Key demographics
- Population
- 53.3M
- Density
- 83.5/km²
- HDI
- 0.628 (Medium)
- Gini index (2015)
- 40.8
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 63.8 yrs
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 3.17
- Urban population (2025)
- 32.2%
- Labor force (2025)
- 68.0%
- Gender wage gap (2019)
- 8.1%
Population structure
- Dependency ratio
- 64.7%
- Profile
- Very Young
- Urban population (2025)
- 32.2%
- Birth rate (2024)
- 27.0 /1000
- Death rate (2024)
- 7.2 /1000
- Largest city (2025)
- 31.1%
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 3.17
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 34.2 /1000
- Slum population (2022)
- 40.5%
- Tourism (2019)
- 2.0M
Languages and culture
| Language | Native name |
|---|---|
| English | English |
| Swahili | Kiswahili |
| Religion | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Christianity | 85.5% |
| Islam | 10.9% |
| No religion | 1.5% |
| Traditional faiths | 0.7% |
| Others | 1.3% |
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Kikuyu | 17.1% |
| Luhya | 14.4% |
| Kalenjin | 13.4% |
| Luo | 10.7% |
| Kamba | 9.8% |
| Somali | 5.9% |
| Kisii | 5.7% |
| Mijikenda | 5.2% |
| Meru | 4.2% |
| Others | 13.8% |
- Demonym (male)
- Kenyan
- Demonym (female)
- Kenyan
- National anthem
- Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu
Healthcare
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 63.8 yrs
- HALE (2021)
- 58.2 yrs
- Health spending (2023)
- 4.4% of GDP
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 34.2/1000
- UHC index (2023)
- 57/100
- Hospital beds (2019)
- 1.3/1000
- Physicians (2023)
- 0.29/1000
- Nurses (2023)
- 2.27/1000
- Health spending per capita (2023)
- $85
- Out-of-pocket (2023)
- 24.3%
Education and technology
- Education spending (2024)
- 4.0% of GDP
- Learning outcomes (2020)
- 455
- Internet users (2024)
- 35.0%
- Mobile subscriptions (2024)
- 126.5/100
- Broadband (2024)
- 3.0/100
- Secure servers (2024)
- 400/1M
Broadband connectivity
- Broadband per 100 (2024)
- 3.0
Geography and practical
- Area
- 580,367 km²
- Continent
- Africa
- Region
- Africa
- Subregion
- Eastern Africa
- Landlocked
- No
- Driving side
- Left
- Timezones
- UTC+03:00
- Calling codes
- +254
- Postal code
- #####
- TLD
- .ke
- Maps
- Google Maps · OpenStreetMap
National symbols
- Flag
- The flag of Kenya is composed of three equal horizontal bands of black, red with white top and bottom edges, and green. An emblem comprising a red, black and white Maasai shield covering two crossed white spears is superimposed at the center of the field.
- National anthem
- Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu