Kenya - Population Density 1979
27.2
+0.9 from 1978
Kenya's population density was 27.2 in 1979, increased +0.9 from 26.2 in 1978. This was the 67th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 1979▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Greenland | 0.1 | 0.8% |
| 2nd | Mongolia | 1.1 | 2.5% |
| 3rd | Namibia | 1.2 | 1.6% |
| 4th | Mauritania | 1.4 | 2.9% |
| 5th | Botswana | 1.6 | 6.2% |
| 6th | Libya | 1.8 | 5.9% |
| 7th | Australia | 1.9 | 1.1% |
| 8th | Iceland | 2.3 | 1.0% |
| 9th | Suriname | 2.4 | -1.0% |
| 10th | Saudi Arabia | 2.7 | 6.0% |
| 11th | Canada | 2.7 | 1.0% |
| 12th | Gabon | 2.8 | 2.5% |
| 13th | Oman | 3.1 | 5.4% |
| 14th | Chad | 3.6 | 2.1% |
| 15th | Central African Republic | 3.9 | 1.1% |
| 16th | Guyana | 3.9 | 0.7% |
| 17th | Niger | 4.7 | 3.0% |
| 18th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 5.2 | 2.3% |
| 19th | Congo, Republic of | 5.2 | 2.3% |
| 20th | Mali | 6.0 | 2.0% |
| 21st | Belize | 6.2 | 2.1% |
| 22nd | Angola | 6.3 | 3.6% |
| 23rd | Papua New Guinea | 6.8 | 2.1% |
| 24th | Paraguay | 7.5 | 2.6% |
| 25th | Algeria | 7.6 | 3.0% |
| 26th | Zambia | 7.6 | 3.0% |
| 27th | Turks and Caicos Islands | 7.7 | 3.1% |
| 28th | New Caledonia | 8.1 | 1.2% |
| 29th | Solomon Islands | 8.2 | 3.6% |
| 30th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 8.7 | 13.2% |
| 31st | Bhutan | 9.0 | 3.4% |
| 32nd | Vanuatu | 9.3 | 2.8% |
| 33rd | Equatorial Guinea | 10.0 | 1.2% |
| 34th | Argentina | 10.1 | 1.6% |
| 35th | Norway | 11.2 | 0.3% |
| 36th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 11.4 | 3.6% |
| 37th | New Zealand | 11.8 | -0.4% |
| 38th | United Arab Emirates | 12.8 | 12.7% |
| 39th | Djibouti | 13.1 | 8.7% |
| 40th | Peru | 13.2 | 2.5% |
| 41st | Lao PDR | 14.0 | 1.8% |
| 42nd | Mozambique | 14.0 | 3.9% |
| 43rd | Brazil | 14.2 | 2.4% |
| 44th | Madagascar | 15.0 | 3.1% |
| 45th | Chile | 15.3 | 1.5% |
| 46th | Finland | 15.6 | 0.3% |
| 47th | Uruguay | 16.8 | 0.5% |
| 48th | Zimbabwe | 17.2 | 1.6% |
| 49th | Cameroon | 17.4 | 2.8% |
| 50th | Yemen, Republic of | 17.5 | 3.3% |
| 51st | Liberia | 19.4 | 3.0% |
| 52nd | Guinea | 20.2 | 1.7% |
| 53rd | Sweden | 20.4 | 0.2% |
| 54th | Afghanistan | 20.9 | 0.3% |
| 55th | Tanzania | 21.0 | 3.4% |
| 56th | Qatar | 22.3 | 7.0% |
| 57th | Bahamas, The | 22.8 | 2.0% |
| 58th | Colombia | 23.0 | 2.3% |
| 59th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 23.6 | 3.5% |
| 60th | South Africa | 23.6 | 2.7% |
| 61st | Jordan | 24.4 | 3.4% |
| 62nd | United States | 24.6 | 1.1% |
| 63rd | Burkina Faso | 24.7 | 2.6% |
| 64th | Côte d'Ivoire | 24.8 | 3.9% |
| 65th | Panama | 25.7 | 2.4% |
| 66th | Nicaragua | 26.3 | 2.7% |
| 67th | Kenya | 27.2 | 3.5% |
| 68th | Ecuador | 28.7 | 2.7% |
| 69th | Cambodia | 28.8 | -2.4% |
| 70th | Guinea-Bissau | 29.2 | 3.6% |
| 71st | Senegal | 29.6 | 2.4% |
| 72nd | Iraq | 30.1 | 3.3% |
| 73rd | Faroe Islands | 30.5 | 1.3% |
| 74th | Honduras | 32.3 | 3.1% |
| 75th | Eswatini | 33.6 | 3.4% |
| 76th | Mexico | 33.8 | 2.6% |
| 77th | Benin | 33.9 | 2.7% |
| 78th | Brunei Darussalam | 34.2 | 3.2% |
| 79th | Fiji | 34.3 | 2.4% |
| 80th | Malaysia | 38.4 | 2.4% |
| 81st | French Polynesia | 41.4 | 3.2% |
| 82nd | Tunisia | 41.6 | 2.3% |
| 83rd | Morocco | 42.5 | 2.6% |
| 84th | Timor-Leste | 43.0 | 1.6% |
| 85th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 43.0 | 2.5% |
| 86th | Sierra Leone | 44.4 | 2.0% |
| 87th | Lesotho | 45.0 | 2.9% |
| 88th | Costa Rica | 45.6 | 2.7% |
| 89th | Syrian Arab Republic | 47.1 | 3.5% |
| 90th | Ireland | 49.0 | 1.3% |
| 91st | Myanmar | 49.9 | 2.0% |
| 92nd | Ghana | 51.0 | 3.1% |
| 93rd | Togo | 52.2 | 2.6% |
| 94th | Samoa | 57.6 | 0.9% |
| 95th | Türkiye | 57.8 | 2.0% |
| 96th | Guatemala | 62.8 | 2.5% |
| 97th | Malawi | 63.9 | 3.8% |
| 98th | Uganda | 65.1 | 2.4% |
| 99th | Cayman Islands | 68.1 | 4.0% |
| 100th | Gambia, The | 68.2 | 3.4% |
| 101st | Andorra | 73.0 | 4.8% |
| 102nd | British Virgin Islands | 73.1 | 0.7% |
| 103rd | Cyprus | 73.3 | 0.8% |
| 104th | Greece | 74.1 | 1.3% |
| 105th | Kiribati | 74.3 | 0.5% |
| 106th | Spain | 74.5 | 0.9% |
| 107th | Nigeria | 78.5 | 3.1% |
| 108th | Cabo Verde | 79.3 | 1.1% |
| 109th | Bulgaria | 79.8 | 0.1% |
| 110th | Kuwait | 79.9 | 6.2% |
| 111th | Indonesia | 80.3 | 2.5% |
| 112th | Thailand | 87.5 | 2.1% |
| 113th | Cuba | 90.9 | 0.5% |
| 114th | Austria | 91.5 | -0.2% |
| 115th | Albania | 95.5 | 2.0% |
| 116th | Romania | 95.9 | 0.6% |
| 117th | Dominica | 97.3 | 0.3% |
| 118th | São Tomé and Principe | 100.3 | 2.6% |
| 119th | France | 102.0 | 0.4% |
| 120th | Pakistan | 102.5 | 3.5% |
| 121st | China | 103.2 | 1.3% |
| 122nd | Portugal | 105.6 | 1.1% |
| 123rd | Nepal | 106.2 | 2.4% |
| 124th | Isle of Man | 110.9 | 1.3% |
| 125th | European Union | 113.0 | 0.4% |
| 126th | Poland | 115.1 | 0.8% |
| 127th | Dominican Republic | 115.7 | 2.5% |
| 128th | Hungary | 119.0 | 0.2% |
| 129th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 123.0 | -0.4% |
| 130th | Denmark | 127.9 | 0.2% |
| 131st | Tonga | 135.5 | 0.3% |
| 132nd | Seychelles | 136.3 | 0.9% |
| 133rd | Antigua and Barbuda | 146.1 | 0.4% |
| 134th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 149.4 | 1.4% |
| 135th | Philippines | 157.0 | 2.7% |
| 136th | Viet Nam | 157.8 | 2.2% |
| 137th | American Samoa | 158.1 | 1.7% |
| 138th | Switzerland | 159.2 | 0.2% |
| 139th | Liechtenstein | 159.8 | 2.2% |
| 140th | Burundi | 163.7 | 2.5% |
| 141st | Israel | 175.0 | 2.6% |
| 142nd | Comoros | 176.1 | 3.2% |
| 143rd | Italy | 191.5 | 0.3% |
| 144th | St. Lucia | 192.7 | 1.5% |
| 145th | Jamaica | 195.7 | 1.2% |
| 146th | Guam | 199.3 | 2.1% |
| 147th | Haiti | 199.8 | 1.9% |
| 148th | Rwanda | 210.4 | 3.1% |
| 149th | Trinidad and Tobago | 215.9 | 1.3% |
| 150th | El Salvador | 216.2 | 2.0% |
| 151st | Germany | 223.8 | 0.0% |
| 152nd | India | 225.7 | 2.4% |
| 153rd | Sri Lanka | 232.5 | 1.9% |
| 154th | United Kingdom | 232.5 | 0.1% |
| 155th | Tuvalu | 239.5 | 3.3% |
| 156th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 265.3 | 0.7% |
| 157th | Virgin Islands (US) | 274.8 | 0.3% |
| 158th | Grenada | 280.9 | -0.8% |
| 159th | Lebanon | 281.8 | 2.1% |
| 160th | Japan | 316.3 | 0.9% |
| 161st | Aruba | 328.8 | 0.7% |
| 162nd | San Marino | 355.3 | 1.4% |
| 163rd | Puerto Rico (US) | 357.2 | 1.2% |
| 164th | Nauru | 373.4 | 2.3% |
| 165th | Korea | 389.1 | 1.5% |
| 166th | Netherlands | 415.8 | 0.7% |
| 167th | Mauritius | 467.9 | 1.8% |
| 168th | Bahrain | 497.8 | 4.7% |
| 169th | Maldives | 534.5 | 2.7% |
| 170th | Barbados | 584.3 | -0.1% |
| 171st | Channel Islands | 657.7 | 0.2% |
| 172nd | Bangladesh | 660.2 | 2.4% |
| 173rd | Malta | 979.2 | 1.0% |
| 174th | Bermuda | 991.1 | 0.2% |
| 175th | Gibraltar | 2,857.5 | 0.5% |
| 176th | Singapore | 3,557.5 | 1.3% |
| 177th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 4,929.7 | 5.6% |
| 178th | Macao SAR, China | 11,760.0 | 1.2% |
| 179th | Monaco | 13,266.9 | 1.1% |
FAQ
What was Kenya's population density in 1979?▾
Kenya's population density in 1979 was 27.2. This ranked 67th globally.
How did Kenya's population density change in 1979?▾
Kenya's population density increased by 3.5% in 1979 compared to 1978.
Which country had the highest population density in 1979?▾
Monaco had the highest population density in 1979 at 13,266.9.
What is the population density of Kenya in 1979?▾
The population density of Kenya in 1979 was 27.2. This ranked 67th globally.
How does 1979 compare to 1978 for Kenya's population density?▾
Kenya's population density went from 26.2 in 1978 to 27.2 in 1979, a 3.5% increase.
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