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Welfare & population

Distribution of the population by ethnicity/nationality

A breakdown of the Kenyan population based on ethnicity, according to the 2019 census. For non-Kenyans, a breakdown of their respective countries of origin is provided.

29 October 2020
Distribution of the population by ethnicity/nationality
Welfare & population
Sex & gender

Gender participation in key decision-making positions

The participation of women and men in decision-making through selected positions of leadership in Kenya in 2018.

29 October 2020
Gender participation in key decision-making positions
Welfare & population

Scrutiny of data on older people in Africa

A study that evaluates the quality of nationally representative data on older Africans. It examines the accuracy of age data collected from different sources.
29 October 2020
Scrutiny of data on older people in Africa
Welfare & population

Gender data portal

The World Bank's gender data portal provides labour force and income level data by gender.
29 October 2020
Gender data portal
Welfare & population

Global database with religion by country

The World Religion Database provides demographic statistics and data sources on international religious information, including for the African continent.
29 October 2020
Global database with religion by country
Welfare & population

Distribution of the population by age & sex

A breakdown of the Kenyan population by age and sex, according to the 2019 census.

29 October 2020
Distribution of the population by age & sex
Welfare & population

Status of equality & inclusion in Kenya

A 2016 report by the National Gender and Equality Commission that explores the extent to which the principles of inclusion have been implemented in employment, political representation, social protection and education at national and county government level in Kenya.

29 October 2020
Status of equality & inclusion in Kenya
Welfare & population

Social grant budget allocations

The national budget allocations for social grants for 2019/2020, published by the National Treasury.

29 October 2020
Social grant budget allocations
Welfare & population

UN data providing breakdown by religion

A UN database that provides country data on population by religion, sex and urban/rural residence. It only includes data from available population and housing censuses reported to the UN Statistics Division.
29 October 2020
UN data providing breakdown by religion

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