Rural population, per square kilometre in Kenya
Kenya: Rural population, per square kilometre was 65.13 units per square kilometre in 2023. β² Rising
Rural population, per square kilometre in Kenya, 1961β2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, rural population, per square kilometre in Kenya stood at 65.13 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per square kilometre in Kenya peaked at 65.13 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 12.85 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Kenya 46th out of 216 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.99 units per square kilometre | 12.85 units per square kilometre | 17.33 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 20.39 units per square kilometre | 17.95 units per square kilometre | 22.96 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 27.57 units per square kilometre | 23.69 units per square kilometre | 31.84 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 37.55 units per square kilometre | 32.9 units per square kilometre | 42.3 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.7 units per square kilometre | 43.37 units per square kilometre | 48.38 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.54 units per square kilometre | 49.8 units per square kilometre | 60.86 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.49 units per square kilometre | 61.84 units per square kilometre | 65.13 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 43 Nepal 69.3 units per square kilometre compare
- 44 Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of 66.47 units per square kilometre compare
- 45 Egypt, Arab Republic of 65.92 units per square kilometre compare
- 47 Dominican Republic 64.99 units per square kilometre compare
- 48 Sierra Leone 64.69 units per square kilometre compare
- 49 Samoa 64.3 units per square kilometre 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)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6779 units per person (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per square kilometre in Kenya?
- Rural population, per square kilometre in Kenya was 65.13 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 65.13 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.85 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Kenya rank for rural population, per square kilometre?
- Kenya ranks 46th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rural population, per square kilometre rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rural population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rural population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rural population Γ· Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.