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Population in Kenya

Population in Kenya was 57.53 million in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is up 1.9% from 2024. That is the 26th highest of 215 countries in 2025.

2025, persons57,532,493
Change on 2024+1.9%
Rank26th of 215Countries ranked
Series high57,532,4932025
Series low7,695,3071960

Population in Kenya, 1960 to 2025

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010M20M30M40M50M60M196019701980199020002010202020251960: 7,695,307 persons1961: 7,987,770 persons1962: 8,299,308 persons1963: 8,627,971 persons1964: 8,973,535 persons1965: 9,338,078 persons1966: 9,717,816 persons1967: 10,111,057 persons1968: 10,518,823 persons1969: 10,939,695 persons1970: 11,368,791 persons1971: 11,788,904 persons1972: 12,206,060 persons1973: 12,634,835 persons1974: 13,070,078 persons1975: 13,511,671 persons1976: 13,957,623 persons1977: 14,428,819 persons1978: 14,934,126 persons1979: 15,460,666 persons1980: 16,018,459 persons1981: 16,601,507 persons1982: 17,206,175 persons1983: 17,846,374 persons1984: 18,514,906 persons1985: 19,201,768 persons1986: 19,901,646 persons1987: 20,616,096 persons1988: 21,356,219 persons1989: 22,118,434 persons1990: 22,892,651 persons1991: 23,646,514 persons1992: 24,382,460 persons1993: 25,117,188 persons1994: 25,857,130 persons1995: 26,601,751 persons1996: 27,344,211 persons1997: 28,101,768 persons1998: 28,888,057 persons1999: 29,733,408 persons2000: 30,642,890 persons2001: 31,619,170 persons2002: 32,629,808 persons2003: 33,652,223 persons2004: 34,713,455 persons2005: 35,796,484 persons2006: 36,904,008 persons2007: 38,036,349 persons2008: 39,206,351 persons2009: 40,408,891 persons2010: 41,598,567 persons2011: 42,758,461 persons2012: 43,888,303 persons2013: 44,986,791 persons2014: 46,051,440 persons2015: 47,088,526 persons2016: 48,139,687 persons2017: 49,197,766 persons2018: 50,207,107 persons2019: 51,202,827 persons2020: 52,217,334 persons2021: 53,219,166 persons2022: 54,252,461 persons2023: 55,339,003 persons2024: 56,432,944 persons2025: 57,532,493 persons
persons. Source: World Bank. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-10-08.
All 66 values
Periodpersons
202557,532,493
202456,432,944
202355,339,003
202254,252,461
202153,219,166
202052,217,334
201951,202,827
201850,207,107
201749,197,766
201648,139,687
201547,088,526
201446,051,440
201344,986,791
201243,888,303
201142,758,461
201041,598,567
200940,408,891
200839,206,351
200738,036,349
200636,904,008
200535,796,484
200434,713,455
200333,652,223
200232,629,808
200131,619,170
200030,642,890
199929,733,408
199828,888,057
199728,101,768
199627,344,211
199526,601,751
199425,857,130
199325,117,188
199224,382,460
199123,646,514
199022,892,651
198922,118,434
198821,356,219
198720,616,096
198619,901,646
198519,201,768
198418,514,906
198317,846,374
198217,206,175
198116,601,507
198016,018,459
197915,460,666
197814,934,126
197714,428,819
197613,957,623
197513,511,671
197413,070,078
197312,634,835
197212,206,060
197111,788,904
197011,368,791
196910,939,695
196810,518,823
196710,111,057
19669,717,816
19659,338,078
19648,973,535
19638,627,971
19628,299,308
19617,987,770
19607,695,307

Rankings

Definition

Resident population. Spain and the EU: 1 January, with Spanish figures from the official municipal register (Padrón). United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July. Other countries and the World: World Bank mid-year estimates, which count all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

For Denmark, Statistics Denmark counts the registered resident population on 1 January. Greenland and the Faroe Islands are excluded. The annual series selects the first-quarter reference date from FOLK1A. The World Bank series exists for every country, so use it (through compare) to rank countries on one basis.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.TOTL. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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What is the population in Kenya?

Population in Kenya was 57.53 million in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is up 1.9% from 2024. That is the 26th highest of 215 countries in 2025.

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57.53 million in 2025, the highest value since 1960 in this series.

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