Rural population, per capita in Kenya
Kenya: Rural population, per capita was 0.6779 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Kenya, 1960–2025
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 216 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.
Rural population, per capita in Kenya, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.9177 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.9156 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1962 | 0.9137 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.9118 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.9103 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 0.9088 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.9074 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.9058 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 0.9039 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 0.9017 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.8986 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.894 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.8884 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.882 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.8752 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.8682 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.8614 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.855 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.8495 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.8452 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.8416 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.8384 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.8352 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.8323 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.8296 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.8271 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.8248 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.8227 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.8209 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.8193 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.818 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.817 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.8162 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.8155 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.8149 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.8142 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.8134 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.8124 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.8112 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.8097 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.8054 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.7956 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.7814 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.7644 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.7459 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.7273 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.7102 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.6958 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.6858 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.6814 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.6813 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.6813 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.6814 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.6817 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6821 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.6827 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.6835 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.6846 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.6861 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.6881 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.6879 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.6871 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.6857 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.6837 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.6811 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 0.6779 units per person | -0.5% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.6779 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4913 units per person, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.6779 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5511 units per person, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
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 Saint 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 Madagascar 0.671 units per person compare
- 30 Bangladesh 0.6676 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)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 23.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 23.2% (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 216 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 ÷ 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.