Rural population in Kenya in 2025 — 39,000,058 people. Ranked 14 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 452.3%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Kenya
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 39M | +565,715 | +1.47% |
| 2024 | 38.43M | +600,746 | +1.59% |
| 2023 | 37.83M | +633,109 | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 37.2M | +632,499 | +1.73% |
| 2021 | 36.57M | +645,779 | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 35.92M | +689,318 | +1.96% |
| 2019 | 35.23M | +787,806 | +2.29% |
| 2018 | 34.45M | +763,491 | +2.27% |
| 2017 | 33.68M | +778,240 | +2.37% |
| 2016 | 32.9M | +757,809 | +2.36% |
| 2015 | 32.15M | +735,311 | +2.34% |
| 2014 | 31.41M | +743,840 | +2.43% |
| 2013 | 30.67M | +759,068 | +2.54% |
| 2012 | 29.91M | +774,874 | +2.66% |
| 2011 | 29.13M | +791,902 | +2.79% |
| 2010 | 28.34M | +806,057 | +2.93% |
| 2009 | 27.53M | +647,966 | +2.41% |
| 2008 | 26.89M | +419,081 | +1.58% |
| 2007 | 26.47M | +259,356 | +0.99% |
| 2006 | 26.21M | +172,834 | +0.66% |
| 2005 | 26.04M | +144,141 | +0.56% |
| 2004 | 25.89M | +168,666 | +0.66% |
| 2003 | 25.72M | +225,080 | +0.88% |
| 2002 | 25.5M | +341,674 | +1.36% |
| 2001 | 25.16M | +474,498 | +1.92% |
| 2000 | 24.68M | +605,716 | +2.52% |
| 1999 | 24.08M | +641,453 | +2.74% |
| 1998 | 23.43M | +603,477 | +2.64% |
| 1997 | 22.83M | +589,072 | +2.65% |
| 1996 | 22.24M | +583,069 | +2.69% |
| 1995 | 21.66M | +588,713 | +2.79% |
| 1994 | 21.07M | +586,635 | +2.86% |
| 1993 | 20.48M | +582,185 | +2.93% |
| 1992 | 19.9M | +581,279 | +3.01% |
| 1991 | 19.32M | +592,562 | +3.16% |
| 1990 | 18.73M | +604,714 | +3.34% |
| 1989 | 18.12M | +590,830 | +3.37% |
| 1988 | 17.53M | +569,948 | +3.36% |
| 1987 | 16.96M | +546,714 | +3.33% |
| 1986 | 16.41M | +533,211 | +3.36% |
| 1985 | 15.88M | +521,566 | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 15.36M | +506,034 | +3.41% |
| 1983 | 14.85M | +482,591 | +3.36% |
| 1982 | 14.37M | +453,413 | +3.26% |
| 1981 | 13.92M | +436,118 | +3.23% |
| 1980 | 13.48M | +415,226 | +3.18% |
| 1979 | 13.07M | +379,822 | +2.99% |
| 1978 | 12.69M | +349,586 | +2.83% |
| 1977 | 12.34M | +314,566 | +2.62% |
| 1976 | 12.02M | +292,009 | +2.49% |
| 1975 | 11.73M | +292,007 | +2.55% |
| 1974 | 11.44M | +294,381 | +2.64% |
| 1973 | 11.14M | +300,191 | +2.77% |
| 1972 | 10.84M | +304,408 | +2.89% |
| 1971 | 10.54M | +324,153 | +3.17% |
| 1970 | 10.22M | +351,149 | +3.56% |
| 1969 | 9.86M | +356,046 | +3.74% |
| 1968 | 9.51M | +349,868 | +3.82% |
| 1967 | 9.16M | +340,761 | +3.86% |
| 1966 | 8.82M | +330,998 | +3.9% |
| 1965 | 8.49M | +318,325 | +3.9% |
| 1964 | 8.17M | +301,016 | +3.83% |
| 1963 | 7.87M | +284,647 | +3.75% |
| 1962 | 7.58M | +268,812 | +3.68% |
| 1961 | 7.31M | +252,215 | +3.57% |
| 1960 | 7.06M | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The population living outside urban settlements. In the catalog this quantity was present only as a share, while the absolute number shows what the share does not: the world's rural population stopped growing only in the 2020s and still exceeds three billion people, even though the share has been falling for half a century. Each country defines a city itself, so cross-country comparisons of this series call for caution.
Important: It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and the criterion for a city is national: in some places it is a settlement of two thousand residents, in others twenty thousand. Comparing the trend within a country is more reliable than comparing countries with each other.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
The part of residents living outside cities — the other side of urbanization.
Demography Urban populationThe absolute number of city dwellers by country.
Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
Labor Employment in agricultureThe share of workers employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
