Population growth rate in Kenya
Kenya: Population growth rate was -0.038 in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
-0.038
Change on year
down 111.1%
World rank
84th
of 239 countries
All-time high
4.02
in 1965
All-time low
-0.8919
in 1905
Years of data
163
1700–2100
Population growth rate in Kenya, 1700–2100
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2100, population growth rate in Kenya stood at -0.038.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 111.1% on the previous year and down 130.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth rate in Kenya peaked at 4.02 in 1965 and was at its lowest, -0.8919, in 1905.
Kenya ranks 84th of 239 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population growth rate in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1700 | 0.1335 | — |
| 1800 | 0.3444 | +157.9% |
| 1900 | -0.7092 | -305.9% |
| 1905 | -0.8919 | +25.8% |
| 1910 | -0.6531 | -26.8% |
| 1915 | -0.2897 | -55.6% |
| 1920 | 0.5604 | -293.5% |
| 1925 | 1.69 | +200.8% |
| 1930 | 1.56 | -7.2% |
| 1935 | 1.39 | -11.2% |
| 1940 | 1.55 | +11.6% |
| 1945 | 1.78 | +15.0% |
| 1950 | 1.99 | +11.8% |
| 1951 | 2.27 | +13.8% |
| 1952 | 2.42 | +6.4% |
| 1953 | 2.52 | +4.1% |
| 1954 | 2.73 | +8.3% |
| 1955 | 2.9 | +6.4% |
| 1956 | 3.08 | +6.3% |
| 1957 | 3.27 | +5.9% |
| 1958 | 3.25 | -0.6% |
| 1959 | 3.54 | +9.1% |
| 1960 | 3.67 | +3.5% |
| 1961 | 3.79 | +3.4% |
| 1962 | 3.86 | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 3.91 | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 3.95 | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 4.02 | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 3.96 | -1.5% |
| 1967 | 3.98 | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 3.93 | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 3.92 | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 3.78 | -3.4% |
| 1971 | 3.48 | -8.0% |
| 1972 | 3.48 | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 3.43 | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 3.34 | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 3.3 | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 3.19 | -3.3% |
| 1977 | 3.44 | +7.8% |
| 1978 | 3.44 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 3.49 | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 3.6 | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 3.55 | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 3.6 | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 3.7 | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 3.65 | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 3.63 | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 3.53 | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 3.52 | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 3.53 | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 3.48 | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 3.4 | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 3.09 | -9.2% |
| 1992 | 3.04 | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 2.9 | -4.8% |
| 1994 | 2.91 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 2.77 | -4.8% |
| 1996 | 2.74 | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 2.73 | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 2.79 | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 2.98 | +6.7% |
| 2000 | 3.05 | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 3.22 | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 3.07 | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 3.1 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 3.11 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 3.03 | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 3.06 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 2.99 | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 3.07 | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 2.97 | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 2.83 | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 2.67 | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 2.55 | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 2.4 | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 2.28 | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 2.17 | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 2.24 | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 2.11 | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 1.96 | -7.3% |
| 2019 | 1.97 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 1.95 | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 1.85 | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 2 | +7.8% |
| 2023 | 1.97 | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 1.94 | -1.4% |
| 2025 | 1.92 | -1.4% |
| 2026 | 1.89 | -1.6% |
| 2027 | 1.86 | -1.2% |
| 2028 | 1.83 | -1.6% |
| 2029 | 1.81 | -1.4% |
| 2030 | 1.78 | -1.4% |
| 2031 | 1.76 | -1.2% |
| 2032 | 1.72 | -2.1% |
| 2033 | 1.69 | -1.9% |
| 2034 | 1.65 | -2.4% |
| 2035 | 1.61 | -2.3% |
| 2036 | 1.57 | -2.4% |
| 2037 | 1.53 | -2.8% |
| 2038 | 1.5 | -2.2% |
| 2039 | 1.45 | -3.2% |
| 2040 | 1.41 | -2.6% |
| 2041 | 1.36 | -3.2% |
| 2042 | 1.32 | -2.9% |
| 2043 | 1.28 | -3.5% |
| 2044 | 1.24 | -3.3% |
| 2045 | 1.19 | -3.6% |
| 2046 | 1.16 | -2.9% |
| 2047 | 1.12 | -3.0% |
| 2048 | 1.09 | -2.9% |
| 2049 | 1.06 | -2.5% |
| 2050 | 1.03 | -2.5% |
| 2051 | 1.01 | -2.6% |
| 2052 | 0.977 | -3.1% |
| 2053 | 0.952 | -2.6% |
| 2054 | 0.925 | -2.8% |
| 2055 | 0.905 | -2.2% |
| 2056 | 0.883 | -2.4% |
| 2057 | 0.872 | -1.2% |
| 2058 | 0.851 | -2.4% |
| 2059 | 0.823 | -3.3% |
| 2060 | 0.799 | -2.9% |
| 2061 | 0.777 | -2.8% |
| 2062 | 0.75 | -3.5% |
| 2063 | 0.715 | -4.7% |
| 2064 | 0.689 | -3.6% |
| 2065 | 0.658 | -4.5% |
| 2066 | 0.634 | -3.6% |
| 2067 | 0.603 | -4.9% |
| 2068 | 0.577 | -4.3% |
| 2069 | 0.546 | -5.4% |
| 2070 | 0.519 | -4.9% |
| 2071 | 0.494 | -4.8% |
| 2072 | 0.469 | -5.1% |
| 2073 | 0.434 | -7.5% |
| 2074 | 0.41 | -5.5% |
| 2075 | 0.386 | -5.9% |
| 2076 | 0.368 | -4.7% |
| 2077 | 0.342 | -7.1% |
| 2078 | 0.319 | -6.7% |
| 2079 | 0.301 | -5.6% |
| 2080 | 0.286 | -5.0% |
| 2081 | 0.261 | -8.7% |
| 2082 | 0.241 | -7.7% |
| 2083 | 0.225 | -6.6% |
| 2084 | 0.207 | -8.0% |
| 2085 | 0.194 | -6.3% |
| 2086 | 0.18 | -7.2% |
| 2087 | 0.164 | -8.9% |
| 2088 | 0.152 | -7.3% |
| 2089 | 0.138 | -9.2% |
| 2090 | 0.123 | -10.9% |
| 2091 | 0.103 | -16.3% |
| 2092 | 0.088 | -14.6% |
| 2093 | 0.068 | -22.7% |
| 2094 | 0.054 | -20.6% |
| 2095 | 0.042 | -22.2% |
| 2096 | 0.029 | -31.0% |
| 2097 | 0.006 | -79.3% |
| 2098 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2099 | -0.018 | — |
| 2100 | -0.038 | +111.1% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's -0.038 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.038. (47 countries reporting)
- Kenya's -0.038 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2765. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth rate in Kenya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | -305.9% | 0.3444 | -0.7092 |
| 1920 | +293.5% | -0.2897 | 0.5604 |
| 1925 | +200.8% | 0.5604 | 1.69 |
| 1800 | +157.9% | 0.1335 | 0.3444 |
| 2100 | -111.1% | -0.018 | -0.038 |
| 2098 | -100.0% | 0.006 | 0 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.1335 | 0.1335 | 0.1335 | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.3444 | 0.3444 | 0.3444 | 1 |
| 1900s | -0.8005 | -0.8919 | -0.7092 | 2 |
| 1910s | -0.4714 | -0.6531 | -0.2897 | 2 |
| 1920s | 1.12 | 0.5604 | 1.69 | 2 |
| 1930s | 1.48 | 1.39 | 1.56 | 2 |
| 1940s | 1.67 | 1.55 | 1.78 | 2 |
| 1950s | 2.8 | 1.99 | 3.54 | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.9 | 3.67 | 4.02 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.44 | 3.19 | 3.78 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.58 | 3.48 | 3.7 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.93 | 2.73 | 3.4 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.07 | 2.97 | 3.22 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.32 | 1.96 | 2.83 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9 | 1.81 | 2 | 10 |
| 2030s | 1.63 | 1.45 | 1.78 | 10 |
| 2040s | 1.22 | 1.06 | 1.41 | 10 |
| 2050s | 0.9231 | 0.823 | 1.03 | 10 |
| 2060s | 0.6748 | 0.546 | 0.799 | 10 |
| 2070s | 0.4042 | 0.301 | 0.519 | 10 |
| 2080s | 0.2048 | 0.138 | 0.286 | 10 |
| 2090s | 0.0495 | -0.018 | 0.123 | 10 |
| 2100s | -0.038 | -0.038 | -0.038 | 1 |
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- Population density 183.07 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 6.40 million (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth rate in Kenya?
- Population growth rate in Kenya was -0.038 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population growth rate recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 4.02 in 1965.
- What is the lowest population growth rate recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.8919 in 1905.
- How does Kenya rank for population growth rate?
- Kenya ranks 84th out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is population growth rate rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 130.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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