Kenya Demographics Profile 2009

Population

39,002,772
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, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2009 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 42.3% (male 8,300,393/female 8,181,898)
15-64 years: 55.1% (male 10,784,119/female 10,702,999)
65 years and over: 2.6% (male 470,218/female 563,145) (2009 est.)

Median age

total: 18.7 years
male: 18.6 years
female: 18.8 years (2009 est.)

Population growth rate

2.691% (2009 est.)

Birth rate

36.64 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Death rate

9.72 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)

Net migration rate

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Urbanization

urban population: 22% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 4% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.02 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.84 male(s)/female
total population: 1 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 54.7 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 57.56 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 51.78 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 57.86 years
male: 57.49 years
female: 58.24 years (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate

4.56 children born/woman (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

6.7% (2003 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

1.2 million (2003 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths

150,000 (2003 est.)

Major infectious diseases

degree of risk: high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
vectorborne disease: malaria and Rift Valley fever
water contact disease: schistosomiasis
animal contact disease: rabies (2009)

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 45%, Roman Catholic 33%, Muslim 10%, indigenous beliefs 10%, other 2%
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: 85.1%
male: 90.6%
female: 79.7% (2003 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

total: 10 years
male: 10 years
female: 9 years (2004)

Education expenditures

6.9% of GDP (2006)