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

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The latest officially reported population of Kenya was 57,532,493 in 2025 vs 101,598,527 people in Vietnam in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Kenya's population is 59,218,766 people compared to 102,486,146 in Vietnam.

Population statistics:

  • Vietnam's population is 1.73 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 1.23% for Vietnam.
  • For the last 10 years, Kenya has had an average growth rate of +2.04% per year vs +0.94% in Vietnam.
  • Since 2006, the population of Kenya has increased from 36.9M people to 59.2M (60.5% growth), while Vietnam has grown from 82.2M to 102M (24.7% growth).

Kenya vs Vietnam: population by year and forecast

Kenya
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Kenya Vietnam
2100 105,223,316 92,225,380
2099 105,242,590 92,721,469
2098 105,242,641 93,212,742
2097 105,236,101 93,688,693
2096 105,205,242 94,163,950
2095 105,160,786 94,626,063
2094 105,103,544 95,083,879
2093 105,032,088 95,543,293
2092 104,940,218 96,000,019
2091 104,832,015 96,459,165
2090 104,703,358 96,922,871
2089 104,558,519 97,384,434
2088 104,399,468 97,843,001
2087 104,228,800 98,308,755
2086 104,041,464 98,773,008
2085 103,840,241 99,233,927
2084 103,625,624 99,695,401
2083 103,392,537 100,162,677
2082 103,144,028 100,634,653
2081 102,874,777 101,104,469
2080 102,580,506 101,568,526
2079 102,272,538 102,030,723
2078 101,946,897 102,480,219
2077 101,598,847 102,928,253
2076 101,225,562 103,358,352
2075 100,835,197 103,783,177
2074 100,422,464 104,197,814
2073 99,987,171 104,606,950
2072 99,519,193 105,005,673
2071 99,028,293 105,384,777
2070 98,515,267 105,757,144
2069 97,978,409 106,110,195
2068 97,414,394 106,454,379
2067 96,829,083 106,794,625
2066 96,216,770 107,126,965
2065 95,585,451 107,442,675
2064 94,929,481 107,744,261
2063 94,252,826 108,038,461
2062 93,548,321 108,322,712
2061 92,824,672 108,590,617
2060 92,085,725 108,842,045
2059 91,330,716 109,087,333
2058 90,557,051 109,320,301
2057 89,770,421 109,529,799
2056 88,981,572 109,715,196
2055 88,179,741 109,886,647
2054 87,367,666 110,035,740
2053 86,540,071 110,156,643
2052 85,698,312 110,253,026
2051 84,838,589 110,321,289
2050 83,964,839 110,344,733
2049 83,078,796 110,339,565
2048 82,179,525 110,296,602
2047 81,263,371 110,211,618
2046 80,329,258 110,090,837
2045 79,378,234 109,926,260
2044 78,403,097 109,731,512
2043 77,407,646 109,497,595
2042 76,389,004 109,225,525
2041 75,353,221 108,919,674
2040 74,297,998 108,594,542
2039 73,230,696 108,237,715
2038 72,143,698 107,861,117
2037 71,048,729 107,463,482
2036 69,939,553 107,058,359
2035 68,821,441 106,630,705
2034 67,695,500 106,189,495
2033 66,560,141 105,745,684
2032 65,422,172 105,283,013
2031 64,280,471 104,809,957
2030 63,144,611 104,314,150
2029 62,012,629 103,819,556
2028 60,885,488 103,300,347
2027 59,761,684 102,759,746
2026 58,645,347 102,197,177
2025 57,532,493 101,598,527
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 11,079,079 people (a 23% growth), while Vietnam's population increased by 8,486,029 people (a 9.03% 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 41.8% to 83,964,839 people with a rank change from 25th to 22nd. The population of Vietnam will increase by 7.67% to 110,344,733 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 1.95% 0.6%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Kenya grew by 1.95%, while Vietnam's population grew by 0.6%.

Live population counters

Kenya Vietnam
Current population
59218766
102486146
Population rank 25/197 16/197
Percent of world population 0.71% 1.23%
One net population change
28.8 seconds
51.8 seconds
One birth every
20.7 seconds
23.3 seconds
One death every
1.3 minutes
47 seconds
Daily growth/decline +3,012 +1,674
Annual growth/decline +1,099,549 +610,841
Annual growth/decline rate +1.95% +0.6%
Population growth rate rank 51/197 122/197
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 1,116,695 -19,781 684,393 -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 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 95.8% of the population change in Kenya is from natural causes (a gain of 10,885,724 people) and 4.23% is from migration (a loss of 481,242 people). In Vietnam 98.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 8,882,928 people) and 1.82% is from migration (a gain of 164,322 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 (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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