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Kenya
Sub-Saharan Africa · Lower middle income · capital Nairobi
Reports 20 of 21 indicators tracked here.
Every figure below is the most recent year this country reported — the years differ, sometimes by a decade. Nothing is interpolated or carried forward.
Health
Life expectancy
2024 · 2 years old63.8years
Ranks 197 of 217 in 2024
15% below world median · about the same Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Under-5 mortality
2024 · 2 years old38.8per 1,000 live births
Ranks 154 of 196 in 2024
1.6× above world median · 21% below Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 196 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Maternal mortality
2023 · 3 years old149per 100,000 live births
Ranks 145 of 194 in 2023
2.2× above world median · 42% below Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 194 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Child stunting
2022 · 4 years old17.6% of under-5s
Ranks 14 of 32 in 2022
12% below world median · 33% below Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 32 countries reporting in 2022 — not a published figure
Health spending
2023 · 3 years old4.35% of GDP
Not ranked — no better end
31% below world median · about the same Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 192 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Fertility rate
2024 · 2 years old3.17births per woman
Not ranked — no better end
67% above world median
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Education
Adult literacy
2000 · 26 years old82.2% of adults 15+
Ranks 24 of 44 in 2000
4% below world median · 34% above Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 44 countries reporting in 2000 — not a published figure
Primary enrolment
2023 · 3 years old98.2% gross
Ranks 101 of 166 in 2023
about the same world median · about the same Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 166 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Education spending
2024 · 2 years old4.02% of GDP
Ranks 22 of 40 in 2024
6% below world median · 13% below Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 40 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Economy
GDP per capita
2025 · 1 year old2,363current US$
Ranks 149 of 186 in 2025
70% below world median · 75% above Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 186 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
GDP per capita (PPP)
2025 · 1 year old7,016international $
Ranks 142 of 185 in 2025
65% below world median · 59% above Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 185 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Extreme poverty
2022 · 4 years old45.5% of population
Ranks 71 of 73 in 2022
40.4× above world median · 9% above Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 73 countries reporting in 2022 — not a published figure
Income inequality (Gini)
2022 · 4 years old38.5index, 0–100
Ranks 53 of 73 in 2022
14% above world median · about the same Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 73 countries reporting in 2022 — not a published figure
Unemployment
2025 · 1 year old5.4% of labour force
Ranks 101 of 182 in 2025
7% above world median · 6% above Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 182 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Inflation
2025 · 1 year old4.1% per year
Not ranked — no better end
34% above world median
Medians computed across 165 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Military spending
2024 · 2 years old1.00% of GDP
Not ranked — no better end
37% below world median
Medians computed across 147 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Infrastructure
Electricity access
2024 · 2 years old77.0% of population
Ranks 174 of 215 in 2024
23% below world median · 33% above Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 215 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Internet use
2024 · 2 years old35.0% of population
Ranks 158 of 182 in 2024
57% below world median · 5% below Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 182 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Environment
CO₂ per person
2024 · 2 years old0.38t CO₂e per person
Not ranked — no better end
85% below world median · about the same Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 203 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Society
Population
2025 · 1 year old57.5mpeople
Not ranked — no better end
7.8× above world median
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Never reported
Kenya has no figure in this dataset for Safe drinking water. That is an absence of measurement, not a value of zero.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Retrieved into this site's own database; see methodology.