KEN / Sub-Saharan Africa
Kenya
Snapshot ·- Capital
- Nairobi
- Currency
- Kenyan shilling
- Continent
- Africa
- Area
- 581,309 km²
AT A GLANCE
Latest available · Reference years varyThe essential numbers
Population ↗
57.53M · 2025
peopleWorld Bank · SP.POP.TOTL
GDP ↗
135.94B · 2025
current US$World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
GDP per capita ↗
2,362.86 · 2025
current US$ / personWorld Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Inflation ↗
4.07 · 2025
%World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Unemployment ↗
5.45 · 2025
% of labor forceWorld Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Fertility rate ↗
3.17 · 2024
births / womanWorld Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
Life expectancy ↗
63.83 · 2024
yearsWorld Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN
LOOKING BACK
Change over time
Population
All countries ↗2025Kenya: 57.53M
Source: World Bank · SP.POP.TOTLGaps indicate missing observations.
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| Year | Kenya |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 57,532,493 |
| 2024 | 56,432,944 |
| 2023 | 55,339,003 |
| 2022 | 54,252,461 |
| 2021 | 53,219,166 |
| 2020 | 52,217,334 |
| 2019 | 51,202,827 |
| 2018 | 50,207,107 |
| 2017 | 49,197,766 |
| 2016 | 48,139,687 |
| 2015 | 47,088,526 |
| 2014 | 46,051,440 |
| 2013 | 44,986,791 |
| 2012 | 43,888,303 |
| 2011 | 42,758,461 |
| 2010 | 41,598,567 |
| 2009 | 40,408,891 |
| 2008 | 39,206,351 |
| 2007 | 38,036,349 |
| 2006 | 36,904,008 |
2025Kenya: 135.94B
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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| Year | Kenya |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 135,941,278,878.82 |
| 2024 | 120,397,537,849.83 |
| 2023 | 107,500,884,685.01 |
| 2022 | 114,448,978,152.64 |
| 2021 | 109,703,658,904.99 |
| 2020 | 100,657,505,750.55 |
| 2019 | 100,378,436,207.37 |
| 2018 | 92,202,979,985.29 |
| 2017 | 82,036,510,877.26 |
| 2016 | 74,815,144,163.89 |
| 2015 | 70,120,446,896.84 |
| 2014 | 68,285,796,514.29 |
| 2013 | 61,671,440,407.84 |
| 2012 | 56,396,704,671.58 |
| 2011 | 46,869,473,150.61 |
| 2010 | 45,405,615,063.76 |
| 2009 | 42,347,217,912.92 |
| 2008 | 35,895,153,327.85 |
| 2007 | 31,958,195,182.24 |
| 2006 | 25,825,512,284.29 |
GDP per capita
All countries ↗2025Kenya: 2,362.86
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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| Year | Kenya |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,362.86 |
| 2024 | 2,133.46 |
| 2023 | 1,942.59 |
| 2022 | 2,109.56 |
| 2021 | 2,061.36 |
| 2020 | 1,927.66 |
| 2019 | 1,960.41 |
| 2018 | 1,836.45 |
| 2017 | 1,667.48 |
| 2016 | 1,554.13 |
| 2015 | 1,489.12 |
| 2014 | 1,482.82 |
| 2013 | 1,370.88 |
| 2012 | 1,285.01 |
| 2011 | 1,096.14 |
| 2010 | 1,091.52 |
| 2009 | 1,047.97 |
| 2008 | 915.54 |
| 2007 | 840.2 |
| 2006 | 699.8 |
Inflation
All countries ↗2025Kenya: 4.07
Source: World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZGGaps indicate missing observations.
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| Year | Kenya |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.07 |
| 2024 | 4.49 |
| 2023 | 7.67 |
| 2022 | 7.66 |
| 2021 | 6.11 |
| 2020 | 5.41 |
| 2019 | 5.24 |
| 2018 | 4.69 |
| 2017 | 8.01 |
| 2016 | 6.3 |
| 2015 | 6.58 |
| 2014 | 6.88 |
| 2013 | 5.72 |
| 2012 | 9.38 |
| 2011 | 14.02 |
| 2010 | 3.96 |
| 2009 | 9.23 |
| 2008 | 26.24 |
| 2007 | 9.76 |
| 2006 | 14.45 |
Unemployment
All countries ↗2025Kenya: 5.45
Source: World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZSGaps indicate missing observations.
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| Year | Kenya |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 5.45 |
| 2024 | 5.49 |
| 2023 | 5.41 |
| 2022 | 5.57 |
| 2021 | 5.69 |
| 2020 | 5.61 |
| 2019 | 5.01 |
| 2018 | 4.28 |
| 2017 | 3.54 |
| 2016 | 2.76 |
| 2015 | 2.76 |
| 2014 | 2.77 |
| 2013 | 2.76 |
| 2012 | 2.68 |
| 2011 | 2.7 |
| 2010 | 2.79 |
| 2009 | 2.82 |
| 2008 | 2.75 |
| 2007 | 2.64 |
| 2006 | 2.67 |
Fertility rate
All countries ↗2025Kenya: —
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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| Year | Kenya |
|---|---|
| 2025 | No data available |
| 2024 | 3.17 |
| 2023 | 3.21 |
| 2022 | 3.26 |
| 2021 | 3.31 |
| 2020 | 3.36 |
| 2019 | 3.43 |
| 2018 | 3.54 |
| 2017 | 3.61 |
| 2016 | 3.69 |
| 2015 | 3.77 |
| 2014 | 3.84 |
| 2013 | 3.96 |
| 2012 | 4.12 |
| 2011 | 4.28 |
| 2010 | 4.45 |
| 2009 | 4.57 |
| 2008 | 4.66 |
| 2007 | 4.72 |
| 2006 | 4.75 |
Life expectancy
All countries ↗2025Kenya: —
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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| Year | Kenya |
|---|---|
| 2025 | No data available |
| 2024 | 63.83 |
| 2023 | 63.65 |
| 2022 | 63.55 |
| 2021 | 61.23 |
| 2020 | 61.6 |
| 2019 | 62.94 |
| 2018 | 62.83 |
| 2017 | 62.73 |
| 2016 | 62.53 |
| 2015 | 62.28 |
| 2014 | 61.99 |
| 2013 | 61.73 |
| 2012 | 61.54 |
| 2011 | 61.28 |
| 2010 | 60.92 |
| 2009 | 60.48 |
| 2008 | 59.96 |
| 2007 | 59.41 |
| 2006 | 59.06 |