Economy Welfare & population What is the unemployment rate in Kenya? Source World Bank: Unemployment, total (% of total labour force) (modelled ILO estimate) - Kenya Short answer What is the unemployment rate in Kenya? Kenya's unemployment rate was 5.5% in 2022. ... Back Full answer
#YouAsked Sex & gender Crime & justice What is the most current data on femicide in Kenya? Source UNDOC: Homicide Country Data - Kenya Short answer What is the most current data on femicide in Kenya? According to the latest homicide statistics from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, 706 women were victims of femicide in Kenya in 2021. This works out to 2.64 per 100,000 women. ... Back Full answer
Welfare & population What is the size of Kenya’s population? Source World Population Dashboard: Kenya Short answer What is the size of Kenya’s population? Kenya's population was estimated to be 56.2 million in 2022. The 2019 census, the most recent, gave the population as 47.5 million. ... Back Full answer
Welfare & population How much does the Kenyan government budget for social assistance? Source Budget Statement 2022/2023 Short answer How much does the Kenyan government budget for social assistance? In the 2022/23 financial year, the government allocated KSh7.9 billion for orphans and vulnerable children, KSh17.5 billion for cash transfers to elderly persons, KSh1.2 billion in cash transfers to persons with severe disabilities and KSh5.1 billion for the hunger safety net programme. Others were ... Back Full answer
Welfare & population What share of households in Kenya have access to the internet? Source World Bank: Individuals using the Internet (% of population) - Kenya Short answer What share of households in Kenya have access to the internet? A total of 17.9% of Kenya’s 12 million conventional households reported having access to the internet, according to the 2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census. More recent data from the World Bank put Kenya’s internet penetration rate at 30% of the total population (roughly 16 million people) ... Back Full answer
#YouAsked Welfare & population Sex & gender How many women are there in Kenya? Source World Bank: Population, female - Kenya Short answer How many women are there in Kenya? Kenya's female population stood at 27.6 million in 2021. ... Back Full answer
Welfare & population What is the life expectancy in Kenya? Source World Population Dashboard: Kenya Short answer What is the life expectancy in Kenya? Data from the United Nations Population Fund put Kenya’s life expectancy in 2022 at 65 years for men and 70 years for women. ... Back Full answer
Welfare & population What are the main religions in Kenya? Source Association of Religion Data Archives Short answer What are the main religions in Kenya? In 2020, close to 81% of Kenyans were Christian, 8% were Muslim and 0.1% were atheist or had no religion. ... Back Full answer
Sex & gender Crime & justice How does Kenya’s femicide rate compare? Source UNDOC: Homicide Country Data - Kenya Short answer How does Kenya’s femicide rate compare? According to the most recent homicide statistics from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, 523 women were victims of femicide in Kenya in 2020. This translates to 1.93 out of every 100,000 women. ... Back Full answer