Marital Status by County and District

Total Never Married Married Monogamous Married Polygamous Widowed Divorced Separated
KENYA 38,412,088 24,353,490 11,158,890 1,436,865 894,853 212,972 355,018
NAIROBI 3,109,861 1,805,364 1,165,628 46,143 36,881 21,573 34,272
NAIROBI WEST 679,232 390,714 253,861 12,225 9,060 4,992 8,380
NAIROBI EAST 1,143,466 662,337 437,430 14,493 11,027 6,396 11,783
NAIROBI NORTH 1,042,619 619,360 376,351 15,694 12,397 7,601 11,216
WESTLANDS 244,544 132,953 97,986 3,731 4,397 2,584 2,893
NYANDARUA 595,421 374,932 184,562 8,512 14,644 4,487 8,284
NYANDARUA NORTH 308,216 192,153 97,575 4,240 7,801 2,302 4,145
NYANDARUA SOUTH 287,205 182,779 86,987 4,272 6,843 2,185 4,139
NYERI 689,437 399,337 245,301 7,998 22,622 4,647 9,532
NYERI NORTH 324,358 189,112 113,992 4,101 9,658 2,510 4,985
NYERI SOUTH 365,079 210,225 131,309 3,897 12,964 2,137 4,547
KIRINYAGA 525,962 284,306 200,411 8,197 16,618 3,837 12,593
KIRINYAGA 525,962 284,306 200,411 8,197 16,618 3,837 12,593
MURANG’A 940,882 551,698 322,209 11,403 35,156 6,456 13,960
MURANGA NORTH 345,233 199,043 120,820 3,695 14,589 2,296 4,790
MURANGA SOUTH 432,125 254,707 147,266 5,504 15,228 2,931 6,489
THIKA EAST 50,471 30,742 16,127 821 1,414 568 799
GATANGA 113,053 67,206 37,996 1,383 3,925 661 1,882
KIAMBU 1,618,422 950,306 575,524 17,510 36,721 9,999 28,362
KIAMBU 252,678 146,408 91,498 2,489 5,378 1,510 5,395
KIKUYU 265,533 154,313 96,388 2,370 6,006 1,524 4,932
LIMURU 130,500 77,348 44,979 1,535 3,343 729 2,566
LARI 123,605 76,177 39,780 1,511 3,343 847 1,947
GITHUNGURI 147,687 86,716 51,629 1,635 4,443 714 2,550
THIKA EAST 26,477 15,760 8,658 577 628 234 620
THIKA WEST 217,158 125,710 80,808 2,293 3,003 1,627 3,717
RUIRU 240,226 139,853 90,400 2,244 2,864 1,484 3,381
GATUNDU 214,558 128,021 71,384 2,856 7,713 1,330 3,254
MOMBASA 925,137 533,839 334,957 20,269 16,175 10,981 8,916
MOMBASA 512,361 297,821 182,555 10,433 10,083 6,699 4,770
KILINDINI 412,776 236,018 152,402 9,836 6,092 4,282 4,146
KWALE 645,955 416,001 167,384 29,888 16,953 8,129 7,600
KWALE 151,217 96,916 40,188 5,254 4,422 2,311 2,126
KINANGO 208,985 138,759 47,444 13,956 5,508 1,317 2,001
MSAMBWENI 285,753 180,326 79,752 10,678 7,023 4,501 3,473
KILIFI 1,102,937 721,067 278,567 53,715 29,042 10,264 10,282
KILIFI 454,297 299,741 113,082 21,801 11,804 3,751 4,118
KALOLENI 251,939 164,063 62,972 12,347 8,343 1,747 2,467
MALINDI 396,701 257,263 102,513 19,567 8,895 4,766 3,697
TANA RIVER 239,323 152,643 61,811 17,433 4,436 1,957 1,043
TANA RIVER 142,924 90,609 36,666 11,374 2,563 1,190 522
TANA DELTA 96,399 62,034 25,145 6,059 1,873 767 521
LAMU 100,398 61,096 31,460 2,373 2,159 2,599 711
LAMU 100,398 61,096 31,460 2,373 2,159 2,599 711
TAITA TAVETA 277,475 171,020 84,287 5,291 9,714 3,335 3,828
TAITA 210,461 130,231 63,623 3,553 7,798 2,490 2,766
TAVETA 67,014 40,789 20,664 1,738 1,916 845 1,062
MARSABIT 289,337 193,788 71,354 15,707 5,762 1,803 923
MARSABIT 46,066 30,262 11,681 2,015 1,214 571 323
CHALBI 74,920 47,825 22,240 3,135 1,366 231 123
LAISAMIS 65,132 43,784 13,875 6,167 1,055 133 118
MOYALE 103,219 71,917 23,558 4,390 2,127 868 359
ISIOLO 141,711 89,727 38,741 7,326 3,179 1,791 947
ISIOLO 98,781 62,840 26,829 5,115 2,222 1,085 690
GARBATULA 42,930 26,887 11,912 2,211 957 706 257
MERU 1,350,481 811,387 435,942 38,321 33,225 9,799 21,807
MERU CENTRAL 141,524 79,296 51,367 2,279 4,713 1,346 2,523
IMENTI NORTH 257,062 146,104 93,177 3,751 6,646 2,385 4,999
IMENTI SOUTH 178,604 101,870 63,424 2,740 5,223 1,546 3,801
IGEMBE 480,348 300,727 139,554 20,125 9,801 3,060 7,081
TIGANIA 292,943 183,390 88,420 9,426 6,842 1,462 3,403
THARAKA 364,290 218,213 119,032 8,480 9,585 3,069 5,911
MERU SOUTH 127,667 75,098 42,874 2,529 3,642 1,121 2,403
MAARA 106,790 60,832 37,898 1,674 3,439 765 2,182
THARAKA 129,833 82,283 38,260 4,277 2,504 1,183 1,326
EMBU 513,271 304,609 171,682 10,055 14,200 3,590 9,135
EMBU 295,024 169,753 104,715 4,348 8,491 2,029 5,688
MBEERE 218,247 134,856 66,967 5,707 5,709 1,561 3,447
KITUI 1,008,156 673,448 262,272 34,115 23,281 5,760 9,280
KITUI 445,497 292,125 122,543 12,915 11,146 2,512 4,256
MUTOMO 179,643 120,535 44,987 6,906 4,492 1,159 1,564
MWINGI 243,340 164,826 61,287 8,395 5,364 1,470 1,998
KYUSO 139,676 95,962 33,455 5,899 2,279 619 1,462
MACHAKOS 1,093,503 674,566 353,304 21,747 27,871 6,233 9,782
MACHAKOS 439,349 262,632 153,957 7,319 9,663 2,375 3,403
MWALA 162,644 103,498 48,712 3,215 5,117 778 1,324
YATTA 272,788 176,317 78,609 7,294 6,234 1,691 2,643
KANGUNDO 218,722 132,119 72,026 3,919 6,857 1,389 2,412
MAKUENI 880,048 576,847 250,257 18,495 23,140 5,061 6,248
MAKUENI 252,175 166,271 72,118 4,832 6,228 1,319 1,407
MBOONI 177,602 115,577 50,668 3,649 5,483 1,085 1,140
KIBWEZI 247,014 161,558 69,512 5,974 6,068 1,559 2,343
NZAUI 203,257 133,441 57,959 4,040 5,361 1,098 1,358
GARISSA 619,571 422,788 156,680 24,703 8,456 5,357 1,587
GARISSA 188,800 126,417 48,626 8,570 2,777 1,767 643
LAGDERA 243,428 166,026 63,520 7,734 3,369 2,095 684
FAFI 94,855 64,812 23,729 3,889 1,381 902 142
IJARA 92,488 65,533 20,805 4,510 929 593 118
WAJIR 658,596 466,153 148,535 30,485 7,609 4,774 1,040
WAJIR SOUTH 129,683 90,318 31,792 4,554 1,677 1,133 209
WAJIR NORTH 135,403 96,630 29,312 6,546 1,530 1,146 239
WAJIR EAST 223,692 157,206 50,701 11,148 2,625 1,667 345
WAJIR WEST 169,818 121,999 36,730 8,237 1,777 828 247
MANDERA 1,023,670 742,527 204,959 57,560 9,794 6,472 2,358
MANDERA CENTRAL 416,867 304,545 81,923 22,722 3,965 2,597 1,115
MANDERA EAST 288,126 206,130 62,463 13,343 3,249 2,364 577
MANDERA WEST 318,677 231,852 60,573 21,495 2,580 1,511 666
SIAYA 839,420 519,100 213,062 50,176 49,191 2,406 5,485
SIAYA 548,395 337,939 140,117 30,672 34,264 1,620 3,783
BONDO 156,706 97,135 39,790 11,272 7,047 469 993
RARIEDA 134,319 84,026 33,155 8,232 7,880 317 709
KISUMU 959,882 602,331 264,463 45,868 39,515 2,493 5,212
KISUMU EAST 465,624 288,780 137,776 19,166 15,667 1,304 2,931
KISUMU WEST 144,474 91,516 36,561 7,527 7,751 354 765
NYANDO 349,784 222,035 90,126 19,175 16,097 835 1,516
MIGORI 914,289 593,743 212,503 74,643 28,550 1,653 3,197
MIGORI 334,140 211,134 79,607 29,954 11,712 595 1,138
RONGO 324,792 208,303 77,926 24,611 12,434 485 1,033
KURIA WEST 173,599 118,200 37,170 14,136 2,930 438 725
KURIA EAST 81,758 56,106 17,800 5,942 1,474 135 301
HOMA BAY 961,956 616,726 229,071 69,691 41,761 1,581 3,126
HOMABAY 366,481 234,241 85,696 28,870 16,105 531 1,038
SUBA 213,611 135,291 51,558 17,782 7,844 360 776
RACHUONYO 381,864 247,194 91,817 23,039 17,812 690 1,312
KISII 1,148,612 727,589 345,354 38,967 28,260 2,880 5,562
KISII CENTRAL 362,767 227,248 114,016 8,743 9,652 1,033 2,075
KISII SOUTH 114,565 72,913 33,599 3,665 3,404 303 681
MASABA 122,026 77,911 37,027 3,889 2,588 194 417
GUCHA 390,494 248,541 115,935 14,476 9,086 884 1,572
GUCHA SOUTH 158,760 100,976 44,777 8,194 3,530 466 817
NYAMIRA 597,730 372,650 189,934 17,201 13,855 1,330 2,760
MASABA 111,270 69,798 34,608 3,740 2,483 224 417
NYAMIRA 325,329 203,531 103,578 8,195 7,859 688 1,478
MANGA 87,783 54,683 27,669 2,373 2,426 196 436
BORABU 73,348 44,638 24,079 2,893 1,087 222 429
TURKANA 849,277 601,256 163,340 59,395 15,495 4,264 5,527
TURKANA CENTRAL 253,232 175,677 46,335 22,960 5,393 1,226 1,641
TURKANA NORTH 371,671 265,906 72,248 23,341 6,289 1,742 2,145
TURKANA SOUTH 224,374 159,673 44,757 13,094 3,813 1,296 1,741
WEST POKOT 511,824 348,336 102,193 51,674 5,930 1,339 2,352
WEST POKOT 180,498 121,969 40,736 13,598 2,543 540 1,112
POKOT NORTH 156,002 107,490 24,776 21,573 1,460 337 366
POKOT CENTRAL 175,324 118,877 36,681 16,503 1,927 462 874
SAMBURU 222,327 153,139 42,259 21,474 4,096 660 699
SAMBURU CENTRAL 104,172 70,798 21,362 9,340 1,925 356 391
SAMBURU EAST 58,461 39,932 10,093 6,806 1,279 173 178
SAMBURU NORTH 59,694 42,409 10,804 5,328 892 131 130
TRANS NZOIA 815,810 534,311 226,587 28,189 14,810 4,061 7,852
TRANS NZOIA WEST 384,585 248,512 110,006 13,383 6,863 2,058 3,763
TRANS NZOIA EAST 195,103 130,731 53,457 5,141 3,530 798 1,446
KWANZA 236,122 155,068 63,124 9,665 4,417 1,205 2,643
BARINGO 553,564 380,716 125,567 31,353 10,201 1,534 4,193
BARINGO 161,651 109,337 41,309 5,978 3,204 461 1,362
BARINGO NORTH 93,696 63,275 23,064 3,988 2,315 208 846
EAST POKOT 132,489 96,056 17,321 16,867 1,415 268 562
KOIBATEK 165,728 112,048 43,873 4,520 3,267 597 1,423
UASIN GISHU 888,043 579,953 264,666 20,633 12,854 2,651 7,286
ELDORET WEST 389,613 252,475 116,410 10,112 5,862 1,268 3,486
ELDORET EAST 237,915 157,927 69,397 4,901 3,333 540 1,817
WARENG 260,515 169,551 78,859 5,620 3,659 843 1,983
ELGEYO-MARAKWET 369,270 246,334 99,731 11,030 7,014 1,049 4,112
MARAKWET 186,715 123,432 50,509 6,993 3,030 702 2,049
KEIYO 182,555 122,902 49,222 4,037 3,984 347 2,063
NANDI 751,815 496,981 215,751 17,136 14,528 1,867 5,552
NANDI NORTH 164,340 110,469 45,776 3,956 2,757 243 1,139
NANDI CENTRAL 230,303 152,170 67,041 4,401 4,371 552 1,768
NANDI EAST 122,216 77,812 37,611 3,476 2,032 362 923
NANDI SOUTH 157,936 104,892 44,423 2,757 4,164 541 1,159
TINDERET 77,020 51,638 20,900 2,546 1,204 169 563
LAIKIPIA 396,086 247,352 121,136 11,104 8,905 2,881 4,708
LAIKIPIA NORTH 32,700 22,234 6,910 2,577 553 161 265
LAIKIPIA EAST 140,523 83,875 47,846 2,429 3,245 1,120 2,008
LAIKIPIA WEST 222,863 141,243 66,380 6,098 5,107 1,600 2,435
NAKURU 1,593,448 1,005,013 502,247 28,701 29,561 10,032 17,894
NAKURU 466,728 288,538 154,449 8,049 7,879 2,768 5,045
NAKURU NORTH 211,429 133,371 67,271 2,350 4,778 1,314 2,345
NAIVASHA 374,144 230,927 121,062 6,562 7,430 3,109 5,054
MOLO 541,147 352,177 159,465 11,740 9,474 2,841 5,450
NAROK 845,196 557,446 201,034 69,619 10,676 2,494 3,927
NAROK NORTH 256,064 167,235 61,838 20,518 3,751 1,218 1,504
NAROK SOUTH 315,386 209,098 71,112 29,182 4,062 694 1,238
TRANS MARA 273,746 181,113 68,084 19,919 2,863 582 1,185
KAJIADO 682,123 426,576 197,593 39,558 9,714 3,288 5,394
KAJIADO CENTRAL 161,532 106,383 36,867 14,558 2,563 518 643
LOITOKITOK 135,532 88,443 33,149 10,113 2,145 748 934
KAJIADO NORTH 385,059 231,750 127,577 14,887 5,006 2,022 3,817
KERICHO 754,465 488,694 227,179 19,625 12,871 1,641 4,455
KERICHO 381,272 241,126 120,839 9,747 6,453 768 2,339
KIPKELION 206,144 136,752 57,841 6,110 3,562 567 1,312
BURET 167,049 110,816 48,499 3,768 2,856 306 804
BOMET 722,398 481,137 203,720 21,925 10,407 1,252 3,957
BURET 139,050 89,347 42,692 3,961 1,887 284 879
SOTIK 187,500 125,872 51,241 6,315 2,740 302 1,030
BOMET 395,848 265,918 109,787 11,649 5,780 666 2,048
KAKAMEGA 1,655,013 1,050,617 454,318 80,176 46,001 7,542 16,359
KAKAMEGA CENTRAL 294,122 185,322 81,921 16,006 6,836 1,215 2,822
KAKAMEGA SOUTH 104,663 66,062 30,306 2,221 4,115 582 1,377
KAKAMEGA NORTH 205,009 132,017 55,932 9,714 4,500 811 2,035
KAKAMEGA EAST 158,421 99,903 45,987 3,900 5,566 936 2,129
LUGARI 291,966 191,046 79,932 9,999 6,674 1,507 2,808
MUMIAS 358,784 226,360 90,186 28,619 9,230 1,414 2,975
BUTERE 242,048 149,907 70,054 9,717 9,080 1,077 2,213
VIHIGA 553,633 348,399 162,325 9,412 23,449 2,705 7,343
VIHIGA 220,844 140,134 64,318 3,132 9,292 1,180 2,788
EMUHAYA 184,757 113,851 54,957 4,094 8,626 790 2,439
HAMISI 148,032 94,414 43,050 2,186 5,531 735 2,116
BUNGOMA 1,372,020 902,339 346,815 78,522 26,113 5,778 12,453
BUNGOMA SOUTH 406,842 263,754 103,802 25,928 7,783 1,661 3,914
BUNGOMA NORTH 319,950 214,159 80,499 15,469 5,753 1,324 2,746
BUNGOMA EAST 229,701 150,721 59,585 12,116 4,340 1,073 1,866
BUNGOMA WEST 243,256 158,496 61,402 14,510 5,298 1,082 2,468
MT ELGON 172,271 115,209 41,527 10,499 2,939 638 1,459
BUSIA 740,043 477,090 183,183 45,067 23,873 3,618 7,212
BUSIA 325,853 210,085 81,849 18,830 10,833 1,498 2,758
TESO NORTH 116,974 76,383 29,216 6,913 2,585 558 1,319
SAMIA 93,440 60,153 22,408 5,689 3,716 482 992
BUNYALA 66,664 41,208 15,430 5,365 3,293 509 859
TESO SOUTH 137,112 89,261 34,280 8,270 3,446 571 1,284

Source: Kenya Population and Housing Census

Population, 3 years and above by Sex, Age and School Attendance Status up to County Level

  Currently Attending Previously Attended Never Attended DK Total
Total          
Male 7,313,966 7,089,678 2,661,672 222,910 17,288,226
Female 6,846,101 7,173,024 3,401,974 214,901 17,636,000
Total 14,160,067 14,262,702 6,063,646 437,811 34,924,226
NAIROBI          
Male 486,263 901,177 58,265 15,894 1,461,599
Female 489,868 824,212 72,620 16,017 1,402,717
Total 976,131 1,725,389 130,885 31,911 2,864,316
NYANDARUA          
Male 123,857 125,376 15,653 2,743 267,629
Female 118,508 133,389 26,397 2,593 280,887
Total 242,365 258,765 42,050 5,336 548,516
NYERI          
Male 126,269 172,329 13,027 2,315 313,940
Female 120,421 183,628 24,992 2,049 331,090
Total 246,690 355,957 38,019 4,364 645,030
KIRINYAGA          
Male 85,395 140,991 13,716 1,755 241,857
Female 82,699 137,882 27,850 1,746 250,177
Total 168,094 278,873 41,566 3,501 492,034
MURANGA          
Male 173,885 217,308 27,497 4,616 423,306
Female 165,077 232,278 50,066 4,388 451,809
Total 338,962 449,586 77,563 9,004 875,115
KIAMBU          
Male 277,157 426,180 29,017 6,215 738,569
Female 274,670 426,708 50,772 5,986 758,136
Total 551,827 852,888 79,789 12,201 1,496,705
MOMBASA          
Male 145,692 257,423 28,973 4,950 437,038
Female 141,359 217,854 46,129 4,548 409,890
Total 287,051 475,277 75,102 9,498 846,928
KWALE          
Male 122,219 94,396 59,351 3,071 279,037
Female 112,823 78,796 103,827 2,914 298,360
Total 235,042 173,192 163,178 5,985 577,397
KILIFI          
Male 224,745 167,064 75,720 6,830 474,359
Female 207,944 140,056 160,393 7,002 515,395
Total 432,689 307,120 236,113 13,832 989,754
TANARIVER          
Male 37,048 24,690 41,661 1,161 104,560
Female 30,532 19,668 54,642 1,268 106,110
Total 67,580 44,358 96,303 2,429 210,670
LAMU          
Male 18,496 20,450 8,159 544 47,649
Female 16,483 16,443 10,282 490 43,698
Total 34,979 36,893 18,441 1,034 91,347
TAITATAVETA          
Male 51,172 65,063 11,046 1,373 128,654
Female 48,513 59,425 17,196 1,300 126,434
Total 99,685 124,488 28,242 2,673 255,088
MARSABIT          
Male 40,842 15,741 78,671 1,282 136,536
Female 33,996 9,624 82,820 998 127,438
Total 74,838 25,365 161,491 2,280 263,974
ISIOLO          
Male 23,249 17,005 24,667 632 65,553
Female 20,982 13,022 28,467 403 62,874
Total 44,231 30,027 53,134 1,035 128,427
MERU          
Male 229,511 291,178 78,204 11,052 609,945
Female 230,996 282,074 106,057 9,916 629,043
Total 460,507 573,252 184,261 20,968 1,238,988
THARAKA          
Male 67,096 78,390 15,868 1,716 163,070
Female 65,622 80,653 23,971 1,666 171,912
Total 132,718 159,043 39,839 3,382 334,982
EMBU          
Male 90,321 120,402 19,474 2,986 233,183
Female 89,341 118,535 31,444 2,667 241,987
Total 179,662 238,937 50,918 5,653 475,170
KITUI          
Male 215,507 148,468 61,969 4,141 430,085
Female 207,746 172,132 99,323 3,621 482,822
Total 423,253 320,600 161,292 7,762 912,907
MACHAKOS          
Male 212,663 243,582 35,594 4,289 496,128
Female 199,942 251,231 55,611 4,165 510,949
Total 412,605 494,813 91,205 8,454 1,007,077
MAKUENI          
Male 188,239 161,965 37,034 2,744 389,982
Female 178,301 177,759 57,375 2,658 416,093
Total 366,540 339,724 94,409 5,402 806,075
GARISSA          
Male 85,121 30,033 185,085 6,797 307,036
Female 58,129 18,339 182,011 5,713 264,192
Total 143,250 48,372 367,096 12,510 571,228
WAJIR          
Male 99,478 29,722 203,822 3,772 336,794
Female 66,368 16,038 189,187 3,017 274,610
Total 165,846 45,760 393,009 6,789 611,404
MANDERA          
Male 191,686 39,705 284,878 5,535 521,804
Female 135,443 23,429 265,944 4,446 429,262
Total 327,129 63,134 550,822 9,981 951,066
SIAYA          
Male 171,856 145,952 30,214 5,779 353,801
Female 159,674 173,937 60,855 5,788 400,254
Total 331,530 319,889 91,069 11,567 754,055
KISUMU          
Male 204,654 185,988 22,376 5,619 418,637
Female 193,644 202,966 42,228 5,600 444,438
Total 398,298 388,954 64,604 11,219 863,075
HOMABAY          
Male 226,594 150,716 24,733 6,493 408,536
Female 203,108 188,778 49,356 7,168 448,410
Total 429,702 339,494 74,089 13,661 856,946
MIGORI          
Male 210,741 143,060 28,095 6,676 388,572
Female 191,177 171,085 48,988 6,849 418,099
Total 401,918 314,145 77,083 13,525 806,671
KISII          
Male 254,971 194,764 32,675 7,760 490,170
Female 240,126 236,300 58,851 8,537 543,814
Total 495,097 431,064 91,526 16,297 1,033,984
NYAMIRA          
Male 129,336 108,465 16,941 3,363 258,105
Female 122,675 128,274 28,029 3,802 282,780
Total 252,011 236,739 44,970 7,165 540,885
TURKANA          
Male 75,027 23,674 306,452 6,095 411,248
Female 59,132 17,346 297,921 5,381 379,780
Total 134,159 41,020 604,373 11,476 791,028
WESTPOKOT          
Male 83,060 40,050 99,038 3,209 225,357
Female 75,810 35,765 114,721 3,165 229,461
Total 158,870 75,815 213,759 6,374 454,818
SAMBURU          
Male 31,172 13,693 52,793 893 98,551
Female 25,072 10,021 63,590 664 99,347
Total 56,244 23,714 116,383 1,557 197,898
TRANSNZOIA          
Male 169,099 148,740 39,295 5,200 362,334
Female 161,641 153,834 49,365 4,946 369,786
Total 330,740 302,574 88,660 10,146 732,120
BARINGO          
Male 112,114 71,577 64,827 2,169 250,687
Female 105,710 71,128 71,072 2,207 250,117
Total 217,824 142,705 135,899 4,376 500,804
UASINGISHU          
Male 187,356 180,989 27,683 7,525 403,553
Female 182,112 178,054 36,435 7,102 403,703
Total 369,468 359,043 64,118 14,627 807,256
ELGEYO-MARAKWET          
Male 82,617 63,450 16,871 2,079 165,017
Female 79,939 63,608 22,621 2,109 168,277
Total 162,556 127,058 39,492 4,188 333,294
NANDI          
Male 160,382 147,337 25,954 5,009 338,682
Female 153,271 147,386 34,856 4,612 340,125
Total 313,653 294,723 60,810 9,621 678,807
LAIKIPIA          
Male 75,428 78,139 23,379 2,171 179,117
Female 70,950 76,110 34,018 2,073 183,151
Total 146,378 154,249 57,397 4,244 362,268
NAKURU          
Male 319,264 346,181 51,663 7,848 724,956
Female 301,515 343,877 72,970 7,230 725,592
Total 620,779 690,058 124,633 15,078 1,450,548
NAROK          
Male 158,059 114,610 95,100 6,313 374,082
Female 139,185 101,539 124,871 5,732 371,327
Total 297,244 216,149 219,971 12,045 745,409
KAJIADO          
Male 119,488 127,254 57,896 3,140 307,778
Female 111,300 113,843 80,686 2,634 308,463
Total 230,788 241,097 138,582 5,774 616,241
KERICHO          
Male 125,144 121,188 18,494 3,478 268,304
Female 116,783 116,241 27,231 3,505 263,760
Total 241,927 237,429 45,725 6,983 532,064
BOMET          
Male 196,103 164,429 29,768 6,518 396,818
Female 184,017 170,626 44,841 6,593 406,077
Total 380,120 335,055 74,609 13,111 802,895
KAKAMEGA          
Male 334,895 285,338 77,975 11,894 710,102
Female 326,321 322,750 110,137 11,740 770,948
Total 661,216 608,088 188,112 23,634 1,481,050
VIHIGA          
Male 113,919 97,765 21,617 3,126 236,427
Female 112,795 119,594 30,461 3,393 266,243
Total 226,714 217,359 52,078 6,519 502,670
BUNGOMA          
Male 299,708 231,151 55,264 8,782 594,905
Female 285,473 263,621 70,903 8,910 628,907
Total 585,181 494,772 126,167 17,692 1,223,812
BUSIA          
Male 157,068 116,530 35,218 5,358 314,174
Female 148,908 133,166 59,592 5,590 347,256
Total 305,976 249,696 94,810 10,948 661,430

Source: Kenya Population and Housing Census

Population Five Years and Above by Sex, Age, Activity Status and District

  Total Employed

Seeking Work

/No Work Available

Economically

Inactive

Unclassified
County          
Total          
Male 17,288,226 9,811,428 865,311 5,834,813 776,674
Female 17,636,000 9,100,376 754,976 7,058,942 721,706
Total 34,924,226 18,911,804 1,620,287 12,893,755 1,498,380
NAIROBI          
Male 1,461,599 911,664 108,839 408,002 33,094
Female 1,402,717 674,776 126,698 569,459 31,784
Total 2,864,316 1,586,440 235,537 977,461 64,878
NYANDARUA          
Male 267,629 144,966 6,368 107,135 9,160
Female 280,887 152,640 4,904 114,684 8,659
Total 548,516 297,606 11,272 221,819 17,819
NYERI          
Male 313,940 183,707 9,984 113,700 6,549
Female 331,090 182,972 8,273 133,888 5,957
Total 645,030 366,679 18,257 247,588 12,506
KIRINYAGA          
Male 241,857 157,498 5,252 73,004 6,103
Female 250,177 161,211 5,059 78,109 5,798
Total 492,034 318,709 10,311 151,113 11,901
MURANG’A          
Male 423,306 243,490 13,399 150,356 16,061
Female 451,809 256,624 9,150 170,965 15,070
Total 875,115 500,114 22,549 321,321 31,131
KIAMBU          
Male 738,569 418,463 41,561 261,059 17,486
Female 758,136 355,135 37,635 348,540 16,826
Total 1,496,705 773,598 79,196 609,599 34,312
MOMBASA          
Male 437,038 250,243 41,967 133,310 11,518
Female 409,890 149,057 36,416 213,621 10,796
Total 846,928 399,300 78,383 346,931 22,314
KWALE          
Male 279,037 135,382 17,594 109,145 16,916
Female 298,360 119,287 12,626 150,314 16,133
Total 577,397 254,669 30,220 259,459 33,049
KILIFI          
Male 474,359 244,942 25,105 179,638 24,674
Female 515,395 231,940 20,866 238,667 23,922
Total 989,754 476,882 45,971 418,305 48,596
TANARIVER          
Male 104,560 65,381 6,817 25,259 7,103
Female 106,110 54,344 4,643 40,265 6,858
Total 210,670 119,725 11,460 65,524 13,961
LAMU          
Male 47,649 31,027 1,680 12,560 2,382
Female 43,698 22,161 1,051 18,420 2,066
Total 91,347 53,188 2,731 30,980 4,448
TAITATAVETA          
Male 128,654 77,337 5,880 40,980 4,457
Female 126,434 63,279 3,939 55,288 3,928
Total 255,088 140,616 9,819 96,268 8,385
MARSABIT          
Male 136,536 90,161 7,628 29,778 8,969
Female 127,438 72,522 4,219 42,199 8,498
Total 263,974 162,683 11,847 71,977 17,467
ISIOLO          
Male 65,553 37,337 4,459 20,588 3,169
Female 62,874 30,146 3,174 26,578 2,976
Total 128,427 67,483 7,633 47,166 6,145
MERU          
Male 609,945 384,767 19,070 177,786 28,322
Female 629,043 368,771 15,985 217,377 26,910
Total 1,238,988 753,538 35,055 395,163 55,232
THARAKA          
Male 163,070 104,351 3,308 47,808 7,603
Female 171,912 105,459 2,953 56,192 7,308
Total 334,982 209,810 6,261 104,000 14,911
EMBU          
Male 233,183 153,486 7,878 61,552 10,267
Female 241,987 153,330 6,980 71,854 9,823
Total 475,170 306,816 14,858 133,406 20,090
KITUI          
Male 430,085 223,905 20,273 159,465 26,442
Female 482,822 237,911 18,963 200,834 25,114
Total 912,907 461,816 39,236 360,299 51,556
MACHAKOS          
Male 496,128 266,662 25,207 184,321 19,938
Female 510,949 232,942 17,506 242,067 18,434
Total 1,007,077 499,604 42,713 426,388 38,372
MAKUENI          
Male 389,982 170,209 17,660 182,444 19,669
Female 416,093 152,528 10,929 234,106 18,530
Total 806,075 322,737 28,589 416,550 38,199
GARISSA          
Male 307,036 170,243 55,687 59,315 21,791
Female 264,192 131,776 39,259 74,870 18,287
Total 571,228 302,019 94,946 134,185 40,078
WAJIR          
Male 336,794 196,041 42,481 72,193 26,079
Female 274,610 149,650 25,620 77,168 22,172
Total 611,404 345,691 68,101 149,361 48,251
MANDERA          
Male 521,804 294,725 45,936 147,770 33,373
Female 429,262 217,328 27,806 154,062 30,066
Total 951,066 512,053 73,742 301,832 63,439
SIAYA          
Male 353,801 199,018 10,660 127,143 16,980
Female 400,254 229,968 11,963 142,431 15,892
Total 754,055 428,986 22,623 269,574 32,872
KISUMU          
Male 418,637 204,656 20,136 180,248 13,597
Female 444,438 196,608 22,008 213,017 12,805
Total 863,075 401,264 42,144 393,265 26,402
HOMABAY          
Male 408,536 217,914 14,313 161,780 14,529
Female 448,410 244,908 17,359 172,668 13,475
Total 856,946 462,822 31,672 334,448 28,004
MIGORI          
Male 388,572 212,388 9,252 151,260 15,672
Female 418,099 236,597 11,368 155,152 14,982
Total 806,671 448,985 20,620 306,412 30,654
KISII          
Male 490,170 256,656 10,204 204,153 19,157
Female 543,814 310,039 10,500 205,068 18,207
Total 1,033,984 566,695 20,704 409,221 37,364
NYAMIRA          
Male 258,105 132,944 4,275 111,385 9,501
Female 282,780 159,306 4,130 110,399 8,945
Total 540,885 292,250 8,405 221,784 18,446
TURKANA          
Male 411,248 296,419 31,728 49,807 33,294
Female 379,780 266,075 25,658 60,562 27,485
Total 791,028 562,494 57,386 110,369 60,779
WESTPOKOT          
Male 225,357 139,059 9,377 60,070 16,851
Female 229,461 132,986 7,166 74,306 15,003
Total 454,818 272,045 16,543 134,376 31,854
SAMBURU          
Male 98,551 64,942 5,947 21,626 6,036
Female 99,347 60,334 4,976 28,076 5,961
Total 197,898 125,276 10,923 49,702 11,997
TRANSNZOIA          
Male 362,334 189,328 14,809 139,405 18,792
Female 369,786 167,778 14,422 170,273 17,313
Total 732,120 357,106 29,231 309,678 36,105
BARINGO          
Male 250,687 139,546 12,810 86,305 12,026
Female 250,117 121,710 9,851 108,035 10,521
Total 500,804 261,256 22,661 194,340 22,547
UASINGISHU          
Male 403,553 198,144 25,528 165,525 14,356
Female 403,703 155,367 21,583 213,429 13,324
Total 807,256 353,511 47,111 378,954 27,680
ELGEYO-MARAKWET          
Male 165,017 89,394 6,348 62,676 6,599
Female 168,277 78,430 3,804 79,863 6,180
Total 333,294 167,824 10,152 142,539 12,779
NANDI          
Male 338,682 186,542 8,398 129,727 14,015
Female 340,125 165,122 6,641 155,516 12,846
Total 678,807 351,664 15,039 285,243 26,861
LAIKIPIA          
Male 179,117 97,276 10,562 64,420 6,859
Female 183,151 89,679 8,525 78,576 6,371
Total 362,268 186,955 19,087 142,996 13,230
NAKURU          
Male 724,956 408,156 36,806 253,813 26,181
Female 725,592 365,101 35,636 300,825 24,030
Total 1,450,548 773,257 72,442 554,638 50,211
NAROK          
Male 374,082 238,375 7,821 103,113 24,773
Female 371,327 215,275 6,714 125,618 23,720
Total 745,409 453,650 14,535 228,731 48,493
KAJIADO          
Male 307,778 169,137 16,540 107,790 14,311
Female 308,463 126,691 14,519 153,673 13,580
Total 616,241 295,828 31,059 261,463 27,891
KERICHO          
Male 268,304 153,120 7,146 98,095 9,943
Female 263,760 143,834 6,455 104,324 9,147
Total 532,064 296,954 13,601 202,419 19,090
BOMET          
Male 396,818 219,743 7,456 151,944 17,675
Female 406,077 228,302 5,819 155,356 16,600
Total 802,895 448,045 13,275 307,300 34,275
KAKAMEGA          
Male 710,102 396,684 26,742 245,927 40,749
Female 770,948 426,449 26,595 279,056 38,848
Total 1,481,050 823,133 53,337 524,983 79,597
VIHIGA          
Male 236,427 113,789 13,883 97,888 10,867
Female 266,243 128,430 13,347 114,045 10,421
Total 502,670 242,219 27,230 211,933 21,288
BUNGOMA          
Male 594,905 345,361 12,786 202,328 34,430
Female 628,907 365,647 12,751 217,809 32,700
Total 1,223,812 711,008 25,537 420,137 67,130
BUSIA          
Male 314,174 186,850 7,751 101,217 18,356
Female 347,256 209,951 8,532 111,338 17,435
Total 661,430 396,801 16,283 212,555 35,791

Source: Kenya Population and Housing Census

Population Distribution by Sex, Place of Residence and Type of Settlement

 
RURAL
URBAN
PERI-URBAN
Total
  Formal Informal Formal Informal Formal Informal Formal Informal
KENYA                
Male 12,896,152 58,980 3,579,485 923,912 1,396,249 34,051 17,871,886 1,016,943
Female 13,228,525 56,425 3,666,089 804,321 1,434,534 34,605 18,329,148 895,351
Total 26,124,677 115,405 7,245,574 1,728,233 2,830,783 68,656 36,201,034 1,912,294
NAIROBI                
Male 955,751 609,439 955,751 609,439
Female 1,000,859 512,817 1,000,859 512,817
Total 1,956,610 1,122,256 1,956,610 1,122,256
NYANDARUA                
Male 233,379 22,888 32,428 288,695
Female 243,172 23,841 33,854 300,867
Total 476,551 46,729 66,282 589,562
NYERI                
Male 253,910 43,099 2,656 31,046 706 328,055 3,362
Female 265,492 46,815 3,027 31,879 729 344,186 3,756
Total 519,402 89,914 5,683 62,925 1,435 672,241 7,118
KIRINYAGA                
Male 218,560 25,439 12,579 256,578
Female 223,135 28,625 12,757 264,517
Total 441,695 54,064 25,336 521,095
MURANG’A                
Male 390,131 23,731 40,178 454,040
Female 414,865 25,634 41,137 481,636
Total 804,996 49,365 81,315 935,676
KIAMBU                
Male 284,689 14,154 423,921 9,137 59,920 768,530 23,291
Female 293,462 14,584 437,028 7,569 58,946 789,436 22,153
Total 578,151 28,738 860,949 16,706 118,866 1,557,966 45,444
MOMBASA                
Male 351,991 112,485 5,432 4,098 357,423 116,583
Female 339,971 96,633 5,560 4,399 345,531 101,032
Total 691,962 209,118 10,992 8,497 702,954 217,615
KWALE                
Male 255,615 43,286 13,297 312,198
Female 273,908 42,746 13,828 330,482
Total 529,523 86,032 27,125 642,680
KILIFI                
Male 391,653 97,131 21,461 17,608 1,002 506,392 22,463
Female 429,722 100,063 21,359 17,692 990 547,477 22,349
Total 821,375 197,194 42,820 35,300 1,992 1,053,869 44,812
TANA RIVER                
Male 101,016 13,690 1,065 2,987 115,771 2,987
Female 102,177 13,746 1,118 3,018 117,041 3,018
Total 203,193 27,436 2,183 6,005 232,812 6,005
LAMU                
Male 41,585 6,978 2,838 51,401
Female 38,354 7,006 2,719 48,079
Total 79,939 13,984 5,557 99,480
TAITA TAVETA                
Male 114,459 586 10,920 9,835 2,584 127,963 10,421
Female 112,026 596 11,057 10,310 2,477 125,560 10,906
Total 226,485 1,182 21,977 20,145 5,061 253,523 21,327
MARSABIT                
Male 116,367 992 25,855 5,624 147,846 992
Female 106,943 689 27,245   4,749   138,937 689
  223,310 1,681 53,100   10,373   286,783 1,681
ISIOLO                
Male 40,837   28,212   1,366   70,415  
Female 37,635   29,883   1,466   68,984  
  78,472   58,095   2,832   139,399  
MERU                
Male 611,081   38,005 2,788 8,120   657,206 2,788
Female 626,015   40,289 3,119 8,319   674,623 3,119
  1,237,096   78,294 5,907 16,439   1,331,829 5,907
THARAKA                
Male 137,195   6,651 405 31,739 52 175,585 457
Female 144,214   7,566 358 31,947 72 183,727 430
  281,409   14,217 763 63,686 124 359,312 887
EMBU                
Male 211,301   16,159 2,365 20,352   247,812 2,365
Female 217,422   17,766 2,374 20,730   255,918 2,374
  428,723   33,925 4,739 41,082   503,730 4,739
KITUI                
Male 407,965   16,394 1,656 47,116   471,475 1,656
Female 456,005   17,320 1,806 49,599   522,924 1,806
  863,970   33,714 3,462 96,715   994,399 3,462
MACHAKOS                
Male 252,858   88,011 4,247 190,793   531,662 4,247
Female 272,645   83,275 3,738 190,081   546,001 3,738
  525,503   171,286 7,985 380,874   1,077,663 7,985
MAKUENI                
Male 375,807   18,520   30,415   424,742  
Female 399,977   19,014   30,662   449,653  
  775,784   37,534   61,077   874,395  
GARISSA                
Male 231,382 27,930 67,506   1,948 1,554 300,836 29,484
Female 193,626 25,494 64,490   1,664 1,280 259,780 26,774
  425,008 53,424 131,996   3,612 2,834 560,616 56,258
WAJIR                
Male 313,536   12,545 357 34,258   360,339 357
Female 254,551   11,154 280 31,410   297,115 280
  568,087   23,699 637 65,668   657,454 637
MANDERA                
Male 460,292 1,966 70,243   25,321   555,856 1,966
Female 380,622 2,162 59,958   22,553   463,133 2,162
  840,914 4,128 130,201   47,874   1,018,989 4,128
SIAYA                
Male 350,549 1,983 30,444 1,184 10,334   391,327 3,167
Female 391,587 1,803 33,949 1,028 11,123   436,659 2,831
  742,136 3,786 64,393 2,212 21,457   827,986 5,998
KISUMU                
Male 220,861   62,611 83,010 89,892 7,679 373,364 90,689
Female 240,284   65,318 80,686 94,438 8,049 400,040 88,735
  461,145   127,929 163,696 184,330 15,728 773,404 179,424
MIGORI                
Male 292,179   61,147   85,489   438,815  
Female 311,549   64,287   93,092   468,928  
  603,728   125,434   178,581   907,743  
HOMA BAY                
Male 390,669 2,343 29,587 541 34,190   454,446 2,884
Female 425,367 1,650 32,310 543 38,003   495,680 2,193
  816,036 3,993 61,897 1,084 72,193   950,126 5,077
KISII                
Male 435,817   41,286 1,924 65,435   542,538 1,924
Female 481,443   42,635 2,039 71,453   595,531 2,039
  917,260   83,921 3,963 136,888   1,138,069 3,963
NYAMIRA                
Male 247,841   11,532   25,141   284,514  
Female 268,494   12,086   27,230   307,810  
  516,335   23,618   52,371   592,324  
TURKANA                
Male 383,985 6,141 46,564   3,843   434,392 6,141
Female 351,933 6,230 45,535   4,017   401,485 6,230
  735,918 12,371 92,099   7,860   835,877 12,371
WEST POKOT                
Male 232,248 811 4,738 5,183 2,058 8,183 239,044 14,177
Female 234,841 905 5,082 5,197 2,161 8,255 242,084 14,357
  467,089 1,716 9,820 10,380 4,219 16,438 481,128 28,534
SAMBURU                
Male 92,158   12,892   5,031   110,081  
Female 92,511   13,554   5,143   111,208  
  184,669   26,446   10,174   221,289  
TRANS NZOIA                
Male 322,392 918 50,688   27,558   400,638 918
Female 328,679 987 50,787   27,575   407,041 987
  651,071 1,905 101,475   55,133   807,679 1,905
BARINGO                
Male 245,832   25,644   4,097   275,573  
Female 241,632   27,222   4,279   273,133  
  487,464   52,866   8,376   548,706  
UASIN GISHU                
Male 266,679   98,570 36,293 31,472 1,644 396,721 37,937
Female 269,194   101,890 32,887 31,665 1,829 402,749 34,716
  535,873   200,460 69,180 63,137 3,473 799,470 72,653
ELGEYO-MARAKWET                
Male 157,339   7,993   17,123   182,455  
Female 158,231   8,301   17,861   184,393  
  315,570   16,294   34,984   366,848  
NANDI                
Male 321,662   15,906   33,920   371,488  
Female 321,333   15,908   34,012   371,253  
  642,995   31,814   67,932   742,741  
LAIKIPIA                
Male 157,114   31,530   4,758   193,402  
Female 159,349   34,056   4,832   198,237  
  316,463   65,586   9,590   391,639  
NAKURU                
Male 434,154 1,156 280,376 9,795 51,143 3,655 765,673 14,606
Female 432,199 1,325 287,465 9,572 51,922 3,283 771,586 14,180
  866,353 2,481 567,841 19,367 103,065 6,938 1,537,259 28,786
NAROK                
Male 395,501   27,157       422,658  
Female 391,708   27,147       418,855  
  787,209   54,304       841,513  
KAJIADO                
Male 199,170   130,766 3,138 5,421   335,357 3,138
Female 200,132   129,859 3,146 5,330   335,321 3,146
  399,302   260,625 6,284 10,751   670,678 6,284
KERICHO                
Male 182,742   23,992 3,107 83,399   290,133 3,107
Female 177,876   23,502 2,678 83,912   285,290 2,678
  360,618   47,494 5,785 167,311   575,423 5,785
BOMET                
Male 389,354   8,626   40,675   438,655  
Female 395,013   8,485   41,284   444,782  
  784,367   17,111   81,959   883,437  
KAKAMEGA                
Male 681,357   58,259 1,983 51,161   790,777 1,983
Female 737,421   60,383 2,066 54,515   852,319 2,066
  1,418,778   118,642 4,049 105,676   1,643,096 4,049
VIHIGA                
Male 177,660   19,671 923 59,463 2,491 256,794 3,414
Female 199,025   21,315 1,089 64,675 2,701 285,015 3,790
  376,685   40,986 2,012 124,138 5,192 541,809 7,204
BUNGOMA                
Male 562,700   61,850   40,334   664,884  
Female 589,782   65,919   42,076   697,777  
  1,152,482   127,769   82,410   1,362,661  
BUSIA                
Male 312,571   30,730   8,285   351,586  
Female 342,974   33,743   8,789   385,506  
  655,545   64,473   17,074   737,092  

Source: Kenya Population and Housing Census

Population Distribution by Sex, Number of Households, Area and Density by Administrative Units

Population Distribution by Sex, Number of Households, Area and Density by Administrative Units
  Male Female Total Households Area in Sq. Km. Density
KENYA 19,192,378 19,417,719 38,610,097 8,767,954 581,309.00 66.42
NAIROBI 1,605,219 1,533,150 3,138,369 985,016 695.00 4,514.96
NYANDARUA 292,152 304,116 596,268 143,879 3,245.00 183.74
NYERI 339,724 353,834 693,558 201,703 3,337.00 207.83
KIRINYAGA 260,628 267,426 528,054 154,220 1,479.00 357.01
MURANG’A 457,860 484,721 942,581 255,696 2,559.00 368.37
KIAMBU 802,603 820,679 1,623,282 469,244 2,543.00 638.23
MOMBASA 486,924 452,446 939,370 268,700 219.00 4,292.09
KWALE 315,994 333,937 649,931 122,047 8,270.00 78.59
KILIFI 535,531 574,204 1,109,735 199,764 12,610.00 88.01
TANA RIVER 119,857 120,218 240,075 47,414 38,437.00 6.25
LAMU 53,045 48,494 101,539 22,184 6,273.00 16.19
TAITA TAVETA 145,333 139,324 284,657 71,090 17,084.00 16.66
MARSABIT 151,110 140,056 291,166 56,941 70,961.00 4.10
ISIOLO 73,693 69,601 143,294 31,326 25,336.00 5.66
MERU 670,656 685,645 1,356,301 319,616 6,933.00 195.63
THARAKA 178,447 186,883 365,330 88,803 2,639.00 138.44
EMBU 254,302 261,910 516,212 131,683 2,818.00 183.18
KITUI 481,283 531,426 1,012,709 205,491 30,497.00 33.21
MACHAKOS 543,138 555,446 1,098,584 264,500 6,208.00 176.96
MAKUENI 430,708 453,819 884,527 186,478 8,009.00 110.45
GARISSA 334,941 288,119 623,060 98,590 44,175.00 14.10
WAJIR 363,775 298,166 661,941 88,574 56,686.00 11.68
MANDERA 559,938 465,818 1,025,756 125,497 25,991.00 39.47
SIAYA 398,650 443,654 842,304 199,034 2,530.00 332.88
KISUMU 474,756 494,153 968,909 226,719 2,086.00 464.50
MIGORI 444,358 472,812 917,170 180,211 2,596.00 353.31
HOMA BAY 462,450 501,344 963,794 206,255 3,183.00 302.77
KISII 550,451 601,831 1,152,282 245,029 1,318.00 874.58
NYAMIRA 287,045 311,207 598,252 131,039 899.00 665.25
TURKANA 445,071 410,328 855,399 123,191 68,680.00 12.45
WEST POKOT 254,826 257,864 512,690 93,777 9,169.00 55.91
SAMBURU 112,003 111,944 223,947 47,354 21,022.00 10.65
TRANS NZOIA 407,170 411,587 818,757 170,117 2,496.00 328.09
BARINGO 279,081 276,480 555,561 110,649 11,015.00 50.44
UASIN GISHU 448,990 445,189 894,179 202,291 3,345.00 267.30
ELGEYO-MARAKWET 183,736 186,262 369,998 77,555 3,030.00 122.12
NANDI 376,488 376,477 752,965 154,073 2,884.00 261.07
LAIKIPIA 198,625 200,602 399,227 103,114 9,462.00 42.19
NAKURU 804,577 798,748 1,603,325 409,836 7,495.00 213.92
NAROK 429,027 421,893 850,920 169,220 17,933.00 47.45
KAJIADO 345,143 342,169 687,312 173,464 21,901.00 31.38
KERICHO 298,878 291,812 590,690 127,581 2,158.00 273.73
BOMET 442,830 449,005 891,835 174,914 2,792.00 319.38
KAKAMEGA 800,977 859,674 1,660,651 355,679 3,018.00 550.31
VIHIGA 262,718 291,904 554,622 123,347 564.00 982.55
BUNGOMA 671,548 703,515 1,375,063 270,824 3,032.00 453.49
BUSIA 356,119 387,827 743,946 154,225 1,695.00 438.90

Source: Kenya Population and Housing Census

Population by Place of Residence, Sex, Number of Households, Area and Density

  Male Female Total Households Area in Sq. Km. Density
KENYA 19,192,378 19,417,719 38,610,097 8,767,954 581,309 66.42
NAIROBI 1,605,219 1,533,150 3,138,369 985,016 695 4,514.96
NYANDARUA 292,152 304,116 596,268 143,879 3,245 183.74
NYERI 339,724 353,834 693,558 201,703 3,337 207.83
KIRINYAGA 260,628 267,426 528,054 154,220 1,479 357.01
MURANG’A 457,860 484,721 942,581 255,696 2,559 368.37
KIAMBU 802,603 820,679 1,623,282 469,244 2,543 638.23
MOMBASA 486,924 452,446 939,370 268,700 219 4,292.09
KWALE 315,994 333,937 649,931 122,047 8,270 78.59
KILIFI 535,531 574,204 1,109,735 199,764 12,610 88.01
TANA RIVER 119,857 120,218 240,075 47,414 38,437 6.25
LAMU 53,045 48,494 101,539 22,184 6,273 16.19
TAITA TAVETA 145,333 139,324 284,657 71,090 17,084 16.66
MARSABIT 151,110 140,056 291,166 56,941 70,961 4.10
ISIOLO 73,693 69,601 143,294 31,326 25,336 5.66
MERU 670,656 685,645 1,356,301 319,616 6,933 195.63
THARAKA 178,447 186,883 365,330 88,803 2,639 138.44
EMBU 254,302 261,910 516,212 131,683 2,818 183.18
KITUI 481,283 531,426 1,012,709 205,491 30,497 33.21
MACHAKOS 543,138 555,446 1,098,584 264,500 6,208 176.96
MAKUENI 430,708 453,819 884,527 186,478 8,009 110.45
GARISSA 334,941 288,119 623,060 98,590 44,175 14.10
WAJIR 363,775 298,166 661,941 88,574 56,686 11.68
MANDERA 559,938 465,818 1,025,756 125,497 25,991 39.47
SIAYA 398,650 443,654 842,304 199,034 2,530 332.88
KISUMU 474,756 494,153 968,909 226,719 2,086 464.50
MIGORI 444,358 472,812 917,170 180,211 2,596 353.31
HOMA BAY 462,450 501,344 963,794 206,255 3,183 302.77
KISII 550,451 601,831 1,152,282 245,029 1,318 874.58
NYAMIRA 287,045 311,207 598,252 131,039 899 665.25
TURKANA 445,071 410,328 855,399 123,191 68,680 12.45
WEST POKOT 254,826 257,864 512,690 93,777 9,169 55.91
SAMBURU 112,003 111,944 223,947 47,354 21,022 10.65
TRANS NZOIA 407,170 411,587 818,757 170,117 2,496 328.09
BARINGO 279,081 276,480 555,561 110,649 11,015 50.44
UASIN GISHU 448,990 445,189 894,179 202,291 3,345 267.30
ELGEYO-MARAKWET 183,736 186,262 369,998 77,555 3,030 122.12
NANDI 376,488 376,477 752,965 154,073 2,884 261.07
LAIKIPIA 198,625 200,602 399,227 103,114 9,462 42.19
NAKURU 804,577 798,748 1,603,325 409,836 7,495 213.92
NAROK 429,027 421,893 850,920 169,220 17,933 47.45
KAJIADO 345,143 342,169 687,312 173,464 21,901 31.38
KERICHO 298,878 291,812 590,690 127,581 2,158 273.73
BOMET 442,830 449,005 891,835 174,914 2,792 319.38
KAKAMEGA 800,977 859,674 1,660,651 355,679 3,018 550.31
VIHIGA 262,718 291,904 554,622 123,347 564 982.55
BUNGOMA 671,548 703,515 1,375,063 270,824 3,032 453.49
BUSIA 356,119 387,827 743,946 154,225 1,695 438.90

Source: Kenya Population and Housing Census

Percentage Urban Households by main type of Floor Material for the main dwelling unit

  Cement Tiles Wood Earth Other Total
Total 72.0 3.5 0.9 23.4 0.2 3,316,522
NAIROBI 82.3 6.7 1.9 8.9 0.1 983,115
NYANDARUA 47.9 0.6 0.9 49.0 1.7 29,532
NYERI 68.6 1.1 1.2 29.0 0.1 54,057
KIRINYAGA 75.5 1.0 0.3 23.1 0.1 27,278
MURANG’A 62.0 1.4 0.3 36.2 0.1 38,919
KIAMBU 85.0 2.8 0.4 11.8 0.1 309,726
MOMBASA 80.7 4.8 0.2 14.1 0.2 257,254
KWALE 66.6 2.1 0.1 31.1 0.1 28,920
KILIFI 68.9 2.5 0.3 28.0 0.3 70,241
TANARIVER 37.0 0.3 0.2 62.4 0.1 7,863
LAMU 80.0 0.7 0.2 19.0 0.1 4,767
TAITATAVETA 73.9 1.2 0.2 24.6 0.1 13,576
MARSABIT 61.5 1.0 0.3 37.1 0.1 11,756
ISIOLO 54.6 1.0 0.6 43.7 0.1 14,599
MERU 83.5 1.6 0.6 14.2 0.1 33,430
THARAKA 57.5 0.6 1.4 40.3 0.1 22,079
EMBU 73.5 1.3 0.3 24.8 0.1 25,048
KITUI 66.0 1.0 0.3 32.6 0.1 33,767
MACHAKOS 68.6 2.3 0.2 28.8 0.1 149,514
MAKUENI 73.7 0.8 0.1 25.2 * 26,329
GARISSA 68.2 1.2 0.7 29.3 0.4 24,570
WAJIR 34.1 0.3 0.1 65.1 0.4 14,148
MANDERA 32.8 0.4 1.2 65.2 0.4 22,612
SIAYA 69.8 1.0 0.2 28.8 0.1 22,275
KISUMU 60.1 2.6 0.3 36.8 0.1 123,265
HOMABAY 56.9 0.6 0.2 42.2 0.1 31,848
MIGORI 46.6 0.7 0.4 52.2 0.1 66,163
KISII 46.0 0.9 0.6 52.3 0.2 52,660
NYAMIRA 43.8 0.7 0.7 54.7 0.1 17,642
TURKANA 25.5 0.3 0.7 73.1 0.4 19,268
WESTPOKOT 55.6 0.7 0.7 42.9 0.1 8,892
SAMBURU 58.8 0.4 0.2 40.3 0.3 8,852
TRANSNZOIA 58.1 1.3 0.5 39.9 0.1 40,059
BARINGO 65.6 1.2 4.5 28.6 0.1 16,197
UASINGISHU 69.6 3.1 0.6 26.3 0.4 96,248
ELGEYO-MARAKWET 47.1 0.5 0.5 51.6 0.3 11,434
NANDI 51.2 1.3 0.5 47.0 0.1 23,671
LAIKIPIA 75.3 1.9 0.8 21.9 0.1 24,702
NAKURU 77.0 2.0 0.7 20.3 0.1 210,685
NAROK 74.1 1.5 0.3 23.9 0.2 16,421
KAJIADO 84.8 5.6 0.3 9.2 0.1 86,482
KERICHO 50.5 0.6 0.7 48.0 0.1 50,693
BOMET 40.9 0.4 0.6 58.0 0.1 21,090
KAKAMEGA 49.7 1.0 0.5 48.5 0.4 57,364
VIHIGA 25.4 0.5 0.4 73.6 0.2 39,160
BUNGOMA 47.4 1.1 0.3 51.1 0.2 47,628
BUSIA 71.1 1.4 0.2 27.3 0.1 20,723

Source: Kenya Population and Housing Census

Percentage Urban Households by main source of water

 Percentage Urban Households by main source of water 
   Pond/Dam   Lake   Stream   Spring / Well / Borehole   Piped into dwelling   Piped 

 Jabia / Rain/

Harvested 

 Water Vendor   Other 
 Total  1.1 0.5 7.5 23.6 14.4 38.7 0.7 13.4 0.1
 NAIROBI  0.3  *  0.1 7.2 23.4 52.3 0.2 16.5 0.1
 NYANDARUA  10.8 0.1 18.1 31.2 6.7 21.3 5.2 6.6  * 
 NYERI  0.2  *  11.3 2.0 21.3 58.6 0.8 5.8  * 
 KIRINYAGA  0.1  *  23.1 15.5 14.0 44.4 0.2 2.6 0.1
 MURANG’A  1.7  *  22.5 28.6 12.1 29.1 1.0 4.7 0.1
 KIAMBU  0.6  *  3.8 29.7 16.5 37.4 0.7 11.3  * 
 MOMBASA  0.4  *  0.1 22.0 11.6 41.3 0.1 24.4 0.1
 KWALE  1.3  *  4.7 47.2 6.7 34.2 0.4 5.5  * 
 KILIFI  0.5  *  0.2 19.7 16.0 48.9 1.3 13.3  * 
 TANARIVER  0.9 0.1 13.0 28.1 8.8 44.4  *  4.7 0.1
 LAMU  0.4    –    *  35.4 30.6 32.2 0.1 1.3  * 
 TAITATAVETA  0.1  *  4.4 4.7 15.3 69.0 0.2 6.4  * 
 MARSABIT  7.6 0.2 0.1 43.6 0.6 11.6 1.6 34.5 0.2
 ISIOLO  0.2  *  3.2 4.6 13.3 71.8 0.1 6.2 0.6
 MERU  0.3  *  8.2 5.5 17.5 65.1 0.2 3.0 0.1
 THARAKA  0.2    –   27.2 14.1 21.8 36.0 0.1 0.7  * 
 EMBU  0.3  *  15.8 9.9 22.4 46.7 0.8 4.0 0.2
 KITUI  1.5  *  37.8 31.9 3.9 12.2 0.5 12.1  * 
 MACHAKOS  4.1  *  10.5 46.4 5.7 14.3 0.8 18.1 0.1
 MAKUENI  6.2  *  21.5 18.8 6.9 27.5 0.4 18.7  * 
 GARISSA  1.2 0.2 4.3 5.0 9.8 74.9 0.2 2.7 1.7
 WAJIR  0.1  *   *  90.7 0.7 1.8  *  5.7 0.8
 MANDERA  12.4  *  10.2 23.6 5.2 9.7 2.8 35.7 0.4
 SIAYA  18.7 11.4 9.0 23.3 4.9 21.3 1.0 10.3  * 
 KISUMU  1.3 1.6 13.7 27.3 5.5 34.1 1.1 15.5  * 
 HOMABAY  4.3 17.2 18.7 25.4 4.0 23.3 0.6 6.2 0.3
 MIGORI  1.8 5.2 32.1 52.7 1.9 4.0 0.6 1.7 0.1
 KISII  0.2  *  36.3 51.6 2.7 5.7 2.0 1.5  * 
 NYAMIRA  0.3  *  33.3 52.0 2.4 8.2 3.3 0.6  * 
 TURKANA  1.2  *  11.1 35.6 7.0 39.4  *  5.4 0.3
 WESTPOKOT  0.3 0.8 54.9 18.6 6.4 14.6 0.4 3.9    –  
 SAMBURU  1.3  *  18.7 33.6 2.7 39.4 0.6 3.7 0.1
 TRANSNZOIA  0.5  *  6.0 55.6 4.4 26.5 0.3 6.6  * 
 BARINGO  0.9 0.1 32.6 9.6 8.0 43.8 0.6 4.3  * 
 UASINGISHU  0.6  *  0.9 34.3 14.9 46.8 0.1 2.5 0.1
 ELGEYO-MARAKWET  0.5  *  18.3 40.5 4.6 34.8 0.4 0.9  * 
 NANDI  1.4 0.1 40.0 39.5 2.7 11.7 1.1 3.6  * 
 LAIKIPIA  0.2  *  6.1 10.2 24.5 52.5 0.5 5.9  * 
 NAKURU  0.5 0.7 3.7 18.3 12.9 40.6 2.7 20.4 0.1
 NAROK  1.2  *  6.8 13.0 5.7 28.6 2.2 42.1 0.3
 KAJIADO  0.5  *  1.0 25.3 14.1 35.9 0.5 22.5 0.2
 KERICHO  1.3 0.1 25.6 26.6 8.7 32.3 0.7 4.6 0.1
 BOMET  7.9 0.1 34.4 28.6 3.6 20.1 2.1 3.1 0.1
 KAKAMEGA  0.6 0.1 20.5 51.3 9.1 15.5 0.6 2.3  * 
 VIHIGA  0.1 0.1 20.5 69.5 1.9 5.3 1.2 1.4  * 
 BUNGOMA  0.2  *  5.4 66.2 5.5 20.0 0.2 2.3  * 
 BUSIA  0.3 1.8 9.5 67.4 2.2 15.8 0.1 2.9  * 

Source: Kenya Population and Housing Census

Percentage Rural Households by main type of Floor Material for the main dwelling unit

  Cement Tiles Wood Earth Other Total
Total 22.0 0.3 0.7 76.8 0.2 5,421,575
NAIROBI
NYANDARUA 23.8 0.2 1.7 74.0 0.3 112,961
NYERI 31.2 0.3 1.8 66.5 0.2 147,296
KIRINYAGA 31.2 0.3 0.5 67.8 0.1 126,703
MURANG’A 35.0 0.4 0.5 64.0 0.1 216,280
KIAMBU 54.5 1.1 0.6 43.7 0.1 159,194
MOMBASA
KWALE 17.1 0.2 0.2 82.4 0.1 92,771
KILIFI 13.4 0.4 0.2 85.8 0.2 127,610
TANARIVER 6.2 0.2 0.3 93.1 0.2 39,411
LAMU 25.1 0.2 0.4 74.2 0.1 17,246
TAITATAVETA 36.2 0.5 0.3 62.8 0.2 56,463
MARSABIT 4.6 0.1 0.3 94.6 0.5 44,955
ISIOLO 6.4 0.1 0.2 93.0 0.2 16,706
MERU 31.9 0.3 2.2 65.2 0.3 285,703
THARAKA 24.7 0.2 0.8 74.1 0.1 66,682
EMBU 32.8 0.4 0.5 66.1 0.1 106,150
KITUI 26.1 0.5 0.3 72.9 0.1 171,645
MACHAKOS 45.0 0.7 0.2 54.0 0.1 114,828
MAKUENI 41.0 0.6 0.2 58.1 0.1 159,951
GARISSA 2.2 0.1 0.6 96.6 0.5 73,700
WAJIR 2.8 0.1 0.3 96.5 0.3 74,345
MANDERA 1.8 0.1 0.4 97.6 0.2 102,859
SIAYA 23.8 0.3 0.4 75.3 0.2 176,389
KISUMU 21.2 0.3 0.5 77.5 0.4 102,872
HOMABAY 18.5 0.3 0.3 80.7 0.2 174,260
MIGORI 15.7 0.2 0.5 83.5 0.1 113,807
KISII 14.8 0.2 0.5 84.2 0.3 192,140
NYAMIRA 19.4 0.3 0.5 79.7 0.2 113,077
TURKANA 3.0 0.1 1.0 95.6 0.4 103,667
WESTPOKOT 7.8 0.1 0.5 91.3 0.2 84,857
SAMBURU 6.8 0.1 0.4 92.5 0.2 38,379
TRANSNZOIA 15.8 0.3 0.5 83.1 0.4 129,573
BARINGO 17.8 0.1 1.2 80.6 0.2 94,229
UASINGISHU 25.1 0.5 0.9 73.4 0.2 105,368
ELGEYO-MARAKWET 17.2 0.2 1.0 81.1 0.5 66,104
NANDI 26.1 0.2 0.4 73.1 0.2 129,218
LAIKIPIA 19.0 0.2 1.1 79.4 0.3 78,379
NAKURU 23.2 0.5 1.0 74.9 0.4 198,412
NAROK 8.2 0.1 0.6 90.6 0.4 152,646
KAJIADO 29.8 1.6 0.3 68.1 0.2 86,581
KERICHO 29.6 0.2 0.8 69.3 0.1 76,532
BOMET 21.2 0.2 0.5 77.9 0.1 153,204
KAKAMEGA 12.6 0.2 0.5 86.4 0.3 298,011
VIHIGA 17.2 0.3 0.5 81.8 0.2 84,081
BUNGOMA 14.0 0.2 0.3 85.3 0.2 222,973
BUSIA 17.0 0.2 0.4 82.3 0.2 133,357

Source: Kenya Population and Housing Census

Percentage Households by main type of Floor Material for the main dwelling unit

  Cement Tiles Wood Earth Other Total
Total 41.0 1.6 0.8 56.5 0.2 8,738,097
NAIROBI 82.3 6.7 1.9 8.9 0.1 983,115
NYANDARUA 28.8 0.3 1.6 68.8 0.6 142,493
NYERI 41.2 0.5 1.6 56.5 0.2 201,353
KIRINYAGA 39.1 0.4 0.5 59.9 0.1 153,981
MURANG’A 39.1 0.5 0.4 59.8 0.1 255,199
KIAMBU 74.6 2.2 0.4 22.6 0.1 468,920
MOMBASA 80.7 4.8 0.2 14.1 0.2 257,254
KWALE 28.9 0.7 0.2 70.2 0.1 121,691
KILIFI 33.1 1.2 0.3 65.3 0.2 197,851
TANARIVER 11.4 0.2 0.3 88.0 0.2 47,274
LAMU 37.0 0.3 0.3 62.3 0.1 22,013
TAITATAVETA 43.5 0.6 0.3 55.4 0.2 70,039
MARSABIT 16.4 0.3 0.3 82.7 0.4 56,711
ISIOLO 28.9 0.5 0.4 70.0 0.2 31,305
MERU 37.3 0.5 2.1 59.9 0.3 319,133
THARAKA 32.9 0.3 0.9 65.7 0.1 88,761
EMBU 40.6 0.5 0.5 58.3 0.1 131,198
KITUI 32.7 0.6 0.3 66.3 0.1 205,412
MACHAKOS 58.4 1.6 0.2 39.8 0.1 264,342
MAKUENI 45.6 0.6 0.2 53.5 0.1 186,280
GARISSA 18.7 0.4 0.6 79.8 0.5 98,270
WAJIR 7.8 0.1 0.2 91.5 0.3 88,493
MANDERA 7.4 0.1 0.5 91.7 0.3 125,471
SIAYA 29.0 0.4 0.4 70.1 0.2 198,664
KISUMU 42.4 1.6 0.4 55.3 0.3 226,137
HOMABAY 24.4 0.3 0.3 74.7 0.2 206,108
MIGORI 27.0 0.4 0.5 72.0 0.1 179,970
KISII 21.5 0.4 0.5 77.3 0.3 244,800
NYAMIRA 22.6 0.3 0.5 76.3 0.2 130,719
TURKANA 6.5 0.2 0.9 92.0 0.4 122,935
WESTPOKOT 12.3 0.1 0.6 86.7 0.2 93,749
SAMBURU 16.6 0.2 0.3 82.7 0.2 47,231
TRANSNZOIA 25.8 0.5 0.5 72.9 0.3 169,632
BARINGO 24.8 0.3 1.7 73.0 0.2 110,426
UASINGISHU 46.3 1.7 0.8 50.9 0.3 201,616
ELGEYO-MARAKWET 21.6 0.2 0.9 76.7 0.5 77,538
NANDI 29.9 0.4 0.5 69.0 0.2 152,889
LAIKIPIA 32.5 0.6 1.0 65.7 0.2 103,081
NAKURU 50.9 1.2 0.8 46.8 0.2 409,097
NAROK 14.6 0.2 0.6 84.1 0.4 169,067
KAJIADO 57.3 3.6 0.3 38.7 0.1 173,063
KERICHO 38.0 0.4 0.8 60.8 0.1 127,225
BOMET 23.6 0.2 0.5 75.5 0.1 174,294
KAKAMEGA 18.6 0.3 0.5 80.3 0.3 355,375
VIHIGA 19.8 0.4 0.4 79.2 0.2 123,241
BUNGOMA 19.9 0.4 0.3 79.3 0.2 270,601
BUSIA 24.3 0.4 0.3 74.9 0.1 154,080

 

Source: Kenya Population and Housing Census

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