Population Will Increase By 1.2m In December – Kenya National Bureau of Statistics

Kenya’s population is expected to increase by over 1.2 million in December according to the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics.

The statistics were revealed as it intends to conduct the next census in August 2019.

It said live births are estimated to be around 4,649 per day in 2017, while 193 births are registered per hour.

The bureau also revealed that as of November 2017, the population density is 82.5 people per square kilometer (213.8/mi²).

Population density is calculated as the permanently settled population of Kenya divided by the country’s total area, which included land and water areas within international boundaries and coastlines. The total area of Kenya is 580,370 km² (224,082 mi²) according to the United Nations Statistics Division.

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KNBS director general Zachary Mwangi gave this information during the African Statistics Day celebrations in Kajiado on Friday.

He said cartographic mapping of Kenya’s population and housing for the census is ongoing. He added that this will also provide a frame to implement agricultural sample survey.

“The bureau is set to roll out integrates survey of statistics that will provide requisite data for service industries necessary in the revision of national accounts,” the bureau’s secretary Josiah Omusa read.

The statement said the revision and rebasing of national accounts, undertaken periodically by the bureau, is important in factoring in emerging issues in the country’s economy.

Kajiado statistics officer Jackline Chepkorir said the bureau will for the first time carry out a cross-border survey of businesses along international borders.

She said her office will work with the provincial administration to make population census a success.

She also said that the demand for statistics has grown tremendously in tandem with increased public awareness, coupled with technological advancement.

“In discharging our mandate, KNBS endeavors to improve the quality of statistics produced within the national statistics system through collaborative efforts,” Chepkorir added.

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The county statistics boss told the local people to provide all the necessary details required by statisticians when they visit their homes because the same data will help the government identify how best it will distribute resources.

Kenya National Bureau of Statistics is responsible for coordination, collection, analyses, generation and dissemination of macroeconomic statistics on national accounts, monetary and financial statistics, public finance, and transport, storage and communications.