Kenya
Urban population in Kenya
Urban population in Kenya: 5.9% in 1950 and 32.2% in 2025, by UN estimates.
- Latest, 2025
- 32.2%
- Since 1950
- +26.3 percentage points
- Projected, 2050
- 56.3%
- UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025)
% of people · UN
What the numbers say
- The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts it at 56.3% in 2050.
Every year
% of people · UN
| Year | Kenya |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 32.2 |
| 2024 | 31.9 |
| 2023 | 31.6 |
| 2022 | 31.4 |
| 2021 | 31.3 |
| 2020 | 31.2 |
| 2019 | 31.2 |
| 2018 | 31.4 |
| 2017 | 31.5 |
| 2016 | 31.7 |
| 2015 | 31.7 |
| 2014 | 31.8 |
| 2013 | 31.8 |
| 2012 | 31.9 |
| 2011 | 31.9 |
| 2010 | 31.9 |
| 2009 | 31.9 |
| 2008 | 31.4 |
| 2007 | 30.4 |
| 2006 | 29 |
| 2005 | 27.3 |
| 2004 | 25.4 |
| 2003 | 23.6 |
| 2002 | 21.9 |
| 2001 | 20.4 |
| 2000 | 19.5 |
| 1999 | 19 |
| 1998 | 18.9 |
| 1997 | 18.8 |
| 1996 | 18.7 |
| 1995 | 18.6 |
| 1994 | 18.5 |
| 1993 | 18.5 |
| 1992 | 18.4 |
| 1991 | 18.3 |
| 1990 | 18.2 |
| 1989 | 18.1 |
| 1988 | 17.9 |
| 1987 | 17.7 |
| 1986 | 17.5 |
| 1985 | 17.3 |
| 1984 | 17 |
| 1983 | 16.8 |
| 1982 | 16.5 |
| 1981 | 16.2 |
| 1980 | 15.8 |
| 1979 | 15.5 |
| 1978 | 15.1 |
| 1977 | 14.5 |
| 1976 | 13.9 |
| 1975 | 13.2 |
| 1974 | 12.5 |
| 1973 | 11.8 |
| 1972 | 11.2 |
| 1971 | 10.6 |
| 1970 | 10.1 |
| 1969 | 9.8 |
| 1968 | 9.6 |
| 1967 | 9.4 |
| 1966 | 9.3 |
| 1965 | 9.1 |
| 1964 | 9 |
| 1963 | 8.8 |
| 1962 | 8.6 |
| 1961 | 8.4 |
| 1960 | 8.2 |
| 1959 | 8 |
| 1958 | 7.8 |
| 1957 | 7.6 |
| 1956 | 7.4 |
| 1955 | 7.1 |
| 1954 | 6.9 |
| 1953 | 6.7 |
| 1952 | 6.4 |
| 1951 | 6.2 |
| 1950 | 5.9 |
UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050
| Year | Kenya |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 32.6 |
| 2027 | 33 |
| 2028 | 33.5 |
| 2029 | 34 |
| 2030 | 34.6 |
| 2031 | 35.3 |
| 2032 | 36 |
| 2033 | 36.7 |
| 2034 | 37.5 |
| 2035 | 38.4 |
| 2036 | 39.3 |
| 2037 | 40.2 |
| 2038 | 41.2 |
| 2039 | 42.2 |
| 2040 | 43.3 |
| 2041 | 44.4 |
| 2042 | 45.6 |
| 2043 | 46.8 |
| 2044 | 48 |
| 2045 | 49.3 |
| 2046 | 50.6 |
| 2047 | 52 |
| 2048 | 53.4 |
| 2049 | 54.8 |
| 2050 | 56.3 |
Good to know
- The share of people living in places the country itself counts as urban.
- Source: UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
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- Military spending1.07% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollars$1.36B in 2025
- Military spending per person$26 in 2025
- Military share of state spending4.6% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnel24,000 people in 2020
- National power0.23% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workers0.11% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms imports117 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exports2 million TIV in 1993