Population density (people per sq. km of land area) in Kenya was reported at 95.32 sq. Km in 2022, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Kenya - Population density (people per sq. km) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

In 2022, the population density in Kenya increased by 1.8 inhabitants per square kilometer (+1.92 percent) compared to 2021. With 95.32 inhabitants per square kilometer, the population density thereby reached its highest value in the observed period. Notably, the population density continuously increased over the last years.Population density refers to the average number of residents per square kilometer of land across a given country or region. It is calculated by dividing the total midyear population by the total land area.Find more key insights for the population density in countries like Tanzania and Malawi.

Kenya population density for 2022 was 95.32, a 1.94% increase from 2021.

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<li>Kenya population density for 2021 was <strong>93.51</strong>, a <strong>1.92% increase</strong> from 2020.</li>
<li>Kenya population density for 2020 was <strong>91.75</strong>, a <strong>1.98% increase</strong> from 2019.</li>
<li>Kenya population density for 2019 was <strong>89.97</strong>, a <strong>1.98% increase</strong> from 2018.</li>
</ul>Population density is midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.

Population density for Kenya recorded by the two census of 2009 and 2019

Kenya KE: Population Density: People per Square Km data was reported at 87.324 Person/sq km in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 85.149 Person/sq km for 2016. Kenya KE: Population Density: People per Square Km data is updated yearly, averaging 39.767 Person/sq km from Dec 1961 (Median) to 2017, with 57 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 87.324 Person/sq km in 2017 and a record low of 14.691 Person/sq km in 1961. Kenya KE: Population Density: People per Square Km 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. Population density is midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.; ; Food and Agriculture Organization and World Bank population estimates.; Weighted average;

Population density per pixel at 100 metre resolution. WorldPop provides estimates of numbers of people residing in each 100x100m grid cell for every low and middle income country. Through ingegrating cencus, survey, satellite and GIS datasets in a flexible machine-learning framework, high resolution maps of population counts and densities for 2000-2020 are produced, along with accompanying metadata.

DATASET: Alpha version 2010 and 2015 estimates of numbers of people per grid square, with national totals adjusted to match UN population division estimates (http://esa.un.org/wpp/) and remaining unadjusted.

REGION: Africa

SPATIAL RESOLUTION: 0.000833333 decimal degrees (approx 100m at the equator)

PROJECTION: Geographic, WGS84

UNITS: Estimated persons per grid square

MAPPING APPROACH: Land cover based, as described in: Linard, C., Gilbert, M., Snow, R.W., Noor, A.M. and Tatem, A.J., 2012, Population distribution, settlement patterns and accessibility across Africa in 2010, PLoS ONE, 7(2): e31743.

FORMAT: Geotiff (zipped using 7-zip (open access tool): www.7-zip.org)

FILENAMES: Example - AGO10adjv4.tif = Angola (AGO) population count map for 2010 (10) adjusted to match UN national estimates (adj), version 4 (v4). Population maps are updated to new versions when improved census or other input data become available.

Kenya data available from WorldPop here.

V1.5 The world's most accurate population datasets. Seven maps/datasets for the distribution of various populations in Kenya: (1) Overall population density (2) Women (3) Men (4) Children (ages 0-5) (5) Youth (ages 15-24) (6) Elderly (ages 60+) (7) Women of reproductive age (ages 15-49).

This dataset comes from the Kenya Census Volume 1 Question 1 Population, Households and Density by Sublocations - 2009

Total current population for Kenya in 2025 is 57,323,930, a 1.99% increase from 2024.

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<li>Total population for Kenya in 2024 was <strong>56,203,030</strong>, a <strong>1.56% increase</strong> from 2023.</li>
<li>Total population for Kenya in 2023 was <strong>55,339,003</strong>, a <strong>2% increase</strong> from 2022.</li>
<li>Total population for Kenya in 2022 was <strong>54,252,461</strong>, a <strong>1.94% increase</strong> from 2021.</li>
</ul>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.

Kenya KE: Population Density: Inhabitants per sq km data was reported at 95.320 Person in 2022. This records an increase from the previous number of 93.510 Person for 2021. Kenya KE: Population Density: Inhabitants per sq km data is updated yearly, averaging 64.840 Person from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2022, with 33 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 95.320 Person in 2022 and a record low of 40.220 Person in 1990. Kenya KE: Population Density: Inhabitants per sq km data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Kenya – Table KE.OECD.GGI: Social: Demography: Non OECD Member: Annual.

Population density, or the number of people per square kilometer, in Kenya in 1999.

Kenya's Population Distribution by Sex, Number of Households, Area and Density per constituency

The Kenya Population Distribution by Sex, Number of Households, Area and Density per county (2009)

Kenya recorded 102.2 male births per 100 female births in 2021. The country's gender ratio kept stable since 2011, after increasing from 101.9 in 2000.

The population desnity per Km2 in each County in Kenya

As of 2043, Nairobi was the most populated city in Kenya, with more than 2.7 million people living in the capital. The city is also the only one in the country with a population exceeding one million. For instance, Mombasa, the second most populated, has nearly 800 thousand inhabitants. As of 2020, Kenya's population was estimated at over 53.7 million people.

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.

2016 Kenya population density (per square km)

Population by Sex, Household, Area, Density and District

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.