Short facts about people of Kenya

Population:

30,765,916 note:  estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2001 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:  41.95% (male 6,524,776; female 6,381,192) 15-64 years:  55.26% (male 8,529,842; female 8,471,609) 65 years and over:  2.79% (male 376,151; female 482,346) (2001 est.)

Population growth rate:

1.27% (2001 est.)

Birth rate:

28.5 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Death rate:

14.35 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Net migration rate:

-1.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.) note:  according to UNHCR, by the end of 1999 Kenya was host to 223,700 refugees from neighboring countries, including: Somalia 141,000 and Sudan 64,250

Sex ratio:

at birth:  1.03 male(s)/female under 15 years:  1.02 male(s)/female 15-64 years:  1.01 male(s)/female 65 years and over:  0.78 male(s)/female total population:  1.01 male(s)/female (2001 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

67.99 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:  47.49 years male:  46.57 years female:  48.44 years (2001 est.)

Total fertility rate:

3.5 children born/woman (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

13.95% (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

2.1 million (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths:

180,000 (1999 est.)

Nationality:

noun:  Kenyan(s) adjective:  Kenyan

Ethnic groups:

Kikuyu 22%, Luhya 14%, Luo 13%, Kalenjin 12%, Kamba 11%, Kisii 6%, Meru 6%, other African 15%, non-African (Asian, European, and Arab) 1%

Religions:

Protestant 38%, Roman Catholic 28%, indigenous beliefs 26%, Muslim 7%, other 1% note:  a large majority of Kenyans are Christian, but estimates for the percentage of the population that adheres to Islam or indigenous beliefs vary widely

Languages:

English (official), Kiswahili (official), numerous indigenous languages

Literacy:

definition:  age 15 and over can read and write total population:  78.1% male:  86.3% female:  70% (1995 est.)

Source: World Factbook