Population: 28,240,658 (July 1994 est.)

Population growth rate: 3.07% (1994 est.)

Birth rate: 42.44 births/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Death rate: 11.74 deaths/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Infant mortality rate: 74.1 deaths/1,000 live births (1994 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 53.23 years
male: 51.48 years
female: 55.03 years (1994 est.)

Total fertility rate: 5.91 children born/woman (1994 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: Roman Catholic 28%, Protestant (including Anglican) 26%, indigenous beliefs 18%, Muslim 6%

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

Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)
total population: 69%
male: 80%
female: 58%
Labor force: 9.2 million (includes unemployed); the total employed is 1,370,000 (14.8% of the labor force)
by occupation: agriculture 75-80% (1993 est.), non-agriculture 20-25% (1993 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Kenya on this page is re-published from the 1995 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Kenya People 1995 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Kenya People 1995 should be addressed to the CIA.