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
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.
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in Kenya, year by year
| Year | 1000 No per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0136 1000 No per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.014 1000 No per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0144 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0148 1000 No per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0153 1000 No per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0157 1000 No per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0162 1000 No per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0167 1000 No per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0172 1000 No per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0177 1000 No per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0183 1000 No per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0188 1000 No per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0194 1000 No per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 0.02 1000 No per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0206 1000 No per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0213 1000 No per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0219 1000 No per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0226 1000 No per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0233 1000 No per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0241 1000 No per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 0.025 1000 No per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 0.026 1000 No per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 0.027 1000 No per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 0.028 1000 No per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 0.029 1000 No per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 0.03 1000 No per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0311 1000 No per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0321 1000 No per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0332 1000 No per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0342 1000 No per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0352 1000 No per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0363 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0373 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0383 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0393 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0403 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0413 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0423 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0433 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0443 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0453 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0463 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0474 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0485 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0496 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0508 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0519 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0531 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0543 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0555 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0568 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.058 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0592 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0605 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0615 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0625 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0635 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0644 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0654 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0663 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0674 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0685 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0696 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.6% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.0696 1000 No per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0518 1000 No per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.0696 1000 No per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0351 1000 No per square kilometre, 2.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 36 El Salvador 0.0781 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 37 Cambodia 0.0733 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 38 Isle of Man 0.0713 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 40 Malta 0.0692 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 41 Kiribati 0.0669 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 42 Eswatini 0.066 1000 No per square kilometre compare
More work & labour data for Kenya
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.0278 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.0507 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.0073 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2281 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.98 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 44,185 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 51,282 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 53,727 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 50,468 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 104,196 1000 No (2100)
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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How this figure is calculated
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)
Computed from
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
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.