Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2022) |
Date | 17 Mar 2024 |
As of 2024, the population of Kenya is projected at 56.20 million compared to 55.10 million in 2023. It is the seventh-most populous country in Africa, and at 26th position in the world. Population growth rate for 2024 is projected at 1.98 percent, that is 44th highest among 237 countries/dependent territories.
There are 27.85 million males and 28.36 million females in Kenya. The percentage of female population is 50.45 % compare to 49.55 % male population. Kenya has 509k more females than males. The Sex Ratio in Kenya in 2024 is 98.21 males per 100 females. Kenya is at 108th position in terms of female to male ratio.
There are 1.52 million births in Kenya in 2024. That is 4,163 per day, which is ranked 17th. The crude birth rate is 27.03 per 1000 people. There are 396k deaths in Kenya in 2024. That is 1,084 per day, which is ranked 29th. The crude death rate is 7.04 per 1000 people.
17.65 million people are living in urban areas, which is 30 % of Kenya population. Kenya is ranked 206th in terms of urbanization.
Year | Population | Growth (%) |
---|---|---|
1950 | 5,774,050 | 2.16 |
1955 | 6,558,870 | 2.99 |
1960 | 7,751,435 | 3.68 |
1965 | 9,417,207 | 4.05 |
1970 | 11,473,087 | 3.78 |
1975 | 13,651,908 | 3.31 |
1980 | 16,187,124 | 3.62 |
1985 | 19,452,161 | 3.64 |
1990 | 23,162,269 | 3.37 |
1995 | 26,878,347 | 2.73 |
2000 | 30,851,606 | 2.94 |
2005 | 35,843,010 | 2.95 |
2010 | 41,517,895 | 2.73 |
2015 | 46,851,488 | 2.16 |
2020 | 51,985,780 | 2.02 |
2021 | 53,005,614 | 1.86 |
2022 | 54,027,487 | 1.95 |
2023 | 55,100,586 | 1.98 |
2024 | 56,203,030 | 1.98 |
Year | Total | Crude(per 1000) | ||
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Death | Birth | Crude death | Crude birth | |
1950 | 166,677 | 285,133 | 28.919 | 49.471 |
1955 | 156,013 | 356,445 | 23.769 | 54.304 |
1960 | 144,571 | 427,727 | 18.647 | 55.169 |
1965 | 148,158 | 520,697 | 15.733 | 55.294 |
1970 | 158,483 | 605,698 | 13.802 | 52.749 |
1975 | 161,995 | 684,980 | 11.832 | 50.031 |
1980 | 161,623 | 787,378 | 9.970 | 48.569 |
1985 | 170,436 | 913,133 | 8.751 | 46.886 |
1990 | 215,713 | 1,008,398 | 9.310 | 43.522 |
1995 | 279,632 | 1,088,378 | 10.387 | 40.428 |
2000 | 329,440 | 1,232,209 | 10.677 | 39.934 |
2005 | 327,904 | 1,380,255 | 9.147 | 38.502 |
2010 | 314,357 | 1,470,988 | 7.570 | 35.422 |
2015 | 345,318 | 1,452,290 | 7.361 | 30.957 |
2020 | 387,712 | 1,455,947 | 7.456 | 27.998 |
2021 | 427,272 | 1,468,358 | 8.056 | 27.685 |
2022 | 423,182 | 1,488,394 | 7.830 | 27.540 |
2023 | 402,377 | 1,503,360 | 7.301 | 27.278 |
2024 | 395,561 | 1,519,473 | 7.037 | 27.030 |
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 |
Age group | Male | Female | Total | M per 100 F | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Persons | Share (%) | ||||
00-04 | 3,590,041 | 3,534,494 | 7,124,535 | 12.68 | 101.572 |
05-09 | 3,397,360 | 3,367,647 | 6,765,007 | 12.04 | 100.882 |
10-14 | 3,355,677 | 3,345,706 | 6,701,383 | 11.92 | 100.298 |
15-19 | 3,242,534 | 3,251,927 | 6,494,460 | 11.56 | 99.711 |
20-24 | 2,742,624 | 2,808,519 | 5,551,142 | 9.88 | 97.654 |
25-29 | 2,264,294 | 2,376,005 | 4,640,298 | 8.26 | 95.298 |
30-34 | 1,999,806 | 2,071,095 | 4,070,901 | 7.24 | 96.558 |
35-39 | 1,820,255 | 1,816,765 | 3,637,021 | 6.47 | 100.192 |
40-44 | 1,496,751 | 1,467,642 | 2,964,392 | 5.27 | 101.983 |
45-49 | 1,169,509 | 1,163,884 | 2,333,394 | 4.15 | 100.483 |
50-54 | 905,203 | 930,364 | 1,835,566 | 3.27 | 97.296 |
55-59 | 680,063 | 728,755 | 1,408,819 | 2.51 | 93.318 |
60-64 | 475,335 | 538,419 | 1,013,754 | 1.80 | 88.283 |
65-69 | 305,880 | 370,577 | 676,456 | 1.20 | 82.542 |
70-74 | 184,639 | 236,988 | 421,627 | 0.75 | 77.911 |
75-79 | 124,299 | 160,263 | 284,562 | 0.51 | 77.559 |
80-84 | 56,743 | 100,013 | 156,756 | 0.28 | 56.736 |
85-89 | 24,085 | 55,431 | 79,517 | 0.14 | 43.450 |
90-94 | 8,876 | 22,742 | 31,617 | 0.06 | 39.029 |
95-99 | 2,409 | 6,819 | 9,229 | 0.02 | 35.328 |
100+ | 588 | 2,005 | 2,592 | 0.00 | 29.327 |
Total | 27,846,971 | 28,356,060 | 56,203,028 | 98.205 |