Population in Kenya
The population of Kenya was 57,532,493 people in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Kenya, 2025
57,532,493
Change from 2024
+1.9%
World, 2025
8,215,424,893 people
Position in 2025
26th of 217
Population in Kenya over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
People. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Kenya | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 57,532,493 people | 8,215,424,893 people |
| 2024 | 56,432,944 people | 8,140,897,523 people |
| 2023 | 55,339,003 people | 8,062,923,417 people |
| 2022 | 54,252,461 people | 7,988,550,201 people |
| 2021 | 53,219,166 people | 7,919,567,995 people |
| 2020 | 52,217,334 people | 7,853,863,139 people |
| 2019 | 51,202,827 people | 7,777,162,476 people |
| 2018 | 50,207,107 people | 7,696,159,728 people |
| 2017 | 49,197,766 people | 7,613,788,655 people |
| 2016 | 48,139,687 people | 7,528,221,579 people |
| 2015 | 47,088,526 people | 7,441,084,771 people |
| 2014 | 46,051,440 people | 7,353,532,223 people |
| 2013 | 44,986,791 people | 7,265,404,737 people |
| 2012 | 43,888,303 people | 7,176,482,165 people |
| 2011 | 42,758,461 people | 7,086,704,141 people |
| 2010 | 41,598,567 people | 7,000,860,073 people |
| 2009 | 40,408,891 people | 6,916,168,196 people |
| 2008 | 39,206,351 people | 6,830,080,867 people |
| 2007 | 38,036,349 people | 6,744,049,498 people |
| 2006 | 36,904,008 people | 6,659,536,021 people |
| 2005 | 35,796,484 people | 6,575,410,029 people |
| 2004 | 34,713,455 people | 6,492,354,627 people |
| 2003 | 33,652,223 people | 6,409,352,386 people |
| 2002 | 32,629,808 people | 6,327,171,255 people |
| 2001 | 31,619,170 people | 6,244,739,668 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.9% from 56,432,944 people in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 47,088,526 people, the figure has changed by +22.2%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Kenya has the 26th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 8,215,424,893 people.
More for Kenya
All statistics for Kenya
Population growth
1.93%
2025 · World Bank
Population estimates and projections
55,339,003 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
19.5 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
3.21 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
1.97%
2023 · UN Population Division
Population aged 65 and over
3.0%
2025 · World Bank