Kenya's Population Growth

Kenya's Compound Annual Growth Rate for its Population over the last 10, 5 and 3 years was 20.5%, 9.8% and 5.9% respectively.

Unfortunately these numbers cannot be relied on as accurate, as the World Economics Population Data Quality Index rates Kenyan data as D Grade

Kenya's data is highlighted in the table below, use the filter and sort order options to allow easy comparison with other countries.

Data source: United Nations, Washington D.C. and World Economics Research, London



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Population Data Quality Grade
(A-E)		 Population
Growth
10-Year
(2014-2024)		 Population
Growth
5-Year
(2019-2024)		 Population
Growth
3-Year
(2021-2024)		 Share of
Global Population
(2024)
Chad E 36.5% 20.0% 13.3% 0.3%
Niger E 34.7% 16.7% 10.0% 0.3%
Angola E 33.8% 16.0% 9.4% 0.5%
Congo, Dem. Rep E 33.8% 16.4% 9.9% 1.4%
Qatar B 32.7% 8.7% 8.1% 0.0%
Uganda E 32.3% 15.3% 8.7% 0.6%
Tanzania E 31.4% 14.9% 8.9% 0.9%
Mali C 31.1% 15.2% 9.1% 0.3%
Kuwait B 30.4% 10.8% 12.7% 0.1%
Mauritania E 29.9% 14.8% 8.9% 0.1%
Mozambique D 29.9% 15.0% 9.0% 0.4%
Yemen, Rep. E 29.9% 14.7% 9.0% 0.5%
Zambia E 29.8% 14.3% 8.5% 0.3%
United Arab Emirates C 29.7% 16.5% 12.2% 0.1%
Oman B 28.5% 14.5% 16.5% 0.1%
Cameroon E 28.2% 13.4% 8.0% 0.4%
Jordan C 27.9% 8.0% 4.3% 0.1%
Benin D 27.5% 13.0% 7.6% 0.2%
Namibia D 27.4% 13.6% 7.6% 0.0%
Senegal D 27.2% 12.5% 7.3% 0.2%
Ethiopia E 27.1% 13.4% 7.9% 1.7%
Malawi D 26.8% 13.1% 7.8% 0.3%
Burundi E 26.7% 13.8% 8.1% 0.2%
Cote d'Ivoire D 26.7% 12.6% 7.5% 0.4%
Afghanistan E 26.6% 12.1% 6.5% 0.5%
Sudan E 26.6% 10.3% 4.9% 0.6%
Burkina Faso C 25.9% 11.8% 6.9% 0.3%
Madagascar D 25.9% 12.6% 7.5% 0.4%
Guinea E 25.5% 12.6% 7.4% 0.2%
Gabon D 25.3% 11.4% 6.7% 0.0%
Gambia E 24.6% 11.8% 7.0% 0.0%
Togo D 24.5% 11.9% 7.0% 0.1%
Congo, Rep. E 24.4% 12.1% 7.3% 0.1%
Guinea-Bissau E 23.7% 11.3% 6.8% 0.0%
Sierra Leone D 23.1% 11.3% 6.6% 0.1%
Tajikistan C 23.1% 10.7% 6.1% 0.1%
Rwanda D 22.9% 11.1% 6.6% 0.2%
Nigeria E 22.7% 10.6% 6.3% 3.0%
Malta A 22.0% 6.9% 2.9% 0.0%
Papua New Guinea E 21.8% 9.7% 5.5% 0.1%
Turkmenistan D 21.2% 9.8% 5.6% 0.1%
Liberia E 20.9% 10.8% 6.6% 0.1%
Ghana C 20.7% 9.7% 5.8% 0.4%
Bahrain D 20.6% 7.9% 6.9% 0.0%
Kenya D 20.5% 9.8% 5.9% 0.7%
Comoros D 19.9% 9.8% 5.8% 0.0%
Kyrgyzstan A 19.9% 10.2% 5.3% 0.1%
Luxembourg C 19.2% 8.3% 5.0% 0.0%
Uzbekistan E 18.7% 9.9% 6.1% 0.5%
Iceland C 18.5% 8.8% 5.5% 0.0%
Egypt B 18.0% 8.1% 4.9% 1.5%
Algeria C 17.9% 7.9% 4.5% 0.6%
Honduras C 17.9% 8.6% 5.1% 0.1%
Mongolia A 17.8% 7.3% 4.0% 0.0%
Israel C 17.4% 8.2% 4.9% 0.1%
Guatemala B 16.2% 7.4% 4.5% 0.2%
Pakistan E 16.1% 8.6% 4.8% 3.2%
Saudi Arabia A 16.0% 11.0% 8.2% 0.4%
Zimbabwe E 15.9% 8.6% 5.2% 0.2%
Botswana D 15.0% 7.9% 4.9% 0.0%
Panama B 15.0% 6.5% 3.9% 0.1%
Laos D 14.9% 7.1% 4.2% 0.1%
Malaysia A 14.8% 6.2% 3.7% 0.5%
Kazakhstan A 14.6% 7.0% 4.2% 0.3%
Central African Republic E 14.4% 7.6% 4.3% 0.1%
New Zealand A 14.3% 4.4% 2.1% 0.1%
South Africa C 14.2% 7.2% 4.0% 0.8%
Libya E 13.9% 6.0% 3.4% 0.1%
Cambodia D 13.7% 6.8% 3.9% 0.2%
Bolivia C 13.6% 6.2% 3.9% 0.2%
Paraguay D 13.3% 6.2% 3.6% 0.1%
Nicaragua E 13.2% 6.5% 4.0% 0.1%
Peru B 12.9% 5.3% 3.2% 0.4%
Colombia B 12.8% 5.8% 3.3% 0.7%
Haiti E 12.7% 5.9% 3.5% 0.1%
Australia A 12.5% 4.7% 2.9% 0.3%
Ecuador D 12.4% 4.5% 2.5% 0.2%
Cyprus C 12.3% 5.4% 3.1% 0.0%
Ireland A 12.1% 6.4% 4.4% 0.1%
Lesotho E 11.7% 5.7% 3.3% 0.0%
Türkiye A 11.5% 2.5% 0.9% 1.1%
Philippines B 11.1% 4.5% 2.4% 1.5%
Canada A 11.0% 5.1% 3.3% 0.5%
Morocco C 10.8% 5.1% 3.0% 0.5%
Brunei D 10.5% 4.4% 2.4% 0.0%
Dominican Republic D 10.3% 4.8% 2.7% 0.1%
Chile B 10.2% 2.9% 1.6% 0.3%
India C 10.1% 4.4% 2.6% 18.4%
Guyana D 9.8% 2.9% 1.9% 0.0%
Suriname D 9.8% 4.6% 2.7% 0.0%
Vietnam B 9.7% 3.9% 2.1% 1.3%
Bangladesh E 9.5% 5.1% 3.5% 2.2%
Indonesia B 9.1% 4.0% 2.4% 3.6%
Eswatini D 9.0% 5.2% 3.0% 0.0%
Sweden B 9.0% 3.1% 1.8% 0.1%
Mexico A 8.9% 4.0% 2.5% 1.7%
Switzerland A 8.6% 4.0% 2.4% 0.1%
Tunisia C 8.6% 3.3% 1.9% 0.2%
Norway B 8.2% 4.2% 3.1% 0.1%
Bhutan C 7.7% 3.4% 2.1% 0.0%
Costa Rica C 7.4% 2.6% 1.4% 0.1%
Myanmar D 7.3% 3.5% 2.1% 0.7%
Azerbaijan C 7.1% 2.2% 1.0% 0.1%
Nepal D 7.0% 4.3% 0.6% 0.4%
Sri Lanka C 7.0% 3.1% 1.8% 0.3%
Netherlands B 6.8% 3.9% 2.8% 0.2%
Singapore A 6.7% 2.9% 5.1% 0.1%
United States A 6.7% 2.2% 1.5% 4.4%
Austria B 6.5% 2.7% 1.7% 0.1%
United Kingdom A 6.4% 3.0% 2.2% 0.9%
Argentina B 6.0% 1.6% 0.8% 0.6%
Trinidad and Tobago D 5.9% 1.5% 1.3% 0.0%
Brazil A 5.8% 2.2% 1.2% 2.7%
Denmark B 5.8% 2.8% 2.0% 0.1%
Bahamas, The D 4.9% 1.7% 1.2% 0.0%
Belgium C 4.6% 2.1% 1.4% 0.1%
Germany B 3.8% 1.2% 1.0% 1.1%
Estonia A 3.5% 2.5% 2.2% 0.0%
Slovenia A 2.9% 1.7% 0.2% 0.0%
El Salvador D 2.8% 1.8% 1.3% 0.1%
Finland B 2.8% 1.7% 1.4% 0.1%
France A 2.8% 1.2% 0.7% 0.8%
Spain B 2.5% 1.0% 0.4% 0.6%
Cabo Verde C 2.4% 2.1% 1.6% 0.0%
Korea, Rep. A 2.3% -0.1% -0.3% 0.7%
China B 2.2% -0.3% -0.5% 18.0%
Czechia B 2.1% 1.7% 1.9% 0.1%
Thailand A 2.1% 0.2% -0.1% 0.9%
Armenia A 1.8% 2.4% 3.6% 0.0%
Slovak Republic A 1.7% 1.0% 1.2% 0.1%
Jamaica D 1.6% 0.6% 0.1% 0.0%
Hong Kong E 1.3% -1.0% -0.9% 0.1%
Uruguay C 0.9% -0.3% -0.3% 0.0%
Poland A 0.7% 0.8% 1.3% 0.5%
Georgia B 0.4% 0.3% 0.5% 0.0%
Portugal B 0.2% 0.8% 0.3% 0.1%
Russia A -0.1% -1.2% -0.7% 1.8%
Taiwan A -1.1% -2.0% -1.5% 0.3%
Mauritius A -1.6% -1.2% -0.7% 0.0%
Hungary B -1.9% -1.0% -0.3% 0.1%
Italy B -2.2% -1.3% -0.6% 0.8%
Lithuania A -2.5% 2.3% 2.3% 0.0%
Japan A -3.0% -2.3% -1.5% 1.6%
Albania C -3.9% -3.3% -2.0% 0.0%
Belarus B -4.5% -4.1% -2.1% 0.1%
Romania C -4.9% -2.5% -1.2% 0.2%
Latvia B -6.3% -2.2% -0.7% 0.0%
Bulgaria C -6.6% -3.2% -1.7% 0.1%
Serbia C -7.0% -3.3% -1.5% 0.1%
Greece C -8.0% -6.4% -5.1% 0.1%
Croatia C -8.5% -2.8% -1.3% 0.0%
Lebanon E -8.7% 0.2% 1.5% 0.1%
North Macedonia A -9.1% -4.0% -1.5% 0.0%
Moldova B -9.6% -2.5% 0.4% 0.0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina C -11.8% -5.5% -2.5% 0.0%
Ukraine B -18.8% -16.5% -15.1% 0.5%

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Key:
Data quality grade definitions:
         A: As good as it gets
         B: Good
         C: Use with caution
         D: Poor
         E: Extremely poor quality





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