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Kenya
Geographical location
Economy and finance
Average monthly income (USD, gross)
$600
Inflation rate
7.67% (2023)
Unemployment rate
5.68% (2023)
Below the poverty line
38.6% (2021)
Gini coefficient
38.7 (2021)
Tobacco consumption
Total tobacco consumption
11.1%
Smoking men
19.5%
Smoking women
2.7%
Current as of
2020
Area (sq. km)
Total area
580367
Land area
569140
Water area
11227
Popular payment systems
- Visa
- PayPal
- Mastercard
Popular social networks and messengers
- TikTok
- Facebook
- X
- Instagram
- Threads
Age structure
0-14 years
35.8%
15-64 years
60.9%
65+ years
3.4%
Current as of
2024
Religion
Main religion
Christianity
Non-religious
1.6%
Not specified
0.2%
Current as of
2019
General information
Сontinent
Africa
Time zone
UTC+3
Tier
Tier-3
ISO code
KE
Capital
Nairobi
Official language
English
Average consumer spendings
Food products
42.1%
Alcohol and tobacco
3.5%
Current as of
2023
Alcohol consumption per capita (liters per year)
Total quantity
1.68
Beer
0.81
Wine
0.04
Spirits
0.81
Other alcohol
0.03
Current as of
2019
Population and society
Population size
58246378
Male population
29091800
Female population
29154578
Population growth rate
2.06% (2024)
Birth rate (per 1,000 people)
25.6 (2024)
Death rate (per 1,000 people)
4.9 (2024)
Urbanization
29.5% (2023)
Credit ratings
Fitch
B+ (2007)
Moody's
B2 (2018)
Standard & Poors
B+ (2010)
Age-sex pyramid
Phone operating systems
Android
90.83%
iOS
4.43%
Current as of
2025
Internet and telecommunications
Telephone code
+254
Internet domain
.ke
Number of mobile phones (per 100 inhabitants)
122 (2022)
Internet user penetration
41% (2022)
Fixed internet penetration
2% (2023)
Last update: 2025-08-18