Kenya Population

Population now

59,052,483

World: 26th
Africa: 7th

Male:	29,343,398	(49.69 %)
Female:	29,707,816	(50.31 %)

Births in 2024:	2,003,823
Deaths in 2024:	395,551

Life expectancy & Rates (2024)

Male:	65.40 years
Female:	70.28 years
Total:	67.85 years
Median Age:	20.25 years

Birth Rate:	26.90
Death Rate:	5.31
Growth Rate:	4.07 %
Fertility Rate:	3.19

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Birth & Death rate
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Population structure (mid 2024)
Urbanization

Kenya Population History

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
1960	8M	4M	4M	1.01	1.56%	51.16	19.95	7.95	46.76	45.00	48.66	16.14	7.36%	13.94
1961	8M	4M	4M	1.01	1.63%	51.07	19.39	8.00	47.42	45.60	49.37	15.75	7.57%	14.38
1962	9M	4M	4M	1.01	1.70%	50.98	18.85	8.04	48.06	46.19	50.06	15.42	7.77%	14.84
1963	9M	4M	4M	1	1.78%	50.89	18.32	8.08	48.67	46.77	50.72	15.15	8.04%	15.32
1964	9M	5M	5M	1	1.85%	50.81	17.82	8.10	49.26	47.34	51.33	14.95	8.32%	15.83
1965	10M	5M	5M	1	1.93%	50.75	17.35	8.12	49.82	47.89	51.90	14.82	8.61%	16.36
1966	10M	5M	5M	1	2.00%	50.72	16.90	8.13	50.36	48.43	52.44	14.66	8.90%	16.91
1967	10M	5M	5M	1	2.08%	50.73	16.47	8.13	50.90	48.98	52.97	14.56	9.21%	17.48
1968	11M	5M	5M	1	2.17%	50.77	16.04	8.12	51.45	49.53	53.51	14.51	9.53%	18.09
1969	11M	5M	5M	1	2.25%	50.83	15.62	8.10	52.00	50.09	54.05	14.47	9.85%	18.73
1970	11M	6M	6M	1	2.35%	50.89	15.19	8.08	52.56	50.65	54.60	14.43	10.30%	19.40
1971	12M	6M	6M	1	2.45%	50.94	14.77	8.05	53.12	51.22	55.15	14.35	10.78%	20.10
1972	12M	6M	6M	1	2.55%	50.96	14.35	8.01	53.67	51.79	55.69	14.28	11.28%	20.85
1973	13M	6M	6M	0.99	2.65%	50.94	13.94	7.96	54.22	52.35	56.22	14.22	11.81%	21.63
1974	13M	7M	7M	0.99	2.76%	50.86	13.54	7.91	54.75	52.90	56.72	14.17	12.35%	22.44
1975	14M	7M	7M	0.99	2.86%	50.73	13.15	7.84	55.27	53.45	57.22	14.13	12.91%	23.30
1976	14M	7M	7M	0.99	2.96%	50.56	12.76	7.77	55.80	54.00	57.72	14.06	13.50%	24.19
1977	15M	7M	7M	0.99	3.07%	50.36	12.37	7.70	56.34	54.57	58.22	14.02	14.11%	25.12
1978	15M	8M	8M	0.99	3.18%	50.13	11.98	7.62	56.87	55.13	58.73	13.99	14.75%	26.10
1979	16M	8M	8M	0.99	3.30%	49.86	11.60	7.54	57.39	55.67	59.23	13.98	15.40%	27.11
1980	16M	8M	8M	0.99	3.41%	49.56	11.24	7.46	57.88	56.16	59.70	13.97	15.58%	28.18
1981	17M	9M	9M	0.99	3.51%	49.22	10.91	7.37	58.32	56.59	60.14	13.94	15.68%	29.29
1982	18M	9M	9M	0.99	3.60%	48.82	10.62	7.27	58.68	56.94	60.52	13.92	15.78%	30.44
1983	18M	9M	9M	0.99	3.65%	48.35	10.39	7.16	58.94	57.17	60.81	13.91	15.88%	31.63
1984	19M	10M	10M	0.99	3.69%	47.81	10.20	7.04	59.09	57.27	61.01	13.93	15.98%	32.86
1985	20M	10M	10M	0.99	3.68%	47.17	10.07	6.91	59.12	57.24	61.11	13.96	16.08%	34.11
1986	21M	10M	10M	0.99	3.64%	46.41	10.00	6.76	59.01	57.05	61.08	13.98	16.18%	35.39
1987	21M	11M	11M	0.99	3.56%	45.53	9.98	6.60	58.77	56.73	60.94	14.04	16.28%	36.70
1988	22M	11M	11M	0.99	3.46%	44.56	10.00	6.43	58.42	56.29	60.69	14.13	16.38%	38.02
1989	23M	11M	12M	0.99	3.32%	43.54	10.07	6.24	57.97	55.74	60.34	14.25	16.49%	39.36
1990	24M	12M	12M	0.99	3.18%	42.56	10.19	6.07	57.41	55.10	59.88	14.40	16.75%	40.72
1991	25M	12M	12M	0.99	3.02%	41.70	10.37	5.90	56.74	54.35	59.30	14.55	17.04%	42.09
1992	25M	13M	13M	0.99	2.87%	41.02	10.61	5.76	55.97	53.53	58.61	14.74	17.34%	43.47
1993	26M	13M	13M	0.99	2.72%	40.54	10.90	5.63	55.15	52.67	57.83	14.96	17.65%	44.86
1994	27M	13M	14M	0.99	2.59%	40.28	11.22	5.54	54.31	51.82	57.01	15.18	17.95%	46.26
1995	28M	14M	14M	0.99	2.48%	40.20	11.56	5.46	53.49	51.00	56.19	15.38	18.26%	47.66
1996	29M	14M	14M	0.99	2.38%	40.23	11.90	5.40	52.71	50.24	55.39	15.53	18.58%	49.07
1997	29M	15M	15M	0.99	2.30%	40.28	12.20	5.35	52.01	49.59	54.65	15.64	18.90%	50.49
1998	30M	15M	15M	0.99	2.24%	40.29	12.44	5.30	51.45	49.07	54.02	15.74	19.22%	51.92
1999	31M	15M	16M	0.99	2.19%	40.21	12.59	5.24	51.06	48.73	53.56	15.85	19.55%	53.37
2000	32M	16M	16M	0.99	2.17%	40.04	12.62	5.18	50.92	48.66	53.35	15.99	19.89%	54.86
2001	33M	16M	17M	0.99	2.18%	39.78	12.49	5.11	51.10	48.91	53.43	16.06	20.24%	56.38
2002	34M	17M	17M	0.98	2.24%	39.47	12.20	5.05	51.61	49.48	53.84	16.18	20.59%	57.93
2003	35M	17M	17M	0.98	2.33%	39.14	11.76	4.98	52.41	50.36	54.54	16.32	20.95%	59.52
2004	36M	18M	18M	0.98	2.46%	38.77	11.20	4.91	53.48	51.50	55.50	16.46	21.31%	61.16
2005	37M	18M	18M	0.98	2.64%	38.37	10.54	4.84	54.73	52.82	56.67	16.56	21.68%	62.86
2006	38M	19M	19M	0.98	2.85%	37.89	9.85	4.77	56.09	54.22	57.97	16.68	22.05%	64.62
2007	39M	19M	19M	0.99	3.08%	37.33	9.16	4.68	57.46	55.59	59.32	16.78	22.42%	66.43
2008	40M	20M	20M	0.99	3.31%	36.68	8.52	4.59	58.76	56.86	60.62	16.86	22.80%	68.29
2009	41M	20M	21M	0.99	3.52%	35.94	7.95	4.48	59.93	57.98	61.84	16.96	23.18%	70.20
2010	42M	21M	21M	0.99	3.70%	35.13	7.47	4.37	60.96	58.93	62.94	17.08	23.57%	72.14
2011	43M	21M	22M	0.99	3.84%	34.25	7.07	4.25	61.85	59.74	63.92	17.20	23.97%	74.11
2012	44M	22M	22M	0.99	3.95%	33.33	6.73	4.12	62.66	60.47	64.82	17.34	24.38%	76.11
2013	46M	23M	23M	0.99	4.04%	32.42	6.43	4.00	63.42	61.16	65.65	17.51	24.79%	78.13
2014	47M	23M	24M	0.99	4.12%	31.52	6.16	3.88	64.14	61.82	66.42	17.68	25.22%	80.15
2015	48M	24M	24M	0.99	4.18%	30.69	5.93	3.77	64.80	62.45	67.11	17.87	25.66%	82.17
2016	49M	24M	25M	0.99	4.23%	29.94	5.73	3.66	65.39	63.03	67.72	18.10	26.11%	84.19
2017	50M	25M	25M	0.99	4.25%	29.30	5.58	3.57	65.91	63.54	68.24	18.34	26.56%	86.19
2018	51M	26M	26M	0.99	4.26%	28.75	5.47	3.49	66.34	63.97	68.68	18.59	27.03%	88.20
2019	53M	26M	26M	0.99	4.25%	28.30	5.39	3.42	66.70	64.31	69.05	18.84	27.51%	90.23
2020	54M	27M	27M	0.99	4.22%	27.94	5.35	3.37	66.99	64.60	69.35	19.12	28.00%	92.29
2021	55M	27M	28M	0.99	4.22%	27.94	5.35	3.37	66.99	64.60	69.35	19.41	28.49%	94.37
2022	56M	28M	28M	0.99	4.22%	27.94	5.35	3.37	66.99	64.60	69.35	19.69	29.00%	96.48
2023	57M	29M	29M	0.99	4.11%	27.16	5.32	3.23	67.64	65.20	70.05	19.96	29.52%	98.62
2024	59M	29M	30M	0.99	4.07%	26.90	5.31	3.19	67.85	65.40	70.28	20.25	30.05%	100.77

Kenya Population Projections

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
2025	60M	30M	30M	0.99	4.03%	26.64	5.30	3.14	68.07	65.60	70.51	20.54	30.59%	102.95
2026	61M	30M	31M	0.99	3.96%	26.35	5.31	3.10	68.28	65.80	70.74	20.81	31.14%	105.14
2027	63M	31M	31M	0.99	3.91%	26.06	5.31	3.06	68.49	66.00	70.97	21.09	31.70%	107.34
2028	64M	32M	32M	0.99	3.84%	25.76	5.32	3.02	68.71	66.20	71.19	21.38	32.26%	109.57
2029	65M	32M	33M	0.99	3.79%	25.47	5.32	2.98	68.92	66.40	71.42	21.67	32.84%	111.80
2030	66M	33M	33M	0.99	3.72%	25.18	5.33	2.94	69.13	66.60	71.65	21.95	33.43%	114.05
2031	68M	34M	34M	0.99	3.64%	24.84	5.35	2.91	69.32	66.78	71.86	22.23	34.02%	116.30
2032	69M	34M	35M	0.99	3.56%	24.50	5.37	2.87	69.51	66.95	72.07	22.50	34.63%	118.56
2033	70M	35M	35M	0.99	3.47%	24.16	5.40	2.84	69.70	67.13	72.27	22.77	35.24%	120.83
2034	72M	36M	36M	0.99	3.39%	23.82	5.42	2.80	69.89	67.30	72.48	23.05	35.86%	123.08
2035	73M	36M	37M	0.99	3.32%	23.48	5.44	2.77	70.08	67.48	72.69	23.33	36.48%	125.33
2036	74M	37M	37M	0.99	3.22%	23.12	5.48	2.74	70.26	67.64	72.88	23.59	37.11%	127.57
2037	76M	38M	38M	0.99	3.13%	22.76	5.51	2.71	70.43	67.80	73.07	23.86	37.74%	129.80
2038	77M	38M	39M	0.99	3.04%	22.41	5.55	2.68	70.61	67.97	73.27	24.13	38.38%	132.01
2039	78M	39M	39M	0.98	2.95%	22.05	5.58	2.65	70.78	68.13	73.46	24.39	39.02%	134.21
2040	79M	39M	40M	0.98	2.86%	21.69	5.62	2.62	70.96	68.29	73.65	24.66	39.66%	136.39
2041	81M	40M	41M	0.98	2.77%	21.38	5.67	2.59	71.12	68.44	73.83	24.90	40.31%	138.56
2042	82M	41M	41M	0.98	2.68%	21.07	5.72	2.57	71.29	68.60	74.01	25.14	40.97%	140.71
2043	83M	41M	42M	0.98	2.60%	20.75	5.77	2.54	71.45	68.75	74.18	25.37	41.62%	142.84
2044	84M	42M	43M	0.98	2.51%	20.44	5.82	2.52	71.62	68.91	74.36	25.62	42.28%	144.94
2045	86M	42M	43M	0.98	2.43%	20.13	5.87	2.49	71.78	69.06	74.54	25.88	42.94%	147.03
2046	87M	43M	44M	0.98	2.35%	19.88	5.94	2.47	71.94	69.21	74.71	26.11	43.61%	149.10
2047	88M	44M	44M	0.98	2.27%	19.63	6.00	2.45	72.09	69.35	74.87	26.36	44.27%	151.15
2048	89M	44M	45M	0.98	2.19%	19.38	6.07	2.42	72.25	69.50	75.04	26.60	44.94%	153.18
2049	90M	45M	46M	0.98	2.12%	19.13	6.13	2.40	72.40	69.64	75.20	26.85	45.61%	155.18
2050	92M	45M	46M	0.98	2.05%	18.88	6.20	2.38	72.56	69.79	75.37	27.10	46.28%	157.17

Highest City Populations in Kenya

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Rank	City	Population, Urban Area	Population, City
1	Nairobi	5,172,078	2,750,547
2	Mombasa	1,401,933	1,208,333
3	Eldoret	432,580	428,000
4	Nakuru	411,503	259,903
5	Kisumu	382,233	344,487

Map of Kenya

All Countries in Africa

Democratic Republic of the Congo101M

South Africa62M

Kenya59M

Burkina Faso23M

Republic of the Congo6M

Central African Republic5M

Guinea-Bissau2M

Equatorial Guinea2M

Sao Tome and Principe237k