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Kenya People 1996

Population:

28,817,227 (July 1995 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:

48% (female 6,841,235; male 6,957,908)

15-64 years:

50% (female 7,277,061; male 7,085,925)

65 years and over:

2% (female 359,659; male 295,439) (July 1995 est.)

Population growth rate:

0.99% (1995 est.)

Birth rate:

41.66 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Death rate:

12.04 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Net migration rate:

-19.69 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

73.5 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:

52.41 years

male:

50.72 years

female:

54.16 years (1995 est.)

Total fertility rate:

5.76 children born/woman (1995 est.)

Nationality:

noun:

Kenyan(s)

adjective:

Kenyan

Ethnic divisions:

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

Religions:

Protestant (including Anglican) 38%, Roman Catholic 28%, indigenous beliefs 26%, other 8%

Languages:

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

Literacy:

age 15 and over can read and write (1989)

total population:

71%

male:

81%

female:

62%

Labor force:

by occupation:

agriculture 75%-80% (1993 est.), non-agriculture 20%-25% (1993 est.)

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