Population density rose 2.73% to 75.9 km per capita in Kenya in 2015, according to Faostat.
Historically, population density in Kenya reached an all time high of 77.9 km per capita in 2013 and an all time low of 14.7 km per capita in 1961. When compared to Kenya's main peers, population density in Ethiopia amounted to 91.7 km per capita, 16.3 km per capita in Somalia, 54.0 km per capita in Tanzania and 182 km per capita in Uganda in 2015.
Kenya has been ranked 90th within the group of 177 countries we follow in terms of population density, 5 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Population Density | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | km per capita | 26.7 | 27.4 | 28.2 | 29.0 | 29.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Djibouti | km per capita | 35.5 | 36.0 | 36.5 | 37.1 | 37.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Eritrea | km per capita | 55.0 | 56.8 | 58.7 | 60.7 | 62.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ethiopia | km per capita | 84.8 | 87.1 | 89.4 | 91.7 | 94.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kenya | km per capita | 70.0 | 71.9 | 73.8 | 75.9 | 77.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | km per capita | 29.7 | 30.5 | 31.3 | 32.0 | 32.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Rwanda | km per capita | 427 | 439 | 452 | 464 | 477 | ||||||||||||||||
| Somalia | km per capita | 15.0 | 15.4 | 15.8 | 16.3 | 16.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Sudan | km per capita | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Sudan | km per capita | 18.7 | 19.2 | 19.7 | 20.2 | 20.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tanzania | km per capita | 49.3 | 50.8 | 52.3 | 53.9 | 55.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Uganda | km per capita | 164 | 170 | 176 | 182 | 188 | ||||||||||||||||
| Yemen | km per capita | 42.1 | 43.1 | 44.1 | 45.2 | 46.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | km per capita | 17.3 | 17.8 | 18.3 | 18.9 | 19.6 |
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