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Kenya: cities by population

Kenya has a population of 51,393,010, with Nairobi as its capital. The 50 largest of its 331 recorded towns and cities, ranked.

Figures are the latest available in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), which draws on national censuses of varying dates — treat them as recent, not same-year. Country totals are GeoNames country data. Sources & method.
#PlaceRegionPopulation
1NairobiNairobi County4,397,073
2KakamegaKakamega County1,867,579
3MombasaMombasa County1,208,333
4NakuruNakuru County570,674
5RuiruKiambu County490,120
6EldoretUasin Gishu County475,716
7KisumuKisumu County397,957
8KikuyuKiambu County323,881
9ThikaNairobi County251,407
10NaivashaNakuru County198,444
11KaruriKiambu County194,342
12KaruriMurang'A194,342
13MatugaKwale County194,252
14MwalaMachakos County181,896
15Ongata RongaiKajiado County172,569
16JomvuMombasa County163,415
17GarissaGarissa County163,399
18KitaleTrans Nzoia162,174
19LimuruKiambu County159,314
20JujaKiambu County156,041
21KitengelaKajiado County154,436
22KiambuKiambu County147,870
23MlolongoMachakos County136,351
24MalindiKilifi County119,859
25ManderaMandera County114,718
26KhwiseroKakamega County113,294
27KisiiKisii County112,417
28NgongKajiado County102,323
29MtwapaKilifi County90,677
30WajirWajir County90,116
31LodwarTurkana County82,970
32Athi RiverMachakos County81,302
33MeruMeru County80,191
34NyeriNyeri County80,081
35IsioloIsiolo County78,650
36UkundaKwale County77,686
37KiserianKajiado County76,903
38KilifiKilifi County74,270
39NanyukiLaikipia72,813
40BusiaBusia County71,886
41MigoriMigori County71,668
42BungomaBungoma County68,031
43NarokNarok County65,430
44EmbuEmbu County64,979
45MachakosMachakos County63,767
46GithunguriKiambu County63,319
47GithunguriMachakos County63,319
48El WakMandera County60,732
49GilgilNakuru County60,711
50Upper GilgilNyandarua County60,711

Twenty years earlier: Kenya in the 2005 World Gazetteer — population then 33,393,408.