Meru
County in Kenya
Contents: Population
The population development of Meru as well as related information and services (Wikipedia, Google, images).
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meru | County | ... | ... | 1,102,930 | 1,356,301 | 1,545,714 | 1,625,982 | |
| 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 | 808,208 |
| Females | 817,774 |
| Age Groups (P 2023) | |
|---|---|
| 0-14 years | 526,607 |
| 15-64 years | 999,983 |
| 65+ years | 99,393 |
| Age Distribution (P 2023) | |
|---|---|
| 80+ years | 28,559 |
| 70-79 years | 42,287 |
| 60-69 years | 64,971 |
| 50-59 years | 100,933 |
| 40-49 years | 165,861 |
| 30-39 years | 226,435 |
| 20-29 years | 301,593 |
| 10-19 years | 341,637 |
| 0-9 years | 353,707 |
| Urbanization (C 2019) | |
|---|---|
| Rural | 1,406,796 |
| Urban | 138,918 |
| Religion (C 2019) | |
|---|---|
| Catholic | 313,277 |
| Protestant | 615,129 |
| Evangelical | 365,759 |
| Other Christian | 184,108 |
| Islam | 12,531 |
| Hindu | 336 |
| Traditional | 2,022 |
| Other religion | 18,898 |
| No religion | 20,985 |