Kenya Population Pyramid 1953
Kenya in 1953
In 1953, Kenya had a total population of 6,183,890 people. With a median age of 17.0 years, Kenya had a youth dependency ratio of 92.0 and an old-age dependency ratio of 9.2 per 100 people of working age.
The pyramid is expansive: its wide base of young cohorts reflects high fertility and a rapidly growing population.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
The fertility rate of Kenya was 3.21 births per woman in 2023, above the 2.1 needed to replace each generation.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
Life expectancy at birth was 63.6 years in 2023: 65.9 for women and 61.5 for men.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
927,140 immigrants live in Kenya, 1.6% of the population.
| Somalia | 401,953 |
| Uganda | 274,655 |
| South Sudan | 114,885 |
| D.R. Congo | 41,186 |
| Tanzania | 32,860 |
540,388 people born in Kenya live in other countries.
| United States of America | 210,991 |
| United Kingdom | 137,817 |
| Australia | 30,123 |
| Canada | 29,988 |
| Tanzania | 26,345 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 6,183,891 | 17.0 | |
| Mozambique | 6,123,118 | 20.1 | |
| Uganda | 6,249,435 | 18.7 | |
| Madagascar | 4,267,535 | 19.9 | |
| Tanzania | 8,213,114 | 17.3 |





