Urban population, per capita in Kenya
Kenya: Urban population, per capita was 0.3221 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population, per capita in Kenya, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 0.3221 units per person for urban population, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, per capita in Kenya peaked at 0.3221 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0823 units per person, in 1960.
Kenya ranks 192nd of 218 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Urban population, per capita in Kenya, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0823 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0844 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1962 | 0.0863 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0882 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0897 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0912 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0926 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0942 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0961 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0983 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1970 | 0.1014 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1971 | 0.106 units per person | +4.5% |
| 1972 | 0.1116 units per person | +5.3% |
| 1973 | 0.118 units per person | +5.7% |
| 1974 | 0.1248 units per person | +5.8% |
| 1975 | 0.1318 units per person | +5.6% |
| 1976 | 0.1386 units per person | +5.2% |
| 1977 | 0.145 units per person | +4.6% |
| 1978 | 0.1505 units per person | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 0.1548 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 0.1584 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 0.1616 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 0.1648 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 0.1677 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.1704 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 0.1729 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.1752 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.1773 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.1791 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1807 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.182 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.183 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.1838 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.1845 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.1852 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1858 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.1866 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1876 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1888 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.1903 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.1946 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.2044 units per person | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2186 units per person | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 0.2356 units per person | +7.8% |
| 2004 | 0.2541 units per person | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 0.2727 units per person | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2898 units per person | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 0.3042 units per person | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 0.3142 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.3186 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.3187 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3187 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3186 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3183 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3179 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.3173 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.3165 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.3154 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.3139 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3119 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.3121 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.3129 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.3143 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.3163 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.3189 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 0.3221 units per person | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0903 units per person | 0.0823 units per person | 0.0983 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1282 units per person | 0.1014 units per person | 0.1548 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1708 units per person | 0.1584 units per person | 0.1807 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1858 units per person | 0.182 units per person | 0.1903 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2607 units per person | 0.1946 units per person | 0.3186 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3167 units per person | 0.3119 units per person | 0.3187 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3161 units per person | 0.3121 units per person | 0.3221 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 189 Madagascar 0.329 units per person compare
- 190 Channel Islands 0.3264 units per person compare
- 191 Mali 0.3221 units per person compare
- 193 Uganda 0.3194 units per person compare
- 194 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.319 units per person compare
- 195 Solomon Islands 0.3131 units per person compare
More climate change data for Kenya
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 276.34 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 50,641 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 16,186 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 34,454 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 61.08 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,231 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,372 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,116 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 255.67 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 7.99 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, per capita in Kenya?
- Urban population, per capita in Kenya was 0.3221 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban population, per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3221 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0823 units per person in 1960.
- How does Kenya rank for urban population, per capita?
- Kenya ranks 192nd out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population, per capita rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Urban population ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Urban population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.