Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Kenya
Kenya: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.3221 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Kenya, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2025, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Kenya stood at 0.3221 people per person. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Kenya peaked at 0.3221 people per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0823 people per person, in 1960.
That places Kenya 189th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Kenya, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0823 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0844 people per person | +2.5% |
| 1962 | 0.0863 people per person | +2.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0882 people per person | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0897 people per person | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0912 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0926 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0942 people per person | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0961 people per person | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0983 people per person | +2.3% |
| 1970 | 0.1014 people per person | +3.2% |
| 1971 | 0.106 people per person | +4.5% |
| 1972 | 0.1116 people per person | +5.3% |
| 1973 | 0.118 people per person | +5.7% |
| 1974 | 0.1248 people per person | +5.8% |
| 1975 | 0.1318 people per person | +5.6% |
| 1976 | 0.1386 people per person | +5.2% |
| 1977 | 0.145 people per person | +4.6% |
| 1978 | 0.1505 people per person | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 0.1548 people per person | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 0.1584 people per person | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 0.1616 people per person | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 0.1648 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 0.1677 people per person | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.1704 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 0.1729 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.1752 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.1773 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.1791 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1807 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.182 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.183 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.1838 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.1845 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.1852 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1858 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.1866 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1876 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1888 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.1903 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.1946 people per person | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.2044 people per person | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2186 people per person | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 0.2356 people per person | +7.8% |
| 2004 | 0.2541 people per person | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 0.2727 people per person | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2898 people per person | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 0.3042 people per person | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 0.3142 people per person | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.3186 people per person | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.3187 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3187 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3186 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3183 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3179 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.3173 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.3165 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.3154 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.3139 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3119 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.3121 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.3129 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.3143 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.3163 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.3189 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 0.3221 people per person | +1.0% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.3221 people per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5087 people per person, 63% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.3221 people per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4552 people per person, 71% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0903 people per person | 0.0823 people per person | 0.0983 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1282 people per person | 0.1014 people per person | 0.1548 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1708 people per person | 0.1584 people per person | 0.1807 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1858 people per person | 0.182 people per person | 0.1903 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2607 people per person | 0.1946 people per person | 0.3186 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3167 people per person | 0.3119 people per person | 0.3187 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3161 people per person | 0.3121 people per person | 0.3221 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 186 Bangladesh 0.3324 people per person compare
- 187 Madagascar 0.329 people per person compare
- 188 Mali 0.3221 people per person compare
- 190 Uganda 0.3194 people per person compare
- 191 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.319 people per person compare
- 192 Solomon Islands 0.3131 people per person compare
More population data for Kenya
- Population regions 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 long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.0288 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.1094 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 85,212 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1.9 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.7363 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.0% (2100)
- Population density 183.07 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 6.40 million people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Kenya?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Kenya was 0.3221 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3221 people per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0823 people per person in 1960.
- How does Kenya rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Kenya ranks 189th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. 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 Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.