Significant Asian migration to Kenya began between 1896 and 1901 when some 32,000 indentured labourers were recruited from British India to build the Kenya-Uganda Railway.
The Cushitic and Arab ethnic minorities speak languages belonging to the separate Afro-Asiatic family, with the Indian and European residents speaking languages from the Indo-European family. ==Population== According to , the total population was in compared to 6,077,000 in 1950, and around 1,700,000 in 1900.
Significant Asian migration to Kenya began between 1896 and 1901 when some 32,000 indentured labourers were recruited from British India to build the Kenya-Uganda Railway.
The Cushitic and Arab ethnic minorities speak languages belonging to the separate Afro-Asiatic family, with the Indian and European residents speaking languages from the Indo-European family. ==Population== According to , the total population was in compared to 6,077,000 in 1950, and around 1,700,000 in 1900.
This devolved into ethnic violence in the 2007–2008 Kenyan crisis. In Kenya's last colonial census of 1962, population groups residing in the territory included European, African and Asian individuals.
The community grew significantly during the colonial period, and in the 1962 census Asians made up a third of the population of Nairobi and consisted of 176,613 people across the country. Since Kenyan independence large numbers have emigrated due to race-related tensions with the Bantu and Nilotic majority.
Since Kenyan independence in 1963, Kenyan politics have been characterized by ethnic tensions and rivalry between the larger groups.
The number of ethnic categories and sub-categories recorded in the census has changed significantly over time, expanding from 42 in 1969 to more than 120 in 2019. ===Bantu peoples=== Bantus are the single largest population division in Kenya.
Apart from isolated individuals such as anthropologist and conservationist Richard Leakey, F.R.S., who has retired, Kenyan white people have virtually completely retreated from Kenyan politics, and are no longer represented in public service and parastatals, from which the last remaining staff from colonial times retired in the 1970s.
Preliminary results of the census were published in 2010. Kenya's population was reported as 47.6 million during the 2019 census compared to 38.6 million inhabitants 2009, 28.7 million in 1999, 21.4 million in 1989, and 15.3 million in 1979.
Preliminary results of the census were published in 2010. Kenya's population was reported as 47.6 million during the 2019 census compared to 38.6 million inhabitants 2009, 28.7 million in 1999, 21.4 million in 1989, and 15.3 million in 1979.
Its total population was at 47,564,296 as of the 2019 census. A national census was conducted in 1999, although the results were never released.
Preliminary results of the census were published in 2010. Kenya's population was reported as 47.6 million during the 2019 census compared to 38.6 million inhabitants 2009, 28.7 million in 1999, 21.4 million in 1989, and 15.3 million in 1979.
The population growth rate has been reported as reduced during the 2000s, and was estimated at 2.7 percent (as of 2010), resulting in an estimate of 46.5 million in 2016. ==Ethnic groups== Kenya has a very diverse population that includes most major ethnic, racial and linguistic groups found in Africa.
This devolved into ethnic violence in the 2007–2008 Kenyan crisis. In Kenya's last colonial census of 1962, population groups residing in the territory included European, African and Asian individuals.
A new census was undertaken in 2009, but turned out to be controversial, as the questions about ethnic affiliation seemed inappropriate after the ethnic violence of the previous year.
Preliminary results of the census were published in 2010. Kenya's population was reported as 47.6 million during the 2019 census compared to 38.6 million inhabitants 2009, 28.7 million in 1999, 21.4 million in 1989, and 15.3 million in 1979.
Preliminary results of the census were published in 2010. Kenya's population was reported as 47.6 million during the 2019 census compared to 38.6 million inhabitants 2009, 28.7 million in 1999, 21.4 million in 1989, and 15.3 million in 1979.
The population growth rate has been reported as reduced during the 2000s, and was estimated at 2.7 percent (as of 2010), resulting in an estimate of 46.5 million in 2016. ==Ethnic groups== Kenya has a very diverse population that includes most major ethnic, racial and linguistic groups found in Africa.
The proportion of children below the age of 15 in 2010 was 42.5%, 54.9% between the ages of 15 and 65, and 2.7% was 65 years or older.
Worldometers estimates the total population at 48,466,928 inhabitants, a 29th global rank. ===Population by province in 2019 census=== ===Population by census year=== ===Fertility and Births (Demographic and Health Surveys)=== Total Fertility Rate (TFR) (Wanted Fertility Rate) and Crude Birth Rate (CBR): Fertility data as of 2014 (DHS Program): ===UN population projections=== Numbers are in thousands.
The population growth rate has been reported as reduced during the 2000s, and was estimated at 2.7 percent (as of 2010), resulting in an estimate of 46.5 million in 2016. ==Ethnic groups== Kenya has a very diverse population that includes most major ethnic, racial and linguistic groups found in Africa.
In 2017, they were officially recognised at the 44th tribe of Kenya. ===Europeans=== Europeans in Kenya are primarily the descendants of British migrants during the colonial period, there is also a significant expat population of Europeans living in Kenya.
Its total population was at 47,564,296 as of the 2019 census. A national census was conducted in 1999, although the results were never released.
Preliminary results of the census were published in 2010. Kenya's population was reported as 47.6 million during the 2019 census compared to 38.6 million inhabitants 2009, 28.7 million in 1999, 21.4 million in 1989, and 15.3 million in 1979.
According to the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, Kenya had a population of 47,564,296 by 2019.
The number of ethnic categories and sub-categories recorded in the census has changed significantly over time, expanding from 42 in 1969 to more than 120 in 2019. ===Bantu peoples=== Bantus are the single largest population division in Kenya.
According to the 2019 Census, Kenyan Asians number 47,555 people, while Asians without Kenyan citizenship number 42,972 individuals.
According to the 2019 Census, Kenyan Europeans number 42,868 people, while Europeans without Kenyan citizenship number 26,753 individuals.
According to the 2019 Census, Kenyan Arabs number 59,021 people. ==Languages== Kenya's various ethnic groups typically speak their mother tongues within their own communities.
Worldometers estimates the total population at 48,466,928 inhabitants, a 29th global rank. ===Population by province in 2019 census=== ===Population by census year=== ===Fertility and Births (Demographic and Health Surveys)=== Total Fertility Rate (TFR) (Wanted Fertility Rate) and Crude Birth Rate (CBR): Fertility data as of 2014 (DHS Program): ===UN population projections=== Numbers are in thousands.
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