This is a list of Kenyan counties by population, ranked according to the latest estimate. Past census data (1969, 1979, 1989, 1999, 2009 and 2019) is included for comparison. The counties of Kenya were created by the 2010 Constitution of Kenya and their size and boundaries are based on 1992 districts.
County
Number |
County | Population 2019 | Population 2019[1][2] | Population 2009[1] | Population 1999[1] | Population 1989 [1] | Population 1979 [1] | Percent of total (2023) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
001 | Mombasa
County |
1 208 333 | 1 208 333 | 3,138,369 | 2,143,254 | 1,324,570 | 827,775 | 9.22% |
002 | Kwale
County |
866 820 | 2,417,735 | 1,623,282 | 1,389,723 | 914,412 | 686,290 | 5.15% |
003 | Kilifi
County |
1 453 787 | 2,162,202 | 1,603,325 | 1,187,039 | 849,096 | 522,709 | 4.56% |
004 | Tana river
County |
315 943 | 1,867,579 | 1,660,651 | 1,296,270 | ... | ... | 3.89% |
005 | Lamu
County |
143 920 | 1,670,570 | 1,375,063 | 1,011,524 | 679,146 | 503,935 | 3.47% |
006 | Taita Taveta | 340 671 | 1,545,714 | 1,356,301 | 1,102,930 | ... | ... | 3.16% |
007 | Garrisa County | 841 353 | 1,453,787 | 1,109,735 | 825,855 | 591,903 | 430,986 | 3.06% |
008 | Machakos County | 1,487,758 | 1,421,932 | 1,098,584 | 906,644 | ... | ... | 2.89% |
009 | Kisii County | 1,344,907 | 1,266,860 | 1,152,282 | 952,725 | ... | ... | 2.61% |
010 | Mombasa County | 1,311,860 | 1,208,333 | 939,370 | 665,018 | 461,753 | 341,148 | 2.55% |
11 | Narok County | 1,284,204 | 1,157,873 | 850,920 | 536,341 | 398,272 | 210,306 | 2.49% |
12 | Kajiado County | 1,268,261 | 1,117,840 | 687,312 | 406,054 | 258,659 | 149,005 | 2.46% |
13 | Uasin Gishu County | 1,257,330 | 1,163,186 | 894,179 | 622,705 | 445,530 | 300,766 | 2.44% |
14 | Kisumu County | 1,248,474 | 1,155,574 | 968,909 | 804,289 | 664,086 | 482,327 | 2.42% |
15 | Migori County | 1,234,082 | 1,116,436 | 917,170 | 666,784 | ... | ... | 2.40% |
16 | Homa Bay County | 1,231,659 | 1,131,950 | 963,794 | 751,332 | ... | ... | 2.39% |
17 | Kitui County | 1,229,790 | 1,136,187 | 1,012,709 | 819,250 | 652,603 | 464,283 | 2.39% |
18 | Murang'a County | 1,112,288 | 1,056,640 | 942,581 | 736,273 | 858,063 | 648,333 | 2.16% |
19 | Trans-Nzoia County | 1,069,039 | 990,341 | 818,757 | 575,662 | 393,682 | 259,503 | 2.07% |
20 | Siaya County | 1,059,458 | 993,183 | 842,304 | 718,964 | 639,439 | 474,516 | 2.06% |
21 | Makueni County | 1,042,300 | 987,653 | 884,527 | 771,545 | ... | ... | 2.02% |
22 | Turkana County | 1,022,773 | 926,976 | 855,399 | 450,860 | 184,060 | 142,702 | 1.98% |
23 | Busia County | 968,763 | 893,681 | 743,946 | 552,099 | 401,658 | 297,841 | 1.88% |
24 | Mandera County | 959,236 | 867,457 | 1,025,756 | 250,372 | 123,787 | 105,601 | 1.86% |
25 | Kericho County | 954,896 | 901,777 | 752,396 | ... | ... | ... | 1.85% |
26 | Nandi County | 951,460 | 885,711 | 752,965 | 578,751 | 433,613 | 299,319 | 1.85% |
27 | Kwale County | 944,464 | 866,820 | 649,931 | 496,133 | 383,053 | 288,363 | 1.83% |
28 | Bomet County | 939,761 | 875,689 | 730,129 | ... | ... | ... | 1.82% |
29 | Garissa County | 927,031 | 841,353 | 623,060 | 392,510 | 124,835 | 128,867 | 1.80% |
30 | Wajir County | 1,320,636 | 781,263 | 661,941 | 319,261 | 122,769 | 139,319 | 1.69% |
31 | Nyeri County | 835,408 | 759,164 | 693,558 | 661,156 | 607,292 | 486,477 | 1.62% |
32 | Baringo County | 733,333 | 666,763 | 555,561 | 403,141 | 347,990 | 203,792 | 1.42% |
33 | Nyandarua County | 695,531 | 638,289 | 596,268 | 479,902 | 345,420 | 233,302 | 1.35% |
34 | West Pokot County | 676,326 | 621,241 | 512,690 | 308,086 | 225,449 | 158,652 | 1.31% |
35 | Nyamira County | 657,502 | 605,576 | 598,252 | 498,102 | ... | ... | 1.28% |
36 | Kirinyaga County | 653,112 | 610,411 | 528,054 | 457,105 | 391,516 | 291,431 | 1.27% |
37 | Embu County | 648,425 | 608,599 | 516,212 | 449,149 | 370,138 | 263,173 | 1.26% |
38 | Vihiga County | 625,765 | 590,013 | 554,622 | 498,883 | ... | ... | 1.21% |
39 | Laikipia County | 561,223 | 518,560 | 399,227 | 322,187 | 218,957 | 134,524 | 1.09% |
40 | Marsabit County | 515,292 | 459,785 | 291,166 | 174,957 | 129,262 | 96,216 | 1.00% |
41 | Elgeyo-Marakwet County | 495,239 | 454,480 | 369,998 | 284,494 | 216,487 | 148,868 | 0.96% |
42 | Tharaka-Nithi County | 416,383 | 393,177 | 365,330 | 306,443 | ... | ... | 0.81% |
43 | Taita–Taveta County | 363,990 | 340,671 | 284,657 | 246,671 | 207,273 | 147,597 | 0.71% |
44 | Tana River County | 352,549 | 315,943 | 240,075 | 180,901 | 128,426 | 92,401 | 0.68% |
45 | Samburu County | 348,298 | 310,327 | 223,947 | 143,547 | 108,884 | 76,908 | 0.68% |
46 | Isiolo County | 315,937 | 268,002 | 143,294 | 100,861 | 70,078 | 43,478 | 0.61% |
47 | Lamu County | 167,332 | 143,920 | 101,539 | 72,686 | 56,783 | 42,299 | 0.32% |
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51,525,602 | 47,564,296 | 38,610,097 | 28,686,607 | 21,443,636 | 15,327,061 | 100% |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e "Kenya: Division (Provinces and Counties) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
- ^ "2019 KENYA POPULATION AND HOUSING CENSUS: VOLUME I: POPULATION BY COUNTY AND SUB-COUNTY" (PDF). Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 24 May 2024.