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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Kenya was 56,432,944 in 2024 vs 28,405,543 people in Venezuela in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Kenya's population is 58,955,623 people compared to 28,661,242 in Venezuela.

Population statistics:

  • Kenya's population is 2.06 times bigger than Venezuela's.
  • Kenya is ranked the 25th most populous country in the world, while Venezuela is the 54th.
  • The countries together account for 1.06% of the world: 0.71% for Kenya vs 0.35% for Venezuela.
  • For the last 10 years, Kenya has had an average growth rate of +2.08% per year vs -0.46% in Venezuela.
  • Since 2006, the population of Kenya has increased from 36.9M people to 59M (59.8% growth), while Venezuela has grown from 27.2M to 28.7M (5.28% growth).

Kenya vs Venezuela: population by year and forecast

Kenya
Factual

Projection
Venezuela
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Kenya Venezuela
2100 105,238,162 28,408,393
2099 105,257,438 28,554,225
2098 105,257,489 28,705,786
2097 105,250,948 28,850,257
2096 105,220,085 28,995,972
2095 105,175,623 29,132,759
2094 105,118,372 29,262,925
2093 105,046,907 29,392,244
2092 104,955,024 29,508,795
2091 104,846,805 29,621,832
2090 104,718,130 29,732,297
2089 104,573,271 29,838,428
2088 104,414,197 29,934,468
2087 104,243,505 30,028,670
2086 104,056,143 30,118,600
2085 103,854,891 30,199,220
2084 103,640,244 30,274,712
2083 103,407,124 30,346,195
2082 103,158,580 30,416,426
2081 102,889,291 30,482,094
2080 102,594,978 30,547,260
2079 102,286,967 30,610,834
2078 101,961,280 30,672,514
2077 101,613,181 30,728,816
2076 101,239,843 30,777,988
2075 100,849,423 30,827,559
2074 100,436,632 30,866,891
2073 100,001,277 30,911,390
2072 99,533,234 30,954,923
2071 99,042,264 30,997,109
2070 98,529,166 31,037,381
2069 97,992,232 31,075,808
2068 97,428,138 31,109,149
2067 96,842,744 31,145,122
2066 96,230,345 31,175,867
2065 95,598,937 31,200,466
2064 94,942,874 31,215,062
2063 94,266,124 31,230,451
2062 93,561,519 31,243,713
2061 92,837,768 31,253,501
2060 92,098,717 31,262,578
2059 91,343,602 31,270,532
2058 90,569,828 31,271,671
2057 89,783,087 31,274,675
2056 88,994,126 31,266,571
2055 88,192,182 31,250,513
2054 87,379,992 31,236,686
2053 86,552,281 31,220,143
2052 85,710,403 31,192,608
2051 84,850,558 31,172,098
2050 83,976,685 31,137,475
2049 83,090,517 31,102,109
2048 82,191,119 31,060,623
2047 81,274,836 31,007,458
2046 80,340,592 30,958,617
2045 79,389,433 30,903,304
2044 78,414,158 30,843,044
2043 77,418,567 30,774,770
2042 76,399,781 30,692,483
2041 75,363,853 30,605,785
2040 74,308,480 30,502,599
2039 73,241,028 30,387,061
2038 72,153,876 30,266,220
2037 71,058,753 30,143,030
2036 69,949,421 30,012,966
2035 68,831,151 29,868,832
2034 67,705,051 29,716,052
2033 66,569,532 29,572,150
2032 65,431,402 29,426,362
2031 64,289,540 29,278,011
2030 63,153,520 29,137,930
2029 62,021,378 29,002,751
2028 60,894,078 28,878,872
2027 59,770,115 28,749,068
2026 58,653,621 28,628,678
2025 57,540,609 28,514,989
2024 56,432,944 28,405,543
2023 55,339,003 28,300,854
2022 54,252,461 28,213,017
2021 53,219,166 28,237,826
2020 52,217,334 28,444,077
2019 51,202,827 28,938,098
2018 50,207,107 29,807,592
2017 49,197,766 30,565,323
2016 48,139,687 30,765,720
2015 47,088,526 30,573,972
2014 46,051,440 30,254,079
2013 44,986,791 29,912,198
2012 43,888,303 29,553,826
2011 42,758,461 29,185,212
2010 41,598,567 28,813,101
2009 40,408,891 28,438,298
2008 39,206,351 28,053,696
2007 38,036,349 27,649,363
2006 36,904,008 27,224,686
2005 35,796,484 26,785,804
2004 34,713,455 26,340,838
2003 33,652,223 25,892,703
2002 32,629,808 25,435,671
2001 31,619,170 24,979,922
2000 30,642,890 24,526,708
1999 29,733,408 24,066,593
1998 28,888,057 23,601,337
1997 28,101,768 23,131,685
1996 27,344,211 22,662,113
1995 26,601,751 22,193,821
1994 25,857,130 21,725,188
1993 25,117,188 21,254,520
1992 24,382,460 20,780,948
1991 23,646,514 20,304,896
1990 22,892,651 19,827,010
1989 22,118,434 19,348,921
1988 21,356,219 18,871,020
1987 20,616,096 18,394,963
1986 19,901,646 17,923,536
1985 19,201,768 17,461,434
1984 18,514,906 17,008,841
1983 17,846,374 16,562,205
1982 17,206,175 16,121,874
1981 16,601,507 15,687,297
1980 16,018,459 15,258,218
1979 15,460,666 14,834,552
1978 14,934,126 14,416,684
1977 14,428,819 14,006,812
1976 13,957,623 13,606,284
1975 13,511,671 13,215,892
1974 13,070,078 12,835,351
1973 12,634,835 12,463,537
1972 12,206,060 12,099,180
1971 11,788,904 11,741,008
1970 11,368,791 11,387,790
1969 10,939,695 11,040,280
1968 10,518,823 10,697,530
1967 10,111,057 10,358,513
1966 9,717,816 10,024,854
1965 9,338,078 9,697,790
1964 8,973,535 9,377,712
1963 8,627,971 9,064,021
1962 8,299,308 8,756,870
1961 7,987,770 8,455,915
1960 7,695,307 8,160,090

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 Venezuela gained 3,541,034 people (a 13% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Kenya gained 10,815,936 people (a 22.5% growth), while Venezuela's population decreased by 2,104,478 people (a 6.84% decline).

Kenya was ranked 33rd most populous country in 2006 and is 25th in 2026. Venezuela was ranked 41st in 2006 and ranked 54th 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 Venezuela will increase by 8.64% to 31,137,475 people and rank change from 54th to 61st.

Kenya is projected to reach its peak in 2098 at 105M people compared to the peak of 31.3M people in 2057 for Venezuela.

Population growth rate by year

Kenya
Factual

Projection
Venezuela
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Kenya Venezuela
2100 -0.02% -0.51%
2099 -0% -0.53%
2098 0.006% -0.5%
2097 0.03% -0.5%
2096 0.04% -0.47%
2095 0.05% -0.44%
2094 0.07% -0.44%
2093 0.09% -0.39%
2092 0.1% -0.38%
2091 0.12% -0.37%
2090 0.14% -0.36%
2089 0.15% -0.32%
2088 0.16% -0.31%
2087 0.18% -0.3%
2086 0.19% -0.27%
2085 0.21% -0.25%
2084 0.23% -0.24%
2083 0.24% -0.23%
2082 0.26% -0.22%
2081 0.29% -0.21%
2080 0.3% -0.21%
2079 0.32% -0.2%
2078 0.34% -0.18%
2077 0.37% -0.16%
2076 0.39% -0.16%
2075 0.41% -0.13%
2074 0.44% -0.14%
2073 0.47% -0.14%
2072 0.5% -0.14%
2071 0.52% -0.13%
2070 0.55% -0.12%
2069 0.58% -0.11%
2068 0.6% -0.12%
2067 0.64% -0.1%
2066 0.66% -0.08%
2065 0.69% -0.05%
2064 0.72% -0.05%
2063 0.75% -0.04%
2062 0.78% -0.03%
2061 0.8% -0.03%
2060 0.83% -0.03%
2059 0.85% -0.004%
2058 0.88% -0.01%
2057 0.89% 0.03%
2056 0.91% 0.05%
2055 0.93% 0.04%
2054 0.96% 0.05%
2053 0.98% 0.09%
2052 1.01% 0.07%
2051 1.04% 0.11%
2050 1.07% 0.11%
2049 1.09% 0.13%
2048 1.13% 0.17%
2047 1.16% 0.16%
2046 1.2% 0.18%
2045 1.24% 0.2%
2044 1.29% 0.22%
2043 1.33% 0.27%
2042 1.37% 0.28%
2041 1.42% 0.34%
2040 1.46% 0.38%
2039 1.51% 0.4%
2038 1.54% 0.41%
2037 1.59% 0.43%
2036 1.62% 0.48%
2035 1.66% 0.51%
2034 1.71% 0.49%
2033 1.74% 0.5%
2032 1.78% 0.51%
2031 1.8% 0.48%
2030 1.83% 0.47%
2029 1.85% 0.43%
2028 1.88% 0.45%
2027 1.9% 0.42%
2026 1.93% 0.4%
2025 1.96% 0.39%
2024 1.98% 0.37%
2023 2% 0.31%
2022 1.94% -0.09%
2021 1.92% -0.73%
2020 1.98% -1.71%
2019 1.98% -2.92%
2018 2.05% -2.48%
2017 2.2% -0.65%
2016 2.23% 0.63%
2015 2.25% 1.06%
2014 2.37% 1.14%
2013 2.5% 1.21%
2012 2.64% 1.26%
2011 2.79% 1.29%
2010 2.94% 1.32%
2009 3.07% 1.37%
2008 3.08% 1.46%
2007 3.07% 1.56%
2006 3.09% 1.64%
2005 3.12% 1.69%
2004 3.15% 1.73%
2003 3.13% 1.8%
2002 3.2% 1.82%
2001 3.19% 1.85%
2000 3.06% 1.91%
1999 2.93% 1.97%
1998 2.8% 2.03%
1997 2.77% 2.07%
1996 2.79% 2.11%
1995 2.88% 2.16%
1994 2.95% 2.21%
1993 3.01% 2.28%
1992 3.11% 2.34%
1991 3.29% 2.41%
1990 3.5% 2.47%
1989 3.57% 2.53%
1988 3.59% 2.59%
1987 3.59% 2.63%
1986 3.64% 2.65%
1985 3.71% 2.66%
1984 3.75% 2.7%
1983 3.72% 2.73%
1982 3.64% 2.77%
1981 3.64% 2.81%
1980 3.61% 2.86%
1979 3.53% 2.9%
1978 3.5% 2.93%
1977 3.38% 2.94%
1976 3.3% 2.95%
1975 3.38% 2.96%
1974 3.44% 2.98%
1973 3.51% 3.01%
1972 3.54% 3.05%
1971 3.7% 3.1%
1970 3.92% 3.15%
1969 4% 3.2%
1968 4.03% 3.27%
1967 4.05% 3.33%
1966 4.07% 3.37%
1965 4.06% 3.41%
1964 4.01% 3.46%
1963 3.96% 3.51%
1962 3.9% 3.56%
1961 3.8% 3.63%

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 Venezuela's population grew by 0.37%.

Live population counters

Kenya Venezuela
Current population
58955623
28661242
Population rank 25/197 54/197
Percent of world population 0.71% 0.35%
One net population change
28.8 seconds
5.02 minutes
One birth every
21 seconds
1.23 minutes
One death every
1.32 minutes
2.46 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,997 +287
Annual growth/decline +1,093,941 +104,689
Annual growth/decline rate +1.98% +0.37%
Population growth rate rank 53/197 143/197
One migration net change every
19.3 minutes
5.25 minutes
Annual migration change -27,330 -100,467
Net migration rank 160/196 180/196
Foreign-born residents 992,536 1,263,304
Foreign-born residents rank 61/195 51/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.8% 4.4%
Foreign-born share rank 136/195 101/195

Natural population change vs migration

Kenya
Natural

Migration
Venezuela
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Kenya Venezuela
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,330 - -100,467
2024 - -19,781 - -105,297
2023 1,100,970 -10,003 213,020 -112,899
2022 1,092,102 -10,003 216,619 -141,107
2021 1,037,082 -52,552 207,746 -332,936
2020 1,036,253 -17,111 237,223 -524,649
2019 1,071,777 -61,949 274,826 -975,534
2018 1,097,075 -115,436 317,302 -1,355,602
2017 1,105,769 -68,702 340,222 -817,376
2016 1,108,801 -29,728 359,651 -283,270
2015 1,119,200 -95,977 384,560 -77,417
2014 1,123,333 -72,415 395,088 -62,437
2013 1,136,006 -57,634 408,930 -57,818
2012 1,161,548 -42,928 420,758 -55,131
2011 1,185,863 -44,795 425,958 -54,384
2010 1,199,786 -21,069 425,397 -52,781
2009 1,193,598 7,096 427,257 -50,286
2008 1,174,818 29,612 435,870 -43,636
2007 1,147,063 -11,495 452,482 -36,060
2006 1,113,357 15,767 460,152 -27,240
2005 1,080,446 5,501 463,260 -18,407
2004 1,048,590 31,525 455,881 -10,798
2003 1,018,182 24,175 456,902 -5,729
2002 992,044 10,431 466,821 -3,944
2001 963,721 55,052 451,487 -2,856
2000 928,357 5,407 459,802 -1,999
1999 898,484 -13,257 463,787 -1,376
1998 875,511 -70,023 469,123 -1,010
1997 847,493 -80,443 472,002 -816
1996 827,326 -79,276 468,653 -708
1995 812,391 -75,506 469,267 -622
1994 792,702 -40,367 469,178 -559
1993 788,579 -61,054 473,189 -477
1992 785,018 -43,085 474,824 -381
1991 790,030 -60,087 477,917 -236
1990 789,087 -11,338 478,168 -69
1989 795,622 -24,949 478,053 32
1988 785,652 -31,894 477,569 137
1987 775,124 -48,633 474,204 182
1986 755,606 -53,183 468,252 201
1985 732,739 -35,400 455,517 237
1984 709,639 -33,253 449,186 247
1983 684,587 -23,905 443,569 260
1982 663,109 -43,382 436,564 260
1981 642,379 -52,761 432,059 251
1980 616,390 -39,920 425,613 237
1979 595,390 -56,280 421,256 228
1978 574,695 -60,718 414,032 205
1977 554,124 -57,493 405,315 196
1976 536,740 -90,990 395,344 190
1975 517,579 -71,421 385,045 186
1974 500,008 -62,973 375,678 173
1973 485,556 -52,102 367,612 171
1972 472,557 -48,466 360,749 173
1971 459,897 -49,671 355,212 215
1970 443,065 -13,064 350,709 305
1969 427,819 369 343,596 403
1968 411,948 1,611 340,973 532
1967 396,920 5,060 335,813 717
1966 382,891 1,616 329,697 1,087
1965 366,444 8,524 321,695 1,656
1964 349,322 4,788 314,397 2,410
1963 332,763 4,246 307,279 3,296
1962 315,797 4,521 299,345 4,386
1961 298,463 4,296 292,109 6,069
1960 280,032 2,134 285,105 8,369

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 Venezuela 38.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 2,946,257 people) and 61.4% is from migration (a loss of 4,683,227 people).

As of 2024, 992,536 residents or 1.8% of the population were not native-born in Kenya, compared to 1,263,304 people or 4.4% in Venezuela.

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
Venezuela
City Population
Caracas 2.25M
Maracaibo 1.55M
Valencia 1.48M
Maracay 1.1M
Barquisimeto 1.06M
Barinas 874K
Maturin 753K
Ciudad Guayana 751K
Catia La Mar 662K
Ciudad Bolivar 568K

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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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