134 267,165 22,039

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 Uzbekistan 98.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,161,117 people) and 1.84% is from migration (a loss of 115,398 people).

As of 2024, 992,536 residents or 1.8% of the population were not native-born in Kenya, compared to 1,154,963 people or 3.2% in Uzbekistan.

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
Uzbekistan
City Population
Tashkent 2.96M
Namangan 626K
Andijan 548K
Samarkand 546K
Nukus 320K
Fergana 289K
Bukhara 280K
Qarshi 275K
Margilan 215K
Jizzakh 163K

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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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