The total population of Kenya was estimated at 52.44 million people in 2024. Following a continuous upward trend, the total population has risen by 36.72 million people since 1980. Between 2024 and 2030, the total population will rise by 5.54 million people, continuing its consistent upward trajectory.This indicator describes the total population in the country at hand. This total population of the country consists of all persons falling within the scope of the census.

The total population in Kenya was estimated at 52.4 million people in 2024, according to the latest census figures and projections from Trading Economics. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Kenya Population - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Kenya KE: Population: as % of Total: Female: Aged 15-64 data was reported at 57.169 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 56.815 % for 2016. Kenya KE: Population: as % of Total: Female: Aged 15-64 data is updated yearly, averaging 48.674 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 57.169 % in 2017 and a record low of 47.013 % in 1976. Kenya KE: Population: as % of Total: Female: Aged 15-64 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Kenya – Table KE.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Female population between the ages 15 to 64 as a percentage of the total female population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision.; Weighted average; Relevance to gender indicator: Knowing how many girls, adolescents and women there are in a population helps a country in determining its provision of services.

This statistic shows the total population of Kenya from 2013 to 2023 by gender. In 2023, Kenya's female population amounted to approximately 27.82 million, while the male population amounted to approximately 27.52 million inhabitants.

Gathered for the GAFSP Open Data Services activity. This file contains summary statistics of population and population density by county 2019. Data collected by The Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) and published in "The 2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census Volume I: Population by County and Sub-county."

Kenya KE: Population: Total data was reported at 49,699,862.000 Person in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 48,461,567.000 Person for 2016. Kenya KE: Population: Total data is updated yearly, averaging 22,252,232.000 Person from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 49,699,862.000 Person in 2017 and a record low of 8,105,440.000 Person in 1960. Kenya KE: Population: Total data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Kenya – Table KE.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.; ; (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision. (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Reprot (various years), (5) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database, and (6) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme.; Sum; Relevance to gender indicator: disaggregating the population composition by gender will help a country in projecting its demand for social services on a gender basis.

Kenya KE: Population: Male: Ages 80 and Above: % of Male Population data was reported at 0.374 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 0.368 % for 2016. Kenya KE: Population: Male: Ages 80 and Above: % of Male Population data is updated yearly, averaging 0.337 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.374 % in 2017 and a record low of 0.256 % in 1960. Kenya KE: Population: Male: Ages 80 and Above: % of Male Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Kenya – Table KE.World Bank: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Male population between the ages 80 and above as a percentage of the total male population.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision.; ;

This statistic shows the age structure in Kenya from 2013 to 2023. In 2023, about 37.22 percent of Kenya's total population were aged 0 to 14 years.

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Graph and download economic data for Population Growth for Kenya (SPPOPGROWKEN) from 1961 to 2024 about Kenya, population, and rate.

Actual value and historical data chart for Kenya Population Ages 70 74 Male Percent Of Male Population

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Kikuyu was the largest ethnic group in Kenya, accounting for ** percent of the country's population in 2019. Native to Central Kenya, the Kikuyu constitute a Bantu group with more than eight million people. The groups Luhya and Kalenjin followed, with respective shares of **** percent and **** percent of the population. Overall, Kenya has more than 40 ethnic groups.

In 2023, the annual population growth in Kenya was 1.98 percent. Between 1961 and 2023, the figure dropped by 1.75 percentage points, though the decline followed an uneven course rather than a steady trajectory.

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Population trends and statistics

Graph and download economic data for Population, Total for Kenya (POPTOTKEA647NWDB) from 1960 to 2024 about Kenya and population.

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As of 2024, the median age in Kenya reached **** years. The indicator has been increasing in the country, which indicates declining fertility rates and/or improvements in life expectancy. In 2015, the median age in Kenya stood by **** years.