Population: Age structure: Median age: Population growth rate: Birth rate: Death rate: Net migration rate: Urbanization: Sex ratio: Infant mortality rate: Life expectancy at birth: Total fertility rate: HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: HIV/AIDS - deaths: Major infectious diseases: Nationality: Ethnic groups: Religions: Languages: Literacy: School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education): Education expenditures:
40,046,566
country comparison to the world: 33
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 2010 est.)
[see also: Population country ranks ]
0-14 years: 42.3% (male 8,300,393/female 8,181,898)
[see also: Age structure - 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-64 years:
55.1% (male 10,784,119/female 10,702,999)
[see also: Age structure - 15-64 years country ranks ]
65 years and over:
2.6% (male 470,218/female 563,145) (2010 est.)
[see also: Age structure - 65 years and over country ranks ]
total: 18.8 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male:
18.7 years
[see also: Median age - male country ranks ]
female:
18.9 years (2010 est.)
[see also: Median age - female country ranks ]
2.588% (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 27
[see also: Population growth rate country ranks ]
35.14 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 34
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]
9.26 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 68
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 95
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]
urban population: 22% of total population (2008)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization:
4% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)
[see also: Urbanization - rate of urbanization country ranks ]
at birth: 1.02 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
under 15 years:
1.01 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - under 15 years country ranks ]
15-64 years:
1.01 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 15-64 years country ranks ]
65 years and over:
0.83 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 65 years and over country ranks ]
total population:
1.01 male(s)/female (2010 est.)
[see also: Sex ratio - total population country ranks ]
total: 53.49 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 44
[see also: Infant mortality rate - total country ranks ]
male:
56.28 deaths/1,000 live births
[see also: Infant mortality rate - male country ranks ]
female:
50.63 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.)
[see also: Infant mortality rate - female country ranks ]
total population: 58.82 years
country comparison to the world: 191
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - total population country ranks ]
male:
58.33 years
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - male country ranks ]
female:
59.32 years (2010 est.)
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - female country ranks ]
4.38 children born/woman (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 37
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]
6.7% (2003 est.)
country comparison to the world: 10
[see also: HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]
1.2 million (2003 est.)
country comparison to the world: 8
[see also: HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS country ranks ]
150,000 (2003 est.)
country comparison to the world: 4
[see also: HIV/AIDS - deaths country ranks ]
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)
noun: Kenyan(s)
adjective:
Kenyan
Kikuyu 22%, Luhya 14%, Luo 13%, Kalenjin 12%, Kamba 11%, Kisii 6%, Meru 6%, other African 15%, non-African (Asian, European, and Arab) 1%
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
English (official), Kiswahili (official), numerous indigenous languages
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
85.1%
[see also: Literacy - total population country ranks ]
male:
90.6%
[see also: Literacy - male country ranks ]
female:
79.7% (2003 est.)
[see also: Literacy - female country ranks ]
total: 10 years
male:
10 years
female:
9 years (2005)
7% of GDP (2006)
country comparison to the world: 21
[see also: Education expenditures country ranks ]