Languages of the country
Kenya
Official languages (2): Swahili, English. Population (CLDR): 58 million.
Map of regions
We have not described regional languages for this country yet – the map shows the whole country in the colour of its main language.
Languages and their status
Share: the estimated part of the population that uses the language (also as a second language), according to CLDR.
| Language | Status | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Swahili Kiswahili | Co-official | 66% |
| English | Co-official | 19% |
| Kikuyu Gikuyu | Widely used | 17% |
| Luyia Luluhia | Widely used | 11% |
| Luo Dholuo | Minority | 9.8% |
| Kamba Kikamba | Minority | 7.6% |
| Kalenjin | Minority | 7.6% |
| Gusii Ekegusii | Minority | 4.9% |
| Meru Kĩmĩrũ | Minority | 4% |
| Masai Maa | Minority | 1.6% |
| Somali Soomaali | Minority | 1.3% |
| Teso Kiteso | Minority | 0.7% |
| Oromo Oromoo | Minority | 0.5% |
| Arabic العربية | Minority | <0.1% |
| Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | Minority | <0.1% |
| Gujarati ગુજરાતી | Minority | <0.1% |
Kenya on other Ominuvo maps
- World in NumbersPopulation: 57.5 million (2025)Source: World Bank – WDI: UN World Population Prospects (CC BY 4.0)
- Prices around the worldKenyan shilling (KES)Source: ISO 4217
- Time zones mapUTC+3Source: IANA tz database (public domain)
- Plugs and sockets of the worldType G · 240 V · 50 Hz
- National dishes of the world7 national dishes
- Plants of the world10 characteristic plants
- Castles map1 castleSource: Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- Volcano & earthquake map21 volcanoesSource: Smithsonian GVP (Smithsonian Terms of Use)
- Ghost map2 ghost stories and haunted places
- VPN provider mapServers of 11 VPN providersSource: VPN Map (Ominuvo) (CC BY 4.0)