Kenya - Population

Population, total

The value for Population, total in Kenya was 53,771,300 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 53,771,300 in 2020 and a minimum value of 8,120,082 in 1960.

Definition: Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.

Source: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision. (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Popu

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Year Value
1960 8,120,082
1961 8,377,693
1962 8,647,002
1963 8,928,510
1964 9,222,692
1965 9,530,163
1966 9,851,453
1967 10,187,490
1968 10,539,910
1969 10,910,680
1970 11,301,390
1971 11,713,050
1972 12,146,070
1973 12,600,800
1974 13,077,340
1975 13,575,900
1976 14,096,260
1977 14,638,890
1978 15,205,380
1979 15,797,770
1980 16,417,200
1981 17,063,870
1982 17,736,330
1983 18,431,760
1984 19,146,400
1985 19,877,080
1986 20,622,560
1987 21,382,110
1988 22,153,680
1989 22,935,090
1990 23,724,570
1991 24,521,710
1992 25,326,080
1993 26,136,220
1994 26,950,510
1995 27,768,300
1996 28,589,460
1997 29,415,660
1998 30,250,490
1999 31,098,760
2000 31,964,560
2001 32,848,570
2002 33,751,740
2003 34,678,780
2004 35,635,270
2005 36,624,900
2006 37,649,040
2007 38,705,940
2008 39,791,980
2009 40,901,800
2010 42,030,680
2011 43,178,270
2012 44,343,470
2013 45,519,980
2014 46,700,060
2015 47,878,340
2016 49,051,530
2017 50,221,140
2018 51,392,570
2019 52,573,970
2020 53,771,300

Population, female

The value for Population, female in Kenya was 27,052,770 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 27,052,770 in 2020 and a minimum value of 4,044,782 in 1960.

Definition: Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 4,044,782
1961 4,175,560
1962 4,312,533
1963 4,455,841
1964 4,605,560
1965 4,761,885
1966 4,925,024
1967 5,095,469
1968 5,274,045
1969 5,461,794
1970 5,659,525
1971 5,867,743
1972 6,086,625
1973 6,316,274
1974 6,556,661
1975 6,807,824
1976 7,069,666
1977 7,342,435
1978 7,626,937
1979 7,924,180
1980 8,234,757
1981 8,558,788
1982 8,895,616
1983 9,243,940
1984 9,602,031
1985 9,968,438
1986 10,342,560
1987 10,724,100
1988 11,112,190
1989 11,505,900
1990 11,904,520
1991 12,307,840
1992 12,715,570
1993 13,126,980
1994 13,541,160
1995 13,957,710
1996 14,376,550
1997 14,798,390
1998 15,224,630
1999 15,657,200
2000 16,097,750
2001 16,546,530
2002 17,004,030
2003 17,472,550
2004 17,954,880
2005 18,452,870
2006 18,967,160
2007 19,496,920
2008 20,040,720
2009 20,596,360
2010 21,161,840
2011 21,737,160
2012 22,321,710
2013 22,912,190
2014 23,504,480
2015 24,095,730
2016 24,684,280
2017 25,271,000
2018 25,858,700
2019 26,451,580
2020 27,052,770

Population, female (% of total population)

Population, female (% of total population) in Kenya was 50.31 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 50.39 in 2004, while its lowest value was 49.81 in 1960.

Definition: Female population is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 49.81
1961 49.84
1962 49.87
1963 49.91
1964 49.94
1965 49.97
1966 49.99
1967 50.02
1968 50.04
1969 50.06
1970 50.08
1971 50.10
1972 50.11
1973 50.13
1974 50.14
1975 50.15
1976 50.15
1977 50.16
1978 50.16
1979 50.16
1980 50.16
1981 50.16
1982 50.15
1983 50.15
1984 50.15
1985 50.15
1986 50.15
1987 50.15
1988 50.16
1989 50.17
1990 50.18
1991 50.19
1992 50.21
1993 50.23
1994 50.24
1995 50.26
1996 50.29
1997 50.31
1998 50.33
1999 50.35
2000 50.36
2001 50.37
2002 50.38
2003 50.38
2004 50.39
2005 50.38
2006 50.38
2007 50.37
2008 50.36
2009 50.36
2010 50.35
2011 50.34
2012 50.34
2013 50.33
2014 50.33
2015 50.33
2016 50.32
2017 50.32
2018 50.32
2019 50.31
2020 50.31

Population, male

The value for Population, male in Kenya was 26,718,530 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 26,718,530 in 2020 and a minimum value of 4,075,300 in 1960.

Definition: Male population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all male residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 4,075,300
1961 4,202,133
1962 4,334,469
1963 4,472,669
1964 4,617,132
1965 4,768,278
1966 4,926,429
1967 5,092,018
1968 5,265,864
1969 5,448,883
1970 5,641,869
1971 5,845,303
1972 6,059,445
1973 6,284,525
1974 6,520,680
1975 6,768,074
1976 7,026,592
1977 7,296,452
1978 7,578,444
1979 7,873,591
1980 8,182,446
1981 8,505,082
1982 8,840,710
1983 9,187,820
1984 9,544,372
1985 9,908,640
1986 10,280,000
1987 10,658,010
1988 11,041,500
1989 11,429,190
1990 11,820,050
1991 12,213,880
1992 12,610,510
1993 13,009,240
1994 13,409,350
1995 13,810,590
1996 14,212,910
1997 14,617,270
1998 15,025,860
1999 15,441,570
2000 15,866,810
2001 16,302,040
2002 16,747,710
2003 17,206,230
2004 17,680,390
2005 18,172,030
2006 18,681,880
2007 19,209,010
2008 19,751,260
2009 20,305,440
2010 20,868,840
2011 21,441,110
2012 22,021,760
2013 22,607,800
2014 23,195,580
2015 23,782,610
2016 24,367,250
2017 24,950,140
2018 25,533,870
2019 26,122,380
2020 26,718,530

Population, male (% of total population)

Population, male (% of total population) in Kenya was 49.69 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 50.19 in 1960, while its lowest value was 49.61 in 2004.

Definition: Male population is the percentage of the population that is male. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 50.19
1961 50.16
1962 50.13
1963 50.09
1964 50.06
1965 50.03
1966 50.01
1967 49.98
1968 49.96
1969 49.94
1970 49.92
1971 49.90
1972 49.89
1973 49.87
1974 49.86
1975 49.85
1976 49.85
1977 49.84
1978 49.84
1979 49.84
1980 49.84
1981 49.84
1982 49.85
1983 49.85
1984 49.85
1985 49.85
1986 49.85
1987 49.85
1988 49.84
1989 49.83
1990 49.82
1991 49.81
1992 49.79
1993 49.77
1994 49.76
1995 49.74
1996 49.71
1997 49.69
1998 49.67
1999 49.65
2000 49.64
2001 49.63
2002 49.62
2003 49.62
2004 49.61
2005 49.62
2006 49.62
2007 49.63
2008 49.64
2009 49.64
2010 49.65
2011 49.66
2012 49.66
2013 49.67
2014 49.67
2015 49.67
2016 49.68
2017 49.68
2018 49.68
2019 49.69
2020 49.69

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Population