Kenya Rural Population 1960-2024

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
  • Kenya rural population for 2023 was 38,834,893, a 1.24% increase from 2022.
  • Kenya rural population for 2022 was 38,358,435, a 1.2% increase from 2021.
  • Kenya rural population for 2021 was 37,902,724, a 1.26% increase from 2020.
  • Kenya rural population for 2020 was 37,432,361, a 1.34% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Rural Population
India 909,121,500
Pakistan 149,004,914
Indonesia 114,976,836
Bangladesh 102,954,517
Nigeria 102,316,764
Egypt 64,135,744
Philippines 60,678,673
Vietnam 59,829,437
Kenya 38,834,893
Myanmar 37,051,911
Sudan 30,625,231
Uzbekistan 18,012,461
Sri Lanka 17,803,472
Ghana 13,908,804
Morocco 13,198,229
Cambodia 12,612,034
Cameroon 11,655,151
Angola 11,486,557
Ukraine 11,064,850
Zambia 11,038,749
Papua New Guinea 8,912,355
Lao PDR 4,714,088
Kyrgyz Republic 4,416,627
Honduras 4,215,060
Tunisia 3,669,694
Bolivia 3,569,643
Nicaragua 2,829,164
Mauritania 2,057,093
Republic of Congo 1,881,648
Lesotho 1,621,552
El Salvador 1,566,222
Georgia 1,476,808
Moldova 1,408,252
West Bank and Gaza 1,158,063
Mongolia 1,065,551
Timor-Leste 919,001
Eswatini 910,659
Solomon Islands 547,640
Bhutan 438,201
Vanuatu 247,615
Djibouti 243,747
Cabo Verde 191,686
Micronesia 88,286
Kiribati 56,394
Sao Tome and Principe 54,716
Kenya Rural Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2023 38,834,893 70.48 1.23%
2022 38,358,435 71.00 1.20%
2021 37,902,724 71.51 1.25%
2020 37,432,361 72.01 1.33%
2019 36,936,235 72.49 1.32%
2018 36,450,926 72.97 1.39%
2017 35,946,533 73.44 1.56%
2016 35,391,766 73.90 1.60%
2015 34,830,333 74.34 1.61%
2014 34,272,609 74.78 1.72%
2013 33,686,548 75.21 1.86%
2012 33,067,204 75.62 1.99%
2011 32,415,926 76.03 2.13%
2010 31,731,712 76.43 2.31%
2009 31,006,755 76.82 2.46%
2008 30,252,283 77.20 2.49%
2007 29,508,944 77.58 2.48%
2006 28,785,081 77.96 2.50%
2005 28,074,038 78.33 2.51%
2004 27,377,696 78.69 2.53%
2003 26,693,585 79.05 2.52%
2002 26,030,130 79.41 2.59%
2001 25,364,272 79.76 2.59%
2000 24,714,605 80.11 2.49%
1999 24,106,946 80.45 2.39%
1998 23,536,587 80.78 2.29%
1997 23,003,985 81.10 2.28%
1996 22,485,008 81.42 2.32%
1995 21,969,554 81.74 2.43%
1994 21,442,214 82.05 2.51%
1993 20,911,442 82.36 2.57%
1992 20,379,928 82.66 2.68%
1991 19,841,850 82.96 2.86%
1990 19,283,052 83.25 3.09%
1989 18,697,174 83.52 3.34%
1988 18,083,114 83.62 3.38%
1987 17,482,280 83.72 3.39%
1986 16,898,849 83.82 3.46%
1985 16,324,448 83.92 3.54%
1984 15,756,606 84.02 3.60%
1983 15,200,211 84.12 3.59%
1982 14,663,958 84.22 3.54%
1981 14,153,755 84.32 3.52%
1980 13,664,684 84.42 3.35%
1979 13,214,882 84.60 2.70%
1978 12,862,782 85.26 2.70%
1977 12,520,191 85.89 2.61%
1976 12,198,039 86.50 2.57%
1975 11,888,901 87.09 2.69%
1974 11,573,393 87.65 2.80%
1973 11,254,039 88.20 2.90%
1972 10,932,633 88.72 2.94%
1971 10,616,041 89.22 3.10%
1970 10,291,933 89.71 3.36%
1969 9,952,155 90.15 3.57%
1968 9,602,905 90.48 3.62%
1967 9,261,652 90.79 3.65%
1966 8,929,977 91.10 3.69%
1965 8,606,856 91.40 3.69%
1964 8,294,825 91.68 3.64%
1963 7,998,119 91.96 3.62%
1962 7,713,393 92.23 3.63%
1961 7,438,679 92.44 3.53%
1960 7,180,774 92.64 %