Kenya PopulationPopulation of Kenya Today
58,107,032
LiveThursday, January 08, 2026
Sources V.27 Edition UN Population Division
Current population of Kenya
In Kenya, the population is 58,107,032 as of Thursday, January 08, 2026, with a growth rate of 1.89% per year, 4,269 births per day, and 1,145 deaths per day. The population of Kenya is equivalent to 0.7% of the world's total's population.
| Population Today: | 58,107,032 |
|---|---|
| Density (P/Km²): | 101 People per km² (63 People per mi²). |
| Daily births: | 4,269 |
| Daily deaths: | 1,145 |
| Equivalent world: | 0.7% of the total world population. |
| Growth Rate: | 1.89% |
| Median age: | 20 Years and 2 Months. |
10 Years Kenya Historical Population
| Year | Population (01 January) | Births | Deaths | Growth Rate | Total Population (31 December) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 56,981,395 | 1,540,813 | 411,290 | 1.92% | 58,073,159 |
| 2024 | 55,884,494 | 1,521,907 | 405,212 | 1.94% | 56,970,889 |
| 2023 | 54,793,511 | 1,499,998 | 399,024 | 1.97% | 55,874,039 |
| 2022 | 53,711,410 | 1,483,377 | 391,275 | 2% | 54,782,953 |
| 2021 | 52,726,921 | 1,469,426 | 432,376 | 1.85% | 53,702,369 |
| 2020 | 51,707,746 | 1,450,722 | 414,434 | 1.95% | 52,717,081 |
| 2019 | 50,697,909 | 1,445,243 | 373,459 | 1.97% | 51,697,672 |
| 2018 | 49,716,306 | 1,457,849 | 360,811 | 1.96% | 50,688,260 |
| 2017 | 48,679,225 | 1,456,356 | 350,569 | 2.11% | 49,705,383 |
| 2016 | 47,600,149 | 1,453,935 | 345,131 | 2.24% | 48,667,344 |
Kenya Population Growth Rate Past 10 Years
Sources V.27 Edition UN Population Division
Differences with the Major Countries on population
| India1,470,565,357 | 3.95% |
| China1,414,392,263 | 4.11% |
| United States348,214,629 | 16.69% |
| Indonesia286,865,736 | 20.26% |
| Pakistan257,324,007 | 22.58% |
| Nigeria240,072,148 | 24.2% |
| Brazil213,217,542 | 27.25% |
| Bangladesh176,801,702 | 32.87% |
Sources:
The 2022 Revision of World Population Prospects is the twenty-seventh edition of official United Nations population estimates and projections that have been prepared by the Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat.
- The 2022 Revision of World Population Prospects (V.27 Edition) Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division.
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