Population in Urban Area, now
5,084,036
- World: 86th
- Africa: 11th
- Kenya: 1st
Population in City Area, 2021-07-29
2,750,547
- World: 98th
- Africa: 14th
- Kenya: 1st
Nairobi Urban Area Population Graph
Nairobi Urban Area Population History
1950 137,000
1951 148,000
1952 160,000
1953 172,000
1954 186,000
1955 201,000
1956 216,000
1957 233,000
1958 252,000
1959 271,000
1960 293,000
1961 316,000
1962 340,000
1963 361,000
1964 382,000
1965 404,000
1966 427,000
1967 451,000
1968 478,000
1969 505,000
1970 531,000
1971 557,000
1972 585,000
1973 614,000
1974 645,000
1975 677,000
1976 710,000
1977 746,000
1978 783,000
1979 822,000
1980 862,000
1981 903,000
1982 947,000
1983 992,000
1984 1,040,000
1985 1,090,000
1986 1,142,000
1987 1,197,000
1988 1,255,000
1989 1,315,000
1990 1,380,000
1991 1,448,000
1992 1,520,000
1993 1,594,000
1994 1,673,000
1995 1,755,000
1996 1,842,000
1997 1,933,000
1998 2,028,000
1999 2,128,000
2000 2,214,000
2001 2,299,000
2002 2,388,000
2003 2,481,000
2004 2,577,000
2005 2,677,000
2006 2,780,000
2007 2,888,000
2008 3,000,000
2009 3,116,000
2010 3,237,000
2011 3,362,000
2012 3,492,000
2013 3,627,000
2014 3,768,000
2015 3,914,000
2016 4,065,000
2017 4,222,000
2018 4,386,000
2019 4,556,000
2020 4,735,000
2021 4,922,000
2022 5,119,000
2023 5,325,000
2024 5,541,000
Nairobi Urban Area Population Projections
2025 5,767,000
2026 6,002,000
2027 6,247,000
2028 6,500,000
2029 6,762,000
2030 7,031,000
2031 7,309,000
2032 7,594,000
2033 7,888,000
2034 8,190,000
2035 8,499,000