Kenya (Republic of Kenya), KE

Kenya: Independent country in East Africa

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Quick Facts about Republic of Kenya

Population :	47,564,296
Country :	Kenya
Head of government :	President of Kenya, Prime Minister of Kenya, President of Kenya, Prime Minister of Kenya
Plate code :	EAK
Area :	581309 km²
Official name :	la République du Kenya, Republic of Kenya, Jamhuri ya Kenya, Kenya, République du Kenya
Continent :	Africa
Easternmost point :	Point(41.90674782 3.98293711)
Northernmost point :	Point(35.32 5.5)
Legislative body :	Parliament of Kenya
Named for :	Mount Kenya
Official language :	Swahili, English
Capital :	Nairobi
Establishment :	January 01, 1963 (62 years ago)
Time Zone :	UTC+03:00
Local time :	10:56:47 (10th July 2025)

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Geography

Republic of Kenya is located at 1°0'0"N 38°0'0"E (1.0000000, 38.0000000). It has 6 neighbors: Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia, Sudan and South Sudan.

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The largest city of Republic of Kenya is Nairobi with a population of 5,545,000. Other cities include, Mombasa population 1,200,000, Nakuru population 259,903, Kisumu population 216,479 and Iruma population 146,802. See all Republic of Kenya cities & populated places.

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Republic of Kenya has 6 neighbours.

Somalia Independent country in Africa
United Republic of Tanzania Independent country in Africa
Republic of Uganda Independent country in East Africa
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia country in East Africa
Republic of the Sudan Independent country in Northeast Africa
South Sudan Independent country in Africa

Western Province
Eastern Province
Coast Province
Rift Valley Province
Nyanza Province
North Eastern Province
Nairobi Province

Demographics

Year	Population	% Change	Method
1960	8,105,440	-	19840383
1961	8,361,442	3.06%	19840383
1962	8,628,973	3.1%	19840383
1963	8,908,425	3.14%	19840383
1964	9,200,158	3.17%	19840383
1965	9,504,702	3.2%	19840383
1966	9,822,505	3.24%	19840383
1967	10,154,489	3.27%	19840383
1968	10,502,250	3.31%	19840383
1969	10,867,717	3.36%	19840383
1970	11,252,466	3.42%	19840383
1971	11,657,477	3.47%	19840383
1972	12,083,159	3.52%	19840383
1973	12,529,800	3.56%	19840383
1974	12,997,438	3.6%	19840383
1975	13,486,241	3.62%	19840383
1976	13,995,996	3.64%	19840383
1977	14,527,242	3.66%	19840383
1978	15,081,677	3.68%	19840383
1979	15,661,480	3.7%	19840383
1980	16,267,906	3.73%	19840383
1981	16,901,167	3.75%	19840383
1982	17,559,844	3.75%	19840383
1983	18,241,424	3.74%	19840383
1984	18,942,464	3.7%	19840383
1985	19,660,018	3.65%	19840383
1986	20,392,312	3.59%	19840383
1987	21,138,372	3.53%	19840383
1988	21,896,890	3.46%	19840383
1989	22,666,720	3.4%	19840383
1990	23,446,439	3.33%	19840383
1991	24,237,056	3.26%	19840383
1992	25,036,941	3.19%	19840383
1993	25,839,132	3.1%	19840383
1994	26,634,659	2.99%	19840383
1995	27,418,077	2.86%	19840383
1996	28,186,224	2.73%	19840383
1997	28,943,647	2.62%	19840383
1998	29,702,246	2.55%	19840383
1999	30,478,597	2.55%	19840383
2000	31,285,050	2.58%	19840383
2001	32,126,351	2.62%	19840383
2002	33,000,524	2.65%	19840383
2003	33,905,011	2.67%	19840383
2004	34,834,606	2.67%	19840383
2005	35,785,718	2.66%	19840383
2006	36,757,498	2.64%	19840383
2007	37,752,304	2.64%	19840383
2008	38,773,277	2.63%	19840383
2009	38,610,097	-0.42%	19840383
2010	40,909,194	5.62%	19840383
2011	42,027,891	2.66%	19840383
2012	43,178,141	2.66%	19840383
2013	44,353,691	2.65%	19840383
2014	46,699,981	5.02%	(Worldbank)
2015	47,878,336	2.46%	(Worldbank)
2016	49,051,686	2.39%	(Worldbank)
2017	48,468,138	-1.2%	19840383
2018	51,393,010	5.69%	(Worldbank)
2019	47,564,296	-8.05%	19840383

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