Nombre oficial :
Republic of Kenya
Región:
General Information
| Region | Eastern Africa | |
| Population (000, 2025) | 57 532a | |
| Pop. density (per km2, 2025) | 99.1a | |
| Capital city | Nairobi | |
| Capital city pop. (000, 2025) | 4 556.4c | |
| UN membership date | 16 December 1963 | |
| Surface area (km2) | 591 958b | |
| Sex ratio (m per 100 f) | 98.8a | |
| National currency | Kenyan Shilling (KES) | |
| Exchange rate (per US$) | 129.3d |
Economic indicators
| 2015 | 2020 | 2025 | |
| GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$) | 70 121 | 100 658 | 108 039b |
| GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2015 prices) | 5 | -0.3 | 5.6b |
| GDP per capita (current US$) | 1 489.0 | 1 928.0 | 1 952.0b |
| Economy: Agriculturee,f (% of Gross Value Added) | 20.6 | 24.1 | 23.2b |
| Economy: Industrye,g (% of Gross Value Added) | 20 | 18.5 | 17.9b |
| Economy: Services and other activitye,h (% of GVA) | 59.4 | 57.4 | 58.9b |
| Employment in agriculturei (% of employed) | 36.3 | 33.6 | 32.3b |
| Employment in industryi (% of employed) | 14 | 15.3 | 15.6b |
| Employment in servicesi (% employed) | 49.8 | 51 | 52.2b |
| Unemploymenti (% of labour force) | 2.8 | 5.6 | 5.3 |
| Labour force participation ratei (female/male pop. %) | 71.4 / 77.3 | 62.1 / 72.1 | 61.9 / 71.2 |
| CPI: Consumer Price Index (2010=100) | 150 | 200 | 257d |
| Agricultural production index (2014-2016=100) | 102 | 126 | 124b |
| International trade: exports (million current US$) | 5 907 | 6 022i | 9 701i,d |
| International trade: imports (million current US$) | 16 058 | 15 407 | 13 066i,d |
| International trade: balance (million current US$) | - 10 151 | - 9 385i | - 3 365i,d |
| Balance of payments, current account (million US$) | - 4 421 | - 3 731 | - 4 317b |
Social indicators
| 2015 | 2020 | 2025 | |
| Population growth rate (average annual %) | 2.2 | 2 | 1.9a |
| Urban population (% of total population) | 25.7 | 27.5c | ... |
| Urban population growth rate (average annual %) | 4.4j | ... | ... |
| Fertility rate, total (live births per woman) | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.1a |
| Life expectancy at birth (females/males, years) | 64.3 / 60.3 | 64.2 / 59.1 | 66.3 / 61.8a |
| Population age distributionk (0-14/60+ years old, %) | 42.0 / 3.7 | 39.3 / 4.4 | 36.3 / 4.9a |
| International migrant stockl (000/% of total pop.) | 1 126.9 / 2.4 | 1 050.1 / 2.0 | 992.5 / 1.8d |
| Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (000) | 613.8 | 513.4 | 787.1d |
| Under five mortality rate (per 1000 live births) | 47.1 | 48.3 | 39.5a |
| Health: Current expenditurem (% of GDP) | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.3n |
| Health: Physicians (per 1 000 pop.) | 0.2o | 0.1 | 0.3b |
| Education: Primary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.) | 104.3 / 105.3 | 76.2 / 78.8c | ... / ... |
| Education: Lowr. sec. gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.) | 93.0 / 93.4 | 94.8 / 95.0p | ... / ... |
| Intentional homicide rate (per 100 000 pop.) | 4.8 | 3.6 | 4.9n |
| Seats held by women in national parliaments (%) | 19.7 | 21.8q | 23.3q |
Environment and infrastructure indicators
| 2015 | 2020 | 2025 | |
| Individuals using the Internet (per 100 inhabitants) | 16.6 | 22.7r,c | 35b |
| Research & Development expenditures (% of GDP) | 0.7t | ... | 0.4u,v,w,n |
| Threatened species (number) | 463 | 549 | 815d |
| Forested area (% of land area) | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.3n |
| CO2 emission estimates (million tons/tons per capita) | 14.0 / 0.3 | 18.4 / 0.4 | 17.2 / 0.3n |
| Energy production, primary (Petajoules) | 830i | 937 | 977n |
| Energy supply per capita (Gigajoules) | 22 | 23 | 22n |
| Tourist/visitor arrivals at national bordersx,y (000) | 1 114 | 1 364z | ... |
| Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%) | 42.1 | 42.9 | 42.9d |
| Pop. using safely managed sanitation (urban/rural, %) | 25.7 / 30.6 | 27.3 / 32.3 | 27.9 / 33.0n |
| Net Official Development Assist. received (% of GNI) | 3.9 | 4.03 | 2.46b |