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People cia world factbook

Population:
40,046,566
country comparison to the world (country rank): 33
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, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2010 est.)

Age structure:
0-14 years: 42.3% (male 8,523,439/female 8,400,101)
15-64 years: 55.1% (male 11,076,919/female 10,979,250)
65 years and over: 2.7% (male 483,358/female 583,499) (2010 est.)

Median age:
total: 18.8 years
male: 18.7 years
female: 18.9 years (2010 est.)

Population growth rate:
2.588% (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 27

Birth rate:
35.14 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 33

Death rate:
9.26 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 72

Net migration rate:
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 77

Urbanization:
urban population: 22% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 4% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.02 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.01 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 (2010 est.)

Infant mortality rate:
total: 53.49 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 45
male: 56.28 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 50.63 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 58.82 years
country comparison to the world: 190
male: 58.33 years
female: 59.32 years (2010 est.)

Total fertility rate:
4.38 children born/woman (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 36

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
6.7% (2003 est.)
country comparison to the world: 10

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
1.2 million (2003 est.)
country comparison to the world: 8

HIV/AIDS - deaths:
150,000 (2003 est.)
country comparison to the world: 4

Major infectious diseases:
degree of risk: high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
vectorborne disease: malaria and Rift Valley fever
water contact disease: schistosomiasis
animal contact disease: rabies (2009)

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%, Muslim 10%, indigenous beliefs 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: 85.1%
male: 90.6%
female: 79.7% (2003 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
total: 10 years
male: 10 years
female: 9 years (2004)

Education expenditures:
6.9% of GDP (2006)
country comparison to the world: 27