Socioeconomic Factors for KenyaBy: Danielle Robertson

Population - 2009 Census

Central Province: 4,383,743

Nyeri District: 693,558

Male: 339,725

Female: 353,833

Othaya: 21,427

Urban population: 4,108

National GDP

$65.95 billion as of 2010

GDP per Capita - $1,600.00

Growth Rate of 4% (2010), 2.6% (2009), 1.7% (2008)

Kenya is a leader in the economy of Central and East Africa

Factors affecting GDP – 2005 drought, 2008 political and world market shocks

Breakdown of Industries

GDP CompositionAgriculture –

22%Industry – 16%Services – 62%

Labor ForceAgriculture –

75%Industry and

Services – 25%

The largest earning sector of GDP has the lowest percentage of the population

working in it

National Import/Export

Exports tea, horticultural

products, coffee, petroleum products, fish and cement

$5.141 Billion

Imports machinery and

transportation equipment, petroleum products, motor vehicles, iron and steel, resins and plastics

$10.4 Billion

There is a $5.259 Billion trade deficit

National Unemployment

40% Unemployment Rating (2008)

Wealth Gap (2005)Lowest 10% - earn 1.8% of household

incomeHighest 10% - earn 37.8% of

household income

HPI by Province

Human Poverty IndexNairobi –

29.9%Central –

32.3%North

Eastern – 50.5%

Employment by Province

Income Distribution by Province

Poverty Statistics

Lowest proportion of landless rural poor households = 15.8% (2004)

31% Poverty incidence (2005) – Central given the richest rating

Nairobi followed with 44%

19 of the top 23 districts in the richest category (less than 35%) are in Central Province

Gender Ratios

At birth: 1.02 male(s)/female

Under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female

15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.83 male(s)/female

Total population: 1.01 male(s)/female

Central Province – 49% males & 51% females

Nyeri – 48.78% males & 51.22% females

HDI and GDI

National HDI - .470 (2010)

Nairobi had the highest HDI with .773 in 2005

The Central province followed with .637 in 2005

The North Eastern province had the least HDI with .285

National GDI - .540 (2005)

The Central Province had the highest GDI with .626 in 2005

Followed by Nairobi with .620

The North Eastern Province had the lowest GDI with .401

Attitude Towards Gender Violence

Literacy in Kenya

Nairobi

Central

Coast

Eastern

N. Eastern

Nyanza

Rift Valley

Western

Kenya

0 20 40 60 80 100

Literacy for MalesLiteracy for Female

Education

Primary school education become mandatory in 2003

Central Province - highest gross enrollment rate in primary and secondary schools (2000)

Primary school enrollment rate: 106%

Secondary school enrollment rate: 38%

Driven by implementation of nation-wide policy of free primary education

(Nation-wide education is already detailed in Monica’s paper from spring 2010)