Population in Kenya

251 indicators covering population for Kenya.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Population aged 25-64 years 22,224 thousands 2025 up 35.2% 32nd
General government total expenditure 4.11 trillion current LCU 2025 up 150.3% 49th
Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking 68.0% 2024 down 23.6% 40th
Share of urban population using at least basic sanitation facilities 39.7% 2024 up 13.0% 171st
Share of urban vs. rural population using at least basic sanitation 39.7% 2024 up 13.0% 171st
Share of the population using at least basic sanitation services 40.9% 2024 up 21.4% 205th
Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities 68.4% 2024 up 20.8% 195th
Share of people practicing open defecation 5.9% 2024 down 42.7% 46th
Population growth 2.0% 2024 down 16.3% 56th
Rural population 70.0% 2024 down 6.5% 25th
DEC alternative conversion factor 134.82 LCU per US$ 2024 up 53.3% 57th
Official exchange rate 134.82 LCU per US$, period average 2024 up 53.3% 60th
GDP 16.79 trillion current LCU 2024 up 179.6% 47th
GDP per capita 297,437 current LCU 2024 up 128.1% 78th
GDP 124.50 billion current US$ 2024 up 82.3% 65th
GDP per capita 2,206 current US$ 2024 up 48.8% 167th
GDP 10.87 trillion constant LCU 2024 up 56.5% 42nd
GDP deflator 154.45 base year varies by country 2024 up 78.6% 73rd
GDP growth 4.5% 2024 down 10.4% 53rd
GDP at market prices 104.58 billion constant 2010 US$ 2024 up 56.5% 64th
GNI 16.52 trillion current LCU 2024 up 210.2% 47th
GNI per capita 292,799 current LCU 2024 up 153.2% 78th
GNI per capita, Atlas method 2,110 current US$ 2024 up 68.8% 163rd
Share of the rural population using at least basic sanitation facilities 41.4% 2024 up 24.7% 137th
Share of rural and urban population with access to clean fuels for cooking 62.6 2023 up 142.6% 144th
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP 4.2% 2024 up 96.8% 65th
Population growth rate 2.0% 2023 down 17.7% 53rd
Population 55.34 million people 2023 up 23.0% 26th
Population: comparison of UN projections 55.34 million people 2023 up 23.0% 26th
Birth rate 27.11 births per 1,000 people 2023 down 16.4% 44th
Number of births, by world region 1.50 million births 2023 up 2.8% 17th
Annual change in population 1.09 million people 2023 down 1.1% 17th
Population 55.34 million people 2023 up 23.0% 27th
Number of children under 15, by world region 20.72 million people 2023 up 7.5% 18th
Population by age group 55.34 million people 2023 up 23.0% 26th
Life expectancy by sex 65.92 years 2023 up 3.6% 215th
Total dependency ratio 67.7% 2023 down 17.6% 54th
Youth dependency ratio 62.8% 2023 down 19.5% 48th
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people 1.61 million people 2023 up 58.8% 58th
Population by age group 1.61 million people 2023 up 58.8% 58th
Population growth rate with and without migration 2.0% 2023 down 17.7% 53rd
Median age vs. births per woman 19.53 years 2023 up 13.0% 198th
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people 1.61 million people 2023 up 58.8% 58th
The global population hockey stick 55.34 million people 2023 up 23.0% 27th
Number of births 1.50 million births 2023 up 2.8% 17th
Population 55.34 million people 2023 up 23.0% 26th
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people 20.72 million people 2023 up 7.5% 18th
Population 55.34 million people 2023 up 23.0% 27th
Births, by age of mother 160 births 2023 down 48.2% 34th
Population by age group 7.04 million people 2023 down 0.9% 19th
Share of births by age of mother 12.1% 2023 down 25.5% 64th
Birth rate 27.11 births per 1,000 people 2023 down 16.4% 44th
Birth rate by women's age group 56.31 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 2023 down 41.1% 60th
Has the population peaked? 55.34 million people 2023 up 23.0% 26th
Life expectancy at birth, total 63.65 years 2023 up 3.1% 195th
Fertility rate, total 3.21 births per woman 2023 down 18.9% 51st
Mortality rate, infant 34.7 per 1,000 live births 2023 down 15.2% 37th
Total population by age 97.26 2023 up 62.4% 59th
Population density of the capital city 9,969 people per km² 2100 down 0.4% 23rd
Military personnel as a share of total population 0.0% 2022 down 20.4% 162nd