North Eastern
Former Province in Kenya
Contents: Subdivision
The population development in North Eastern as well as related information and services (Wikipedia, Google, images).
icon links to further information about a selected division including its population structure (gender, age groups, age distribution, urbanization, religion).| Name | Status | Population Census 1979-08-24 | Population Census 1989-08-24 | Population Census 1999-08-24 | Population Census 2009-08-24 | Population Census 2019-08-24 | Population Projection 2023-07-01 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Eastern | Former Province | 373,787 | 371,391 | 962,143 | 2,310,757 | 2,490,073 | 2,756,903 | |
| Garissa | County | 128,867 | 124,835 | 392,510 | 623,060 | 841,353 | 927,031 | → |
| Mandera | County | 105,601 | 123,787 | 250,372 | 1,025,756 | 867,457 | 959,236 | → |
| Wajir | County | 139,319 | 122,769 | 319,261 | 661,941 | 781,263 | 870,636 | → |
| Kenya | Republic | 15,327,061 | 21,443,636 | 28,686,607 | 38,610,097 | 47,564,296 | 51,525,602 |
Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics.
Further information about the population structure:
| Gender (P 2023) | |
|---|---|
| Males | 1,360,069 |
| Females | 1,396,834 |
| Age Groups (P 2023) | |
|---|---|
| 0-14 years | 1,189,152 |
| 15-64 years | 1,514,997 |
| 65+ years | 52,751 |
| Age Distribution (P 2023) | |
|---|---|
| 80+ years | 11,215 |
| 70-79 years | 20,265 |
| 60-69 years | 50,248 |
| 50-59 years | 82,666 |
| 40-49 years | 165,624 |
| 30-39 years | 314,604 |
| 20-29 years | 566,946 |
| 10-19 years | 735,283 |
| 0-9 years | 810,049 |
| Urbanization (C 2019) | |
|---|---|
| Rural | 1,831,542 |
| Urban | 658,531 |
| Religion (C 2019) | |
|---|---|
| Catholic | 12,754 |
| Protestant | 6,736 |
| Evangelical | 1,204 |
| Other Christian | 9,849 |
| Islam | 2,439,517 |
| Hindu | 1,662 |
| Traditional | 25 |
| Other religion | 396 |
| No religion | 161 |