Kenya: High Rate Of Population Growth

Question 1

How did population growth increase from 1969 to 2009?

Answer 1

1969: 10.9 million
2009: 38.6 million

Question 2

What are birth rates like?

Answer 2

High number of birth rates per woman. 4.6 children per woman (almost double global average)

Question 3

What are death rates like?

Answer 3

Falling. In 2012 the Population Reference Bureau estimated that infant mortality had risen to 47/1000.

Question 4

What is life expectancy like?

Answer 4

Steadily increasing. In 2012, life expectancy was 62 years.

Question 5

What has a rapid population increase done?

Answer 5

It has put heavy pressure on Kenya’s resources.

Question 6

What is the youth dependancy ratio like?

Answer 6

High. Over 40% or the population is under 15.

Question 7

What are the consequences for farmers and people living in rural areas?

Answer 7

There is a low amount of land per capita available to them. This impacts 70% of the population as that is how many people live in rural areas.

67% of farmers think that the size of their land is not sufficient for their children.

Question 8

What else is becoming a problem?

Answer 8

Youth unemployment.