Demographics of Kenya
| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2024) |
| Date | 27 Sep 2024 |
As of 2024, the population of Kenya is projected at 56.43 million, compared to 55.34 million in 2023. It is the seventh-most populous country in Africa and ranks 26th in the world. The population growth rate in 2024 is projected at 1.94 percent, the 52nd highest among 237 countries and dependent territories.
There are 28.06 million males and 28.38 million females in Kenya. The percentage of the male population is 49.72%, compared to 50.28% of the female population. Kenya has 321k more females than males. The sex ratio in Kenya in 2024 will be 98.870 males per 100 females. Kenya is in the 137th position in terms of the female-to-male ratio.
17.65 million people are living in urban areas, which is 30% of Kenya population. Kenya is ranked 206th in terms of urbanization.
- Population
- Growth
- Gender
| Year | Population | Growth (%) | M per 100 F | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Total | |||
| 1950 | 2,900,224 | 2,868,961 | 5,769,185 | 1.99 | 101.090 |
| 1955 | 3,251,270 | 3,278,026 | 6,529,297 | 2.90 | 99.184 |
| 1960 | 3,815,019 | 3,880,288 | 7,695,307 | 3.67 | 98.318 |
| 1965 | 4,622,033 | 4,716,046 | 9,338,078 | 4.02 | 98.007 |
| 1970 | 5,626,219 | 5,742,573 | 11,368,791 | 3.78 | 97.974 |
| 1975 | 6,685,596 | 6,826,075 | 13,511,671 | 3.30 | 97.942 |
| 1980 | 7,925,671 | 8,092,788 | 16,018,459 | 3.60 | 97.935 |
| 1985 | 9,505,574 | 9,696,193 | 19,201,768 | 3.63 | 98.034 |
| 1990 | 11,337,559 | 11,555,093 | 22,892,651 | 3.40 | 98.117 |
| 1995 | 13,187,141 | 13,414,610 | 26,601,751 | 2.77 | 98.304 |
| 2000 | 15,224,637 | 15,418,253 | 30,642,890 | 3.05 | 98.744 |
| 2005 | 17,822,201 | 17,974,283 | 35,796,484 | 3.03 | 99.154 |
| 2010 | 20,730,324 | 20,868,242 | 41,598,567 | 2.83 | 99.339 |
| 2015 | 23,456,597 | 23,631,929 | 47,088,526 | 2.17 | 99.258 |
| 2020 | 25,983,597 | 26,233,736 | 52,217,334 | 1.95 | 99.046 |
| 2021 | 26,473,100 | 26,746,066 | 53,219,166 | 1.85 | 98.979 |
| 2022 | 26,980,543 | 27,271,917 | 54,252,461 | 2.00 | 98.932 |
| 2023 | 27,517,012 | 27,821,990 | 55,339,003 | 1.97 | 98.904 |
| 2024 | 28,056,072 | 28,376,873 | 56,432,944 | 1.94 | 98.869 |
| Year | Life expectancy | Median age | Fertility rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 36.864 | 15.989 | 7.389 |
| 1955 | 42.285 | 15.706 | 7.460 |
| 1960 | 48.477 | 14.592 | 7.651 |
| 1965 | 51.886 | 13.926 | 7.923 |
| 1970 | 54.143 | 13.331 | 7.943 |
| 1975 | 56.620 | 13.189 | 7.795 |
| 1980 | 59.175 | 13.421 | 7.531 |
| 1985 | 60.856 | 13.871 | 6.960 |
| 1990 | 58.334 | 14.323 | 6.135 |
| 1995 | 55.856 | 14.918 | 5.372 |
| 2000 | 56.084 | 15.564 | 5.136 |
| 2005 | 58.510 | 16.333 | 4.801 |
| 2010 | 60.915 | 16.889 | 4.446 |
| 2015 | 62.279 | 17.653 | 3.766 |
| 2020 | 61.596 | 18.779 | 3.364 |
| 2021 | 61.225 | 19.021 | 3.312 |
| 2022 | 63.549 | 19.272 | 3.262 |
| 2023 | 63.646 | 19.526 | 3.208 |
| 2024 | 63.834 | 19.781 | 3.167 |
- Life expectancy
- Median age
- Fertility rate
| Year | Total | Crude (per 1000) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Death | Birth | Crude death | Crude birth | |
| 1950 | 175,894 | 284,634 | 30.489 | 49.337 |
| 1955 | 157,632 | 351,292 | 24.142 | 53.802 |
| 1960 | 144,628 | 424,659 | 18.794 | 55.184 |
| 1965 | 146,419 | 512,865 | 15.680 | 54.922 |
| 1970 | 154,251 | 597,316 | 13.568 | 52.540 |
| 1975 | 155,647 | 673,223 | 11.519 | 49.825 |
| 1980 | 155,880 | 772,264 | 9.731 | 48.211 |
| 1985 | 167,057 | 899,803 | 8.700 | 46.860 |
| 1990 | 216,584 | 1,005,684 | 9.461 | 43.930 |
| 1995 | 273,778 | 1,086,164 | 10.292 | 40.831 |
| 2000 | 304,655 | 1,233,019 | 9.942 | 40.238 |
| 2005 | 307,864 | 1,388,301 | 8.600 | 38.783 |
| 2010 | 308,848 | 1,508,620 | 7.424 | 36.266 |
| 2015 | 336,196 | 1,455,413 | 7.140 | 30.908 |
| 2020 | 414,434 | 1,450,722 | 7.937 | 27.782 |
| 2021 | 432,376 | 1,469,426 | 8.124 | 27.611 |
| 2022 | 391,275 | 1,483,377 | 7.212 | 27.342 |
| 2023 | 399,024 | 1,499,998 | 7.211 | 27.106 |
| 2024 | 405,212 | 1,521,907 | 7.180 | 26.968 |
- Total
- Crude
| Year | Population | Urban (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban | Rural | ||
| 1950 | 339,667 | 5,737,091 | 5.590 |
| 1955 | 448,051 | 6,531,880 | 6.419 |
| 1960 | 596,757 | 7,508,683 | 7.362 |
| 1965 | 817,908 | 8,686,795 | 8.605 |
| 1970 | 1,158,465 | 10,094,027 | 10.295 |
| 1975 | 1,741,729 | 11,744,900 | 12.914 |
| 1980 | 2,535,258 | 13,733,732 | 15.583 |
| 1985 | 3,159,732 | 16,491,493 | 16.079 |
| 1990 | 3,919,437 | 19,483,070 | 16.748 |
| 1995 | 4,994,299 | 22,352,157 | 18.263 |
| 2000 | 6,256,185 | 25,194,298 | 19.892 |
| 2005 | 7,813,454 | 28,234,834 | 21.675 |
| 2010 | 9,746,669 | 31,603,483 | 23.571 |
| 2015 | 12,119,756 | 35,116,503 | 25.658 |
| 2020 | 14,975,059 | 38,516,638 | 27.995 |
| 2021 | 15,608,844 | 39,172,008 | 28.493 |
| 2022 | 16,264,626 | 39,817,146 | 29.002 |
| 2023 | 16,943,167 | 40,451,978 | 29.520 |
| 2024 | 17,645,362 | 41,076,706 | 30.049 |
- Population
- Urbanization
| Age group | Male | Female | Total | M per 100 F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons | Share (%) | ||||
| 00-04 | 3,581,308 | 3,528,897 | 7,110,205 | 12.60 | 101.485 |
| 05-09 | 3,435,928 | 3,388,382 | 6,824,310 | 12.09 | 101.403 |
| 10-14 | 3,448,233 | 3,404,924 | 6,853,157 | 12.14 | 101.272 |
| 15-19 | 3,249,793 | 3,248,340 | 6,498,132 | 11.51 | 100.045 |
| 20-24 | 2,746,677 | 2,825,518 | 5,572,195 | 9.87 | 97.210 |
| 25-29 | 2,272,318 | 2,398,974 | 4,671,292 | 8.28 | 94.720 |
| 30-34 | 2,007,389 | 2,074,899 | 4,082,289 | 7.23 | 96.746 |
| 35-39 | 1,809,226 | 1,785,063 | 3,594,290 | 6.37 | 101.354 |
| 40-44 | 1,485,486 | 1,431,402 | 2,916,888 | 5.17 | 103.778 |
| 45-49 | 1,172,638 | 1,143,515 | 2,316,153 | 4.10 | 102.547 |
| 50-54 | 921,713 | 923,018 | 1,844,730 | 3.27 | 99.859 |
| 55-59 | 702,620 | 729,899 | 1,432,518 | 2.54 | 96.263 |
| 60-64 | 497,450 | 545,438 | 1,042,888 | 1.85 | 91.202 |
| 65-69 | 318,515 | 374,732 | 693,247 | 1.23 | 84.998 |
| 70-74 | 189,472 | 236,248 | 425,719 | 0.75 | 80.200 |
| 75-79 | 122,037 | 154,522 | 276,559 | 0.49 | 78.977 |
| 80-84 | 55,117 | 96,643 | 151,760 | 0.27 | 57.032 |
| 85-89 | 25,502 | 54,103 | 79,606 | 0.14 | 47.136 |
| 90-94 | 10,639 | 23,047 | 33,687 | 0.06 | 46.162 |
| 95-99 | 3,257 | 7,325 | 10,582 | 0.02 | 44.464 |
| 100+ | 753 | 1,982 | 2,736 | 0.00 | 37.992 |
| Total | 28,056,071 | 28,376,871 | 56,432,943 | 98.870 | |
- Population pyramid
- Gender ratio