Nairobi, Kenya — statistics
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The main milestones of Nairobi, Kenya population
1953 | 400,000 |
1961 | 500,000 |
1966 | 600,000 |
1971 | 700,000 |
1975 | 800,000 |
1978 | 900,000 |
1980 | 1,000,000 |
2001 | 2,000,000 |
2017 | 3,000,000 |
2030 | 4,000,000 |
2042 | 5,000,000 |
2057 | 6,000,000 |
2075 | 7,000,000 |
Nairobi, Kenya population is constantly growing, and we can estimate the main milestones of Kenya population
The ratio of men and women in Nairobi, Kenya
Male | 1,795,840 | 50% |
Female | 1,818,139 | 50% |
Current ratio of men and women in absolute and relative values in Nairobi, Kenya. If you are interested in the answer to the question "How many men and women are there in Nairobi, Kenya?" you've come to the right place!
Sources of our data about Nairobi, Kenya
The main sources of data on the population and other in Nairobi, Kenya:
- United Nations (UN) Nairobi, Kenya statistic;
- World Bank Nairobi, Kenya statistic
- World Health Organization (WHO) Nairobi, Kenya statistic;
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Nairobi, Kenya population, demographics, and projections to 2100
This graph provides information about the dynamics of changes in the quantitative composition of Nairobi, Kenya population: the Total number of inhabitants, the number of men, the number of women, and the average age of Nairobi, Kenya inhabitants.
In the table, we present similar data, taking into account the projections until 2100.
Year | Population | Male | Female | Median age |
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1950 | 371,083 | 187,138 | 183,945 | 20 |
1951 | 381,180 | 192,110 | 189,069 | — |
1952 | 391,797 | 197,347 | 194,449 | — |
1953 | 402,924 | 202,846 | 200,077 | — |
1954 | 414,559 | 208,605 | 205,953 | — |
1955 | 426,708 | 214,627 | 212,081 | 19 |
1956 | 439,384 | 220,913 | 218,470 | — |
1957 | 452,607 | 227,471 | 225,135 | — |
1958 | 466,405 | 234,309 | 232,096 | — |
1959 | 480,811 | 241,434 | 239,376 | — |
1960 | 495,861 | 248,862 | 246,998 | 17 |
1961 | 511,592 | 256,607 | 254,985 | — |
1962 | 528,038 | 264,688 | 263,349 | — |
1963 | 545,228 | 273,128 | 272,100 | — |
1964 | 563,193 | 281,950 | 281,243 | — |
1965 | 581,969 | 291,179 | 290,789 | 16 |
1966 | 601,589 | 300,837 | 300,751 | — |
1967 | 622,109 | 310,949 | 311,160 | — |
1968 | 643,630 | 321,565 | 322,065 | — |
1969 | 666,272 | 332,741 | 333,530 | — |
1970 | 690,131 | 344,526 | 345,604 | 15 |
1971 | 715,269 | 356,949 | 358,319 | — |
1972 | 741,712 | 370,026 | 371,686 | — |
1973 | 769,481 | 383,771 | 385,710 | — |
1974 | 798,581 | 398,192 | 400,389 | — |
1975 | 829,026 | 413,299 | 415,727 | 15 |
1976 | 860,803 | 429,086 | 431,716 | — |
1977 | 893,939 | 445,565 | 448,373 | — |
1978 | 928,532 | 462,785 | 465,747 | — |
1979 | 964,707 | 480,809 | 483,898 | — |
1980 | 1,002,534 | 499,669 | 502,864 | 15 |
1981 | 1,042,023 | 519,371 | 522,651 | — |
1982 | 1,083,087 | 539,867 | 543,220 | — |
1983 | 1,125,555 | 561,064 | 564,491 | — |
1984 | 1,169,195 | 582,837 | 586,358 | — |
1985 | 1,213,814 | 605,081 | 608,733 | 15 |
1986 | 1,259,338 | 627,758 | 631,579 | — |
1987 | 1,305,721 | 650,842 | 654,878 | — |
1988 | 1,352,838 | 674,260 | 678,577 | — |
1989 | 1,400,555 | 697,935 | 702,620 | — |
1990 | 1,448,766 | 721,804 | 726,962 | 15 |
1991 | 1,497,444 | 745,853 | 751,591 | — |
1992 | 1,546,564 | 770,074 | 776,489 | — |
1993 | 1,596,035 | 794,423 | 801,612 | — |
1994 | 1,645,761 | 818,856 | 826,905 | — |
1995 | 1,695,700 | 843,358 | 852,342 | 16 |
1996 | 1,745,845 | 867,926 | 877,919 | — |
1997 | 1,796,298 | 892,619 | 903,679 | — |
1998 | 1,847,278 | 917,570 | 929,708 | — |
1999 | 1,899,079 | 942,955 | 956,123 | — |
2000 | 1,951,949 | 968,923 | 983,026 | 17 |
2001 | 2,005,932 | 995,501 | 1,010,431 | — |
2002 | 2,061,086 | 1,022,716 | 1,038,369 | — |
2003 | 2,117,696 | 1,050,716 | 1,066,980 | — |
2004 | 2,176,105 | 1,079,671 | 1,096,433 | — |
2005 | 2,236,538 | 1,109,694 | 1,126,844 | 18 |
2006 | 2,299,078 | 1,140,828 | 1,158,249 | — |
2007 | 2,363,619 | 1,173,018 | 1,190,600 | — |
2008 | 2,429,939 | 1,206,132 | 1,223,807 | — |
2009 | 2,497,711 | 1,239,973 | 1,257,738 | — |
2010 | 2,566,648 | 1,274,378 | 1,292,270 | 18 |
2011 | 2,636,727 | 1,309,324 | 1,327,402 | — |
2012 | 2,707,881 | 1,344,782 | 1,363,098 | — |
2013 | 2,779,726 | 1,380,569 | 1,399,157 | — |
2014 | 2,851,789 | 1,416,462 | 1,435,326 | — |
2015 | 2,923,741 | 1,452,310 | 1,471,431 | 19 |
2016 | 2,995,384 | 1,488,012 | 1,507,371 | — |
2017 | 3,066,807 | 1,523,607 | 1,543,200 | — |
2018 | 3,138,342 | 1,559,253 | 1,579,088 | — |
2019 | 3,210,485 | 1,595,191 | 1,615,294 | — |
2020 | 3,283,601 | 1,631,595 | 1,652,006 | 20 |
2021 | 3,357,760 | 1,668,497 | 1,689,262 | — |
2022 | 3,432,842 | 1,705,839 | 1,727,003 | — |
2023 | 3,508,788 | 1,743,589 | 1,765,198 | — |
2024 | 3,585,482 | 1,781,691 | 1,803,791 | 21 |
2025 | 3,662,823 | 1,820,092 | 1,842,730 | 22 |
2026 | 3,740,773 | 1,858,774 | 1,881,999 | — |
2027 | 3,819,316 | 1,897,726 | 1,921,589 | — |
2028 | 3,898,388 | 1,936,916 | 1,961,472 | — |
2029 | 3,977,917 | 1,976,308 | 2,001,609 | — |
2030 | 4,057,819 | 2,015,858 | 2,041,960 | 23 |
2031 | 4,138,039 | 2,055,540 | 2,082,499 | — |
2032 | 4,218,487 | 2,095,306 | 2,123,181 | — |
2033 | 4,298,995 | 2,135,071 | 2,163,923 | — |
2034 | 4,379,363 | 2,174,735 | 2,204,628 | — |
2035 | 4,459,428 | 2,214,212 | 2,245,215 | 24 |
2036 | 4,539,093 | 2,253,455 | 2,285,637 | — |
2037 | 4,618,312 | 2,292,441 | 2,325,871 | — |
2038 | 4,697,039 | 2,331,145 | 2,365,894 | — |
2039 | 4,775,245 | 2,369,551 | 2,405,693 | — |
2040 | 4,852,900 | 2,407,645 | 2,445,254 | 26 |
2041 | 4,929,955 | 2,445,402 | 2,484,553 | — |
2042 | 5,006,361 | 2,482,797 | 2,523,564 | — |
2043 | 5,082,096 | 2,519,820 | 2,562,276 | — |
2044 | 5,157,141 | 2,556,462 | 2,600,679 | — |
2045 | 5,231,484 | 2,592,718 | 2,638,766 | 27 |
2046 | 5,305,089 | 2,628,572 | 2,676,517 | — |
2047 | 5,377,938 | 2,664,015 | 2,713,923 | — |
2048 | 5,450,045 | 2,699,055 | 2,750,989 | — |
2049 | 5,521,438 | 2,733,704 | 2,787,733 | — |
2050 | 5,592,130 | 2,767,970 | 2,824,159 | 28 |
2051 | 5,662,111 | 2,801,849 | 2,860,262 | — |
2052 | 5,731,342 | 2,835,324 | 2,896,018 | — |
2053 | 5,799,782 | 2,868,379 | 2,931,403 | — |
2054 | 5,867,378 | 2,900,991 | 2,966,386 | — |
2055 | 5,934,080 | 2,933,142 | 3,000,937 | 29 |
2056 | 5,999,857 | 2,964,818 | 3,035,038 | — |
2057 | 6,064,680 | 2,996,007 | 3,068,673 | — |
2058 | 6,128,513 | 3,026,692 | 3,101,820 | — |
2059 | 6,191,318 | 3,056,859 | 3,134,459 | — |
2060 | 6,253,059 | 3,086,491 | 3,166,567 | 31 |
2061 | 6,313,705 | 3,115,577 | 3,198,128 | — |
2062 | 6,373,223 | 3,144,100 | 3,229,123 | — |
2063 | 6,431,558 | 3,172,035 | 3,259,522 | — |
2064 | 6,488,653 | 3,199,355 | 3,289,297 | — |
2065 | 6,544,460 | 3,226,038 | 3,318,421 | 32 |
2066 | 6,598,947 | 3,252,069 | 3,346,877 | — |
2067 | 6,652,102 | 3,277,444 | 3,374,658 | — |
2068 | 6,703,907 | 3,302,156 | 3,401,751 | — |
2069 | 6,754,359 | 3,326,208 | 3,428,151 | — |
2070 | 6,803,452 | 3,349,598 | 3,453,854 | 33 |
2071 | 6,851,171 | 3,372,322 | 3,478,849 | — |
2072 | 6,897,507 | 3,394,376 | 3,503,131 | — |
2073 | 6,942,463 | 3,415,760 | 3,526,703 | — |
2074 | 6,986,048 | 3,436,475 | 3,549,572 | — |
2075 | 7,028,268 | 3,456,526 | 3,571,741 | 35 |
2076 | 7,069,125 | 3,475,913 | 3,593,212 | — |
2077 | 7,108,618 | 3,494,639 | 3,613,979 | — |
2078 | 7,146,741 | 3,512,703 | 3,634,038 | — |
2079 | 7,183,490 | 3,530,106 | 3,653,383 | — |
2080 | 7,218,861 | 3,546,850 | 3,672,011 | 36 |
2081 | 7,252,861 | 3,562,940 | 3,689,921 | — |
2082 | 7,285,499 | 3,578,383 | 3,707,115 | — |
2083 | 7,316,787 | 3,593,192 | 3,723,594 | — |
2084 | 7,346,743 | 3,607,385 | 3,739,358 | — |
2085 | 7,375,382 | 3,620,974 | 3,754,407 | 37 |
2086 | 7,402,715 | 3,633,970 | 3,768,744 | — |
2087 | 7,428,760 | 3,646,384 | 3,782,375 | — |
2088 | 7,453,532 | 3,658,224 | 3,795,308 | — |
2089 | 7,477,051 | 3,669,499 | 3,807,552 | — |
2090 | 7,499,340 | 3,680,223 | 3,819,117 | 38 |
2091 | 7,520,415 | 3,690,405 | 3,830,010 | — |
2092 | 7,540,297 | 3,700,058 | 3,840,239 | — |
2093 | 7,559,010 | 3,709,197 | 3,849,812 | — |
2094 | 7,576,571 | 3,717,835 | 3,858,735 | — |
2095 | 7,593,004 | 3,725,987 | 3,867,016 | 39 |
2096 | 7,608,334 | 3,733,667 | 3,874,666 | — |
2097 | 7,622,584 | 3,740,888 | 3,881,696 | — |
2098 | 7,635,783 | 3,747,664 | 3,888,118 | — |
2099 | 7,647,959 | 3,754,010 | 3,893,948 | — |
2100 | 7,659,141 | 3,759,939 | 3,899,201 | 40 |