The urban population in Kenya increased to roughly 15 million people in 2020, which represented 27.8 percent of the country's total population. Urbanization has been improving in Kenya. For instance, some 12 million Kenyans lived in urban centers as of 2015.
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Worldometer. (March 9, 2021). Number of inhabitants in urban areas of Kenya from 2015 to 2020 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1225064/urban-population-in-kenya/
Worldometer. "Number of inhabitants in urban areas of Kenya from 2015 to 2020 (in millions)." Chart. March 9, 2021. Statista. Accessed July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1225064/urban-population-in-kenya/
Worldometer. (2021). Number of inhabitants in urban areas of Kenya from 2015 to 2020 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1225064/urban-population-in-kenya/
Worldometer. "Number of Inhabitants in Urban Areas of Kenya from 2015 to 2020 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1225064/urban-population-in-kenya/
Worldometer, Number of inhabitants in urban areas of Kenya from 2015 to 2020 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1225064/urban-population-in-kenya/ (last visited July 27, 2024)
Number of inhabitants in urban areas of Kenya from 2015 to 2020 (in millions) [Graph], Worldometer, March 9, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1225064/urban-population-in-kenya/