Two distant counties have emerged as having kenyas highest life expectancy with the women living on average 22 years longer than those in the worst performing county in the country. The 2019 census results which were released on monday 4th november 2019 by kenya national bureau of statistics indicate that kenya s population stands at 47,564,296 people. Kenya 2009 population and housing census analytical report on projections of special population groups, 20102030. For example, informal settlements are at the centre of housing crisis in kenya. Inadequate availability andor use of birth control methods are noted as being instrumental to the increased growth rate. Population and housing censuses by country wikipedia. Kenya national bureau of statistics, ministry of planning, national development and vision 2030.
Kenya 2009 kenya population and housing census 10 per. Copy the url below and use it to create a bookmark in your internet browser. Kenyas total number of households was estimated at 8. In 1962, just before the country gained independence from the british, kenya had 8.
The first census was done in 1948 under the colonial government and was followed by one in 1962, just before kenyas independence. Read more about the census bureaus transition to data. Finally, to aid population map assessment, 1999 kenya settlement population counts were obtained and matched to corresponding africover urban area or rural settlement. The enumeration was conducted from the night of august 24th 25th with overwhelming support from kenyans. Kenya, kenya national bureau of statistics, 2009 kenya population and housing census the licensing agreement for use of ipumsinternational data requires that users supply ipumsinternational with the title and full citation for any publications, research reports, or educational materials making use of the data or documentation. Population and housing census 2012 central data catalog. The 2012 population and housing census phc for united republic of tanzania was carried out on the 26th august, 2012. Kenya 2009 population and housing census analytical report. A glance at kenyas statistical publications reveal that the way data is presented is not directly relevant to the housing sector. Kenya conducts censuses every ten years following the united nation recommendations. Kenya is a multiethnic state in the great lakes region of east africa. The 2009 kenya population and housing census is being managed through an elaborate structure as detailed below. Table 4 public expenditure on roads in million kenya shilling 19967 19978 19989 19990 20001 20012 20023 development.
The sf1 is the third major census 2010 data resource following the demographic profile summary file dpsf data released in may 2011 and following the p. It is the primary source of benchmark statistics on the size, distribution, composition and other social and economic characteristics of the population. The 2019 kenya population and housing census was the 8th to be conducted in kenya and the first paperless, where mobile. Census results 2019 in kenya population per county report.
It is inhabited primarily by bantu and nilotic populations, with some cushiticspeaking ethnic minorities in the north. As of 2009, number of households in nairobi city was 985,016 that accounts for 11. Nairobi city is the top region by number of households in kenya. According to the findings by kenya national bureau of statistics, out of all married women between the ages of 15 to 49, only 46%. The data show that there were five regions which had less than half a million people. Macroeconomic analysis of kenya national systems by j. A population increase of about 10 million compared the 2009 census population of 37. Kenya national survey for persons with disabilities. The total count of a population at a specified time within a countrys boundary or in a well delineated part of the country.
Unfortunately, this does not contain all the districts for the 2009 census data. The data on population and number of households are from the 2009 kenya population and housing census report published in august 2010, by the kenya national bureau of statistics knbs. Kenya population and housing census 1989 ipums subset. Kenya kenya population and housing census 2009 ipums. Kenya population data sheet 2011 december 2011 kenyas population is growing rapidly and has more than tripled from 10. Introduction held two censuses before independence decennial censuses after independence 194854m5. The most recent was the 2011 botswana population and housing census, which occurred in august 2011 burkina faso. Census bureau, 2010 census summary file 1 national files sf 1 national files provide summaries for the entire united states. At birth, the life expectancy for females in both garissa. Given the high number of births per woman, the population will continue to increase steadily. Zambia agricultural census 2000 main results number of holdings number of holdings total 1 305 783 holders by sex number of holdings total 1 305 783 male 1 055 073 female 250 710 holdings by household size holdings total 1 305 783 holdings with. This was the fifth census after the union of tanganyika and zanzibar in 1964. As far as population density is concerned, kenya is the 47th largest country in the world in terms of pure land mass.
The top 5 regions others are kiambu, nakuru, meru, and kakamega account for 29. As such the 2002 population and housing census is an important source of data for poverty monitoring activities. Research report fluoride 44741 januarymarch 2011 high f water in nakuru county, kenya wambu, muthakia 39 39 the study area of about 1100 km2 has a population of approximately,000 people7 distributed by the age brackets shown in figure 2, which shows that children under age 5, who are most vulnerable to the toxic effects of f, comprise. Crosssectional gps coordinates gis household individual interview nationally representative subnationally representative urbanrural representative. Central intelligence agency, the world fact book country reference maps. Gross marketed production by agriculture and livestock. Kenya population situation analysis published by the government of kenya supported by united nations population fund unfpa kenya country o. Other censuses were carried out in 1967, 1978, 1988 and 2002. Each fact sheet contains a map showing population density variations within each county, based on the number of districts in existence in december 2008. Kenya population 2009 statistics, distribution and. Environmental determinants to household food security in kyangwithya west location of.
Pdf or indicate a document in adobes portable document format. The national population and housing census 2009 report, nairobi, kenya. Kenya has been undertaking censuses after every 10 years since 1969 and the 2009 population and housing census was the. Kenya, june 2007 4 who ran against moi in 1992 and 1997 and once was his vice president, was the candidate of the multiethnic, united opposition group, the national rainbow coalition narc. The 2012 phc was the fifth census after the union of tanganyika and zanzibar in 1964. Kenya 2009 kenya population and housing census 10 per cent sample, every 10th household, population and housing census. The 2012 phc, like others, will contribute to the improvement of quality of life of. Providers knowledge of the guidelines for intermittent preventive treatment for malaria in pregnancy. The file structure includes, but is not limited to the following geographic levels.
Kenya national bureau of statistics workshop on draft report. The demography of kenya is monitored by the kenyan national bureau of statistics. Finally, the 2002 population and housing census has enabled the government to get data on population growth and distribution by age, sex and location and their relationship to the resource base i. The united republic of tanzania carried out a population and housing census phc on 26th august, 2012. Censuses in botswana are run by the central statistics office. Report on the 2017 kenya census of establishments coe 1 files 3527 downloads census of establishments coe, downloads february 27, 2018 census of establishments coe, downloads. Census bureau, international data base demographic data and usa trade online trade data. Census 2010 summary file 1 census block demographics. Pdf or denotes a file in adobes portable document format. It is relatively sparsely populated, however, and for every square kilometer of land, there is an average of 79. Many thanks though, this is a valued resource that i was be looking at for other datasets. This application presents data for 228 countries and areas of the world with a 2020 population of 5,000 or more. The economic growth momentum that started in 2003 was restrained by a number of factors both internal and external factors in 2008.
This symbol indicates a link to a nongovernment web site. Population census is a complete enumeration count of all persons in a country at a specified time. Kibaki, library of congress federal research division country profile. United states region division state county county subdivision place or place part metropolitan statistical area. Evaluation of housing statistics in kenya sciencedirect. There have been twelve censuses in botswanas history. The processing of data collected in a census constitutes one of the most important and challenging activities that have to be undertaken efficiently and expeditiously in order to justify the immense resources invested in a census. The census 2010 summary file 1 sf1 release was completed august 25, 2011. Its total population was estimated at 47,564,296 as of 2019. Kenya population data sheet 2011 population reference bureau. The census data further shows shocking differences amongst the urban areas characterized by high standards of living and good health facilities versus the counties that would be considered to be underdeveloped in kenya, namely. Also obtained were kenyan 1999 census data at enumeration area level finer than level 5 with corresponding boundaries for 50 of the 69 kenyan districts figure 2. Kenya, central bureau of statistics ministry of finance and planning, 1989 population and housing census the licensing agreement for use of ipumsinternational data requires that users supply ipumsinternational with the title and full citation for any publications, research reports, or educational materials making use of the data or documentation.