Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, per square in Kenya

Kenya: Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, per square was 0.0479 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0.0479 1000 No per square kilometre
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
95th
of 191 countries
All-time high
0.0479 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0071 1000 No per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, per square in Kenya, 1961–2023

0.010.020.030.040.05196119922023

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

Analysis

Kenya recorded 0.0479 1000 No per square kilometre for population - est. & proj. — total population - female, per square in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 20.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population - est. & proj. — total population - female, per square in Kenya peaked at 0.0479 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0071 1000 No per square kilometre, in 1961.

Kenya ranks 95th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, per square in Kenya, year by year

Annual values for Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, per square kilometre in Kenya, 1961 to 2023.
Year 1000 No per square kilometre Change
1961 0.0071 1000 No per square kilometre
1962 0.0074 1000 No per square kilometre +3.9%
1963 0.0077 1000 No per square kilometre +4.0%
1964 0.008 1000 No per square kilometre +4.0%
1965 0.0083 1000 No per square kilometre +4.1%
1966 0.0086 1000 No per square kilometre +4.1%
1967 0.009 1000 No per square kilometre +4.1%
1968 0.0093 1000 No per square kilometre +4.0%
1969 0.0097 1000 No per square kilometre +4.0%
1970 0.0101 1000 No per square kilometre +3.9%
1971 0.0105 1000 No per square kilometre +3.7%
1972 0.0108 1000 No per square kilometre +3.5%
1973 0.0112 1000 No per square kilometre +3.5%
1974 0.0116 1000 No per square kilometre +3.5%
1975 0.012 1000 No per square kilometre +3.4%
1976 0.0124 1000 No per square kilometre +3.3%
1977 0.0128 1000 No per square kilometre +3.4%
1978 0.0133 1000 No per square kilometre +3.5%
1979 0.0137 1000 No per square kilometre +3.5%
1980 0.0142 1000 No per square kilometre +3.6%
1981 0.0147 1000 No per square kilometre +3.6%
1982 0.0153 1000 No per square kilometre +3.6%
1983 0.0158 1000 No per square kilometre +3.7%
1984 0.0164 1000 No per square kilometre +3.7%
1985 0.017 1000 No per square kilometre +3.7%
1986 0.0177 1000 No per square kilometre +3.6%
1987 0.0183 1000 No per square kilometre +3.6%
1988 0.0189 1000 No per square kilometre +3.6%
1989 0.0196 1000 No per square kilometre +3.6%
1990 0.0203 1000 No per square kilometre +3.5%
1991 0.021 1000 No per square kilometre +3.3%
1992 0.0216 1000 No per square kilometre +3.1%
1993 0.0223 1000 No per square kilometre +3.0%
1994 0.0229 1000 No per square kilometre +2.9%
1995 0.0236 1000 No per square kilometre +2.8%
1996 0.0242 1000 No per square kilometre +2.7%
1997 0.0249 1000 No per square kilometre +2.7%
1998 0.0256 1000 No per square kilometre +2.8%
1999 0.0263 1000 No per square kilometre +2.9%
2000 0.0271 1000 No per square kilometre +3.0%
2001 0.0279 1000 No per square kilometre +3.1%
2002 0.0288 1000 No per square kilometre +3.2%
2003 0.0297 1000 No per square kilometre +3.1%
2004 0.0306 1000 No per square kilometre +3.1%
2005 0.0316 1000 No per square kilometre +3.1%
2006 0.0325 1000 No per square kilometre +3.1%
2007 0.0335 1000 No per square kilometre +3.0%
2008 0.0346 1000 No per square kilometre +3.1%
2009 0.0356 1000 No per square kilometre +3.1%
2010 0.0367 1000 No per square kilometre +2.9%
2011 0.0377 1000 No per square kilometre +2.8%
2012 0.0387 1000 No per square kilometre +2.6%
2013 0.0397 1000 No per square kilometre +2.5%
2014 0.0406 1000 No per square kilometre +2.4%
2015 0.0414 1000 No per square kilometre +1.9%
2016 0.0422 1000 No per square kilometre +1.9%
2017 0.043 1000 No per square kilometre +1.9%
2018 0.0437 1000 No per square kilometre +1.7%
2019 0.0444 1000 No per square kilometre +1.7%
2020 0.0452 1000 No per square kilometre +1.7%
2021 0.046 1000 No per square kilometre +2.0%
2022 0.0469 1000 No per square kilometre +2.0%
2023 0.0479 1000 No per square kilometre +2.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0083 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0071 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0097 1000 No per square kilometre 9
1970s 0.0118 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0101 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0137 1000 No per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.0168 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0142 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0196 1000 No per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.0233 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0203 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0263 1000 No per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0312 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0271 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0356 1000 No per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0408 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0367 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0444 1000 No per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0465 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0452 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0479 1000 No per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Kenya

  1. 92 Costa Rica 0.0506 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  2. 93 Cambodia 0.0504 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  3. 94 Spain 0.0488 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  4. 96 Honduras 0.0472 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  5. 97 Northern Mariana Islands 0.0464 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  6. 98 Senegal 0.0461 1000 No per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population - est. & proj. — total population - female, per square in Kenya?
Population - est. & proj. — total population - female, per square in Kenya was 0.0479 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest population - est. & proj. — total population - female, per square recorded in Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 0.0479 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest population - est. & proj. — total population - female, per square recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0071 1000 No per square kilometre in 1961.
How does Kenya rank for population - est. & proj. — total population - female, per square?
Kenya ranks 95th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
Is population - est. & proj. — total population - female, per square rising or falling in Kenya?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Kenya data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, per square kilometre
Unit
1000 No per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
192 places, 10,981 data points, 1961–2023
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Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 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.