Life expectancy at birth, total in Kenya
Kenya: Life expectancy at birth, total was 63.65 years in 2023. β² Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Kenya, 1970β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 63.65 years for life expectancy at birth, total in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Kenya peaked at 63.65 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 54.14 years, in 1970.
Kenya ranks 193rd of 212 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 56.36 years | 54.14 years | 58.69 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 60.23 years | 59.17 years | 60.86 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 56.44 years | 55.48 years | 58.33 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.21 years | 56.08 years | 60.48 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.07 years | 60.91 years | 62.94 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.5 years | 61.23 years | 63.65 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 190 Equatorial Guinea 63.71 years compare
- 191 Cameroon 63.7 years compare
- 192 Burundi 63.65 years compare
- 194 Madagascar 63.63 years compare
- 195 Mozambique 63.61 years compare
- 196 Zimbabwe 62.77 years compare
More population data for Kenya
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.038 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 6.40 million (2100)
- Population density 183.07 (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.038 (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 3.17 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 604,257 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 3.17 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 3.17 (2024)
- Natural population growth 1.99 (2023)
- Fertility rate with projections 3.21 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Kenya?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Kenya was 63.65 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 63.65 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.14 years in 1970.
- How does Kenya rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Kenya ranks 193rd out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release