Sub-Saharan Africa · Lower-middle income
Kenya: key statistics
Kenya has 57.5m people (2025) and a GDP per person of $2,363. Below: 79 indicators with the latest year, world rank and change over ten years.
- Capital
- Nairobi
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Income group
- Lower-middle income
- Currency
- Kenyan shilling KES
- Languages
- English, Swahili
- ISO codes
- KEKEN
Population57.5m2025 · rank 26 of 217GDP$136bn2025 · rank 62 of 211GDP per capita$2,3632025 · rank 172 of 211Life expectancy63.8 yrs2024 · rank 197 of 217Internet users35.0%2024 · rank 163 of 188Fertility3.172024 · rank 52 of 217CO₂ per person0.38 t2024 · rank 168 of 203Inflation4.1%2025 · rank 55 of 180
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Kenya, topic by topic
Each profile brings together the indicators of one topic with world and regional rank, values since 2000, group averages and a comparison with neighbours.
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World rank counts countries with a value in the recent window; regional rank is within Sub-Saharan Africa.
PopulationFull population profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 57.5m | 2025 | 26/217 | 6/48 | +22% | 8.2bn | |
| Population growth | 1.93% | 2025 | 52/217 | 38/48 | −0.3 pp | 0.91% | |
| Urban share | 32.2% | 2025 | 191/217 | 38/48 | +0.5 pp | 57.8% | |
| Fertility | 3.17 | 2024 | 52/217 | 41/48 | −18% | 2.19 | |
| Aged 65+ | 3.0% | 2025 | 197/217 | 34/48 | +0.6 pp | 10.4% | |
| Aged 0–14 | 36.3% | 2025 | 46/217 | 39/48 | −5.7 pp | 24.4% | |
| Density | 97.2 | 2024 | 108/216 | 18/48 | +20% | 62.1 | |
| Birth rate | 27.0 | 2024 | 43/217 | 39/48 | −15% | 16.3 | |
| Area | 591,970 km² | 2024 | 47/216 | 18/48 | +2.0% | 140,539,257 km² |
EconomyFull economy profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP | $136bn | 2025 | 62/211 | 3/46 | +94% | $118tn | |
| GDP per capita | $2,363 | 2025 | 172/211 | 16/46 | +59% | $14,406 | |
| GDP per capita, PPP | $7,016 | 2025 | 154/199 | 16/46 | +91% | $25,704 | |
| GNI per capita | $2,200 | 2025 | 162/201 | 17/46 | +67% | $14,244 | |
| GDP growth | 4.6% | 2025 | 58/210 | 22/46 | −0.3 pp | 2.9% | |
| GDP per capita growth | 2.6% | 2025 | 99/210 | 21/46 | ±0.0 pp | 2.0% | |
| Agriculture share | 23.2% | 2025 | 25/198 | 18/45 | +3.7 pp | 4.0% | |
| Industry share | 16.3% | 2025 | 155/201 | 38/45 | −2.6 pp | 25.0% | |
| Services share | 55.1% | 2025 | 119/201 | 12/45 | −1.1 pp | 63.3% | |
| Investment | 17.0% | 2025 | 145/175 | 32/43 | −5.1 pp | 26.3% | |
| Savings | 15.7% | 2025 | 119/163 | 25/39 | +8.9 pp | 26.0% |
Prices & public financeFull prices & public finance profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 4.1% | 2025 | 55/180 | 19/44 | −2.5 pp | 3.0% | |
| Real interest rate | 13.0% | 2024 | 15/136 | 8/36 | +4.8 pp | — | |
| Lending rate | 16.6% | 2024 | 25/136 | 14/36 | +0.1 pp | — | |
| Exchange rate | 129.30 | 2025 | 59/210 | 29/47 | +32% | — | |
| Tax revenue | 14.1% | 2023 | 90/142 | 13/32 | — | 13.9% | |
| Government expense | 27.8% | 2023 | 63/142 | 6/32 | — | 28.5% | |
| External debt | 35.0% | 2024 | 81/119 | 30/43 | +7.1 pp | — | |
| Military spending | 1.07% | 2025 | 109/156 | 28/45 | −0.1 pp | 2.48% |
Trade & investmentFull trade & investment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 15.8% | 2025 | 158/184 | 34/43 | +0.6 pp | 29.5% | |
| Imports | 21.8% | 2025 | 164/184 | 35/43 | −3.4 pp | 28.5% | |
| Trade openness | 37.5% | 2025 | 167/184 | 37/43 | −2.8 pp | 68.5% | |
| Current account | -2.1% | 2025 | 98/185 | 16/42 | +4.2 pp | — | |
| FDI inflows | 0.8% | 2025 | 150/197 | 40/46 | −0.1 pp | 1.4% | |
| Remittances | 3.8% | 2025 | 66/178 | 16/41 | +1.5 pp | 0.8% | |
| Tourist arrivals | 2.0m | 2019 | 63/196 | 3/42 | +38% | 2.4bn |
LabourFull labour profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 5.4% | 2025 | 87/187 | 24/47 | +2.7 pp | 4.8% | |
| Youth unemployment | 15.2% | 2025 | 77/187 | 17/47 | +7.9 pp | 13.4% | |
| Participation rate | 67.4% | 2025 | 42/187 | 19/47 | −6.9 pp | 61.0% | |
| Women's participation | 63.0% | 2025 | 29/187 | 17/47 | −8.3 pp | 48.9% |
Aid, poverty & equalityFull aid, poverty & equality profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net ODA received | $2.6bn | 2023 | 14/145 | 6/48 | −22% | $259bn | |
| ODA, % of GNI | 2.5% | 2023 | 71/139 | 35/47 | −3.6 pp | 0.2% | |
| ODA per person | $46.9 | 2023 | 88/145 | 32/48 | −36% | $32.2 | |
| Extreme poverty | 45.5% | 2022 | 13/151 | 13/44 | +0.9 pp | 10.1% | |
| Poverty, $4.20/day | 65.5% | 2022 | 12/151 | 12/44 | +3.6 pp | 18.2% | |
| National poverty rate | 39.8% | 2022 | 31/145 | 26/45 | −7.0 pp | — | |
| Gini index | 38.5 | 2022 | 48/151 | 21/44 | −17% | — | |
| Undernourishment | 34.9% | 2024 | 8/167 | 6/44 | +15.5 pp | 8.1% | |
| Women in parliament | 23.4% | 2025 | 107/190 | 23/46 | +3.7 pp | 27.2% |
EducationFull education profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult literacy | 82.2% | 2000 | — | — | — | 87.7% | |
| Female literacy | 77.9% | 2000 | — | — | — | 84.6% | |
| Primary enrolment | 98.2% | 2023 | 113/191 | 23/41 | −13.2 pp | 102.2% | |
| Secondary enrolment | 84.3% | 2023 | 124/176 | 7/34 | +26.6 pp | 77.3% | |
| Tertiary enrolment | 10.4% | 2024 | 151/172 | 16/34 | +6.4 pp | 43.6% | |
| Primary completion | 102.2% | 2016 | — | — | +14.4 pp | 88.0% | |
| Pupils per teacher | 30.7 | 2015 | 35/173 | 28/40 | −27% | 23.4 | |
| Education spending | 4.0% | 2024 | 101/184 | 20/43 | −0.7 pp | 3.6% |
HealthFull health profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 63.8 yrs | 2024 | 197/217 | 29/48 | +3.0% | 73.5 yrs | |
| Infant mortality | 34.2 | 2024 | 37/196 | 31/48 | −14% | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortality | 38.8 | 2024 | 43/196 | 35/48 | −20% | 37.4 | |
| Maternal mortality | 149 | 2023 | 50/194 | 39/48 | −28% | 197 | |
| Health spending | 4.4% | 2023 | 144/193 | 25/48 | −0.6 pp | 10.1% | |
| Health spending per person | $85.0 | 2023 | 150/193 | 16/48 | +26% | $1,317 | |
| Physicians | 0.29 | 2023 | 141/180 | 13/46 | +50% | 1.86 | |
| Measles vaccination | 88% | 2024 | 114/193 | 15/48 | −7.0 pp | 84% | |
| HIV prevalence | 3.0% | 2024 | 13/153 | 13/44 | −1.9 pp | 0.7% | |
| Child stunting | 17.6% | 2022 | 65/154 | 39/46 | −8.7 pp | — | |
| Basic water | 65.6% | 2024 | 191/206 | 32/46 | +8.3 pp | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitation | 40.9% | 2024 | 177/203 | 23/46 | +7.2 pp | 82.2% |
Digital & energy accessFull digital & energy access profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 35.0% | 2024 | 163/188 | 24/46 | +18.5 pp | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptions | 126.5 | 2024 | 70/210 | 8/48 | +73% | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadband | 3.0 | 2024 | 149/208 | 8/48 | +1,277% | 20.1 | |
| Electricity access | 77.0% | 2024 | 174/215 | 12/48 | +41.0 pp | 91.9% | |
| Clean cooking | 32.0% | 2024 | 153/192 | 20/48 | +21.0 pp | 75.4% |
EnvironmentFull environment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO₂ per person | 0.38 t | 2024 | 168/203 | 24/47 | +12% | 4.69 t | |
| Renewable energy | 67.7% | 2021 | 30/212 | 26/48 | −7.0 pp | 19.7% | |
| Renewable power | 78.1% | 2021 | 33/206 | 14/48 | +10.3 pp | 27.8% | |
| Forest cover | 6.6% | 2024 | 175/214 | 44/48 | +0.5 pp | 31.1% | |
| Arable land | 11.5% | 2024 | 91/206 | 24/48 | +1.2 pp | 10.7% | |
| Water withdrawals | 19.5% | 2022 | 60/177 | 11/47 | +3.9 pp | 9.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
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