Population density in Kenya
Kenya had 97.2 people per km² in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1961.
Kenya, 2024
97.2
Change from 2023
+2.0%
World, 2023
62.1 people per km²
Position in 2024
107th of 214
Population density in Kenya over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
People per square kilometre of land. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Kenya | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 97.2 people per km² | – |
| 2023 | 95.3 people per km² | 62.1 people per km² |
| 2022 | 93.4 people per km² | 61.6 people per km² |
| 2021 | 91.6 people per km² | 61.0 people per km² |
| 2020 | 89.9 people per km² | 60.4 people per km² |
| 2019 | 88.4 people per km² | 59.8 people per km² |
| 2018 | 87.0 people per km² | 59.2 people per km² |
| 2017 | 85.6 people per km² | 58.6 people per km² |
| 2016 | 84.0 people per km² | 57.9 people per km² |
| 2015 | 82.5 people per km² | 57.3 people per km² |
| 2014 | 80.9 people per km² | 56.6 people per km² |
| 2013 | 79.0 people per km² | 55.9 people per km² |
| 2012 | 77.1 people per km² | 55.2 people per km² |
| 2011 | 75.1 people per km² | 55.6 people per km² |
| 2010 | 73.1 people per km² | 54.9 people per km² |
| 2009 | 71.0 people per km² | 54.3 people per km² |
| 2008 | 68.9 people per km² | 53.6 people per km² |
| 2007 | 66.8 people per km² | 52.9 people per km² |
| 2006 | 64.8 people per km² | 52.3 people per km² |
| 2005 | 62.9 people per km² | 51.6 people per km² |
| 2004 | 61.0 people per km² | 51.0 people per km² |
| 2003 | 59.1 people per km² | 50.4 people per km² |
| 2002 | 57.3 people per km² | 49.7 people per km² |
| 2001 | 55.6 people per km² | 49.1 people per km² |
| 2000 | 53.8 people per km² | 48.4 people per km² |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +2.0% from 95.3 people per km² in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 80.9 people per km², the figure has changed by +20.1%.
- Among the 214 countries with data for 2024, Kenya has the 107th highest value.
More for Kenya
All statistics for Kenya
Population
57,532,493 people
2025 · World Bank
Urban population share
32.2%
2025 · World Bank
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