Population density in Kenya in 2023 — 95.3 per km². Ranked 108 in the world out of 215. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 578.8%.
1961–2023 · people per km²
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Kenya
| Year | per km² | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 95.3 | +1.9 | +2% |
| 2022 | 93.4 | +1.8 | +1.94% |
| 2021 | 91.6 | +1.7 | +1.92% |
| 2020 | 89.9 | +1.4 | +1.64% |
| 2019 | 88.4 | +1.4 | +1.64% |
| 2018 | 87 | +1.5 | +1.71% |
| 2017 | 85.6 | +1.6 | +1.85% |
| 2016 | 84 | +1.6 | +1.88% |
| 2015 | 82.5 | +1.5 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 80.9 | +1.9 | +2.37% |
| 2013 | 79 | +1.9 | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 77.1 | +2 | +2.64% |
| 2011 | 75.1 | +2 | +2.79% |
| 2010 | 73.1 | +2.1 | +2.94% |
| 2009 | 71 | +2.1 | +3.07% |
| 2008 | 68.9 | +2.1 | +3.08% |
| 2007 | 66.8 | +2 | +3.07% |
| 2006 | 64.8 | +1.9 | +3.09% |
| 2005 | 62.9 | +1.9 | +3.12% |
| 2004 | 61 | +1.9 | +3.15% |
| 2003 | 59.1 | +1.8 | +3.13% |
| 2002 | 57.3 | +1.8 | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 55.6 | +1.7 | +3.19% |
| 2000 | 53.8 | +1.6 | +3.06% |
| 1999 | 52.2 | +1.5 | +2.93% |
| 1998 | 50.8 | +1.4 | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 49.4 | +1.3 | +2.77% |
| 1996 | 48 | +1.3 | +2.79% |
| 1995 | 46.7 | +1.3 | +2.88% |
| 1994 | 45.4 | +1.3 | +2.95% |
| 1993 | 44.1 | +1.3 | +3.01% |
| 1992 | 42.8 | +1.3 | +3.11% |
| 1991 | 41.5 | +1.3 | +3.29% |
| 1990 | 40.2 | +1.4 | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 38.9 | +1.3 | +3.57% |
| 1988 | 37.5 | +1.3 | +3.59% |
| 1987 | 36.2 | +1.3 | +3.59% |
| 1986 | 35 | +1.2 | +3.64% |
| 1985 | 33.7 | +1.2 | +3.71% |
| 1984 | 32.5 | +1.2 | +3.75% |
| 1983 | 31.4 | +1.1 | +3.72% |
| 1982 | 30.2 | +1.1 | +3.64% |
| 1981 | 29.2 | +1 | +3.64% |
| 1980 | 28.1 | +1 | +3.61% |
| 1979 | 27.2 | +0.9 | +3.53% |
| 1978 | 26.2 | +0.9 | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 25.4 | +0.8 | +3.38% |
| 1976 | 24.5 | +0.8 | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 23.7 | +0.8 | +3.38% |
| 1974 | 23 | +0.8 | +3.44% |
| 1973 | 22.2 | +0.8 | +3.51% |
| 1972 | 21.4 | +0.7 | +3.54% |
| 1971 | 20.7 | +0.7 | +3.7% |
| 1970 | 20 | +0.8 | +3.92% |
| 1969 | 19.2 | +0.7 | +4% |
| 1968 | 18.5 | +0.7 | +4.03% |
| 1967 | 17.8 | +0.7 | +4.05% |
| 1966 | 17.1 | +0.7 | +4.07% |
| 1965 | 16.4 | +0.6 | +4.06% |
| 1964 | 15.8 | +0.6 | +4.01% |
| 1963 | 15.2 | +0.6 | +3.96% |
| 1962 | 14.6 | +0.5 | +3.9% |
| 1961 | 14 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Population divided by the land area of the country (excluding inland water bodies). Average density says little about actual settlement: in countries with vast deserts or tundra almost the whole population lives on a small part of the territory, so the average figure comes out an order of magnitude below the actual density of the settled areas.
Important: The aggregate is weighted by land area: it is the whole population of the group over its whole area. It cannot be an average of country densities — otherwise Monaco would weigh as much as Russia.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.
The area of a country excluding inland water bodies — the denominator for every land share.
Environment Surface areaThe full area of a country — land together with inland water bodies.
Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
Demography Urban population shareWhat part of a country's residents lives in cities — the level of urbanization.
