Population 28,337,071 (July 1998 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 44% (male 6,248,260; female 6,109,443)
15-64 years: 54% (male 7,609,631; female 7,607,810)
65 years and over: 2% (male 333,881; female 428,046) (July 1998 est.)

Population growth rate 1.71% (1998 est.)

Birth rate 31.68 births/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Death rate 14.19 deaths/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Net migration rate -0.35 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Sex ratio
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.78 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Infant mortality rate 59.38 deaths/1,000 live births (1998 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 47.57 years
male: 47.02 years
female: 48.13 years (1998 est.)

Total fertility rate 4.07 children born/woman (1998 est.)

Nationality
noun: Kenyan(s)
adjective: Kenyan

Ethnic groups 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 Protestant (including Anglican) 38%, Roman Catholic 28%, indigenous beliefs 26%, Muslim 6%, other 2%

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

Literacy
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 78.1%
male: 86.3%
female: 70% (1995 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Kenya on this page is re-published from the 1998 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Kenya People 1998 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Kenya People 1998 should be addressed to the CIA.