The population density is the number of people living in a location per unit of land area, often denoted in square kilometers. Kenya has a total land area of 580,876.3 square kilometers and a population density of 82 people per square kilometer.
The population density was determined by dividing the country's 2019 total population of 47,564,296 by the total land area.
Counties with the highest population density in Kenya are Nairobi, where 6,247 people live per square kilometer, Mombasa 5,495, Vihiga 1,047, Kiambu 952, and Kisii 958.
Counties with the lowest population density are Marsabit, where 6 people live per square kilometer, Tana River 8, Isiolo 11, Turkana and Wajir 14, and Samburu 15.
The table below shows the population density of Kenya by County.[1]
|
County |
Land Area (Sq. Km) |
Population Density (Number of People per sq. Km) |
|
219.9 |
5,495 |
|
|
8,267.1 |
105 |
|
|
12,539.7 |
116 |
|
|
37,950.5 |
8 |
|
|
6,253.3 |
23 |
|
|
17,152.0 |
20 |
|
|
44,736.0 |
19 |
|
|
56,773.1 |
14 |
|
|
25,939.8 |
33 |
|
|
70,944.1 |
6 |
|
|
25,350.6 |
11 |
|
|
7,006.3 |
221 |
|
|
2,564.4 |
153 |
|
|
2,820.7 |
216 |
|
|
30,429.5 |
37 |
|
|
6,042.7 |
235 |
|
|
8,169.8 |
121 |
|
|
3,285.7 |
194 |
|
|
3,325.0 |
228 |
|
|
1,478.3 |
413 |
|
|
2,524.2 |
419 |
|
|
2,538.6 |
952 |
|
|
68,232.9 |
14 |
|
|
9,123.2 |
68 |
|
|
21,065.1 |
15 |
|
|
2,495.2 |
397 |
|
|
3,392.2 |
343 |
|
|
3,032.0 |
150 |
|
|
2,855.8 |
310 |
|
|
10,976.4 |
61 |
|
|
9,532.2 |
54 |
|
|
7,462.4 |
290 |
|
|
17,950.3 |
65 |
|
|
21,871.1 |
51 |
|
|
2,436.1 |
370 |
|
|
2,530.9 |
346 |
|
|
3,020.0 |
618 |
|
|
563.8 |
1,047 |
|
|
3,023.9 |
552 |
|
|
1,696.3 |
527 |
|
|
2,529.8 |
393 |
|
|
2,085.4 |
554 |
|
|
3,152.5 |
359 |
|
|
2,613.5 |
427 |
|
|
1,323.0 |
958 |
|
|
897.3 |
675 |
|
|
703.9 |
6,247 |
See also
- The population of Kenya 2024
- Average number of people per household in Kenya
- UN population prospects for Kenya: 2024 - 2100
References
- KNBS. (2022). 2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census: Population by county and subcounty (Vol. I, p. 10).
