Kenya Population Density 1950-2025

Chart and table of Kenya population density from 1950 to 2025. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current population density of Kenya in 2025 is 98.77 people per square kilometer, a 1.99% increase from 2024.
  • The population density of Kenya in 2024 was 96.84 people per square kilometer, a 2% increase from 2023.
  • The population density of Kenya in 2023 was 94.94 people per square kilometer, a 1.99% increase from 2022.
  • The population density of Kenya in 2022 was 93.09 people per square kilometer, a 1.93% increase from 2021.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Population Density
Country Name 2025 Population Density
Bangladesh 1,192.22
Micronesia 792.47
India 442.50
Philippines 402.88
Sri Lanka 335.32
Pakistan 313.97
El Salvador 305.43
Vietnam 302.22
Nigeria 253.93
Sao Tome and Principe 251.02
Kiribati 170.35
Cabo Verde 151.42
Ghana 148.57
Indonesia 147.12
Egypt 116.11
Kenya 98.77
Honduras 97.11
Moldova 96.16
Cambodia 95.52
Timor-Leste 94.09
Morocco 86.38
Myanmar 81.79
Uzbekistan 80.55
Lesotho 78.44
Tunisia 77.41
Eswatini 71.13
Ukraine 64.22
Cameroon 63.42
Nicaragua 55.51
Georgia 53.22
Djibouti 50.36
Angola 31.24
Zambia 28.84
Vanuatu 28.73
Sudan 26.95
Solomon Islands 26.75
Papua New Guinea 23.12
Bhutan 20.77
Republic of Congo 18.67
Bolivia 11.60
Mauritania 4.98
Mongolia 2.26
Kenya - Historical Population Density Data
Year Population Density Growth Rate
2025 98.77 1.99%
2024 96.84 2.00%
2023 94.94 1.99%
2022 93.09 1.93%
2021 91.33 1.96%
2020 89.57 2.03%
2019 87.79 2.00%
2018 86.07 2.05%
2017 84.34 2.20%
2016 82.52 2.23%
2015 80.73 2.22%
2014 78.97 2.32%
2013 77.18 2.44%
2012 75.34 2.56%
2011 73.46 2.69%
2010 71.54 2.86%
2009 69.55 3.00%
2008 67.52 3.02%
2007 65.54 3.01%
2006 63.62 3.02%
2005 61.76 3.02%
2004 59.95 3.03%
2003 58.18 3.01%
2002 56.48 3.08%
2001 54.79 3.08%
2000 53.16 2.96%
1999 51.63 2.84%
1998 50.20 2.73%
1997 48.87 2.71%
1996 47.58 2.74%
1995 46.31 2.85%
1994 45.03 2.92%
1993 43.75 2.99%
1992 42.48 3.08%
1991 41.21 3.26%
1990 39.91 3.46%
1989 38.58 3.52%
1988 37.26 3.56%
1987 35.98 3.58%
1986 34.74 3.64%
1985 33.52 3.73%
1984 32.31 3.78%
1983 31.13 3.78%
1982 30.00 3.73%
1981 28.92 3.70%
1980 27.89 3.63%
1979 26.91 3.53%
1978 26.00 3.50%
1977 25.12 3.37%
1976 24.30 3.30%
1975 23.52 3.39%
1974 22.75 3.48%
1973 21.99 3.55%
1972 21.23 3.57%
1971 20.50 3.71%
1970 19.77 3.93%
1969 19.02 4.01%
1968 18.29 4.05%
1967 17.58 4.06%
1966 16.89 4.09%
1965 16.23 4.09%
1964 15.59 4.03%
1963 14.99 3.99%
1962 14.41 3.93%
1961 13.87 3.82%
1960 13.36 3.69%
1959 12.88 3.49%
1958 12.45 3.38%
1957 12.04 3.31%
1956 11.65 3.13%
1955 11.30 2.95%
1954 10.98 2.73%
1953 10.69 2.53%
1952 10.42 2.42%
1951 10.18 2.28%
1950 9.95 0.00%