Kenya's population to hit 70m amidst fertility decline, new report
Kenya’s population is projected to hit 70.2 million in the next two decades according to a new report by the National Council for Population and Development (NCPD).
Despite the declining fertility rate, the number of Kenyans is expected to reach 57.8 million by 2045 and continue growing over the next 50 – 60 years with the present population momentum.
There were 47.6 million people enumerated in the Kenya Population and Housing Census 2019 which was 4.3 times the population enumerated in 1969 during the first census taken after independence.
Kenya’s population is projected to hit 70.2m in the next two decades with the demographic composition morphing into a more youthful structure, according to a new report by the National Council for Population and Development (NCPD).
Despite the declining fertility rate, the number of Kenyans is expected to reach 57.8m by 2045 and continue growing over the next 50 – 60 years with the present population momentum.
