Kenya Population Density 1950-2020
NOTE: All data from 2020 and beyond are UN projections and DO NOT include any impacts of the COVID-19 virus.
Chart and table of Kenya population density from 1950 to 2020. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population density of Kenya in 2020 is 92.65 people per square kilometer, a 2.28% increase from 2019.
- The population density of Kenya in 2019 was 90.59 people per square kilometer, a 2.3% increase from 2018.
- The population density of Kenya in 2018 was 88.55 people per square kilometer, a 2.33% increase from 2017.
- The population density of Kenya in 2017 was 86.53 people per square kilometer, a 2.38% increase from 2016.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population Density | |
|---|---|
| Country Name | 2020 Population Density |
| Bangladesh | 1,115.55 |
| Micronesia | 784.16 |
| India | 419.80 |
| Philippines | 365.27 |
| Sri Lanka | 326.37 |
| El Salvador | 308.28 |
| Vietnam | 293.87 |
| Pakistan | 277.47 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 228.29 |
| Nigeria | 223.15 |
| Kiribati | 147.47 |
| Indonesia | 142.94 |
| Cabo Verde | 137.96 |
| Ghana | 130.26 |
| Moldova | 119.17 |
| Egypt | 102.19 |
| Kenya | 92.65 |
| Cambodia | 92.35 |
| Timor-Leste | 88.66 |
| Honduras | 88.05 |
| Morocco | 82.66 |
| Myanmar | 80.42 |
| Uzbekistan | 74.81 |
| Ukraine | 72.46 |
| Tunisia | 72.24 |
| Lesotho | 70.56 |
| Eswatini | 66.83 |
| Georgia | 57.23 |
| Cameroon | 55.83 |
| Nicaragua | 50.81 |
| Djibouti | 42.59 |
| Angola | 26.36 |
| Vanuatu | 25.20 |
| Zambia | 24.43 |
| Solomon Islands | 23.77 |
| Bhutan | 20.10 |
| Papua New Guinea | 19.33 |
| Bolivia | 10.63 |
| Mauritania | 4.51 |
| Mongolia | 2.10 |
| Sudan | 0.00 |
| Kenya - Historical Population Density Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Population Density | Growth Rate |
| 2020 | 92.65 | 2.28% |
| 2019 | 90.59 | 2.30% |
| 2018 | 88.55 | 2.33% |
| 2017 | 86.53 | 2.38% |
| 2016 | 84.52 | 2.45% |
| 2015 | 82.50 | 2.52% |
| 2014 | 80.47 | 2.59% |
| 2013 | 78.43 | 2.65% |
| 2012 | 76.41 | 2.70% |
| 2011 | 74.40 | 2.73% |
| 2010 | 72.42 | 2.76% |
| 2009 | 70.48 | 2.79% |
| 2008 | 68.56 | 2.81% |
| 2007 | 66.69 | 2.81% |
| 2006 | 64.87 | 2.80% |
| 2005 | 63.11 | 2.78% |
| 2004 | 61.40 | 2.76% |
| 2003 | 59.75 | 2.75% |
| 2002 | 58.16 | 2.75% |
| 2001 | 56.60 | 2.77% |
| 2000 | 55.08 | 2.78% |
| 1999 | 53.58 | 2.80% |
| 1998 | 52.12 | 2.84% |
| 1997 | 50.68 | 2.89% |
| 1996 | 49.26 | 2.96% |
| 1995 | 47.85 | 3.03% |
| 1994 | 46.44 | 3.12% |
| 1993 | 45.03 | 3.20% |
| 1992 | 43.64 | 3.28% |
| 1991 | 42.25 | 3.36% |
| 1990 | 40.88 | 3.44% |
| 1989 | 39.52 | 3.53% |
| 1988 | 38.17 | 3.61% |
| 1987 | 36.84 | 3.68% |
| 1986 | 35.53 | 3.75% |
| 1985 | 34.25 | 3.82% |
| 1984 | 32.99 | 3.88% |
| 1983 | 31.76 | 3.92% |
| 1982 | 30.56 | 3.94% |
| 1981 | 29.40 | 3.94% |
| 1980 | 28.29 | 3.92% |
| 1979 | 27.22 | 3.90% |
| 1978 | 26.20 | 3.87% |
| 1977 | 25.22 | 3.85% |
| 1976 | 24.29 | 3.83% |
| 1975 | 23.39 | 3.81% |
| 1974 | 22.53 | 3.78% |
| 1973 | 21.71 | 3.74% |
| 1972 | 20.93 | 3.70% |
| 1971 | 20.18 | 3.64% |
| 1970 | 19.47 | 3.58% |
| 1969 | 18.80 | 3.52% |
| 1968 | 18.16 | 3.46% |
| 1967 | 17.55 | 3.41% |
| 1966 | 16.97 | 3.37% |
| 1965 | 16.42 | 3.33% |
| 1964 | 15.89 | 3.29% |
| 1963 | 15.38 | 3.26% |
| 1962 | 14.90 | 3.21% |
| 1961 | 14.44 | 3.17% |
| 1960 | 13.99 | 3.13% |
| 1959 | 13.57 | 3.09% |
| 1958 | 13.16 | 3.05% |
| 1957 | 12.77 | 3.01% |
| 1956 | 12.40 | 2.97% |
| 1955 | 12.04 | 2.93% |
| 1954 | 11.70 | 2.89% |
| 1953 | 11.37 | 2.84% |
| 1952 | 11.05 | 2.79% |
| 1951 | 10.76 | 2.72% |
| 1950 | 10.47 | 0.00% |
