Best Free Reference
Web Site 2007



  • Population......................................................................36,913,721 (July 2007 est.)
  • Population growth rate ..............................................................2.799% (2007 est.)
  • Birth rate....................................................38.94 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
  • Death rate.................................................10.95 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
  • Net migration rate*...............................0 migrant(s)/1,000 population
  • 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%
* 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 and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2007 est.)
Country Profile
Kenya: What Role for Diaspora in Development?
Kenya is looking to its educated diaspora to meet development goals and achieve global competitiveness, according to MPI’s Ken Okoth.

Related Articles

China and Africa: Stronger Economic Ties Mean More Migration

A New Surge of Interest in Migration and Development

Reassessing the Impacts of Brain Drain on Developing Countries

The Special Issue on Africa

Beyond Regional Circularity: The Emergence of an Ethiopian Diaspora

Foreign-Born Health-Care Workers in the United States

The Political Importance of Diasporas

Understanding the Importance of Remittances

Skilled Migration Abroad or Human Capital Flight?

The Global Tug-of-War for Health Care Workers

Changing Configurations of Migration in Africa

Refugee Protection in Regions of Origin: Potential and Challenges

Confronting the Realities of Forced Migration

Local Integration: The Forgotten Solution

Characteristics of the African Born in the United States

Neighboring Countries

Uganda
Ethiopia
Sudan
Somalia
Tanzania

Other Resources

US Census Bureau International Data Base
http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idb/

Contact the Source
Have a question or comment? Let us know!
Press Room
Need an interview?
Go straight to the Source.
Source Library
Missed a story? Find
it here.
Links
External resources
and data sites.
Site Map
Find your way around the Source.

Copyright @ 2002-2013 Migration Policy Institute. All rights reserved.
Migration Information Source, ISSN 1946-4037
MPI · 1400 16th St. NW, Suite 300 · Washington, DC 20036
ph: (001) 202-266-1940 · fax: (001) 202-266-1900
source@migrationpolicy.org