List of Kenyan counties 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.

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

Regions

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

Provinces

RankProvinceHDI (2023) Medium human development1Nairobi Province0.6942Central Province0.656–0.6283Eastern Province0.6204Rift Valley Province0.6195Western Province0.6106Coast Province0.6077Nyanza Province0.604Low human development8North Eastern Province0.487

See also

List of counties of Kenya by GDP List of Kenyan counties by Christian population List of East African Community sub regions by Human Development Index

References