The latest statistics released by Kenya National Bureau of Statistics- KNBS on Monday in its 2019 Population and Housing Census Survey report, Kenya’s population now stands at 47,564,296 million.
KNBS Director General Zachary Mwangi said of the 47.5m, 23 million are men while 24 million are women and 1, 524 are intersex.
Mwangi added that this year’s enumerated population has soared by nine million in the last decade.
The most populous counties include Nairobi, Kiambu, Nakuru, Kakamega and Bungoma while the least populous are Lamu, Isiolo, Samburu, Tana River and Taita Taveta counties.
Speaking at the hand-over of the 2019 census report at State House, Nairobi, and President Uhuru Kenyatta praised the efforts of the officials and all enumerators for overseeing a smooth exercise.
“We are the first country to release the census report two months after the exercise was conducted,” he added.
It is also the first census to be conducted under the 2010 constitution.
President Uhuru said this report provides an opportunity for the government to re-align its development policies and programs.
The exercise took place between August 24 and 31.
