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 |
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The ratio of men and women in Nairobi, Kenya
| Male | 1,795,746 | 50% |
| Female | 1,818,043 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |