Population, male, per capita in Kenya
Kenya: Population, male, per capita was 0.4971 units per person in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
0.4971 units per person
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
97th
of 216 countries
All-time high
0.4984 units per person
in 2011
All-time low
0.4948 units per person
in 1978
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population, male, per capita in Kenya, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, male, per capita in Kenya is 0.4971 units per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, male, per capita in Kenya peaked at 0.4984 units per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.4948 units per person, in 1978.
Kenya ranks 97th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Population, male, per capita in Kenya, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.4958 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.4955 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.4953 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.4952 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.4951 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.495 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.4949 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.4949 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.4949 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.4949 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.4949 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.4949 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.4949 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.4949 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.4948 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.4948 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.4948 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.4948 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.4948 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.4948 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.4948 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.4948 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.4949 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.4949 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.495 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.495 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.4951 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.4951 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.4952 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.4952 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.4953 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.4953 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.4954 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.4955 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.4956 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.4957 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.4959 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.4962 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.4964 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.4966 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.4968 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.4971 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4973 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4975 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4977 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4979 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.498 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4981 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4982 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4983 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.4983 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4984 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4983 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4983 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4982 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4981 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4981 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.498 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4979 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4977 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4976 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4974 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4973 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4972 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.4972 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.4971 units per person | -0.0% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.4971 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4968 units per person, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.4971 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4975 units per person, 100% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4951 units per person | 0.4949 units per person | 0.4958 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4948 units per person | 0.4948 units per person | 0.4949 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.495 units per person | 0.4948 units per person | 0.4952 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4958 units per person | 0.4953 units per person | 0.4966 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4977 units per person | 0.4968 units per person | 0.4983 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4981 units per person | 0.4977 units per person | 0.4984 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4973 units per person | 0.4971 units per person | 0.4976 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More health data for Kenya
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.44 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6026 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,119 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 16,059 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 89 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0621 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, male, per capita in Kenya?
- Population, male, per capita in Kenya was 0.4971 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population, male, per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4984 units per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest population, male, per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4948 units per person in 1978.
- How does Kenya rank for population, male, per capita?
- Kenya ranks 97th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, male, per capita rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population, male, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population, male divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population, male ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population, male World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Population, male divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.