Urban population, female (% of total) in Kenya
Kenya: Urban population, female (% of total) was 12.6% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, female in Kenya, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2015, urban population, female in Kenya stood at 12.6%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, female in Kenya peaked at 12.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 7.8%, in 1980.
Kenya ranks 173rd of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Urban population, female (% of total) in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 7.8% | — |
| 1985 | 8.0% | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 8.3% | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 9.1% | +8.9% |
| 2000 | 9.9% | +8.7% |
| 2005 | 10.7% | +8.5% |
| 2010 | 11.6% | +8.5% |
| 2015 | 12.6% | +8.5% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 12.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20.2%, 62% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 12.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19.7%, 64% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.9% | 7.8% | 8.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 8.7% | 8.3% | 9.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.3% | 9.9% | 10.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 12.1% | 11.6% | 12.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
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 urban population, female in Kenya?
- Urban population, female in Kenya was 12.6% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, female recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 12.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, female recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8% in 1980.
- How does Kenya rank for urban population, female?
- Kenya ranks 173rd out of 193 countries with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, female rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as part of Urban population, female (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female urban population is the percentage of females who live in urban areas to total population.