LANGUAGES
- Official Language:
- 1. Somali
: 2,865,000
- 2. English
: 810,000
Mother Tongue : Somali
Literacy Rate (%) : 81.50
Country Capital | : | Nairobi |
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GDP Per capita | : | 7,523 |
GDP Per Capita Rank | : | 136th/195 |
Life Expectancy | : | 64 |
Unemployment Rate | : | 5 |
Number of Internet Users | : | 22,806,462 |
Internet Users Rank | : | 42nd/195 |
Area | : | 580,731 |
Area Rank | : | 44th/195 |
Total Population | : | 57,532 |
Total Population Rank | : | 26th/195 |
Kenya Highlights
Kenya is the 26th ranked country in population and 44th ranked in area out of 195 countries in the world.Please keep the country rank in perspective, for the highlights below.
Better than World Average-
- 1. Kenya is the 1st highest ranked in Oromo out of 195 countries in the world. This implies that this country has significantly more people speaking Oromo when compared to other countries.
- 2. The average Somali of 195 countries in the world is 128,097. Kenya is the 3rd highest ranked country out of 195 countries. This implies that this country has significantly more people speaking Somali when compared to other countries.
- 3. Out of the 195 countries in the world, Kenya is the 3rd highest ranked in Swahili . This implies that this country has significantly more people speaking Swahili when compared to other countries.
Worse than World Average-
- 1. Kenya is the 52nd worst ranked in Literacy Rate (%) out of 195 countries in the world. This indicates that the educational infrastructure in this country is worse than it is in other countries.
- 2. The average GDP Per Capita (USD) of the countries in the world is 30,070. Kenya is the 60th worst-ranked country out of 195 countries. This implies that this country is a developing country.
- 3. Out of the 195 countries in the world, Kenya is the 86th worst ranked in Total No. of Pharmacists . This may indicate worse healthcare infrastructure investment by the country or may indicate lower population
Kenya Metrics
Language Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Oromo | # People | 3,428 | 1 | 1128 | ||
2 | Oromo as a % of total Oromo speakers | % People | 0 | 2 | 1129 | ||
3 | Somali | # People | 128,097 | 3 | 1126 | ||
4 | Swahili | # People | 104,667 | 3 | 1128 | ||
5 | Somali as a % of total Somali speakers | % People | 0 | 3 | 1128 | ||
6 | Swahili as a % of total Swahili speakers | % People | 0 | 3 | 1125 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | English as a % of total English speakers | % People | 0 | 21 | 1233 | ||
2 | English | # People | 3,175,743 | 18 | 1234 | ||
3 | Gujarati | # People | 347,561 | 10 | 1232 | ||
4 | Gujarati as a % of total Gujarati speakers | % People | 0 | 9 | 1235 |
Nature Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Tree density. | Density | 9 | 1 | 1125 | ||
2 | Tree density . | Density | 8 | 1 | 1126 | ||
3 | Goat Meat Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 46,111 | 13 | 1130 | ||
4 | Goat Meat Production (% of Total Goat Meat Production) | Percent | 0 | 13 | 1127 | ||
5 | Number of Cows | Count | 8,697,624 | 15 | 1129 | ||
6 | Cows (% of Total Cows) | Percent | 0 | 15 | 1129 | ||
7 | Goat Milk Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 196,989 | 18 | 1129 | ||
8 | Goat Milk Production (% of Total Goat Milk Production) | Percent | 0 | 18 | 1129 | ||
9 | Honey prod. | Tons | 16,211 | 23 | 1129 | ||
10 | Honey Produced /Total Honey Produced % | Weight | 0 | 23 | 1128 | ||
11 | Cow Milk Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 3,855,383 | 29 | 1129 | ||
12 | Cow Milk Production (% of Total Cow Milk Production) | Percent | 0 | 29 | 1126 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Apple Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 1,044,287 | 89 | 1235 | ||
2 | Chicken Meat Production (% of Total Chicken Meat Production) | Percent | 0 | 83 | 1233 | ||
3 | Barley Produced/Total Barley Produced.% | Weight | 1 | 80 | 1230 | ||
4 | Chicken Meat Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 588,164 | 85 | 1235 | ||
5 | Country forest area / Global Forest area % | 0 | 79 | 1230 | |||
6 | Forest Area. | Area | 21,142,892 | 81 | 1231 | ||
7 | Barley prod. | Tons | 1,576,534 | 80 | 1231 | ||
8 | Number of Trees | Count | 15,642,617,148 | 75 | 1231 | ||
9 | Rice Produced/Total Rice Produced.% | Weight | 0 | 65 | 1234 | ||
10 | Wheat prod. | Tons | 6,698,590 | 66 | 1235 | ||
11 | Wheat Produced /Total Wheat Produced. %. | Weight | 0 | 63 | 1235 | ||
12 | Rice prod. | Tons | 6,981,685 | 65 | 1235 | ||
13 | Soyabean prod. | Tons | 3,684,006 | 65 | 1234 | ||
14 | Cotton Production (in 1000 480 lb. Bales) | Weight | 1,707 | 59 | 1232 | ||
15 | Onion prod. | Tons | 773,539 | 61 | 1232 | ||
16 | Onion Produced/Total Onion Produced % | Weight | 0 | 61 | 1235 | ||
17 | Cow Beef Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 320,761 | 44 | 1231 | ||
18 | Cow Beef Production (% of Total Cow Beef Production) | Percent | 0 | 43 | 1234 | ||
19 | Iron Production (in 1000 metric tons) | Weight | 33,258 | 43 | 1233 | ||
20 | Orange Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 618,959 | 43 | 1231 | ||
21 | Orange Production (% of Total Orange Production) | Percent | 0 | 42 | 1231 | ||
22 | Potatoes prod. | Tons | 2,538,925 | 32 | 1235 | ||
23 | Potatoes Produced /Total Potatoes Produced % | Weight | 0 | 32 | 1231 | ||
24 | Sugarcane prod. | Tons | 52,039,862 | 21 | 1231 | ||
25 | Sugarcane Produced/Total Sugarcane Produced.% | Weight | 2 | 21 | 1231 | ||
26 | Sweet Potatoes prod. | Tons | 895,180 | 18 | 1235 | ||
27 | Sweet Potatoes Produced/Total Sweet Potatoes Produced % | Weight | 0 | 18 | 1232 | ||
28 | Flourite prod. | Tons | 231,501 | 8 | 1235 |
Culture Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Christian Population | # People | 11,885,917 | 12 | 1130 | ||
2 | Christian Pop./Total Christian Pop.% | % People | 0 | 12 | 1126 | ||
3 | Gold Medal | Count | 3 | 16 | 1130 | ||
4 | Bronze Medal | Count | 4 | 17 | 1126 | ||
5 | World Heritage Sites | Count | 7 | 41 | 1125 | ||
6 | Christian Pop./Total Pop.% | % People | 42 | 48 | 1130 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Islamic Pop./Total Pop.% | % People | 22 | 76 | 1230 | ||
2 | Jewish Population | # People | 78,295 | 69 | 1233 | ||
3 | Islamic Pop./Total Islamic Pop.% | % People | 0 | 47 | 1234 | ||
4 | Islamic Population | # People | 9,936,734 | 47 | 1235 | ||
5 | Silver Medal | Count | 3 | 31 | 1232 | ||
6 | # Olympic Medals | Count | 157 | 32 | 1230 | ||
7 | Total Medals | Count | 12 | 19 | 1234 |
Urbanization Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Rural Pop. | # People | 18,013,759 | 15 | 1127 | ||
2 | Rural Pop. /Total Pop. % | % People | 40 | 26 | 1125 | ||
3 | Pop. without Electricity access | # People | 3,455,508 | 15 | 1130 | ||
4 | Pop. without Electricity Access / Total Pop.% | % People | 14 | 48 | 1127 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Urban Population / Total Population % . | % People | 60 | 170 | 1235 | ||
2 | Pop. with access to Electricity (%) | % People | 86 | 146 | 1230 | ||
3 | # Cities>1M | # Cities | 1 | 39 | 1233 | ||
4 | # Cities>500000 | # Cities | 5 | 53 | 1233 | ||
5 | # Cities>500000 | # Cities | 4 | 49 | 1232 | ||
6 | # Cities>300000 | # Cities | 7 | 47 | 1235 | ||
7 | Urban Population (2021) | # People | 23,726,053 | 51 | 1232 | ||
8 | # Cities>300000 | # Cities | 8 | 45 | 1230 | ||
9 | # Cities>1M | # Cities | 2 | 33 | 1230 | ||
10 | # Cities>100000 | # Cities | 23 | 41 | 1231 | ||
11 | # Cities>100000 | # Cities | 21 | 41 | 1234 |
Demography Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Births | # People (In Thousands) | 681 | 17 | 1125 | ||
2 | Total Population (2025) | # People (In Thousands) | 42,003 | 26 | 1130 | ||
3 | Male Population (2025) | # People (In Thousands) | 21,226 | 26 | 1129 | ||
4 | Female Population (2025) | # People (In Thousands) | 20,993 | 26 | 1125 | ||
5 | Population Growth Rate (%) | % People | 0 | 49 | 1129 | ||
6 | Total Deaths | # People (In Thousands) | 319 | 29 | 1128 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Female % of Total Pop. | % People | 50 | 83 | 1231 | ||
2 | Male % of Total Pop. | % People | 50 | 39 | 1231 |
Wealth Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Corporate Tax Rates in % | Rate | 23 | 18 | 1128 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Imports /Total GDP of the Country %. | 53 | 154 | 1233 | |||
2 | Exports/Total GDP of the Country %. | 46 | 153 | 1233 | |||
3 | GDP Per Capita (USD) | $ | 30,070 | 136 | 1234 | ||
4 | Exports /Total Exports of the World %. | 0 | 92 | 1230 | |||
5 | Export of Goods and Services (in Million $) | Amount | 186,399 | 94 | 1235 | ||
6 | Import of Goods and Services (in Million $) | Amount | 183,299 | 88 | 1233 | ||
7 | Imports/Total Imports of the World %. | 0 | 84 | 1230 | |||
8 | Import Ban(Number of products) | Count | 12 | 74 | 1232 | ||
9 | FDI / Total FDI of the World %. | 0 | 72 | 1230 | |||
10 | FDI (millions USD) | Amount | 3,115 | 72 | 1230 | ||
11 | GDP as a % of Total GDP | Percent | 0 | 65 | 1231 | ||
12 | GDP (Billions USD) 2025 | $ Billions | 613 | 66 | 1232 |
Work Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Employment in Agriculture | # People | 5,314,003 | 20 | 1125 | ||
2 | Labour Force Participation | # People | 14,659,929 | 22 | 1125 | ||
3 | Total Labour Force (2021) | # People | 20,409,734 | 29 | 1130 | ||
4 | Employment in Services | # People | 10,251,634 | 31 | 1127 | ||
5 | Non-Agricultural Labour Force | # People | 15,067,127 | 32 | 1129 | ||
6 | Employment in Agriculture /Total Pop. %. | % People | 9 | 49 | 1126 | ||
7 | Employment in Agri. / Total Labour Force % . | % People | 23 | 53 | 1125 | ||
8 | Employment in Agriculture/Total Labour force %. | % People | 23 | 53 | 1128 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Wage & Salaried Workers / Total Labour Force % | % People | 58 | 133 | 1230 | ||
2 | Non-Agri Labour force/Total Labour force %. | % People | 76 | 125 | 1231 | ||
3 | Total Labour Force/Total Pop. | % People | 43 | 112 | 1231 | ||
4 | Employment in Services / Total Labour Force %. | % People | 56 | 110 | 1233 | ||
5 | Employment in services/Total Labour force %. | % People | 56 | 110 | 1235 | ||
6 | Employment in Services /Total pop.%. | % People | 25 | 106 | 1235 | ||
7 | Unemployment Rate. | % People | 7 | 54 | 1232 | ||
8 | Formal Jobs | # People | 10,605,934 | 35 | 1235 | ||
9 | Unemployed Labour Force. | # People | 1,511,199 | 27 | 1231 |
Education Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Total Literate Pop. | # People | 34,678,001 | 30 | 1127 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Enrolment in Secondary Edu./Total Pop %. | % People | 23 | 145 | 1234 | ||
2 | Literacy Rate (%) | % People | 86 | 144 | 1230 | ||
3 | # Students per teacher in secondary edu. | Ratio | 31 | 1 | 1230 | ||
4 | Enrolment in Secondary Edu./Total Literate Pop. | % People | 28 | 136 | 1235 | ||
5 | Enrolment in Tertiary Edu/Total Literate Pop. %. | % People | 9 | 123 | 1235 | ||
6 | Enrolment in Tertiary Edu./ Total Pop. %. | % People | 9 | 121 | 1230 | ||
7 | # Students per teacher in tertiary edu. | Ratio | 32 | 1 | 1231 | ||
8 | Teachers as a % of Enrolment | % People | 41 | 89 | 1235 | ||
9 | # Students per teacher in Primary edu. | Ratio | 260 | 88 | 1231 | ||
10 | Teachers in tertiary edu. | # People | 297,976 | 56 | 1232 | ||
11 | Enrolment in tertiary edu.(all programmes) | # People | 4,618,191 | 43 | 1234 | ||
12 | Enrolment in Primary Edu./ Total Literate Pop %. | % People | 36 | 41 | 1235 | ||
13 | Teachers in secondary edu. | # People | 659,923 | 33 | 1230 | ||
14 | Enrolment in Primary Edu./Total Pop %. | % People | 27 | 32 | 1231 | ||
15 | # Total Students (Primary+Secondary+Tertiary) | # People | 38,831,325 | 27 | 1231 | ||
16 | # Total Teachers (Primary+Secondary+Tertiary) | # People | 2,858,694 | 26 | 1232 |
Media Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | # Mobile phone numbers | Count | 40,393,496 | 33 | 1126 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | # Phone Numbers /Total Pop. % | Percent | 101 | 132 | 1231 |
Health Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | No. of people HIV infected/Total pop. | # People | 5,202 | 9 | 1130 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Dentist (per 10,000) | People per 10000 | 31 | 166 | 1232 | ||
2 | Life Expectancy at Birth, both sexes | Age | 73 | 170 | 1230 | ||
3 | Total No. of Pharmacists | # People | 19,528 | 110 | 1235 | ||
4 | Total No. of Doctors | # People | 78,648 | 108 | 1231 |
Governance Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Below than World Average- |
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1 | Military Force/Total Pop. % | % People | 1 | 162 | 1230 | ||
2 | Total Military Force | # People | 358,465 | 102 | 1232 | ||
3 | Military Force/Total World Military Force %. | % People | 0 | 101 | 1235 | ||
4 | Judges Per 100K | People Per 100K | 11 | 83 | 1235 | ||
5 | Military Budget/Total World Military Budget %. | Percent | 0 | 70 | 1235 | ||
6 | Military Budget (in Billion $) | $ Billion | 15 | 73 | 1231 | ||
7 | Lawyers Per 100K | People Per 100K | 160 | 40 | 1235 | ||
8 | Police Officers | # People | 138,224 | 30 | 1231 |
Internet Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Below than World Average- |
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1 | Int. Users / Total Pop.% | % People | 70 | 153 | 1232 | ||
2 | FB Users / Total Pop. %. | % People | 25 | 151 | 1235 | ||
3 | FB Users / Total Int. Users %. | % People | 31 | 148 | 1233 | ||
4 | Facebook CPC in Rs. | Absolute | 5 | 134 | 1235 | ||
5 | LinkedIn Users as a % of Total Population | % People | 31 | 120 | 1235 | ||
6 | Twitter Users as a % of Total Population | % People | 13 | 106 | 1234 | ||
7 | LinkedIn Users as a % of Total Internet Users | % People | 35 | 92 | 1233 | ||
8 | Twitter Users as a % of Total Internet Users | % People | 14 | 88 | 1234 | ||
9 | Facebook Users as a % of Total facebook Users | % People | 0 | 72 | 1233 | ||
10 | Facebook users | # People | 6,757,917 | 72 | 1234 | ||
11 | Internet Users | # People | 28,408,774 | 42 | 1232 | ||
12 | LinkedIn users | # People | 6,388,891 | 37 | 1234 | ||
13 | Twitter users | # People | 3,173,740 | 36 | 1230 | ||
14 | LinkedIn Users as a % of Total LinkedIn Users | % People | 0 | 37 | 1234 | ||
15 | Twitter Users as a % of Total Twitter Users | % People | 0 | 36 | 1231 |
Kenya Language Details
Sr. | Language | % of people speaking the language in country. |
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1 | English | 1.41 % |
2 | Gujarati | 0.1 % |
List of cities having more than 100K population in Kenya
Sr. | City | Total City Population (2023) |
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1 | Eldoret | 379,858 |
2 | Garissa | 152,652 |
3 | Kangundo | 286,928 |
4 | Karuri | 141,364 |
5 | Kericho | 133,620 |
6 | Kikuyu | 306,091 |
7 | Kisumu | 509,671 |
8 | Kitale | 139,395 |
9 | Kitui | 143,858 |
10 | Machakos | 196,885 |
11 | Malindi | 155,277 |
12 | Mavoko (Athi River) | 180,085 |
13 | Mombasa | 1,231,321 |
14 | Nairobi | 4,112,936 |
15 | Nalvasha | 221,955 |
16 | Nakuru | 404,271 |
17 | Ngong | 140,707 |
18 | Nyeri | 156,721 |
19 | Ruiru | 313,573 |
20 | Thika | 179,691 |
21 | Vihiga | 155,802 |
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