Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in Kenya

Kenya: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre was 0.0696 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0696 1000 No per square kilometre
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
39th
of 190 countries
All-time high
0.0696 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0136 1000 No per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in Kenya, 1961–2023

0.020.040.06196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 No per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Kenya is 0.0696 1000 No per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 17.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Kenya peaked at 0.0696 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0136 1000 No per square kilometre, in 1961.

That places Kenya 39th out of 190 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0153 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0136 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0172 1000 No per square kilometre 9
1970s 0.0204 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0177 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0233 1000 No per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.0285 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0241 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0332 1000 No per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.0388 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0342 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0433 1000 No per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0491 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0443 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0543 1000 No per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0607 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0555 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0654 1000 No per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.068 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0663 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0696 1000 No per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Kenya

  1. 36 El Salvador 0.0781 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  2. 37 Cambodia 0.0733 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  3. 38 Isle of Man 0.0713 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  4. 40 Malta 0.0692 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  5. 41 Kiribati 0.0669 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  6. 42 Eswatini 0.066 1000 No per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Kenya?
Population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Kenya was 0.0696 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 0.0696 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0136 1000 No per square kilometre in 1961.
How does Kenya rank for population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre?
Kenya ranks 39th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
Is population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre rising or falling in Kenya?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. 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 Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre
Unit
1000 No per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 11,029 data points, 1961–2023
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Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.