Facts about Kenya

2010 was an historic year for the Kenyans. The people approved a new constitution – and Norway is among the countries supporting the reform process in the country.
Estimated population (2010)
40,9 millions

Economy

Gross national income per capita (2010)
769 USD
Economic growth, GDP (2010)
5,3 %
Economic structure, percentage of GDP(2009)
Agriculture
22,6 %
Industry
15,3 %
Services
62,1 %
Defence spending, percentage of GDP (2009)
1,9 %
Especially fragile state, (OECD/DAC) ()
No
Development assistance per capita (2009)
44,7 USD
Development assistance, percentage of GDP (2009)
6,1 %

Health

Malnutrition, children under 5 (2009)
35,2 %
Child mortality per 1000(2009)
84
Change 2000 - 2009
-21
Maternal mortality per 1000 births (2009)
4,9
HIV infection rate, age group 15-49 (2009)
6,3 %
Access to safe drinking water (2008)
59 %
Percentage of urban population living in slums (2007)
55 %
Human Development Index (HDI level ) (2010)
0,47

Scale from zero to one, one is the highest level of welfare.

Education

Children in school (2009)
83,8 %
Illiteracy rate, age group 15-24 (2009)
13 %
Ratio of girls to 100 boys attending school(2009)
Primary
97,7
Secondary
90,4
Tertiary
70,3

Women

Percentage of women in Parliament (2010)
9,8 %
Women's pay as proportion of men's pay, formal sector ()
Not available

Environment

Area protected for biological diversity ()
Not available

Corruption

Level of corruption according to the TI Corruption Perception Index (2010)
2,1

Scale from zero to ten, zero is the highest level of corruption.