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By 2026, Kenya is projected to be home to 58,636,412 people. That is a 10-fold increase on the 5,769,185 recorded in 1950. It is expanding at +1.89% a year, adding about 1.1M people a year. Settlement is fairly dense, at 101 people/km². Half the population is younger than 20.3 years, and the age structure is steadily tilting older: the median is projected to reach 26.3 by 2050. The sexes are close to evenly balanced, at 99 males per 100 females. By 2100, UN projections see it rising to 104,195,500, up 78% from 2026.
Total population
58,636,412
Density
101 people/km²
Median age
20.3 years
Growth rate
+1.89%
Kenya is experiencing rapid population growth, adding millions of people each year. The population is aging rapidly; median age will rise from 20 in 2026 to 26 by 2050. UN projections show continued growth to 104.2M by 2100.