Kenya
155 measures for Kenya across 22 topics, from FAOSTAT, ILOSTAT, UNESCO UIS, UN Population Division, WHO, World Bank. The latest figures refer to periods between 2000 and 2025, so check the year shown on each card before comparing two of them.
Key facts
Population
57,532,493 people
2025 · World Bank
GDP per capita in US dollars
US$2,363 per person
2025 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth
63.8 years
2024 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
5.4%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Consumer price inflation
4.1%
2025 · World Bank
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Population and ageing
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Population estimates and projections
55,339,003 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
19.5 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
3.21 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
1.97%
2023 · UN Population Division
Population
57,532,493 people
2025 · World Bank
Population growth
1.93%
2025 · World Bank
Population aged 65 and over
3.0%
2025 · World Bank
Population aged 0 to 14
36.3%
2025 · World Bank
Fertility rate
3.17 births per woman
2024 · World Bank
Crude birth rate
27.0 per 1,000 people
2024 · World Bank
Crude death rate
7.2 per 1,000 people
2024 · World Bank
Urban population share
32.2%
2025 · World Bank
Adolescent birth rate
54.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
2024 · World Bank
Age dependency ratio
64.7 per 100 working-age people
2025 · World Bank
Population density
97.2 people per km²
2024 · World Bank
Urban population growth
2.92%
2025 · World Bank
Migration and citizenship
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ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
5.4%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
15.2%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Labour force participation
67.4%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
63.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment-to-population ratio
63.7%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment in agriculture
45.8%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
12.5%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in services
41.7%
2025 · World Bank
Economy and productivity
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GDP in US dollars
US$135.9 billion
2025 · World Bank
GDP per capita in US dollars
US$2,363 per person
2025 · World Bank
GDP per capita, PPP
Int$5,995 per person
2025 · World Bank
GNI per capita, Atlas method
US$2,200 per person
2025 · World Bank
Real GDP growth
4.6%
2025 · World Bank
Services share of GDP
55.1%
2025 · World Bank
Investment share of GDP
17.0%
2025 · World Bank
Savings share of GDP
15.7%
2025 · World Bank
Household consumption per person
US$1,413 per person
2025 · World Bank
Prices and purchasing power
About this topicHousing and households
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ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
19.5%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
90.8%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
86.6%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
65.0%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school children
32.9%
2022 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school adolescents
4.4%
2006 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school youth
37.6%
2023 · UNESCO UIS
Primary net enrolment
94.3%
2023 · UNESCO UIS
Youth literacy
93.2%
2014 · UNESCO UIS
Qualified primary teachers
100.0%
2023 · UNESCO UIS
Education share of public spending
28.5%
2025 · UNESCO UIS
Education spending
4.0%
2024 · World Bank
Primary school enrolment (gross)
98.2%
2023 · World Bank
Tertiary education enrolment (gross)
10.4%
2024 · World Bank
Adult literacy rate
82.2%
2000 · World Bank
Primary school completion rate
102.2%
2016 · World Bank
Secondary school enrolment (gross)
84.3%
2023 · World Bank
Health and healthcare
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Life expectancy estimates and projections
63.6 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
14.0 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Healthy life expectancy
58.9 years
2023 · WHO
UHC service coverage
57
2023 · WHO
Alcohol consumption
1.78 litres
2024 · WHO
Adult obesity
11.3%
2024 · WHO
Hypertension
33.2%
2019 · WHO
Suicide rate
19.1 per 100,000 people
2023 · WHO
Premature NCD mortality
17.1%
2023 · WHO
Physical inactivity
7.5%
2022 · WHO
DTP3 immunisation
88%
2025 · WHO
Anaemia in women
32.2%
2023 · WHO
Poisoning deaths
2.3 per 100,000 people
2023 · WHO
Nurses and midwives
12.1 per 10,000 people
2024 · WHO
Dentists
0.05 per 10,000 people
2024 · WHO
Life expectancy at birth
63.8 years
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth, women
66.1 years
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth, men
61.6 years
2024 · World Bank
Health spending share of GDP
4.4%
2023 · World Bank
Under-five mortality rate
38.8 per 1,000 live births
2024 · World Bank
Infant mortality rate
34.2 per 1,000 live births
2024 · World Bank
Maternal mortality ratio
149 per 100,000 live births
2023 · World Bank
Physicians
0.29 per 1,000 people
2023 · World Bank
Hospital beds
1.3 per 1,000 people
2019 · World Bank
Measles immunisation
88%
2024 · World Bank
Tobacco use
9.6%
2024 · World Bank
Out-of-pocket health spending
24.2%
2023 · World Bank
Health spending per person
US$85 per person
2023 · World Bank
Diabetes prevalence
3.1%
2024 · World Bank
Neonatal mortality rate
20.7 per 1,000 live births
2024 · World Bank
Child stunting
17.6%
2022 · World Bank
Malaria incidence
74.2 per 1,000 at risk
2024 · World Bank
Tuberculosis incidence
207 per 100,000 people
2024 · World Bank
HIV incidence
0.53 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49
2024 · World Bank
Internet and digital society
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Temperature change
1.12e (Estimate) °C
2025 · FAOSTAT
Agrifood emissions per person
1.23e (Estimate) t CO2e per person
2024 · FAOSTAT
Total greenhouse gas emissions
102.8 Mt CO2e
2024 · World Bank
Greenhouse gas emissions per person
1.8 t CO2e per person
2024 · World Bank
CO2 emissions per person
0.38 t CO2 per person
2024 · World Bank
Methane emissions
64.9 Mt CO2e
2024 · World Bank
Nitrous oxide emissions
16.11 Mt CO2e
2024 · World Bank
Air quality and ecosystems
About this topicWater, sanitation and waste
About this topicAgriculture, food and fisheries
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Cost of a healthy diet
Int$4.50e (Estimate) per person per day
2025 · FAOSTAT
Healthy diet unaffordable
76.3%e (Estimate)
2025 · FAOSTAT
Pesticide use
0.90e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT
Nitrogen fertiliser use
21.3e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT
Agriculture share of GDP
23.2%
2025 · World Bank
Cereal yield
1,693 kg per hectare
2024 · World Bank
Agricultural land
50.0%
2024 · World Bank
Capture fisheries production
139,793 tonnes
2024 · World Bank
Prevalence of undernourishment
34.9%
2024 · World Bank
Food production index
128.7 (2014-16 = 100)
2024 · World Bank
Fertiliser use
48.4 kg per hectare
2024 · World Bank
Land area
580,880 km²
2024 · World Bank
Poverty and social protection
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Gini index
38.5 (0 to 100)
2022 · World Bank
Income share held by the richest 10%
30.9%
2022 · World Bank
Extreme poverty rate
45.5%
2022 · World Bank
Poverty rate at national poverty lines
39.8%
2022 · World Bank
Poverty rate at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP)
65.5%
2022 · World Bank
Poverty rate at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP)
90.1%
2022 · World Bank