Kenya's Population Growth

Kenya's Compound Annual Growth Rate for its Population over the last 10, 5 and 3 years was 20.2%, 9.8% and 5.9% respectively.

Unfortunately these numbers are based on poor quality data, as the World Economics Population Data Quality Index rates Kenyan data as C 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
(2015-2025)		 Population
Growth
5-Year
(2020-2025)		 Population
Growth
3-Year
(2022-2025)		 Share of
Global Population
(2025)
Chad E 36.7% 20.2% 13.2% 0.3%
Niger D 34.2% 16.6% 10.0% 0.4%
Congo, Dem. Rep E 33.7% 16.4% 9.9% 1.4%
Angola E 33.2% 15.7% 9.3% 0.5%
Uganda E 31.9% 14.7% 8.4% 0.6%
Mali C 30.9% 15.1% 8.9% 0.3%
Tanzania E 30.9% 14.8% 8.8% 0.9%
Mozambique D 29.9% 14.8% 8.8% 0.4%
Mauritania E 29.7% 14.7% 8.8% 0.1%
Yemen, Rep. E 29.7% 14.7% 9.0% 0.5%
Zambia E 29.4% 14.2% 8.5% 0.3%
Oman B 27.9% 20.0% 15.4% 0.1%
Kuwait B 27.7% 13.6% 9.3% 0.1%
Cameroon E 27.6% 13.3% 7.9% 0.4%
United Arab Emirates C 27.3% 18.6% 10.4% 0.1%
Benin D 26.9% 12.7% 7.5% 0.2%
Ethiopia E 26.9% 13.2% 7.8% 1.7%
Burundi E 26.8% 13.3% 7.8% 0.2%
Namibia D 26.8% 12.7% 6.9% 0.0%
Malawi D 26.6% 13.0% 7.8% 0.3%
Senegal D 26.4% 12.2% 7.1% 0.2%
Afghanistan E 26.3% 11.7% 7.8% 0.6%
Cote d'Ivoire D 26.2% 12.5% 7.4% 0.4%
Sudan E 25.9% 10.0% 4.6% 0.7%
Madagascar D 25.6% 12.4% 7.4% 0.4%
Qatar B 25.5% 10.7% 7.5% 0.0%
Guinea E 25.3% 12.3% 7.3% 0.2%
Burkina Faso C 25.2% 11.5% 6.8% 0.3%
Congo, Rep. E 24.4% 12.1% 7.3% 0.1%
Gabon D 24.2% 11.1% 6.5% 0.0%
Gambia E 24.1% 11.6% 6.9% 0.0%
Togo D 24.1% 11.6% 6.8% 0.1%
Guinea-Bissau E 23.3% 11.2% 6.7% 0.0%
Sierra Leone D 22.8% 11.0% 6.4% 0.1%
Rwanda D 22.7% 11.0% 6.6% 0.2%
Tajikistan C 22.4% 10.2% 5.8% 0.1%
Nigeria E 22.2% 10.5% 6.3% 3.0%
Papua New Guinea E 21.0% 9.3% 5.4% 0.1%
Liberia E 20.9% 10.8% 6.5% 0.1%
Malta A 20.6% 5.1% 3.2% 0.0%
Turkmenistan D 20.6% 9.3% 5.3% 0.1%
Ghana C 20.2% 9.6% 5.7% 0.4%
Kenya C 20.2% 9.8% 5.9% 0.7%
Comoros D 19.7% 9.7% 5.7% 0.0%
Kyrgyzstan A 19.7% 9.1% 4.8% 0.1%
Jordan B 19.1% 5.9% 2.3% 0.1%
Uzbekistan E 18.8% 9.9% 5.9% 0.5%
Iceland C 18.7% 8.4% 4.6% 0.0%
Bahrain D 18.5% 10.4% 7.0% 0.0%
Luxembourg C 18.0% 7.7% 4.1% 0.0%
Central African Republic E 17.7% 9.4% 8.0% 0.1%
Honduras C 17.7% 8.5% 5.1% 0.1%
Egypt B 17.4% 8.0% 5.0% 1.5%
Algeria C 17.1% 7.5% 4.2% 0.6%
Israel C 16.8% 7.9% 4.5% 0.1%
Mongolia A 16.8% 6.7% 3.8% 0.0%
Zimbabwe E 16.5% 8.9% 5.4% 0.2%
Pakistan E 16.2% 8.3% 4.7% 3.2%
Guatemala B 15.8% 7.4% 4.6% 0.2%
Botswana D 15.2% 8.0% 4.9% 0.0%
Laos D 14.7% 7.0% 4.1% 0.1%
Panama B 14.5% 6.3% 3.8% 0.1%
Saudi Arabia A 14.4% 11.1% 7.3% 0.4%
Kazakhstan A 14.3% 6.8% 4.0% 0.3%
Malaysia A 14.2% 6.0% 3.7% 0.5%
Bolivia C 13.4% 6.3% 4.1% 0.2%
Cambodia C 13.4% 6.5% 3.7% 0.2%
Libya E 13.4% 5.7% 3.2% 0.1%
South Africa C 13.3% 6.7% 3.8% 0.8%
New Zealand A 13.1% 3.5% 2.3% 0.1%
Nicaragua E 13.1% 6.6% 4.1% 0.1%
Paraguay D 13.1% 6.1% 3.7% 0.1%
Colombia B 13.0% 5.4% 3.2% 0.7%
Peru B 12.8% 5.2% 3.3% 0.4%
Haiti E 12.4% 5.8% 3.5% 0.1%
Ireland A 12.2% 6.4% 3.8% 0.1%
Australia A 12.0% 4.7% 2.9% 0.3%
Cyprus C 11.8% 5.2% 2.9% 0.0%
Ecuador D 11.8% 4.2% 2.6% 0.2%
Lesotho E 11.7% 5.6% 3.3% 0.0%
Canada A 11.0% 5.0% 3.3% 0.5%
Morocco C 10.5% 4.9% 2.9% 0.5%
Philippines B 10.4% 4.1% 2.5% 1.5%
Brunei D 10.0% 4.2% 2.4% 0.0%
Dominican Republic D 9.9% 4.6% 2.6% 0.1%
Bangladesh E 9.8% 5.5% 3.7% 2.2%
Guyana D 9.8% 3.5% 1.7% 0.0%
India D 9.8% 4.3% 2.7% 18.4%
Chile B 9.6% 2.5% 1.6% 0.3%
Suriname D 9.6% 4.4% 2.7% 0.0%
Eswatini D 9.5% 5.2% 3.0% 0.0%
Türkiye A 9.2% 1.8% 0.7% 1.1%
Vietnam B 9.1% 3.5% 1.9% 1.3%
Indonesia B 8.8% 3.9% 2.5% 3.6%
Mexico A 8.6% 4.0% 2.6% 1.7%
Sweden B 8.4% 2.9% 1.6% 0.1%
Norway B 8.1% 4.5% 3.0% 0.1%
Switzerland A 8.0% 3.7% 2.0% 0.1%
Tunisia C 8.0% 3.1% 1.9% 0.2%
Bhutan C 7.3% 3.4% 2.0% 0.0%
Myanmar D 7.1% 3.4% 2.0% 0.7%
Netherlands B 7.0% 4.0% 2.5% 0.2%
Costa Rica C 6.7% 2.3% 1.4% 0.1%
Sri Lanka C 6.7% 2.9% 1.7% 0.3%
Azerbaijan C 6.4% 2.1% 1.0% 0.1%
Nepal D 6.3% 2.2% -0.3% 0.4%
United States A 6.3% 2.3% 1.7% 4.4%
United Kingdom A 6.2% 3.2% 2.0% 0.9%
Singapore A 6.1% 4.4% 3.9% 0.1%
Trinidad and Tobago D 5.6% 2.0% 1.0% 0.0%
Denmark B 5.5% 2.9% 1.7% 0.1%
Brazil A 5.4% 2.0% 1.2% 2.7%
Argentina A 5.3% 1.5% 1.0% 0.6%
Austria B 5.3% 2.1% 0.5% 0.1%
Bahamas, The D 4.5% 1.8% 1.4% 0.0%
Belgium C 4.2% 1.9% 1.0% 0.1%
Cabo Verde C 2.9% 2.4% 1.5% 0.0%
El Salvador D 2.9% 2.1% 1.4% 0.1%
Slovenia A 2.7% 0.7% 0.1% 0.0%
Finland B 2.6% 1.7% 1.0% 0.1%
France A 2.6% 1.1% 0.6% 0.8%
Spain B 2.6% 0.4% 0.1% 0.6%
Germany B 2.4% 0.5% 0.0% 1.1%
Estonia A 2.3% 1.1% -0.4% 0.0%
Thailand A 1.5% 0.0% -0.2% 0.9%
China B 1.4% -0.7% -0.6% 17.8%
Korea, Rep. A 1.3% -0.4% -0.2% 0.7%
Jamaica D 1.2% 0.2% -0.1% 0.0%
Armenia A 1.1% 2.1% 2.5% 0.0%
Slovak Republic A 1.0% 0.4% 0.0% 0.1%
Czechia B 0.8% 0.6% -0.6% 0.1%
Uruguay C 0.5% -0.4% -0.2% 0.0%
Georgia B 0.4% 0.3% 0.3% 0.0%
Hong Kong E 0.4% -1.3% -0.9% 0.1%
Portugal B 0.4% 0.4% -0.1% 0.1%
Poland A -0.3% -0.1% -0.6% 0.5%
Russia A -0.9% -1.6% -1.1% 1.8%
Taiwan A -1.8% -2.3% -1.3% 0.3%
Mauritius A -1.9% -1.2% -0.6% 0.0%
Hungary B -2.1% -1.2% -0.5% 0.1%
Italy B -2.4% -1.3% -0.8% 0.7%
Lithuania A -2.6% 1.2% 0.5% 0.0%
Japan A -3.3% -2.6% -1.5% 1.6%
Albania C -4.5% -3.5% -2.0% 0.0%
Romania C -5.0% -2.5% -1.4% 0.2%
Belarus B -5.3% -3.8% -1.9% 0.1%
Latvia B -6.5% -2.5% -1.5% 0.0%
Bulgaria C -6.6% -3.2% -1.6% 0.1%
Serbia C -7.0% -3.2% -1.5% 0.1%
Croatia C -8.3% -2.7% -1.5% 0.0%
Greece C -8.4% -7.3% -4.6% 0.1%
North Macedonia A -8.7% -3.1% -1.4% 0.0%
Moldova B -9.2% -2.4% -1.4% 0.0%
Lebanon E -9.9% 2.6% 1.8% 0.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina C -11.3% -4.9% -2.0% 0.0%
Ukraine B -15.4% -13.0% -4.8% 0.5%

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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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