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Nairobi’s building completions grew mainly in the residential category

Nairobi City County recorded 25,090 completed building works in 2025, up from 21,807 in 2024. Residential works accounted for almost all of the increase. The county’s records distinguish residential and non-residential completions.

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Kenya Projects Review Editorial Team

Nairobi City County, 2015 to 2025Completed building works by use

Residential

Shared scale · 0 works to 21,187 works

  • 20157,834 works
  • 20168,806 works
  • 20179,864 works
  • 201810,785 works
  • 201911,802 works
  • 202013,221 works
  • 202110,863 works
  • 202216,910 works
  • 202318,084 works
  • 202417,920 works
  • 202521,187 works

Switch between residential and non-residential works on a common scale.

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Residential works contributed 3,267 of 3,283 additional completions

Residential completions increased from 17,920 in 2024 to 21,187 in 2025. Non-residential completions went from 3,887 to 3,903. Residential works made up 84.4% of the 2025 count. Source 1

The total previously exceeded 20,000 in 2022

Completions fell from 16,248 in 2020 to 13,350 in 2021, then rose to 20,025 in 2022. Both use categories increased between 2021 and 2022. The residential count alone rose from 10,863 to 16,910. Source 1

The non-residential count peaked in 2023 in this series

The 2023 observation records 4,009 non-residential works, above 3,887 in 2024 and 3,903 in 2025. A rise in the total therefore does not imply that all use categories set records. Source 1

Completions and building approvals record different events

The table uses the county’s reported completed building works. A completion does not reveal when its plan was approved, when work started or whether a residential building contains one dwelling or several. Counts cover Nairobi City County and do not describe all Kenyan building works. Source 1

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