As of 2023, Nairobi was the most populated city in Kenya, with more than 2.7 million people living in the capital. The city is also the only one in the country with a population exceeding one million. For instance, Mombasa, the second most populated, has nearly 800 thousand inhabitants. As of 2020, Kenya's population was estimated at over 53.7 million people.
Distribution of population in Kenya as of 2023, by city
(in 1,000s)
For this statistic, the values reported by the source have been rounded.
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World Population Review. (September 26, 2023). Distribution of population in Kenya as of 2023, by city (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1199593/population-of-kenya-by-largest-cities/
World Population Review. "Distribution of population in Kenya as of 2023, by city (in 1,000s)." Chart. September 26, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1199593/population-of-kenya-by-largest-cities/
World Population Review. (2023). Distribution of population in Kenya as of 2023, by city (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1199593/population-of-kenya-by-largest-cities/
World Population Review. "Distribution of Population in Kenya as of 2023, by City (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1199593/population-of-kenya-by-largest-cities/
World Population Review, Distribution of population in Kenya as of 2023, by city (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1199593/population-of-kenya-by-largest-cities/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Distribution of population in Kenya as of 2023, by city (in 1,000s) [Graph], World Population Review, September 26, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1199593/population-of-kenya-by-largest-cities/
