Kenya - Geography
Here, let us take a look at the Geography of Kenya. The Kenyan Highlands comprise one of the most successful agricultural production regions in Africa; glaciers are found on Mount Kenya, Africa's second-highest peak; unique physiography supports abundant and varied wildlife of scientific and economic value; Lake Victoria, the world's largest tropical lake and the second-largest freshwater lake, is shared among three countries: Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. Mother's mean age at first birth is N/A , whereas, the Maternal mortality ratio is N/A.
Population Distribution
Population heavily concentrated in the west along the shore of Lake Victoria; other areas of high density include the capital of Nairobi, and in the southeast along the Indian Ocean coast, as shown in this population distribution map
People and Society
In Kenya, the different Ethnic groups are such that we have: Kikuyu 17.1%, Luhya 14.3%, Kalenjin 13.4%, Luo 10.7%, Kamba 9.8%, Somali 5.8%, Kisii 5.7%, Mijikenda 5.2%, Meru 4.2%, Maasai 2.5%, Turkana 2.1%, non-Kenyan 1%, other 8.2% (2019 est.)
| Population | N/A |
|---|---|
| Pop growth rate | 2.15% (2025 est.) |
| Birth rate | 25.93 births/1,000 population (2025 est.) |
| Death rate | 4.72 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.) |
| Current health expenditure | N/A |
| Physicians Density | N/A |
| Hospital bed Density | 1.3 beds/1,000 population (2019 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 3.09 children born/woman (2025 est.) |
| Gross reproduction rate | 1.53 (2025 est.) |
| Contraceptive prevalence rate | N/A |
| Est married women (ages 15-49) | N/A |
| Literacy | N/A |
| Education expenditures | N/A |
| Net Migration rate | N/A |
| Nationality | Kenyan | Kenyan(s) |
| Languages | N/A |
| Religions | N/A |
| Age Structure | |
| 0-14 years | 35.8% (male 10,464,384/female 10,366,997) |
| 15-64 years | 60.9% (male 17,731,068/female 17,723,012) |
| 65 years and over | 3.4% (2024 est.) (male 896,348/female 1,064,569) |
| Dependency Ratios | |
| Total dependency ratio | 64 (2025 est.) |
| Youth dependency ratio | 58.5 (2025 est.) |
| Elderly dependency ratio | 5.5 (2025 est.) |
| Potential support ratio | 18.2 (2025 est.) |
| Median Age | |
| Total | 21.5 years (2025 est.) |
| Male | 21.1 years |
| Female | 21.4 years |
| Urbanization | |
| Urban population | 29.5% of total population (2023) |
| Rate of urbanization | 4.09% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Major urban areas (Pop) | 5.325 million NAIROBI (capital), 1.440 million Mombassa (2023). |
| Sex Ratio | |
| At birth | 1.02 male(s)/female |
| 0-14 years | 1.01 male(s)/female |
| 15-64 years | 1 male(s)/female |
| 65 years and over | 0.84 male(s)/female |
| Total population | 1 male(s)/female (2024 est.) |
| Infant Motality | |
| Total | 26.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.) |
| Male | 29 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Female | 23.1 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life Expectancy at birth | |
| Total population | 70.4 years (2024 est.) |
| Male | 68.6 years |
| Female | 72.2 years |
| Drinking Water Sources | |
| Improved: urban | urban: 86.4% of population (2022 est.) |
| Improved: rural | rural: 53.3% of population (2022 est.) |
| Improved: total | total: 62.9% of population (2022 est.) |
| Unimproved: urban | urban: 13.6% of population (2022 est.) |
| Unimproved: rural | rural: 46.7% of population (2022 est.) |
| Unimproved: total | total: 37.1% of population (2022 est.) |
| Sanitation facility acess | |
| Improved: urban | urban: 84.7% of population (2022 est.) |
| Improved: rural | rural: 51.1% of population (2022 est.) |
| Improved: total | total: 60.9% of population (2022 est.) |
| Unimproved: urban | urban: 15.3% of population (2022 est.) |
| Unimproved: rural | rural: 48.9% of population (2022 est.) |
| Unimproved: total | total: 39.1% of population (2022 est.) |
| Major Infectious diseases | |
| Alcohol consumption per capita | |
| Total | 1.68 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Beer | 0.81 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Wine | 0.04 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Spirits | 0.81 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Other alcohols | 0.03 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Tobacco use | |
| Total | 8.6% (2025 est.) |
| Male | 15.5% (2025 est.) |
| Female | 1.9% (2025 est.) |
| Child marriage | |
| Women married by age 15 | 2.2% (2022) |
| Women married by age 18 | 12.5% (2022) |
| Men married by age 18 | 1.8% (2022) |
Demographic profile
All Important Facts about Kenya
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