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Kenya

Kenya / KE

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Kenya in numbers.

Area591,969 kmยฒWorld # 47 โ†’Population57.5MWorld # 26 โ†’Population density97.2 people/kmยฒWorld # 106 โ†’Life expectancy63.8 yearsWorld # 195 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 2,363World # 170 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Kenya across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area591,969 kmยฒWorld # 47 / 2023 โ†’Population57.5MWorld # 26 / 2025 โ†’Population density97.2 people/kmยฒWorld # 106 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,963World # 71 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth1.9%World # 52 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate3.2World # 52 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate27 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 43 / 2024 โ†’Death rate7.2 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 108 / 2024 โ†’Median age19.5 yearsWorld # 198 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+3%World # 195 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1436.3%World # 46 / 2025 โ†’Urban population32.2%World # 189 / 2025 โ†’Net migration-27.3KWorld # 179 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate-0.5 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 116 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share1.8%World # 153 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy63.8 yearsWorld # 195 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy58.2 yearsWorld # 135 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people0.3 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 152 / 2023 โ†’Smoking rate9.6%World # 136 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 2,363World # 170 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 135.9BWorld # 62 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 7,016World # 154 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth4.6%World # 59 / 2025 โ†’Inflation4.1%World # 61 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment5.4%World # 86 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment15.2%World # 77 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hours2,035 hours/yearWorld # 58 / 2023 โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)38.5World # 55 / 2022 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)4%World # 104 / 2024 โ†’Researchers per million people384 per million peopleWorld # 89 / 2024 โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)0.8%World # 47 / 2024 โ†’Patent applications per million people2.8 per million peopleWorld # 103 / 2021 โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person2,146 kcal/dayWorld # 181 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person10.2 kg/person/yearWorld # 180 / 2023 โ†’Rice production282.2K tWorld # 61 / 2024 โ†’Wheat production312.2K tWorld # 66 / 2024 โ†’Coffee production49.5K tWorld # 25 / 2024 โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area6.2%World # 177 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per person195 kWh/personWorld # 134 / 2024 โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person0.4 tWorld # 184 / 2024 โ†’Internet use35%World # 176 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions126.5 per 100 peopleWorld # 70 / 2024 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate4.9 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 65 / 2022 โ†’Road traffic death rate28.3 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 34 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)1%World # 116 / 2024 โ†’Women in parliament23.4%World # 108 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals2MWorld # 63 / 2019 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 1.8BWorld # 58 / 2019 โ†’World Heritage sites8 sitesWorld # 42 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupChristianity2019 / 85.5%Main languageSwahiliMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceOther renewables2025Top export categoryCrops and oils2023Most mapped OSM sportFootball and futsal1,161 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightSwahiliLargest staple-food calorie sourceMaize2023Current currencyKenyan ShillingKESDriving sideLeft-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originPlaces and landformsMount Kenya