Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre in Kenya
Kenya: Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre was 0.0596 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre in Kenya, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population (un estimates and projections), per square kilometre in Kenya is 0.0596 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population (un estimates and projections), per square kilometre in Kenya peaked at 0.0596 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0204 units per square kilometre, in 1990.
Kenya ranks 97th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre in Kenya, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0204 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0212 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 0.022 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0228 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0236 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0244 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0253 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0261 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 0.027 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 0.028 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 0.029 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0302 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0314 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0325 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0338 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 0.035 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0362 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0374 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0387 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0399 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0412 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0425 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0438 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0452 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0466 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0478 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0491 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0505 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0518 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0532 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0546 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0562 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0578 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0596 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.0596 units per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0567 units per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.0596 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0412 units per square kilometre, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0241 units per square kilometre | 0.0204 units per square kilometre | 0.028 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0344 units per square kilometre | 0.029 units per square kilometre | 0.0399 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0472 units per square kilometre | 0.0412 units per square kilometre | 0.0532 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.057 units per square kilometre | 0.0546 units per square kilometre | 0.0596 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 94 Ireland 0.0611 units per square kilometre compare
- 95 North Macedonia 0.0602 units per square kilometre compare
- 96 Croatia 0.0598 units per square kilometre compare
- 98 Tunisia 0.0593 units per square kilometre compare
- 99 Senegal 0.0576 units per square kilometre compare
- 100 Cote d'Ivoire 0.0576 units per square kilometre compare
More gender data for Kenya
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 21,579 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.8794 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 41,524 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 41,524 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.3 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 740,912 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 751,960 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 725,839 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 736,424 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 712,907 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population (un estimates and projections), per square kilometre in Kenya?
- Population (un estimates and projections), per square kilometre in Kenya was 0.0596 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population (un estimates and projections), per square kilometre recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0596 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest population (un estimates and projections), per square kilometre recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0204 units per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Kenya rank for population (un estimates and projections), per square kilometre?
- Kenya ranks 97th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is population (un estimates and projections), per square kilometre rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population (UN estimates and projections) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population (UN estimates and projections) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Population International Labour Organization
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Population (UN estimates and projections) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.