Africa's Development: Demographic estimates Population … square in Kenya
Kenya: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates was 0.0949 Persons per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates in Kenya, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Persons per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in Kenya stood at 0.0949 Persons per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in Kenya peaked at 0.0949 Persons per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0407 Persons per square kilometre, in 1990.
Kenya ranks 81st of 167 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.
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Persons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0407 Persons per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.042 Persons per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0433 Persons per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0446 Persons per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0459 Persons per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0472 Persons per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0485 Persons per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0498 Persons per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0512 Persons per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0526 Persons per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0542 Persons per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0559 Persons per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0576 Persons per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0593 Persons per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0611 Persons per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.063 Persons per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0649 Persons per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0668 Persons per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0689 Persons per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0709 Persons per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0729 Persons per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0749 Persons per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0768 Persons per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0787 Persons per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0805 Persons per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.082 Persons per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0836 Persons per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0851 Persons per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0866 Persons per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.088 Persons per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0895 Persons per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0913 Persons per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.093 Persons per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0949 Persons per square kilometre | +2.0% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.0949 Persons per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0802 Persons per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.0949 Persons per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0606 Persons per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0466 Persons per square kilometre | 0.0407 Persons per square kilometre | 0.0526 Persons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0623 Persons per square kilometre | 0.0542 Persons per square kilometre | 0.0709 Persons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0809 Persons per square kilometre | 0.0729 Persons per square kilometre | 0.088 Persons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0922 Persons per square kilometre | 0.0895 Persons per square kilometre | 0.0949 Persons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 78 Dominica 0.0974 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 79 Cambodia 0.096 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 80 Spain 0.0951 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 82 Honduras 0.0947 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 83 Senegal 0.0923 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 84 Romania 0.0865 Persons per square kilometre compare
More population data for Kenya
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 85,212 Persons (2050)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.1094 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.0288 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -2.22 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.0288 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.0% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 6.40 million people (2100)
- Population density 183.07 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.0% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.7363 % change on previous year (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in Kenya?
- Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in Kenya was 0.0949 Persons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0949 Persons per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0407 Persons per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Kenya rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates?
- Kenya ranks 81st out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.5%. 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 Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population 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.
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- 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
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population 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.