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Kenya

Population

58,978,463

Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026View source
Population rank
26th
Share of world
0.71%
Annual change
+1,103,9191.96%

Population of Kenya

050M100M150M200MProjected peak202659M2050 projection83.6M↑ 42% from 202619601980200020202040206020802100

Source: United Nations — World Population Prospects (2024 Revision)

95% prediction interval

Current population estimate: 58,978,463. 2050 projection: 83,593,239.Use the arrow keys on the chart to inspect individual years.

Historical population estimates for Kenya. Annual change is shown as a percentage.
202658,636,4121.96%26
202557,532,4931.96%26
202052,217,3341.98%27
201951,202,8271.98%28
201850,207,1072.05%28
201749,197,7662.20%28
201547,088,5262.51%28
201041,598,5673.05%31
200535,796,4843.16%33
200030,642,8902.87%35

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Population by City

Nairobi is home to 5,603,502 people, 9.56% of Kenya's population.

City population5M2M800K
Nairobi 5.6MMombasa 1.5MNakuru 809.8KRuiru 695.5KEldoret 675.1KKisumu 544.9KKikuyu 453.4KThika 356.8KNaivasha 281.6KKaruri 275.8K
Largest cities by 2026 population and share of the national population.
1Nairobi5.6M9.56%
2Mombasa1.5M2.52%
3Nakuru809.8K1.38%
4Ruiru695.5K1.19%
5Eldoret675.1K1.15%
6Kisumu544.9K0.93%
7Kikuyu453.4K0.77%
8Thika356.8K0.61%
9Naivasha281.6K0.48%
10Karuri275.8K0.47%

Kenya by the Numbers

Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026

Population
Kenya is home to an estimated 58,978,463 people, the 26th largest population in the world.
Daily change
Kenya has a net population change of approximately 3,027 people per day, driven by 4,266 births, 1,144 deaths, and net emigration of 95 people.
Share of world
Kenya makes up 0.71% of the world's population and 3.7% of Africa's.
Density
103.0 people per km² of land (266.8 per mi²), ranking 114th among countries and territories.
Urban living
32.21% of people live in urban areas.

Kenya Demographics

Age & longevity

MaleFemale100+ years, male: 588100+ years, female: 1,61595–99 years, male: 2,68095–99 years, female: 6,46490–94 years, male: 9,50590–94 years, female: 22,17585–89 years, male: 24,59985–89 years, female: 53,16880–84 years, male: 61,00580–84 years, female: 98,22375–79 years, male: 127,83275–79 years, female: 161,99470–74 years, male: 208,00670–74 years, female: 262,42065–69 years, male: 353,76865–69 years, female: 414,13660–64 years, male: 544,29060–64 years, female: 593,23455–59 years, male: 753,63555–59 years, female: 780,89750–54 years, male: 981,33350–54 years, female: 981,14345–49 years, male: 1,259,40545–49 years, female: 1,227,90840–44 years, male: 1,588,00040–44 years, female: 1,545,22135–39 years, male: 1,881,11935–39 years, female: 1,896,45830–34 years, male: 2,060,48930–34 years, female: 2,166,63025–29 years, male: 2,423,91825–29 years, female: 2,547,23720–24 years, male: 2,923,67720–24 years, female: 2,973,44615–19 years, male: 3,386,69215–19 years, female: 3,364,48810–14 years, male: 3,417,74310–14 years, female: 3,371,7955–9 years, male: 3,456,3795–9 years, female: 3,408,8080–4 years, male: 3,673,8980–4 years, female: 3,620,393100+95–9990–9485–8980–8475–7970–7465–6960–6455–5950–5445–4940–4435–3930–3425–2920–2415–1910–145–90–41M1M2M2M3M3M

Hover or tap an age group to see exact counts. Use the up and down arrow keys to inspect age groups.

Median age

21.3 yrs

World: 31

Life expectancy

64.2 yrs

World: 73.8

Male

49.69%

Female

50.31%

Life expectancy 62Life expectancy 66.5

Ethnicity

17.1%

Kikuyu

  • Kikuyu17.1%
  • Luhya14.3%
  • Kalenjin13.4%
  • Luo10.7%
  • Kamba9.8%
  • Other8.2%
  • Somali5.8%
  • Kisii5.7%
  • Mijikenda5.2%
  • Meru4.2%
  • Maasai2.5%
  • Turkana2.1%
  • non-Kenyan1%
Data notes

Source estimate: 2019 est.

Religion

85.5%

Christian, the largest religion

  • Christian85.5%
  • Muslim10.9%
  • Other1.8%
  • None1.6%
  • don't know/no answer0.2%
Data notes

Source estimate: 2019 est.

Christian: Protestant 33.4%, Catholic 20.6%, Evangelical 20.4%, African Instituted Churches 7%, Other Christian 4.1%

Other: includes Hindu, Sikh, Baha'i, Buddhist

Related Pages

Sources

  1. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - United Nations population estimates and projections.
  2. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - Kenya United Nations Graphs/Profiles
  3. World Bank / UN World Urbanization Prospects - 2025: Urban population (% of total population), using national definitions.
  4. Kenya national bureau of statistics