Area Database (v4.4)
Average household size
1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
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Kenya (Africa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 6.97 | 6.79 | 6.61 | 6.44 | 6.26 | 6.09 | 5.91 | 5.91 | 5.91 | 5.92 | 5.92 | 5.92 | 5.89 | 5.85 | 5.82 | 5.78 | 5.75 | 5.70 | 5.66 | 5.61 | 5.56 | 5.52 | 5.47 | 5.27 | 5.07 | 4.86 | 4.66 | 4.46 | 4.26 | 4.05 | 3.85 | 3.65 |
Central | 6.16 | 5.94 | 5.72 | 5.50 | 5.29 | 5.07 | 4.85 | 4.90 | 4.96 | 5.01 | 5.07 | 5.12 | 5.05 | 4.98 | 4.92 | 4.85 | 4.78 | 4.71 | 4.64 | 4.57 | 4.49 | 4.42 | 4.35 | 4.19 | 4.03 | 3.87 | 3.72 | 3.56 | 3.40 | 3.24 | 3.08 | 2.92 |
Coast | 9.76 | 9.25 | 8.74 | 8.23 | 7.71 | 7.20 | 6.69 | 6.63 | 6.58 | 6.52 | 6.47 | 6.41 | 6.29 | 6.17 | 6.05 | 5.93 | 5.81 | 5.86 | 5.90 | 5.95 | 6.00 | 6.04 | 6.09 | 5.83 | 5.58 | 5.32 | 5.07 | 4.81 | 4.55 | 4.30 | 4.04 | 3.78 |
Eastern | 7.37 | 7.21 | 7.05 | 6.89 | 6.72 | 6.56 | 6.40 | 6.39 | 6.38 | 6.36 | 6.35 | 6.34 | 6.22 | 6.10 | 5.97 | 5.85 | 5.73 | 5.67 | 5.61 | 5.56 | 5.50 | 5.44 | 5.38 | 5.17 | 4.96 | 4.74 | 4.53 | 4.32 | 4.11 | 3.89 | 3.68 | 3.47 |
Nairobi | 4.31 | 4.35 | 4.39 | 4.43 | 4.46 | 4.50 | 4.54 | 4.56 | 4.58 | 4.61 | 4.63 | 4.65 | 4.56 | 4.46 | 4.37 | 4.27 | 4.18 | 4.17 | 4.15 | 4.14 | 4.12 | 4.11 | 4.09 | 3.97 | 3.86 | 3.74 | 3.62 | 3.50 | 3.39 | 3.27 | 3.15 | 3.03 |
North Eastern | 7.08 | 6.99 | 6.91 | 6.83 | 6.75 | 6.67 | 6.58 | 6.50 | 6.42 | 6.56 | 6.69 | 6.83 | 6.96 | 7.10 | 7.23 | 7.11 | 6.99 | 6.87 | 6.76 | 6.64 | 6.52 | 6.40 | 6.28 | 6.16 | ||||||||
Nyanza | 6.23 | 6.17 | 6.11 | 6.05 | 6.00 | 5.94 | 5.88 | 5.89 | 5.90 | 5.90 | 5.91 | 5.92 | 5.92 | 5.91 | 5.91 | 5.90 | 5.90 | 5.87 | 5.84 | 5.81 | 5.78 | 5.75 | 5.72 | 5.54 | 5.35 | 5.17 | 4.98 | 4.80 | 4.61 | 4.43 | 4.24 | 4.06 |
Rift Valley | 6.77 | 6.69 | 6.61 | 6.52 | 6.44 | 6.35 | 6.27 | 6.25 | 6.23 | 6.21 | 6.19 | 6.17 | 6.13 | 6.09 | 6.06 | 6.02 | 5.98 | 5.93 | 5.87 | 5.82 | 5.76 | 5.71 | 5.65 | 5.45 | 5.26 | 5.06 | 4.86 | 4.66 | 4.47 | 4.27 | 4.07 | 3.87 |
Western | 7.33 | 7.10 | 6.87 | 6.64 | 6.42 | 6.19 | 5.96 | 5.96 | 5.96 | 5.96 | 5.96 | 5.96 | 6.06 | 6.17 | 6.27 | 6.38 | 6.48 | 6.42 | 6.35 | 6.29 | 6.23 | 6.16 | 6.10 | 5.91 | 5.72 | 5.52 | 5.33 | 5.14 | 4.95 | 4.75 | 4.56 | 4.37 |
Lighter numbers are estimates