Population growth in Kenya

The population of Kenya changed by 1.93% in 2025.

Measure: Population growth Unit: Annual % change Data: 1961 to 2025 Source: World Bank
Kenya, 2025 1.93% Annual % change
Change from 2024 −0.03percentage points 2024: 1.96%
World, 2025 0.91% Official aggregate
Position in 2025 52nd of 217 See the full ranking

Population growth in Kenya over time

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Annual % change. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Population growth (annual % change), 2001 to 2025
Period KenyaWorld
2025 1.93% 0.91%
2024 1.96% 0.96%
2023 1.98% 0.93%
2022 1.92% 0.87%
2021 1.90% 0.83%
2020 1.96% 0.98%
2019 1.96% 1.05%
2018 2.03% 1.08%
2017 2.17% 1.13%
2016 2.21% 1.16%
2015 2.23% 1.18%
2014 2.34% 1.21%
2013 2.47% 1.23%
2012 2.61% 1.26%
2011 2.75% 1.22%
2010 2.90% 1.22%
2009 3.02% 1.25%
2008 3.03% 1.27%
2007 3.02% 1.26%
2006 3.05% 1.27%
2005 3.07% 1.27%
2004 3.10% 1.29%
2003 3.09% 1.29%
2002 3.15% 1.31%
2001 3.14% 1.34%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.03 percentage points from 1.96% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 2.23%, the figure has changed by −0.30 percentage points.
  • Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Kenya has the 52nd highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2025 was 0.91%.

Source and dates

Original producer
United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SP.POP.GROW · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1961 to 2025 for Kenya
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects