Kenya population
Kenya: 57.5 million people in 2025 (57,532,493), 26th of 217 countries and areas — and 83.6 million projected for 2050.
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Where it stands
In 2025 Kenya has 57,532,493 people, which is 0.7% of the 8.19 billion counted across the 217 countries and areas on this site. That puts it 26th by population, behind Italy and ahead of Myanmar.
Since 1960
In 1960 the figure was 7,695,307. Since then the population has grown 7.48×, an average of 3.14% a year upward. It doubled at some point along the way — the year it first reached 15,390,614 was 1979.
The projection keeps rising to the end of the data: 83,593,239 in 2050, 45.3% above 2025. The highest figure on this page is that last one, so no peak has been reached yet.
The ranking in 2050
In 2050 the projected rank is 22nd, up 4 places from 26th. Rankings move when other countries grow faster or slower, not only when Kenya changes.
People and land
Kenya covers 580,876 km² of land, so 2025 density is 99 people per km² — 107th most crowded of 216 places with an area figure. At that density a square 10 km on a side holds about 9,904 people.
The fertility rate was 3.17 births per woman in 2024, well above replacement level; life expectancy at birth was 63.8 years (2024); 36.3% of people were under 15 and 3% were 65 or older (2025); 32% of the population lived in cities. These shape the curve above: a young population keeps growing after fertility falls, an old one starts shrinking sooner.
Its nearest neighbours in the ranking are Italy just above, with 58.9 million (1.02× as many), and Myanmar just below, with 54.9 million (1.05× as many as Myanmar has).
How the numbers are taken. Total population from the World Bank's population estimates and projections (built from United Nations and national statistics). Values to 2025 are estimates; 2026–2050 are projections that continue current fertility, mortality and migration trends. Sources and limits.