• The statistics recorded the number of intersex persons for the first time. The country has a total of 1,524.
• The outcome will be used by the government in distributing its resources countrywide.
Thirty counties have higher females than males, statistics from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics has shown.
In Volume II of the 2019 population and Census results released on Friday, out of 47.6 million Kenyans, men account for 23,548,056 while the number of women stood at 24,014,716.
This means that women are more by 466,660.
The statistics according to some counties is as follows;
- Nakuru 1,077,272 (Males) , 1,084,835 (Females)
- Kakamega 897,133(Males) , 970,406 (Females)
- Vihiga 283,678 (Males), 306323 (Females)
- Bungoma 812,146(Males) , 858389 (Females)
- Busia 426,252(Males) , 467,401 (Females)
- Saya 471,669(Males) , 521,496 (Females)
- Kisumu 560,942(Males), 594,609 (Females)
- Migori 536,187(Males), 580,214 (Females)
- Kisii 605,784(Males), 661,038 (Females)
- Nyamira 290,907(Males), 314,656 (Females)
- Nairobi 2,192,452(Males), 2,204,376 (Females)
- Kwale 425,121 (Males), 441,681 (Females)
- Kilifi 704,089 (Males) 749,673 (Females)
- Garissa 458,975 (Males) 382,344 (Females)
- Meru 767,698 (Males) 777,975 (Females)
- Tharaka Nithi 193,764 (Males) 199,406 (Females)
- Kitui 549,003 (Males) 587,151 (Females)
- Machakos 710,707 (Males) 711,191 (Females)
- Makueni 489,691 (Males) 497,942 (Females)
- Nyandarua 315,022 (Males) 323,247 (Females)
- Nyeri 374,288 (Males) 384,845 (Females)
- Kirinyaga 302,011 (Males) 308,369 (Females)
- Murang'a 523,940 (Males) 532,669 (Females)
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West pokot 307,013 (Males) 314,213 (Females)
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Transzoia 489,107 (Males) 501,206 (Females)
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Uasin Gishu 580,269 (Males) 582,889 (Females)
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Kajiado 557,098 (Males) 560,704 (Females)
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Kericho 450,741 (Males) 451,008 (Females)
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Bomet 434,287 (Males) 441,379 (Females)
- Embu 304,208 (Males), 304,367(Females)
The population has grown to 47.6 million in 2019 from 37.7 million in 2009.
The statistics recorded the number of intersex persons for the first time. The country has a total of 1,524.
The average household size declined to 3.9 per cent in 2019 compared to 4.2 per cent as per the 2009 population results.
The outcome will be used by the government in distributing its resources countrywide.
President Uhuru Kenyatta received the data results last year, lauding the team for ending the exercise within three months since it was concluded.