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Kenya: area, population and density
Kenya has 580,876 sq km of land and a 2025 population estimate of 57,532,493; calculated population density is 99 people/km².
Sources: World Bank — Land area · 2023 · World Bank — Population, total · 2025.
Kenya ranks 45th of 196 by land area, 26th by population and 93rd by calculated population density among the the supported country set. Density uses the displayed population divided by land area converted to square kilometres.
- Land area
- 580,876 sq kmWorld Bank — Land area · 2023
- Population
- 57,532,493World Bank — Population, total · 2025
- Calculated density
- 99 people/km²Population ÷ land area in km²
Reading the figures
Kenya in the country comparison set
Kenya has 580,876 sq km of land area and a population value of 57,532,493 for 2025. In the 196-profile supported country set, it is 45th by land area, 26th by population, and 93rd by calculated density.
Density is calculated from the two values above; it is not presented as an independent statistic. World Bank population and land-area series can refer to different years, so both years remain visible.
Country outline: Natural Earth Admin 0 at 1:10m. The drawing is fitted to this profile panel; use a comparison page for a shared-area scale.
Browse a separate Kenya first-level divisions map and list. It includes generalized reference boundaries and approximate outline-area comparisons, not official regional population or land-area statistics.
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