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Rank #98 by World Population

🇰🇪Kenya

Kenya has a population of 55,339,003, ranking #98 in the world. The capital is Nairobi. Located in Sub-Saharan Africa .

World Bank: Lower middle income

55,339,003

Population

#98

World Rank

63.6

Life Expectancy

$1,943

GDP Per Capita

Kenya, #98 by world population

Kenya Population History (1960-2024)

The country of Kenya had a population of 7,695,307 in 1960 and 56,432,944 in 2024, a 7.3× growth over 64 years. The peak was 56,432,944 in 2024. Average annual growth rate: 3.16%.

2024 · 56M19602024

56,432,944

Population (2024)

7,695,307

Population (1960)

56,432,944

Peak (2024)

3.16%

Avg Annual Growth

YearPopulation
19607,695,307
19617,987,770
19628,299,308
19638,627,971
19648,973,535
19659,338,078
19669,717,816
196710,111,057
196810,518,823
196910,939,695
197011,368,791
197111,788,904
197212,206,060
197312,634,835
197413,070,078
197513,511,671
197613,957,623
197714,428,819
197814,934,126
197915,460,666
198016,018,459
198116,601,507
198217,206,175
198317,846,374
198418,514,906
198519,201,768
198619,901,646
198720,616,096
198821,356,219
198922,118,434
199022,892,651
199123,646,514
199224,382,460
199325,117,188
199425,857,130
199526,601,751
199627,344,211
199728,101,768
199828,888,057
199929,733,408
200030,642,890
200131,619,170
200232,629,808
200333,652,223
200434,713,455
200535,796,484
200636,904,008
200738,036,349
200839,206,351
200940,408,891
201041,598,567
201142,758,461
201243,888,303
201344,986,791
201446,051,440
201547,088,526
201648,139,687
201749,197,766
201850,207,107
201951,202,827
202052,217,334
202153,219,166
202254,252,461
202355,339,003
202456,432,944

Demographics

Population55,339,003
Population Growth Rate1.98%
Urban Population31.6%
Fertility Rate3.21 births/woman
Life Expectancy63.6 years
Infant Mortality Rate34.7 per 1,000
Literacy Rate-

Economy & Trade

$1,943

GDP Per Capita

5.4%

Unemployment Rate

Lower middle income

Income Level

38.5

Gini Index (inequality)

41.1%

Trade (% of GDP)

Health & Education

4.4%

Health Expenditure (% GDP)

0.29

Physicians per 1,000

4.0%

Education Expenditure (% GDP)

34.7

Infant Mortality (per 1,000)

Development & Connectivity

76.2%

Electricity Access

29.4%

Internet Users

122

Mobile Subs per 100

95.3

People per km2

-10,003

Net Migration

Environment

6.2%

Forest Area

Other Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa

AngolaBeninBotswanaBurkina FasoBurundi

Kenya in global context

Kenya is one of 212 countries tracked. See how it ranks globally, regional shares of world population, and projections to 2050 / 2100.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Kenya has a population of 55,339,003, ranking #98 in the world. The annual population growth rate is 1.98%.

Life expectancy in Kenya is 63.6 years. The infant mortality rate is 34.7 per 1,000 live births.

Kenya's GDP per capita is $1,943. It is classified as a lower middle income country by the World Bank.

31.6% of Kenya's population lives in urban areas. The overall population density is 95.3 people per square kilometer.

Literacy data for Kenya is available from the World Bank.

Sources: World Bank Open Data

International data from the World Bank Open Data API. Population figures are latest available estimates. GDP per capita in current US dollars.

For this entity, the underlying data on this page comes from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files. The breakdown above is the federal record; the paragraphs below add the per-entity context that makes the headline numbers usable for a real decision rather than just a data lookup.

The methodology behind every numeric value on this page is publicly documented on the the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files portal and described in detail on this site’s methodology page. Refresh cadence varies by underlying series; the page surfaces the as-of date for each number so readers can trace any figure back to the source release.

Practical use of this page is in combination with the comparison and ranking pages elsewhere on the site, which surface the same data for this entity’s peers within U.S. states, metros, cities, and ZIPs. A single-entity reading without peer context can be misleading when an entity is an outlier on one axis but typical on another.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS, 2026.