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Population: |
34,707,817 |
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Age structure: |
0-14 years: 42.6% (male 7,454,765/female 7,322,130)
15-64 years: 55.1% (male 9,631,488/female 9,508,068)
65 years and over: 2.3% (male 359,354/female 432,012) (2006 est.) |
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Median age: |
total: 18.2 years
male: 18.1 years
female: 18.3 years (2006 est.)
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Population growth rate: |
2.57% (2006 est.) |
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Birth rate: |
39.72 births/1,000 population (2006 est.) |
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Death rate: |
14.02 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.) |
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Net migration rate: |
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population
note: according to the UNHCR, by the end of 2005 Kenya was host to 233,778 refugees
from neighboring countries, including Somalia 153,627, Sudan 67,556, Ethiopia 12,595
(2006 est.) |
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Sex ratio: |
at birth: 1.02 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.83 male(s)/female
total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2006 est.)
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Infant mortality rate: |
total: 59.26 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 61.92 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 56.54 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)
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Life expectancy at birth: |
total population: 48.93 years
male: 49.78 years
female: 48.07 years (2006 est.)
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Total fertility rate: |
4.91 children born/woman (2006 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
6.7% (2003 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
1.2 million (2003 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - deaths: |
150,000 (2003 est.)
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GDP - per capita (PPP): |
$1,100 (2005 est.)
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GDP - composition by sector: |
agriculture: 16.3%
industry: 18.8%
services: 65.1% (2004 est.) |
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Labor force: |
11.85 million (2005 est.) |
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Labor force - by occupation: |
agriculture: 75%
industry and services: 25% (2003 est.)
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Unemployment rate: |
40% (2001 est.)
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Population below poverty line: |
50% (2000 est.)
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Household income or consumption by percentage share: |
lowest 10%: 2%
highest 10%: 37.2% (2000)
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Distribution of family income - Gini index: |
44.5 (1997)
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Inflation rate (consumer prices): |
10.3% (2005 est.)
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Investment (gross fixed): |
17% of GDP (2005 est.) |
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Budget: |
revenues: $3.715 billion
expenditures: $3.88 billion; including capital expenditures of $NA (2005 est.)
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Public debt:
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50.2% of GDP (2005 est.)
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Agriculture - products: |
tea, coffee, corn, wheat, sugarcane, fruit, vegetables; dairy products, beef, pork,
poultry, eggs |
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Industries: |
small-scale consumer goods (plastic, furniture, batteries, textiles, soap, cigarettes,
flour), agricultural products, oil refining; aluminum, steel, lead; cement, commercial
ship repair, tourism |
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Industrial production growth rate: |
4.6% (2005 est.)
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