List of Kenyan counties by Human Development Index

Counties of Kenya by Human Development Index

This is a list of counties in Kenya ranked according to the Human Development Index (HDI) for the year 2023. The highest HDI was recorded in Nairobi County (0.771), while Mandera County registered the lowest value (0.548). Kenya's national HDI stood at 0.602 in 2023, classifying it within the medium human development category. Regionally, the Mount Kenya region exhibited the highest overall development, whereas North Eastern region and North Rift region displayed the lowest levels of human development.[1][2]

Counties

Kenyan Counties by Human Development Index
Rank ∆ County HDI (2023) Growth
High Human Development (≥ 0.7)
1 Steady Nairobi 0.771 Increase 2.69
Medium Human development (≥ 0.55)
2 Increase (1) Mombasa 0.698 Increase 0.71
3 Decrease (1) Nyeri 0.678 Decrease 0.05
4 Steady Kiambu 0.663 Increase 0.28
5 Steady Uasin Gishu 0.654 Increase 0.51
6 Increase (1) Embu 0.650 Increase 0.83
7 Steady Kirinyaga 0.646 Increase 0.66
8 Steady Nakuru 0.641 Increase 0.74
9 Increase (5) Nyandarua 0.637 Increase 1.17
10 Increase (1) Laikipia 0.635 Increase 0.76
11 Increase (5) Machakos 0.633 Increase 1.17
12 Decrease (2) Meru 0.632 Increase 0.59
13 Increase (2) Taita Taveta 0.630 Increase 0.92
14 Increase (3) Nandi 0.627 Increase 0.97
15 Decrease (3) Tharaka Nithi 0.626 Increase 0.61
16 Increase (2) Murang'a 0.625 Increase 0.92
17 Increase (4) Kisumu 0.621 Increase 1.02
18 Increase (4) Elgeyo-Marakwet 0.620 Increase 0.99
19 Decrease (10) Lamu 0.620 Increase 0.10
20 Decrease (7) Trans Nzoia 0.620 Increase 0.49
21 Increase (4) Kericho 0.619 Increase 1.30
22 Decrease (2) Bungoma 0.618 Increase 0.87
23 Decrease (4) Nyamira 0.616 Increase 0.60
24 Increase (3) Bomet 0.613 Increase 1.34
25 Decrease (1) Kisii 0.613 Increase 0.83
26 Decrease (3) Baringo 0.609 Increase 0.59
27 Increase (2) Kajiado 0.609 Increase 1.28
28 Decrease (2) Kakamega 0.606 Increase 0.81
29 Increase (2) Kitui 0.602 Increase 1.29
30 Decrease (2) Vihiga 0.602 Increase 0.95
31 Increase (1) Makueni 0.595 Increase 1.33
32 Decrease (2) Busia 0.594 Increase 0.83
33 Increase (6) Siaya 0.583 Increase 1.79
34 Decrease (1) Narok 0.578 Increase 0.86
35 Increase (2) Kilifi 0.574 Increase 1.23
36 Increase (7) Homa Bay 0.573 Increase 1.78
37 Increase (1) Kwale 0.573 Increase 1.30
38 Increase (4) Migori 0.567 Increase 1.47
39 Decrease (3) Isiolo 0.554 Increase 0.30
Low Human development (< 0.55)
40 Steady West Pokot 0.534 Decrease 0.23
41 Decrease (7) Marsabit 0.522 Decrease 1.60
42 Decrease (7) Samburu 0.509 Decrease 2.00
43 Decrease (1) Tana River 0.497 Decrease 0.78
44 Increase (1) Garissa 0.494 Increase 0.96
45 Decrease (4) Turkana 0.492 Decrease 2.14
46 Steady Wajir 0.491 Increase 1.06
47 Steady Mandera 0.484 Increase 0.76

Regions

Regions of Kenya by Human Development Index
Rank ∆ Region HDI (2023)
1 Steady Nairobi 0.771
2 Steady Mount Kenya 0.643
3 Increase (3) Lower Eastern 0.610
4 Increase (3) South Rift 0.605
5 Decrease (2) Western 0.605
6 Decrease (2) Coast 0.599
7 Increase (1) Nyanza 0.595
8 Decrease (3) North Rift 0.583
9 Steady Northern 0.509

Provinces

Rank Province HDI (2022) [3]
Medium human development
1 Nairobi Province 0.663
2 Central Province 0.627
–  Kenya 0.601
3 Eastern Province 0.595
4 Rift Valley Province 0.593
5 Coast Province 0.582
6 Western Province 0.582
7 Nyanza Province 0.576
Low human development
8 North Eastern Province 0.468

See also

References

  1. ^ "Kenya counties hdi 2023". www statskenya.co.ke. Retrieved 2025-04-28.
  2. ^ "Kenyan Counties by Hdi 2015". www.data.humdata.org. Retrieved 2025-04-22.
  3. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org.
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