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🌆 Largest Cities in Kenya

Cities of Kenya with more than 15,000 inhabitants, ranked by population (GeoNames).

📅 2026📏 people50 entries🇰🇪 See all of this country’s rankings →
Each tile’s area is its share of the combined total of 14,636,266 (50 entries). Stronger colour means a higher rank. The smallest 10 are merged into one grey tile.
1
NairobiNairobi County
4,397,073
2
KakamegaKakamega County
1,867,579
3
MombasaMombasa County
1,208,333
4
NakuruNakuru County
570,674
5
RuiruKiambu County
490,120
6
EldoretUasin Gishu County
475,716
7
KisumuKisumu County
397,957
8
KikuyuKiambu County
323,881
9
ThikaNairobi County
251,407
10
NaivashaNakuru County
198,444
11
KaruriKiambu County
194,342
12
Karuri (Murang'A)Murang'A
194,342
13
MatugaKwale County
194,252
14
MwalaMachakos County
181,896
15
Lang'ataNairobi County
172,569
16
Ongata RongaiKajiado County
172,569
17
JomvuMombasa County
163,415
18
GarissaGarissa County
163,399
19
KitaleTrans Nzoia
162,174
20
LimuruKiambu County
159,314
21
JujaKiambu County
156,041
22
KitengelaKajiado County
154,436
23
KiambuKiambu County
147,870
24
MlolongoMachakos County
136,351
25
MalindiKilifi County
119,859
26
ManderaMandera County
114,718
27
KhwiseroKakamega County
113,294
28
KisiiKisii County
112,417
29
NgongKajiado County
102,323
30
MtwapaKilifi County
90,677
31
WajirWajir County
90,116
32
LodwarTurkana County
82,970
33
Athi RiverMachakos County
81,302
34
MeruMeru County
80,191
35
NyeriNyeri County
80,081
36
IsioloIsiolo County
78,650
37
UkundaKwale County
77,686
38
KiserianKajiado County
76,903
39
KilifiKilifi County
74,270
40
NanyukiLaikipia
72,813
41
BusiaBusia County
71,886
42
MigoriMigori County
71,668
43
BungomaBungoma County
68,031
44
NarokNarok County
65,430
45
EmbuEmbu County
64,979
46
MachakosMachakos County
63,767
47
GithunguriKiambu County
63,319
48
Githunguri (Machakos County)Machakos County
63,319
49
El WakMandera County
60,732
50
GilgilNakuru County
60,711

Highlights

Within Kenya, Nairobi ranks first in 2026 with 4,397,073, followed by Kakamega (1,867,579) and Mombasa (1,208,333).

Nairobi is 2.4 times higher than Kakamega, the runner-up.

Across 50 entries, values run from 4,397,073 (Nairobi) to 60,711 (Gilgil), with a median of 117,289.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: people.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants · CC BY 4.0 (GeoNames) · fetched Oct 14, 2026 — GeoNames aggregates census and estimate figures, so the reference year varies by city, and a few figures cover the metropolitan area rather than the city proper.