Population Statistics
Kenya
Population
|
47,615,739 |
|
[July, 2017 est.] |
Language
|
English [official] |
|
Swahili [official] |
|
Numerous indigenous languages |
|
[2009 est.] |
Religion
| Protestant Christianity | 47.7% |
|---|---|
| Catholic Christianity | 23.4% |
| Other Christianity | 11.9% |
| Muslim | 11.2% |
| Traditionalists | 1.7% |
| Other | 1.6% |
| None | 2.4% |
| Unspecified | 0.2% |
|
[2009 est.] |
|
Ethnicity
| Kikuyu | 22% |
|---|---|
| Luhya | 14% |
| Luo | 13% |
| Kalenjin | 12% |
| Kamba | 11% |
| Kisii | 6% |
| Meru | 6% |
| Other African | 15% |
| Non-African including Asian, European and Arab | 1% |
|
[2009 est.] |
|
Cultural Dimensions
|
70 |
|
|
25 |
|
|
60 |
|
|
50 |
|
|
– |
|
|
– |
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Australians with Kenyan Ancestry
| 6,443 |
| [Census, 2016] |
Kenya in Australia
Population
|
17,652 |
|
[Census, 2016] |
|
This figure refers to the number of Australian residents that were born in Kenya. |
Median Age
|
34 |
|
[Census, 2016] |
Gender
| Male | 48.8% |
|---|---|
| Female | 51.2% |
|
[Census, 2016] |
|
Religion
| Catholic Christianity | 17.9% |
|---|---|
| Anglican Christianity | 14.9% |
| Hinduism | 11.8% |
| Islam | 10.2% |
| No Religion | 11.2% |
| Other Religion | 29.9% |
| Not Stated | 3.6% |
|
[Census, 2016] |
|
Ancestry
| Kenyan | 21.5% |
|---|---|
| Indian | 18.1% |
| English | 14.6% |
| African [undefined] | 10.3% |
| Other | 35.5% |
|
[Census, 2016] |
|
Language Spoken at Home
| English | 36.7% |
|---|---|
| Swahili | 27.6% |
| Gujarati | 11.1% |
| Dinka | 6.6% |
| Other | 17.0% |
|
Of those who speak a language other than English at home, 95.4% speak English fluently. |
|
|
[Census, 2016] |
|
Diaspora
| Western Australia | 30.7% |
|---|---|
| Victoria | 21.9% |
| New South Wales | 18.1% |
| Queensland | 15.2% |
| Other | 14.1% |
|
[Census, 2016] |
|
Arrival to Australia
| Prior to 2007 | 53.5% |
|---|---|
| 2007 - 2011 | 20.4% |
| 2012 - 2016 | 23.7% |
|
[Census, 2016] |
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