Population in largest city rose 4.06% to 5.54 mil in Kenya in 2024, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, population in largest city in Kenya reached an all time high of 5.54 mil in 2024 and an all time low of 0.293 mil in 1960. When compared to Kenya's main peers, population in largest city in Ethiopia amounted to 5.70 mil, 2.73 mil in Somalia, 8.16 mil in Tanzania and 4.05 mil in Uganda in 2024.
Kenya has been ranked 40th within the group of 153 countries we follow in terms of population in largest city, 1 place above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Population in the Largest City | Unit | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | mil | 13.2 | 13.7 | 14.3 | 15.0 | 15.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Djibouti | mil | 0.562 | 0.569 | 0.576 | 0.584 | 0.591 | ||||||||||||||||
| Eritrea | mil | 0.896 | 0.929 | 0.963 | 0.998 | 1.03 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ethiopia | mil | 4.40 | 4.59 | 4.79 | 5.01 | 5.23 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kenya | mil | 4.39 | 4.56 | 4.73 | 4.92 | 5.12 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | mil | 1.64 | 1.67 | 1.71 | 1.75 | 1.80 | ||||||||||||||||
| Rwanda | mil | 1.06 | 1.09 | 1.13 | 1.17 | 1.21 | ||||||||||||||||
| Somalia | mil | 2.08 | 2.18 | 2.28 | 2.39 | 2.50 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Sudan | mil | 0.369 | 0.386 | 0.403 | 0.421 | 0.440 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sudan | mil | 5.53 | 5.68 | 5.83 | 5.99 | 6.16 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tanzania | mil | 6.05 | 6.37 | 6.70 | 7.05 | 7.40 | ||||||||||||||||
| Uganda | mil | 2.99 | 3.14 | 3.30 | 3.47 | 3.65 | ||||||||||||||||
| Yemen | mil | 2.78 | 2.87 | 2.97 | 3.08 | 3.18 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | mil | 2.52 | 2.65 | 2.77 | 2.91 | 3.04 |
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