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Kenya

Last update: 2026-03-26

Kenya Geographical location

Kenya 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)

Kenya Tobacco consumption

Total tobacco consumption
11.1%
Smoking men
19.5%
Smoking women
2.7%
Current as of
2020

Kenya Area (sq. km)

Total area
580367
Land area
569140
Water area
11227

Kenya Popular payment systems

Kenya Popular social networks and messengers

Kenya Age structure

0-14 years
35.8%
15-64 years
60.9%
65+ years
3.4%
Current as of
2024

Kenya Religion

Main religion
Christianity
Non-religious
1.6%
Not specified
0.2%
Current as of
2019

Kenya General Info

Сontinent
Africa
Time zone
UTC+3
Tier
Tier-3
ISO code
KE
Capital
Nairobi
Official language
English

Kenya Average consumer spendings

Food products
42.1%
Alcohol and tobacco
3.5%
Current as of
2023

Kenya 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

Kenya 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)

Kenya Credit ratings

Fitch
B+ (2007)
Moody's
B2 (2018)
Standard & Poor's
B+ (2010)

Kenya Age-sex pyramid

Kenya Phone operating systems

Android
90.83%
iOS
4.43%
Current as of
2025

Kenya 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: 2026-03-26