🇰🇪 Kenya Population 2026
As of 2026, the population of Kenya is 58,636,412, ranking #26 in the world (0.71% of the global population), based on UN World Population Prospects 2024. The population is growing at 1.89% per year. The biggest city is Nairobi with 4,397,073 inhabitants.
Live estimate
58,662,252
Growth rate
1.89%
Density
101
people / km² (262 / mi²)
Median age
20.3
Fertility rate
3.07
births per woman
Life expectancy
64.2
years
Kenya population 1950–2100
By 2050, the population of Kenya is projected to reach 83,593,239, and 104,195,500 by 2100. The population is expected to peak in 2098 at 104,234,508, then decline.
Kenya population by year
| Year | Population | Growth | Density /km² | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 58,636,412 | 1.89% | 101.0 | 20.3 |
| 2025 | 57,532,492 | 1.92% | 99.1 | 20.0 |
| 2024 | 56,432,944 | 1.94% | 97.2 | 19.8 |
| 2023 | 55,339,003 | 1.97% | 95.3 | 19.5 |
| 2022 | 54,252,460 | 2.00% | 93.4 | 19.3 |
| 2021 | 53,219,166 | 1.85% | 91.6 | 19.0 |
| 2020 | 52,217,334 | 1.95% | 89.9 | 18.8 |
| 2019 | 51,202,828 | 1.97% | 88.2 | 18.5 |
| 2018 | 50,207,107 | 1.96% | 86.5 | 18.3 |
| 2017 | 49,197,766 | 2.11% | 84.7 | 18.1 |
| 2016 | 48,139,687 | 2.24% | 82.9 | 17.9 |
| 2015 | 47,088,526 | 2.17% | 81.1 | 17.7 |
| 2014 | 46,051,440 | 2.28% | 79.3 | 17.5 |
| 2013 | 44,986,791 | 2.40% | 77.5 | 17.3 |
| 2012 | 43,888,303 | 2.55% | 75.6 | 17.1 |
| 2011 | 42,758,461 | 2.67% | 73.6 | 17.0 |
| 2010 | 41,598,566 | 2.83% | 71.6 | 16.9 |
| 2009 | 40,408,891 | 2.97% | 69.6 | 16.8 |
| 2008 | 39,206,351 | 3.07% | 67.5 | 16.7 |
| 2007 | 38,036,349 | 2.99% | 65.5 | 16.6 |
| 2006 | 36,904,008 | 3.06% | 63.5 | 16.5 |
| 2005 | 35,796,484 | 3.03% | 61.6 | 16.3 |
| 2004 | 34,713,455 | 3.11% | 59.8 | 16.2 |
| 2003 | 33,652,223 | 3.10% | 57.9 | 16.0 |
| 2002 | 32,629,808 | 3.07% | 56.2 | 15.9 |
| 2001 | 31,619,170 | 3.22% | 54.4 | 15.7 |
| 2000 | 30,642,890 | 3.05% | 52.8 | 15.6 |
| 1999 | 29,733,408 | 2.98% | 51.2 | 15.4 |
| 1998 | 28,888,057 | 2.79% | 49.7 | 15.3 |
| 1997 | 28,101,768 | 2.73% | 48.4 | 15.2 |
| 1996 | 27,344,211 | 2.74% | 47.1 | 15.0 |
| 1995 | 26,601,751 | 2.77% | 45.8 | 14.9 |
| 1994 | 25,857,130 | 2.91% | 44.5 | 14.8 |
| 1993 | 25,117,188 | 2.90% | 43.3 | 14.7 |
| 1992 | 24,382,460 | 3.04% | 42.0 | 14.5 |
| 1991 | 23,646,514 | 3.09% | 40.7 | 14.4 |
| 1990 | 22,892,652 | 3.40% | 39.4 | 14.3 |
| 1989 | 22,118,434 | 3.48% | 38.1 | 14.2 |
| 1988 | 21,356,219 | 3.53% | 36.8 | 14.1 |
| 1987 | 20,616,096 | 3.52% | 35.5 | 14.0 |
| 1986 | 19,901,646 | 3.53% | 34.3 | 14.0 |
| 1985 | 19,201,768 | 3.63% | 33.1 | 13.9 |
| 1984 | 18,514,906 | 3.65% | 31.9 | 13.8 |
| 1983 | 17,846,374 | 3.70% | 30.7 | 13.7 |
| 1982 | 17,206,175 | 3.60% | 29.6 | 13.6 |
| 1981 | 16,601,507 | 3.55% | 28.6 | 13.5 |
| 1980 | 16,018,459 | 3.60% | 27.6 | 13.4 |
| 1979 | 15,460,666 | 3.49% | 26.6 | 13.3 |
| 1978 | 14,934,126 | 3.44% | 25.7 | 13.3 |
| 1977 | 14,428,819 | 3.44% | 24.8 | 13.2 |
| 1976 | 13,957,623 | 3.19% | 24.0 | 13.2 |
| 1975 | 13,511,670 | 3.30% | 23.3 | 13.2 |
| 1974 | 13,070,078 | 3.34% | 22.5 | 13.2 |
| 1973 | 12,634,835 | 3.43% | 21.8 | 13.2 |
| 1972 | 12,206,060 | 3.48% | 21.0 | 13.2 |
| 1971 | 11,788,904 | 3.48% | 20.3 | 13.3 |
| 1970 | 11,368,792 | 3.78% | 19.6 | 13.3 |
| 1969 | 10,939,695 | 3.92% | 18.8 | 13.4 |
| 1968 | 10,518,822 | 3.93% | 18.1 | 13.5 |
| 1967 | 10,111,056 | 3.98% | 17.4 | 13.6 |
| 1966 | 9,717,816 | 3.96% | 16.7 | 13.7 |
| 1965 | 9,338,078 | 4.02% | 16.1 | 13.9 |
| 1964 | 8,973,536 | 3.95% | 15.5 | 14.1 |
| 1963 | 8,627,971 | 3.91% | 14.9 | 14.2 |
| 1962 | 8,299,308 | 3.86% | 14.3 | 14.3 |
| 1961 | 7,987,770 | 3.79% | 13.8 | 14.4 |
| 1960 | 7,695,307 | 3.67% | 13.3 | 14.6 |
| 1959 | 7,422,745 | 3.54% | 12.8 | 14.8 |
| 1958 | 7,174,789 | 3.25% | 12.4 | 15.1 |
| 1957 | 6,944,868 | 3.27% | 12.0 | 15.3 |
| 1956 | 6,727,690 | 3.08% | 11.6 | 15.5 |
| 1955 | 6,529,297 | 2.90% | 11.2 | 15.7 |
| 1954 | 6,348,141 | 2.73% | 10.9 | 15.9 |
| 1953 | 6,183,891 | 2.52% | 10.6 | 16.0 |
| 1952 | 6,033,294 | 2.42% | 10.4 | 16.0 |
| 1951 | 5,893,576 | 2.27% | 10.1 | 16.0 |
| 1950 | 5,769,184 | 1.99% | 9.9 | 16.0 |
| Year | Population | Growth | Density /km² | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | 59,745,753 | 1.86% | 102.9 | 20.6 |
| 2028 | 60,860,444 | 1.83% | 104.8 | 20.8 |
| 2029 | 61,979,187 | 1.81% | 106.7 | 21.1 |
| 2030 | 63,102,245 | 1.78% | 108.7 | 21.4 |
| 2031 | 64,230,118 | 1.76% | 110.6 | 21.7 |
| 2032 | 65,359,034 | 1.72% | 112.5 | 21.9 |
| 2033 | 66,484,811 | 1.69% | 114.5 | 22.2 |
| 2034 | 67,604,630 | 1.65% | 116.4 | 22.5 |
| 2035 | 68,715,909 | 1.61% | 118.3 | 22.8 |
| 2036 | 69,818,886 | 1.57% | 120.2 | 23.0 |
| 2037 | 70,910,401 | 1.53% | 122.1 | 23.3 |
| 2038 | 71,990,934 | 1.50% | 124.0 | 23.5 |
| 2039 | 73,057,766 | 1.45% | 125.8 | 23.7 |
| 2040 | 74,108,863 | 1.41% | 127.6 | 24.0 |
| 2041 | 75,144,352 | 1.36% | 129.4 | 24.2 |
| 2042 | 76,161,724 | 1.32% | 131.1 | 24.4 |
| 2043 | 77,159,124 | 1.28% | 132.9 | 24.7 |
| 2044 | 78,134,980 | 1.24% | 134.5 | 24.9 |
| 2045 | 79,088,836 | 1.19% | 136.2 | 25.1 |
| 2046 | 80,022,375 | 1.16% | 137.8 | 25.3 |
| 2047 | 80,938,647 | 1.12% | 139.4 | 25.6 |
| 2048 | 81,837,664 | 1.09% | 140.9 | 25.8 |
| 2049 | 82,721,771 | 1.06% | 142.4 | 26.0 |
| 2050 | 83,593,239 | 1.03% | 143.9 | 26.3 |
| 2051 | 84,451,673 | 1.01% | 145.4 | 26.5 |
| 2052 | 85,294,265 | 0.98% | 146.9 | 26.8 |
| 2053 | 86,120,947 | 0.95% | 148.3 | 27.0 |
| 2054 | 86,932,928 | 0.93% | 149.7 | 27.3 |
| 2055 | 87,732,152 | 0.91% | 151.1 | 27.5 |
| 2056 | 88,519,874 | 0.88% | 152.4 | 27.8 |
| 2057 | 89,300,068 | 0.87% | 153.8 | 28.0 |
| 2058 | 90,072,742 | 0.85% | 155.1 | 28.3 |
| 2059 | 90,829,758 | 0.82% | 156.4 | 28.5 |
| 2060 | 91,569,580 | 0.80% | 157.7 | 28.8 |
| 2061 | 92,293,872 | 0.78% | 158.9 | 29.0 |
| 2062 | 93,001,110 | 0.75% | 160.1 | 29.3 |
| 2063 | 93,685,075 | 0.71% | 161.3 | 29.6 |
| 2064 | 94,345,004 | 0.69% | 162.5 | 29.8 |
| 2065 | 94,982,484 | 0.66% | 163.6 | 30.1 |
| 2066 | 95,598,344 | 0.63% | 164.6 | 30.4 |
| 2067 | 96,191,420 | 0.60% | 165.6 | 30.6 |
| 2068 | 96,760,578 | 0.58% | 166.6 | 30.9 |
| 2069 | 97,305,742 | 0.55% | 167.6 | 31.1 |
| 2070 | 97,825,655 | 0.52% | 168.5 | 31.4 |
| 2071 | 98,322,810 | 0.49% | 169.3 | 31.6 |
| 2072 | 98,797,656 | 0.47% | 170.1 | 31.9 |
| 2073 | 99,244,966 | 0.43% | 170.9 | 32.1 |
| 2074 | 99,664,917 | 0.41% | 171.6 | 32.4 |
| 2075 | 100,062,620 | 0.39% | 172.3 | 32.6 |
| 2076 | 100,440,788 | 0.37% | 173.0 | 32.8 |
| 2077 | 100,798,000 | 0.34% | 173.6 | 33.1 |
| 2078 | 101,131,619 | 0.32% | 174.1 | 33.3 |
| 2079 | 101,445,389 | 0.30% | 174.7 | 33.5 |
| 2080 | 101,743,624 | 0.29% | 175.2 | 33.7 |
| 2081 | 102,022,686 | 0.26% | 175.7 | 33.9 |
| 2082 | 102,279,087 | 0.24% | 176.1 | 34.1 |
| 2083 | 102,517,578 | 0.23% | 176.5 | 34.3 |
| 2084 | 102,739,286 | 0.21% | 176.9 | 34.5 |
| 2085 | 102,945,214 | 0.19% | 177.3 | 34.7 |
| 2086 | 103,137,633 | 0.18% | 177.6 | 34.9 |
| 2087 | 103,314,920 | 0.16% | 177.9 | 35.1 |
| 2088 | 103,478,200 | 0.15% | 178.2 | 35.2 |
| 2089 | 103,628,689 | 0.14% | 178.4 | 35.4 |
| 2090 | 103,764,128 | 0.12% | 178.7 | 35.6 |
| 2091 | 103,881,424 | 0.10% | 178.9 | 35.8 |
| 2092 | 103,980,502 | 0.09% | 179.1 | 36.0 |
| 2093 | 104,061,383 | 0.07% | 179.2 | 36.2 |
| 2094 | 104,125,115 | 0.05% | 179.3 | 36.3 |
| 2095 | 104,175,477 | 0.04% | 179.4 | 36.5 |
| 2096 | 104,212,773 | 0.03% | 179.5 | 36.7 |
| 2097 | 104,231,294 | 0.01% | 179.5 | 36.9 |
| 2098 | 104,234,508 | 0.00% | 179.5 | 37.1 |
| 2099 | 104,224,938 | -0.02% | 179.5 | 37.3 |
| 2100 | 104,195,500 | -0.04% | 179.4 | 37.5 |
Biggest cities in Kenya
| # | City | Region | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nairobi capital | Nairobi County | 4,397,073 |
| 2 | Kakamega | Kakamega County | 1,867,579 |
| 3 | Mombasa | Mombasa County | 1,208,333 |
| 4 | Nakuru | Nakuru County | 570,674 |
| 5 | Ruiru | Kiambu County | 490,120 |
| 6 | Eldoret | Uasin Gishu County | 475,716 |
| 7 | Kisumu | Kisumu County | 397,957 |
| 8 | Kikuyu | Kiambu County | 323,881 |
| 9 | Thika | Nairobi County | 251,407 |
| 10 | Naivasha | Nakuru County | 198,444 |
| 11 | Karuri | Kiambu County | 194,342 |
| 12 | Karuri | Murang'A | 194,342 |
| 13 | Matuga | Kwale County | 194,252 |
| 14 | Mwala | Machakos County | 181,896 |
| 15 | Ongata Rongai | Kajiado County | 172,569 |
FAQ
What is the population of Kenya in 2026?
The population of Kenya is 58,636,412 in 2026, according to UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant).
What is the biggest city in Kenya?
Nairobi is the biggest city in Kenya with 4,397,073 inhabitants and it is also the capital.
Is the population of Kenya growing or shrinking?
The population of Kenya is growing at 1.89% per year, and is projected to peak in 2098 at 104,234,508.
Neighboring countries
Sources
- Country data: United Nations World Population Prospects 2024, medium variant (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Retrieved 2026-07-07.
- City and state data: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Retrieved 2026-07-07.
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