🇰🇪 Kenya Demographics - Population, Culture & Society
🇰🇪 Kenya
KE / KEN #48
Nomad Score
57.0
Cities
16
Region
African Union,
Horn of Africa,
Africa,
Africa,
Eastern Africa,
Emerging Markets,
Developing Countries
Currency
KES
📊 KEY DEMOGRAPHICS
Population
53.3M
Density
83.5/km²
HDI
0.628
(Medium)
Gini Index (2015)
40.8
Life Expectancy (2023)
63.7 yrs
Fertility Rate (2023)
3.21
Urban Population (2024)
31.9%
Labor Force (2025)
68.0%
Gender Wage Gap (2019)
8.1%
🗣 LANGUAGES & CULTURE
Languages
| Language | Native Name |
|---|---|
| English | English |
| Swahili | Kiswahili |
Religions
| Religion | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Christianity | 85.5% |
| Islam | 10.9% |
| No religion | 1.5% |
| Traditional faiths | 0.7% |
| Others | 1.3% |
Ethnicities
| 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
📈 POPULATION STRUCTURE
| Age Group | Distribution | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 0-14 Youth | 36.8% | |
| 15-64 Working | 60.2% | |
| 65+ Elderly | 3.0% |
Dependency Ratio
66.1%
Profile
Very Young
Urban Pop. (2024)
31.9%
Birth Rate (2023)
27.1 /1000
Death Rate (2023)
7.2 /1000
Largest City (2025)
31.1%
Fertility Rate (2023)
3.21
Infant Mortality (2023)
34.7 /1000
Slum Pop. (2022)
40.5%
Tourism (2019)
2.0M
🏥 HEALTHCARE
Life Expectancy (2023)
63.7 yrs
HALE (2021)
58.2 yrs
Health Spending (2023)
4.4% of GDP
Infant Mortality (2023)
34.7/1000
UHC Index (2021)
53/100
Hospital Beds (2019)
1.3/1000
Physicians (2023)
0.29/1000
Nurses (2023)
2.27/1000
Health Spending/cap (2023)
$85
Out-of-Pocket (2023)
24.3%
🎓 EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY
Education Spending (2024)
4.0% of GDP
Learning Outcomes (2020)
455
Internet Users (2024)
35.0%
Mobile Subscriptions (2023)
120.6/100
Broadband (2023)
2.4/100
Secure Servers (2024)
400/1M
🌐 BROADBAND CONNECTIVITY
Broadband per 100 (2023)
2.4
🌍 GEOGRAPHY & PRACTICAL
Area
580,367 km²
Capital
Nairobi
📍
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
Borders
🇪🇹 Ethiopia,
🇸🇴 Somalia,
🇸🇸 South Sudan,
🇹🇿 Tanzania,
🇺🇬 Uganda
🏅 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