The population density in Kenya was 95.27 people in 2023. In a steady upward trend, the population density rose by 81.24 people from 1961.

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.

Population density (people per sq. km of land area) in Kenya was reported at 95.27 sq. Km in 2023, 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 February of 2026.

Kenya KE: Population Density: Inhabitants per sq km data was reported at 95.270 Person in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 93.400 Person for 2022. Kenya KE: Population Density: Inhabitants per sq km data is updated yearly, averaging 64.840 Person from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2023, with 34 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 95.270 Person in 2023 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.

Kenya: Population density, people per square km: The latest value from 2023 is 95 people per square km, an increase from 93 people per square km in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 471 people per square km, based on data from 196 countries. Historically, the average for Kenya from 1961 to 2023 is 47 people per square km. The minimum value, 14 people per square km, was reached in 1961 while the maximum of 95 people per square km was recorded in 2023.

Historical data for Population density in Kenya from 2020 to 2026

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;

View yearly updates and historical trends for Kenya Population Density. Source: World Bank. Track economic data with YCharts analytics.

Explore the Kenya Census Data 2009 dataset for insights on average household size, population distribution, land area, number of households, population density, and more. Discover data on female, male, total population by age group, excluding special populations.

Averge Household Size, Distribution of population, Excludes the special population, Land Area, Number of households, Population Density, Female, male, total, age group, Population

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

Population density, or the number of people per square kilometer, of Kenya in 1989.

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

The population density in Kenya was 95.32 people in 2022. In a steady upward trend, the population density rose by 81.29 people from 1961.

These 28 tiff files represent 2015 population estimates. However, please note that many of the country-level files include 2020 population estimates including: Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Cabo Verde, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Eritrea, Eswatini, The Gambia, Ghana, Lesotho, Liberia, Mozambique, Namibia, Sao Tome & Principe, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Togo, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. South Sudan, Sudan, Somalia and Ethiopia are intentionally omitted from this dataset. However, a country-level dataset for Ethiopia can be found at https://data.humdata.org/dataset/ethiopia-high-resolution-population-density-maps-demographic-estimates.

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

2016 Kenya population density (per square km)

combination of remotely-sensed and geospatial data that contribute to the modeled dasymetric weights and then use the Random Forest model to generate a gridded prediction of population density at ~100 m spatial resolution

The map shows the spatial distribution of population density in 2020 from WorldPop. The data is based on country totals adjusted to match the corresponding UNPD estimates. Tabular population per county estimates (2019) are from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics.

2009 Census data on number of households, population by male and female, area in square kilometers, and population density by sub-location.

Population by Sex, Household, Area, Density and District