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Get counties population

This endpoint retrieves information about the population of each county in Kenya.

    curl -X GET https://kenya-open-data.onrender.com/api/v1/counties/population \
         -H "x-api-key: your api key"

By default, counties are listed in a random order. To sort them, use the order query parameter. Valid values are ASC for ascending order or DESC for descending order.For example:

    curl -X GET https://kenya-open-data.onrender.com/api/v1/counties/population?order=DESC \
         -H "x-api-key: your api key"

Response Format:​

The endpoint will typically return a list of objects, each representing a county. The objects may include the following fields:

  • County Code: A unique identifier for the county.
  • County Name: The official name of the county.
  • Population: The total population of the county.

Example Response:​

[
  {
    "countyCode": "022",
    "countyName": "Kiambu",
    "population": 2417735
  },
  {
    "countyCode": "002",
    "countyName": "Kwale",
    "population": 866820
  },
  {
    "countyCode": "046",
    "countyName": "Nyamira",
    "population": 605576
  },
  {
    "countyCode": "029",
    "countyName": "Nandi",
    "population": 885711
  },
  {
    "countyCode": "031",
    "countyName": "Laikipia",
    "population": 518560
  },
  {
    "countyCode": "041",
    "countyName": "Siaya",
    "population": 993183
  },
  {
    "countyCode": "010",
    "countyName": "Marsabit",
    "population": 459785
  }
]