Population
53.3M
Unitary presidential republic
GDP per capita, PPP
$9,129
in 2031
Passport power
#128
38 visa-free destinations
Top-rated city
Nairobi
of 16 cities rated
Country overview
- Official name
- Republic of Kenya
- Capital
- Nairobi
- Continent
- Africa / Eastern Africa
- Area
- 580,367 km²
- Population
- 53.3M
- Density
- 83.5/km²
- Government
- Unitary presidential republic
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- Driving side
- Left
- TLD
- .ke
- Calling code
- +254
- Timezone
- UTC+03:00
Visa and travel
- Passport power rank
- #128 of 199
- Visa-free destinations
- 38
- Total accessible
- 66
- Digital nomad visa
- Class N Digital Nomad Permit $2,000/month · 12 mo
- Immigration programs
- 1 Nomad
Culture and society
- Languages
- English, Swahili (Kiswahili)
- Religions
- Christianity 85.5%, Islam 10.9%, No religion 1.5%, Traditional faiths 0.7%
- Currencies
- Sh KES — Kenyan shilling
Key figures
- HDI
- 0.628
- GDP per capita (2031)
- $9,129
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 63.8 yrs
- Internet users (2024)
- 35.0%
- Gini index (2015)
- 40.8
- Inflation (2031)
- 5.0%
- Unemployment (2025)
- 5.5%
- Urban population (2025)
- 32.2%
- Life satisfaction (2025)
- 4.7/10
- PM2.5 (2024)
- 22.0 µg/m³
- Political stability (2023)
- 15th pct
- Homicide rate (2022)
- 4.9/100k
- Human capital (2020)
- 0.55
Latest news
| Update | Category | Source | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| UAE Adds Visa-on-Arrival Access for Nationals of Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, Philippines, Kenya, and South Africa | Visa & immigration | Erickson Immigration Group | 3 months ago |
| African Passports as Secondary Citizenship Options: Kenya Overview | Residency & citizenship | Nomad Capitalist | 3 months ago |
| Cambodia, Argentina, and Kenya Described as Underpriced Investment Markets | Opinion & analysis | Nomad Capitalist | 3 months ago |
| Real Estate Investment Opinions on Cambodia, Kenya, and Argentina for 2026 | Opinion & analysis | Nomad Capitalist | 4 months ago |
| Real Estate Investment Opinions on Cambodia, Kenya, and Argentina | Opinion & analysis | Nomad Capitalist | 4 months ago |