Kakamega has a population of 1,867,579, making it the 2nd largest place we list in Kenya. It is in Kakamega County.
Kakamega holds 3.2% of Kenya's 58,636,412 people. Nairobi, the largest place we list there, is 2.4 times its size.
1,867,579
population
#2
in Kenya
Nearby in size
| Place | Region | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Nairobi | Nairobi County | 4,397,073 |
| Mombasa | Mombasa County | 1,208,333 |
| Nakuru | Nakuru County | 570,674 |
| Ruiru | Kiambu County | 490,120 |
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 UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant) where the UN lists the country separately; the handful it reports under a parent state keep a GeoNames figure and are marked as such. Sources & method.