Population 31,138,735
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 and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2002 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 41.1% (male 6,462,430; female 6,327,457)
15-64 years: 56.1% (male 8,769,546; female 8,694,329)
65 years and over: 2.8% (male 385,361; female 499,612) (2002 est.)

Population growth rate 1.15% (2002 est.)

Birth rate 27.61 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Death rate 14.68 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Net migration rate -1.48 migrant(s)/1,000 population
note: according to UNHCR, by the end of 2001 Kenya was host to 220,000 refugees from neighboring countries, including: Somalia 145,000 and Sudan 68,000 (2002 est.)

Sex ratio
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.77 male(s)/female
total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2002 est.)

Infant mortality rate 67.24 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 47.02 years
female: 47.85 years (2002 est.)
male: 46.2 years

Total fertility rate 3.34 children born/woman (2002 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate 13.5% (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS 2.2 million (2000 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths 180,000 (1999 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 45%, Roman Catholic 33%, indigenous beliefs 10%, Muslim 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 English (official), Kiswahili (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 2002 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Kenya People 2002 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Kenya People 2002 should be addressed to the CIA.