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Kenya:
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Other pages in this profile of Kenya:
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
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Population |
Definition - World rank and map 37,953,838 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 2008 est.) |
Population density |
Definition - World rank and map 66.7 people per sq. km (July 2008 est.) |
Age structure |
Definition - World rank and map 0-14 years: 42.2% (male 8,065,789/female 7,953,077) 15-64 years: 55.2% (male 10,498,468/female 10,434,764) 65 years and over: 2.6% (male 457,886/female 543,854) (2008 est.) |
Median Age |
Definition - World rank and map total: 18.6 years male: 18.5 years female: 18.8 years (2008 est.) |
Population growth rate |
Definition - World rank and map 2.758% (2008 est.) |
Birth rate |
Definition - World rank and map 37.89 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Death rate |
Definition - World rank and map 10.3 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate |
Definition - World rank and map -1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.) |
Sex ratio |
Definition 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 (2008 est.) |
Infant mortality rate |
Definition - World rank and map total: 56.01 deaths/1,000 live births male: 58.95 deaths/1,000 live births female: 53.02 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth |
Definition - World rank and map total population: 56.64 years male: 56.42 years female: 56.87 years (2008 est.) |
Total fertility rate |
Definition - World rank and map 4.7 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate |
Definition - World rank and map 6.7% (2003 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS |
Definition - World rank and map 1.2 million (2003 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths |
Definition 150,000 (2003 est.) |
Major infectious diseases |
Definition degree of risk: high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne disease: malaria water contact disease: schistosomiasis (2008) |
Nationality |
Definition noun: Kenyan(s) adjective: Kenyan |
Ethnic groups |
Definition 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 |
Definition 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 |
Definition English (official), Kiswahili (official), numerous indigenous languages |
Literacy |
Definition definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 85.1% male: 90.6% female: 79.7% (2003 est.) |
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