Rural population, per capita in Kenya
Kenya: Rural population, per capita was 0.6779 units per person in 2025. βΌ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Kenya, 1960β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 0.6779 units per person for rural population, per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in Kenya peaked at 0.9177 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.6779 units per person, in 2025.
That places Kenya 27th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9097 units per person | 0.9017 units per person | 0.9177 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8718 units per person | 0.8452 units per person | 0.8986 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8292 units per person | 0.8193 units per person | 0.8416 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8142 units per person | 0.8097 units per person | 0.818 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7393 units per person | 0.6814 units per person | 0.8054 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6833 units per person | 0.6813 units per person | 0.6881 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6839 units per person | 0.6779 units per person | 0.6879 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 24 Solomon Islands 0.6869 units per person compare
- 25 St. Kitts and Nevis 0.681 units per person compare
- 26 Uganda 0.6806 units per person compare
- 28 Mali 0.6779 units per person compare
- 29 Channel Islands 0.6736 units per person compare
- 30 Madagascar, Republic of 0.671 units per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Kenya
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 16.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2316 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 547.24 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 23.16 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 23.16 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 12.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.0% (2024)
- Rural population 67.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in Kenya?
- Rural population, per capita in Kenya was 0.6779 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9177 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6779 units per person in 2025.
- How does Kenya rank for rural population, per capita?
- Kenya ranks 27th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rural population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rural population Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.