Population: 25,241,978 (July 1991), growth rate 3.6% (1991)

Birth rate: 45 births/1,000 population (1991)

Death rate: 8 deaths/1,000 population (1991)

Net migration rate: 0 migrants/1,000 population (1991)

Infant mortality rate: 69 deaths/1,000 live births (1991)

Life expectancy at birth: 60 years male, 64 years female (1991)

Total fertility rate: 6.4 children born/woman (1991)

Nationality: noun--Kenyan(s); adjective--Kenyan

Ethnic divisions: Kikuyu 21%, Luhya 14%, Luo 13%, Kalenjin 11%, Kamba 11%, Kisii 6%, Meru 6%, Asian, European, and Arab 1%

Religion: Protestant 38%, Roman Catholic 28%, indigenous beliefs 26%, Muslim 6%

Language: English and Swahili (official); numerous indigenous languages

Literacy: 69% (male 80%, female 58%) age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)

Labor force: 9.2 million (includes unemployed); the total employed is 1.37 million (14.8% of the labor force); services 54.8%, industry 26.2%, agriculture 19.0% (1989)

Organized labor: 390,000 (est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Kenya on this page is re-published from the 1991 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Kenya People 1991 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Kenya People 1991 should be addressed to the CIA.