Age structure:
0-14 years:
43% (male 6,566,424; female 6,419,034)
15-64 years:
54% (male 8,284,719; female 8,238,121)
65 years and over:
3% (male 366,200; female 465,272) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate: 1.53% (2000 est.)
Birth rate: 29.35 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate: 14.08 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 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:
0.79 male(s)/female
total population:
1.01 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 68.74 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
47.98 years
male:
46.95 years
female:
49.04 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate: 3.66 children born/woman (2000 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 38%, Roman Catholic 28%, indigenous beliefs 26%, Muslim 7%, other 1%
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.)