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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Kenya was 56,432,944 in 2024 vs 100,987,686 people in Vietnam in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Kenya's population is 58,955,623 people compared to 102,365,351 in Vietnam.

Population statistics:

  • Vietnam's population is 1.74 times bigger than Kenya's.
  • Kenya is ranked the 25th most populous country in the world, while Vietnam is the 16th.
  • The countries together account for 1.95% of the world: 0.71% for Kenya vs 1.24% for Vietnam.
  • For the last 10 years, Kenya has had an average growth rate of +2.08% per year vs +0.99% in Vietnam.
  • Since 2006, the population of Kenya has increased from 36.9M people to 59M (59.8% growth), while Vietnam has grown from 82.2M to 102M (24.6% growth).

Kenya vs Vietnam: population by year and forecast

Kenya
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Kenya Vietnam
2100 105,238,162 92,239,801
2099 105,257,438 92,735,968
2098 105,257,489 93,227,318
2097 105,250,948 93,703,343
2096 105,220,085 94,178,675
2095 105,175,623 94,640,859
2094 105,118,372 95,098,747
2093 105,046,907 95,558,233
2092 104,955,024 96,015,030
2091 104,846,805 96,474,248
2090 104,718,130 96,938,026
2089 104,573,271 97,399,661
2088 104,414,197 97,858,300
2087 104,243,505 98,324,127
2086 104,056,143 98,788,452
2085 103,854,891 99,249,444
2084 103,640,244 99,710,990
2083 103,407,124 100,178,339
2082 103,158,580 100,650,389
2081 102,889,291 101,120,279
2080 102,594,978 101,584,408
2079 102,286,967 102,046,677
2078 101,961,280 102,496,244
2077 101,613,181 102,944,347
2076 101,239,843 103,374,514
2075 100,849,423 103,799,405
2074 100,436,632 104,214,107
2073 100,001,277 104,623,307
2072 99,533,234 105,022,092
2071 99,042,264 105,401,255
2070 98,529,166 105,773,681
2069 97,992,232 106,126,787
2068 97,428,138 106,471,025
2067 96,842,744 106,811,324
2066 96,230,345 107,143,716
2065 95,598,937 107,459,475
2064 94,942,874 107,761,108
2063 94,266,124 108,055,355
2062 93,561,519 108,339,650
2061 92,837,768 108,607,597
2060 92,098,717 108,859,065
2059 91,343,602 109,104,391
2058 90,569,828 109,337,395
2057 89,783,087 109,546,926
2056 88,994,126 109,732,352
2055 88,192,182 109,903,830
2054 87,379,992 110,052,946
2053 86,552,281 110,173,868
2052 85,710,403 110,270,266
2051 84,850,558 110,338,539
2050 83,976,685 110,361,987
2049 83,090,517 110,356,819
2048 82,191,119 110,313,849
2047 81,274,836 110,228,852
2046 80,340,592 110,108,051
2045 79,389,433 109,943,449
2044 78,414,158 109,748,671
2043 77,418,567 109,514,717
2042 76,399,781 109,242,604
2041 75,363,853 108,936,706
2040 74,308,480 108,611,523
2039 73,241,028 108,254,640
2038 72,153,876 107,877,983
2037 71,058,753 107,480,286
2036 69,949,421 107,075,099
2035 68,831,151 106,647,378
2034 67,705,051 106,206,100
2033 66,569,532 105,762,219
2032 65,431,402 105,299,476
2031 64,289,540 104,826,346
2030 63,153,520 104,330,461
2029 62,021,378 103,835,790
2028 60,894,078 103,316,499
2027 59,770,115 102,775,814
2026 58,653,621 102,213,157
2025 57,540,609 101,614,413
2024 56,432,944 100,987,686
2023 55,339,003 100,352,192
2022 54,252,461 99,680,655
2021 53,219,166 98,935,098
2020 52,217,334 98,079,191
2019 51,202,827 97,173,776
2018 50,207,107 96,237,319
2017 49,197,766 95,176,977
2016 48,139,687 94,000,117
2015 47,088,526 92,823,254
2014 46,051,440 91,679,578
2013 44,986,791 90,573,104
2012 43,888,303 89,510,356
2011 42,758,461 88,468,314
2010 41,598,567 87,455,152
2009 40,408,891 86,460,018
2008 39,206,351 85,175,788
2007 38,036,349 83,633,375
2006 36,904,008 82,167,897
2005 35,796,484 81,088,313
2004 34,713,455 80,338,971
2003 33,652,223 79,563,777
2002 32,629,808 78,772,224
2001 31,619,170 77,969,361
2000 30,642,890 77,154,011
1999 29,733,408 76,287,452
1998 28,888,057 75,299,660
1997 28,101,768 74,226,889
1996 27,344,211 73,156,447
1995 26,601,751 72,049,940
1994 25,857,130 70,854,391
1993 25,117,188 69,586,384
1992 24,382,460 68,260,337
1991 23,646,514 66,891,775
1990 22,892,651 65,504,552
1989 22,118,434 64,147,348
1988 21,356,219 62,843,228
1987 20,616,096 61,584,651
1986 19,901,646 60,347,048
1985 19,201,768 59,060,622
1984 18,514,906 57,706,067
1983 17,846,374 56,337,921
1982 17,206,175 55,011,289
1981 16,601,507 53,738,141
1980 16,018,459 52,490,101
1979 15,460,666 51,378,211
1978 14,934,126 50,249,552
1977 14,428,819 48,954,872
1976 13,957,623 47,684,931
1975 13,511,671 46,482,903
1974 13,070,078 45,413,537
1973 12,634,835 44,409,861
1972 12,206,060 43,429,168
1971 11,788,904 42,449,276
1970 11,368,791 41,475,230
1969 10,939,695 40,582,096
1968 10,518,823 39,734,609
1967 10,111,057 38,895,080
1966 9,717,816 38,024,836
1965 9,338,078 37,129,656
1964 8,973,535 36,201,563
1963 8,627,971 35,249,101
1962 8,299,308 34,288,560
1961 7,987,770 33,409,059
1960 7,695,307 32,531,933

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/vietnam | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Kenya increased by 11,235,679 people (a 30.4% growth), while Vietnam gained 11,832,220 people (a 14.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Kenya gained 10,815,936 people (a 22.5% growth), while Vietnam's population increased by 8,365,234 people (a 8.9% growth).

Kenya was ranked 33rd most populous country in 2006 and is 25th in 2026. Vietnam was ranked 15th in 2006 and ranked 16th 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 Vietnam will increase by 7.81% to 110,361,987 people and will still be ranked 16th.

Kenya is projected to reach its peak in 2098 at 105M people compared to the peak of 110M people in 2050 for Vietnam.

Population growth rate by year

Kenya
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Kenya Vietnam
2100 -0.02% -0.54%
2099 -0% -0.53%
2098 0.006% -0.51%
2097 0.03% -0.5%
2096 0.04% -0.49%
2095 0.05% -0.48%
2094 0.07% -0.48%
2093 0.09% -0.48%
2092 0.1% -0.48%
2091 0.12% -0.48%
2090 0.14% -0.47%
2089 0.15% -0.47%
2088 0.16% -0.47%
2087 0.18% -0.47%
2086 0.19% -0.46%
2085 0.21% -0.46%
2084 0.23% -0.47%
2083 0.24% -0.47%
2082 0.26% -0.46%
2081 0.29% -0.46%
2080 0.3% -0.45%
2079 0.32% -0.44%
2078 0.34% -0.44%
2077 0.37% -0.42%
2076 0.39% -0.41%
2075 0.41% -0.4%
2074 0.44% -0.39%
2073 0.47% -0.38%
2072 0.5% -0.36%
2071 0.52% -0.35%
2070 0.55% -0.33%
2069 0.58% -0.32%
2068 0.6% -0.32%
2067 0.64% -0.31%
2066 0.66% -0.29%
2065 0.69% -0.28%
2064 0.72% -0.27%
2063 0.75% -0.26%
2062 0.78% -0.25%
2061 0.8% -0.23%
2060 0.83% -0.22%
2059 0.85% -0.21%
2058 0.88% -0.19%
2057 0.89% -0.17%
2056 0.91% -0.16%
2055 0.93% -0.14%
2054 0.96% -0.11%
2053 0.98% -0.09%
2052 1.01% -0.06%
2051 1.04% -0.02%
2050 1.07% 0.005%
2049 1.09% 0.04%
2048 1.13% 0.08%
2047 1.16% 0.11%
2046 1.2% 0.15%
2045 1.24% 0.18%
2044 1.29% 0.21%
2043 1.33% 0.25%
2042 1.37% 0.28%
2041 1.42% 0.3%
2040 1.46% 0.33%
2039 1.51% 0.35%
2038 1.54% 0.37%
2037 1.59% 0.38%
2036 1.62% 0.4%
2035 1.66% 0.42%
2034 1.71% 0.42%
2033 1.74% 0.44%
2032 1.78% 0.45%
2031 1.8% 0.48%
2030 1.83% 0.48%
2029 1.85% 0.5%
2028 1.88% 0.53%
2027 1.9% 0.55%
2026 1.93% 0.59%
2025 1.96% 0.62%
2024 1.98% 0.63%
2023 2% 0.67%
2022 1.94% 0.75%
2021 1.92% 0.87%
2020 1.98% 0.93%
2019 1.98% 0.97%
2018 2.05% 1.11%
2017 2.2% 1.25%
2016 2.23% 1.27%
2015 2.25% 1.25%
2014 2.37% 1.22%
2013 2.5% 1.19%
2012 2.64% 1.18%
2011 2.79% 1.16%
2010 2.94% 1.15%
2009 3.07% 1.51%
2008 3.08% 1.84%
2007 3.07% 1.78%
2006 3.09% 1.33%
2005 3.12% 0.93%
2004 3.15% 0.97%
2003 3.13% 1%
2002 3.2% 1.03%
2001 3.19% 1.06%
2000 3.06% 1.14%
1999 2.93% 1.31%
1998 2.8% 1.45%
1997 2.77% 1.46%
1996 2.79% 1.54%
1995 2.88% 1.69%
1994 2.95% 1.82%
1993 3.01% 1.94%
1992 3.11% 2.05%
1991 3.29% 2.12%
1990 3.5% 2.12%
1989 3.57% 2.08%
1988 3.59% 2.04%
1987 3.59% 2.05%
1986 3.64% 2.18%
1985 3.71% 2.35%
1984 3.75% 2.43%
1983 3.72% 2.41%
1982 3.64% 2.37%
1981 3.64% 2.38%
1980 3.61% 2.16%
1979 3.53% 2.25%
1978 3.5% 2.64%
1977 3.38% 2.66%
1976 3.3% 2.59%
1975 3.38% 2.35%
1974 3.44% 2.26%
1973 3.51% 2.26%
1972 3.54% 2.31%
1971 3.7% 2.35%
1970 3.92% 2.2%
1969 4% 2.13%
1968 4.03% 2.16%
1967 4.05% 2.29%
1966 4.07% 2.41%
1965 4.06% 2.56%
1964 4.01% 2.7%
1963 3.96% 2.8%
1962 3.9% 2.63%
1961 3.8% 2.7%

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 Vietnam's population grew by 0.63%.

Live population counters

Kenya Vietnam
Current population
58955623
102365351
Population rank 25/197 16/197
Percent of world population 0.71% 1.24%
One net population change
28.8 seconds
49.6 seconds
One birth every
21 seconds
22.7 seconds
One death every
1.32 minutes
47.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline +2,997 +1,741
Annual growth/decline +1,093,941 +635,494
Annual growth/decline rate +1.98% +0.63%
Population growth rate rank 53/197 123/197
One migration net change every
19.3 minutes
10.9 minutes
Annual migration change -27,330 -48,171
Net migration rank 160/196 174/196
Foreign-born residents 992,536 326,418
Foreign-born residents rank 61/195 95/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.8% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 136/195 185/195

Natural population change vs migration

Kenya
Natural

Migration
Vietnam
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Kenya Vietnam
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,330 - -48,171
2024 - -19,781 - -59,645
2023 1,100,970 -10,003 727,955 -81,789
2022 1,092,102 -10,003 775,914 -78,977
2021 1,037,082 -52,552 799,593 -5,418
2020 1,036,253 -17,111 924,004 -6,457
2019 1,071,777 -61,949 895,262 -2,051
2018 1,097,075 -115,436 882,977 96,650
2017 1,105,769 -68,702 1,001,833 139,245
2016 1,108,801 -29,728 1,045,094 167,652
2015 1,119,200 -95,977 1,145,903 -4,888
2014 1,123,333 -72,415 1,151,221 -4,894
2013 1,136,006 -57,634 1,071,570 -4,979
2012 1,161,548 -42,928 1,063,741 -4,851
2011 1,185,863 -44,795 1,029,859 -4,602
2010 1,199,786 -21,069 1,005,559 -4,443
2009 1,193,598 7,096 1,007,778 -18,560
2008 1,174,818 29,612 1,008,141 571,113
2007 1,147,063 -11,495 981,689 523,784
2006 1,113,357 15,767 943,041 482,399
2005 1,080,446 5,501 942,084 -208,337
2004 1,048,590 31,525 985,438 -220,458
2003 1,018,182 24,175 1,001,470 -216,062
2002 992,044 10,431 991,427 -193,766
2001 963,721 55,052 985,610 -177,586
2000 928,357 5,407 966,894 -144,298
1999 898,484 -13,257 925,519 -15,010
1998 875,511 -70,023 959,016 106,091
1997 847,493 -80,443 1,028,116 52,382
1996 827,326 -79,276 1,108,686 -48,235
1995 812,391 -75,506 1,203,666 -51,147
1994 792,702 -40,367 1,291,534 -53,012
1993 788,579 -61,054 1,370,365 -72,931
1992 785,018 -43,085 1,419,952 -65,285
1991 790,030 -60,087 1,459,311 -76,829
1990 789,087 -11,338 1,449,157 -57,221
1989 795,622 -24,949 1,423,622 -101,113
1988 785,652 -31,894 1,370,108 -84,361
1987 775,124 -48,633 1,359,481 -128,095
1986 755,606 -53,183 1,407,957 -164,183
1985 732,739 -35,400 1,453,954 -124,910
1984 709,639 -33,253 1,477,448 -97,339
1983 684,587 -23,905 1,453,913 -97,706
1982 663,109 -43,382 1,407,959 -110,901
1981 642,379 -52,761 1,358,500 -109,259
1980 616,390 -39,920 1,321,595 -74,791
1979 595,390 -56,280 1,314,563 -337,597
1978 574,695 -60,718 1,286,991 -6,592
1977 554,124 -57,493 1,259,315 49,655
1976 536,740 -90,990 1,232,608 -1,733
1975 517,579 -71,421 1,175,181 -2,010
1974 500,008 -62,973 1,000,505 -34,940
1973 485,556 -52,102 1,061,707 -19,937
1972 472,557 -48,466 921,524 -1,920
1971 459,897 -49,671 963,259 76,961
1970 443,065 -13,064 905,902 1,997
1969 427,819 369 878,359 0
1968 411,948 1,611 815,116 1,489
1967 396,920 5,060 862,071 394
1966 382,891 1,616 876,283 1,769
1965 366,444 8,524 913,761 -1,438
1964 349,322 4,788 950,219 -6,328
1963 332,763 4,246 961,067 0
1962 315,797 4,521 960,046 0
1961 298,463 4,296 798,978 0
1960 280,032 2,134 955,268 0

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 Vietnam 97.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,349,756 people) and 2.29% is from migration (a gain of 219,073 people).

As of 2024, 992,536 residents or 1.8% of the population were not native-born in Kenya, compared to 326,418 people or 0.3% in Vietnam.

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
Vietnam
City Population
Ho Chi Minh 14M
Hanoi 8.72M
Can Tho 3.21M
Da Nang 2.82M
Haiphong 2.12M
Bien Hoa 1.1M
Hue 653K
Bac Ninh 520K
Hai Duong 507K
Vinh 490K

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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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