Category: 2019 Census

The overall year on year inflation rate as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) was 6.7 per cent, in August 2023. During the reference month, all sectors continued to record general increase in prices. Prices of commodities under Transport; Food and Non-alcoholic Beverages; and Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas and other fuels, increased by 13.1, 7.5 and 7.5 per cent, respectively, between August 2022 and August 2023. Read More

The overall year on year inflation rate as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) was 7.3 per cent, in July 2023. The inflation was largely due to increase in prices of commodities under Transport (13.0%); Food and Non-alcoholic Beverages (8.6%); and Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas and other fuels (7.8%) between July 2022 and July 2023.  Read More

Generally, the 2022 KDHS shows an improvement in many of the health indicators. The total fertility rate (TFR) was 3.4 children per woman, having declined from 3.9 as reported in 2014 KDHS. The TFR has been on a declining trend from a high of 8.1 recorded in 1977–78 Kenya Fertility Survey (KFS). The use of modern methods of family planning among currently married women in Kenya has been on the rise, increasing from 18% in 1989 to 57% in 2022. There is notable improvement in maternal health indicators with more women attending four or more antenatal visits for their most recent live birth at 66% in 2022 compared to 58% in 2014. Additionally, eight in ten live births were delivered in a health facility in 2022, up from six in ten recorded in 2014.

Mortality rates among infant(s) and under-five have also improved over time in Kenya. Infant mortality rate decreased from 61 deaths per 1,000 live births in 1989 to 32 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2022. Similarly, under-five mortality rate declined from 90 deaths per 1,000 live births in 1989 to 41 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2022. Prevalence of stunting among children under five years was 18% in 2022, representing a significant decrease from 35% in 2008–09. This indicates a reduction in chronic undernutrition. Moreover, 80% of children aged 12–23 months received all basic vaccinations (BCG, measles, three doses each of DPT and polio vaccine, excluding polio vaccine given at birth) in 2022. The percentage of women age 15–49 who reported being circumcised declined from 38% in 1998 to 15% in 2022. This portrays a gradual shift in cultural practices and attitudes towards female genital mutilation in the country. Read More

The overall year on year inflation rate as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) was 7.9 per cent, in June 2023. The inflation was largely due to increase in prices of commodities under Food and Non-alcoholic Beverages (10.3%); and Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas and other fuels (9.4%); and Transport (9.4%) between June 2022 and June 2023. Read More

In 2022, the economy sustained the growth momentum that started in 2021, after the recovery from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic that had significantly slowed down economic activity. However, the magnitude of growth was somewhat subdued by suppressed agricultural production, owing to adverse weather conditions during the year. The real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) decelerated from a revised growth of 7.6 per cent in 2021 to 4.8 per cent in 2022. Read More

The overall year on year inflation rate as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) was 7.9 per cent, in April 2023. As presented in Tables 1 and 2, the increase in inflation was largely due to increase in prices of commodities under Food and Non-alcoholic Beverages (10.1%); and Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas and other fuels (9.6%); and Transport (9.8%) between April 2022 and April 2023. Read More

The overall year on year inflation rate as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) was 9.2 per cent, in March 2023. As presented in Tables 1 and 2, the rise in inflation was largely due to increase in prices of commodities under food and non-alcoholic beverages (13.4%); and housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels (7.5%); and transport (12.6%) between March 2022 and March 2023.  Read More

The overall year on year inflation rate as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) was 9.2 per cent, in February 2023. As presented in Tables 1 and 2, the rise in inflation was largely due to increase in prices of commodities under food and non-alcoholic beverages (13.3%); housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels (7.6%); and transport (12.9%) between February 2022 and February 2023 Read More

The overall year on year inflation rate as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) was 9.0 per cent, in January 2023. As presented in Tables 1 and 2, the rise in inflation was largely due to increase in prices of commodities under transport (13.1%); food and non-alcoholic beverages (12.8%); and housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels (7.3%) between January 2022 and January 2023. Read more