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

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The latest officially reported population of Kenya was 57,532,493 in 2025 vs 41,773,878 people in Yemen in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Kenya's population is 59,218,766 people compared to 43,598,646 in Yemen.

Population statistics:

  • Kenya's population is 1.36 times bigger than Yemen's.
  • Kenya is ranked the 25th most populous country in the world, while Yemen is the 37th.
  • The countries together account for 1.24% of the world: 0.71% for Kenya vs 0.52% for Yemen.
  • For the last 10 years, Kenya has had an average growth rate of +2.04% per year vs +2.99% in Yemen.
  • Since 2006, the population of Kenya has increased from 36.9M people to 59.2M (60.5% growth), while Yemen has grown from 23.5M to 43.6M (85.2% growth).

Kenya vs Yemen: population by year and forecast

Kenya
Factual

Projection
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Kenya Yemen
2100 105,223,316 111,481,288
2099 105,242,590 111,166,365
2098 105,242,641 110,823,878
2097 105,236,101 110,463,393
2096 105,205,242 110,075,677
2095 105,160,786 109,669,492
2094 105,103,544 109,238,445
2093 105,032,088 108,785,158
2092 104,940,218 108,301,955
2091 104,832,015 107,796,487
2090 104,703,358 107,270,820
2089 104,558,519 106,721,736
2088 104,399,468 106,150,572
2087 104,228,800 105,558,607
2086 104,041,464 104,947,326
2085 103,840,241 104,309,237
2084 103,625,624 103,657,284
2083 103,392,537 102,986,631
2082 103,144,028 102,302,622
2081 102,874,777 101,596,159
2080 102,580,506 100,875,201
2079 102,272,538 100,134,051
2078 101,946,897 99,378,110
2077 101,598,847 98,609,975
2076 101,225,562 97,818,664
2075 100,835,197 97,013,320
2074 100,422,464 96,187,203
2073 99,987,171 95,346,716
2072 99,519,193 94,485,874
2071 99,028,293 93,603,848
2070 98,515,267 92,709,049
2069 97,978,409 91,795,290
2068 97,414,394 90,865,447
2067 96,829,083 89,921,194
2066 96,216,770 88,958,695
2065 95,585,451 87,982,501
2064 94,929,481 86,994,159
2063 94,252,826 85,982,061
2062 93,548,321 84,947,120
2061 92,824,672 83,896,256
2060 92,085,725 82,829,722
2059 91,330,716 81,744,993
2058 90,557,051 80,641,636
2057 89,770,421 79,527,942
2056 88,981,572 78,400,761
2055 88,179,741 77,261,521
2054 87,367,666 76,109,237
2053 86,540,071 74,951,358
2052 85,698,312 73,780,088
2051 84,838,589 72,598,574
2050 83,964,839 71,404,664
2049 83,078,796 70,211,386
2048 82,179,525 69,012,729
2047 81,263,371 67,813,135
2046 80,329,258 66,608,054
2045 79,378,234 65,404,355
2044 78,403,097 64,201,447
2043 77,407,646 63,002,861
2042 76,389,004 61,810,280
2041 75,353,221 60,624,401
2040 74,297,998 59,448,342
2039 73,230,696 58,277,392
2038 72,143,698 57,109,914
2037 71,048,729 55,948,438
2036 69,939,553 54,784,372
2035 68,821,441 53,617,795
2034 67,695,500 52,452,522
2033 66,560,141 51,284,323
2032 65,422,172 50,117,732
2031 64,280,471 48,947,870
2030 63,144,611 47,764,521
2029 62,012,629 46,573,906
2028 60,885,488 45,382,831
2027 59,761,684 44,183,742
2026 58,645,347 42,980,680
2025 57,532,493 41,773,878
2024 56,432,944 40,583,164
2023 55,339,003 39,390,799
2022 54,252,461 38,222,876
2021 53,219,166 37,140,230
2020 52,217,334 36,134,863
2019 51,202,827 35,111,408
2018 50,207,107 34,085,182
2017 49,197,766 33,090,921
2016 48,139,687 32,109,010
2015 47,088,526 31,159,379
2014 46,051,440 30,226,309
2013 44,986,791 29,312,952
2012 43,888,303 28,433,647
2011 42,758,461 27,582,897
2010 41,598,567 26,754,387
2009 40,408,891 25,927,724
2008 39,206,351 25,111,941
2007 38,036,349 24,318,082
2006 36,904,008 23,543,083
2005 35,796,484 22,790,085
2004 34,713,455 22,095,167
2003 33,652,223 21,456,379
2002 32,629,808 20,835,086
2001 31,619,170 20,226,147
2000 30,642,890 19,624,141
1999 29,733,408 19,029,420
1998 28,888,057 18,446,013
1997 28,101,768 17,873,936
1996 27,344,211 17,313,177
1995 26,601,751 16,740,058
1994 25,857,130 16,149,147
1993 25,117,188 15,563,914
1992 24,382,460 14,989,494
1991 23,646,514 14,430,201
1990 22,892,651 13,887,862
1989 22,118,434 13,364,174
1988 21,356,219 12,859,708
1987 20,616,096 12,369,912
1986 19,901,646 11,901,040
1985 19,201,768 11,453,825
1984 18,514,906 11,025,597
1983 17,846,374 10,621,499
1982 17,206,175 10,241,006
1981 16,601,507 9,882,362
1980 16,018,459 9,543,358
1979 15,460,666 9,224,194
1978 14,934,126 8,926,586
1977 14,428,819 8,648,222
1976 13,957,623 8,384,113
1975 13,511,671 8,133,598
1974 13,070,078 7,896,783
1973 12,634,835 7,672,796
1972 12,206,060 7,460,068
1971 11,788,904 7,257,462
1970 11,368,791 7,065,279
1969 10,939,695 6,875,859
1968 10,518,823 6,690,524
1967 10,111,057 6,516,444
1966 9,717,816 6,351,494
1965 9,338,078 6,195,593
1964 8,973,535 6,048,006
1963 8,627,971 5,911,135
1962 8,299,308 5,782,221
1961 7,987,770 5,655,232
1960 7,695,307 5,532,301

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/yemen | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Kenya increased by 11,235,679 people (a 30.4% growth), while Yemen gained 8,565,927 people (a 36.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Kenya gained 11,079,079 people (a 23% growth), while Yemen's population increased by 11,489,636 people (a 35.8% growth).

Kenya was ranked 33rd most populous country in 2006 and is 25th in 2026. Yemen was ranked 47th in 2006 and ranked 37th 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 Yemen will increase by 63.8% to 71,404,664 people and rank change from 37th to 29th.

Kenya is projected to reach its peak in 2098 at 105M people compared to the peak of 111M people in 2100 for Yemen.

Population growth rate by year

Kenya
Factual

Projection
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Kenya Yemen
2100 -0.02% 0.28%
2099 -0% 0.31%
2098 0.006% 0.33%
2097 0.03% 0.35%
2096 0.04% 0.37%
2095 0.05% 0.39%
2094 0.07% 0.42%
2093 0.09% 0.45%
2092 0.1% 0.47%
2091 0.12% 0.49%
2090 0.14% 0.51%
2089 0.15% 0.54%
2088 0.16% 0.56%
2087 0.18% 0.58%
2086 0.19% 0.61%
2085 0.21% 0.63%
2084 0.23% 0.65%
2083 0.24% 0.67%
2082 0.26% 0.7%
2081 0.29% 0.71%
2080 0.3% 0.74%
2079 0.32% 0.76%
2078 0.34% 0.78%
2077 0.37% 0.81%
2076 0.39% 0.83%
2075 0.41% 0.86%
2074 0.44% 0.88%
2073 0.47% 0.91%
2072 0.5% 0.94%
2071 0.52% 0.97%
2070 0.55% 1%
2069 0.58% 1.02%
2068 0.6% 1.05%
2067 0.64% 1.08%
2066 0.66% 1.11%
2065 0.69% 1.14%
2064 0.72% 1.18%
2063 0.75% 1.22%
2062 0.78% 1.25%
2061 0.8% 1.29%
2060 0.83% 1.33%
2059 0.85% 1.37%
2058 0.88% 1.4%
2057 0.89% 1.44%
2056 0.91% 1.47%
2055 0.93% 1.51%
2054 0.96% 1.54%
2053 0.98% 1.59%
2052 1.01% 1.63%
2051 1.04% 1.67%
2050 1.07% 1.7%
2049 1.09% 1.74%
2048 1.13% 1.77%
2047 1.16% 1.81%
2046 1.2% 1.84%
2045 1.24% 1.87%
2044 1.29% 1.9%
2043 1.33% 1.93%
2042 1.37% 1.96%
2041 1.42% 1.98%
2040 1.46% 2.01%
2039 1.51% 2.04%
2038 1.54% 2.08%
2037 1.59% 2.12%
2036 1.62% 2.18%
2035 1.66% 2.22%
2034 1.71% 2.28%
2033 1.74% 2.33%
2032 1.78% 2.39%
2031 1.8% 2.48%
2030 1.83% 2.56%
2029 1.85% 2.62%
2028 1.88% 2.71%
2027 1.9% 2.8%
2026 1.93% 2.89%
2025 1.95% 2.93%
2024 1.98% 3.03%
2023 2% 3.06%
2022 1.94% 2.92%
2021 1.92% 2.78%
2020 1.98% 2.91%
2019 1.98% 3.01%
2018 2.05% 3%
2017 2.2% 3.06%
2016 2.23% 3.05%
2015 2.25% 3.09%
2014 2.37% 3.12%
2013 2.5% 3.09%
2012 2.64% 3.08%
2011 2.79% 3.1%
2010 2.94% 3.19%
2009 3.07% 3.25%
2008 3.08% 3.26%
2007 3.07% 3.29%
2006 3.09% 3.3%
2005 3.12% 3.15%
2004 3.15% 2.98%
2003 3.13% 2.98%
2002 3.2% 3.01%
2001 3.19% 3.07%
2000 3.06% 3.13%
1999 2.93% 3.16%
1998 2.8% 3.2%
1997 2.77% 3.24%
1996 2.79% 3.42%
1995 2.88% 3.66%
1994 2.95% 3.76%
1993 3.01% 3.83%
1992 3.11% 3.88%
1991 3.29% 3.91%
1990 3.5% 3.92%
1989 3.57% 3.92%
1988 3.59% 3.96%
1987 3.59% 3.94%
1986 3.64% 3.9%
1985 3.71% 3.88%
1984 3.75% 3.8%
1983 3.72% 3.72%
1982 3.64% 3.63%
1981 3.64% 3.55%
1980 3.61% 3.46%
1979 3.53% 3.33%
1978 3.5% 3.22%
1977 3.38% 3.15%
1976 3.3% 3.08%
1975 3.38% 3%
1974 3.44% 2.92%
1973 3.51% 2.85%
1972 3.54% 2.79%
1971 3.7% 2.72%
1970 3.92% 2.75%
1969 4% 2.77%
1968 4.03% 2.67%
1967 4.05% 2.6%
1966 4.07% 2.52%
1965 4.06% 2.44%
1964 4.01% 2.32%
1963 3.96% 2.23%
1962 3.9% 2.25%
1961 3.8% 2.22%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/kenya/yemen | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Kenya grew by 1.95%, while Yemen's population grew by 2.93%.

Live population counters

Kenya Yemen
Current population
59218766
43598646
Population rank 25/197 37/197
Percent of world population 0.71% 0.52%
One net population change
28.8 seconds
26.6 seconds
One birth every
20.7 seconds
22.6 seconds
One death every
1.3 minutes
2.74 minutes
Daily growth/decline +3,012 +3,262
Annual growth/decline +1,099,549 +1,190,714
Annual growth/decline rate +1.95% +2.93%
Population growth rate rank 51/197 15/197
One migration net change every
19.3 minutes
32.4 minutes
Annual migration change -27,330 -16,291
Net migration rank 160/196 148/196
Foreign-born residents 992,536 392,997
Foreign-born residents rank 61/195 89/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.8% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 136/195 156/195

Natural population change vs migration

Kenya
Natural

Migration
Yemen
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Kenya Yemen
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,330 - -16,291
2024 1,116,695 -19,781 1,202,276 -10,482
2023 1,100,970 -10,003 1,198,150 -5,233
2022 1,092,102 -10,003 1,153,375 -10,448
2021 1,037,082 -52,552 1,103,622 -81,248
2020 1,036,253 -17,111 1,086,322 -97,982
2019 1,071,777 -61,949 1,056,432 2,129
2018 1,097,075 -115,436 1,020,238 -26,335
2017 1,105,769 -68,702 1,006,725 -12,086
2016 1,108,801 -29,728 975,697 -6,492
2015 1,119,200 -95,977 939,922 -9,883
2014 1,123,333 -72,415 920,330 15,764
2013 1,136,006 -57,634 884,929 5,697
2012 1,161,548 -42,928 845,645 22,349
2011 1,185,863 -44,795 806,359 27,184
2010 1,199,786 -21,069 803,246 20,269
2009 1,193,598 7,096 798,911 30,919
2008 1,174,818 29,612 779,123 22,621
2007 1,147,063 -11,495 764,780 21,210
2006 1,113,357 15,767 750,082 13,940
2005 1,080,446 5,501 726,708 15,283
2004 1,048,590 31,525 710,493 -62,641
2003 1,018,182 24,175 694,457 -64,737
2002 992,044 10,431 672,494 -59,648
2001 963,721 55,052 658,704 -53,698
2000 928,357 5,407 646,694 -47,713
1999 898,484 -13,257 633,166 -42,731
1998 875,511 -70,023 615,488 -39,096
1997 847,493 -80,443 604,443 -36,694
1996 827,326 -79,276 588,786 -35,043
1995 812,391 -75,506 607,966 -15,485
1994 792,702 -40,367 602,363 -13,040
1993 788,579 -61,054 595,459 -14,332
1992 785,018 -43,085 582,072 -14,372
1991 790,030 -60,087 565,837 -14,964
1990 789,087 -11,338 549,654 -15,847
1989 795,622 -24,949 530,464 -16,876
1988 785,652 -31,894 513,296 -17,952
1987 775,124 -48,633 493,337 -9,097
1986 755,606 -53,183 464,665 -11,151
1985 732,739 -35,400 455,576 -14,660
1984 709,639 -33,253 434,674 -19,143
1983 684,587 -23,905 414,823 -22,152
1982 663,109 -43,382 392,302 -23,981
1981 642,379 -52,761 374,482 -25,499
1980 616,390 -39,920 355,767 -26,740
1979 595,390 -56,280 336,378 -27,090
1978 574,695 -60,718 312,439 -26,524
1977 554,124 -57,493 296,115 -25,305
1976 536,740 -90,990 281,078 -23,669
1975 517,579 -71,421 266,815 -23,192
1974 500,008 -62,973 252,737 -22,726
1973 485,556 -52,102 240,235 -22,282
1972 472,557 -48,466 229,322 -21,826
1971 459,897 -49,671 219,095 -21,386
1970 443,065 -13,064 207,613 -20,966
1969 427,819 369 196,305 -4,121
1968 411,948 1,611 182,518 -4,031
1967 396,920 5,060 173,637 -3,959
1966 382,891 1,616 164,091 -3,874
1965 366,444 8,524 155,398 -3,797
1964 349,322 4,788 147,299 -3,712
1963 332,763 4,246 133,781 -3,640
1962 315,797 4,521 131,262 -3,572
1961 298,463 4,296 129,787 -3,503
1960 280,032 2,134 122,994 -3,431

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/kenya/yemen | CC BY

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 Yemen 97.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 10,742,759 people) and 2.35% is from migration (a loss of 258,060 people).

As of 2024, 992,536 residents or 1.8% of the population were not native-born in Kenya, compared to 392,997 people or 1% in Yemen.

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
Yemen
City Population
Sanaa 2.96M
Aden 1.15M
Al Hudaydah 618K
Taiz 615K
Ibb 351K
Dhamar 160K
Mukalla 144K
Sa'dah 70.2K
Sayyan 70K
Zabid 50.8K

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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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