Socioeconomic Factors for KenyaBy: Danielle Robertson

Population - 2009 Census

Central Province: 4,383,743Nyeri District: 693,558

Male: 339,725Female: 353,833

Othaya: 21,427Urban population:

4,108

National GDP

$65.95 billion as of 2010GDP per Capita - $1,600.00Growth Rate of 4% (2010), 2.6% (2009), 1.7%

(2008)Kenya is a leader in the economy of Central

and East AfricaFactors 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 income

Highest 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 RatiosAt birth: 1.02 male(s)/female

Under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female

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

NairobiCentral

CoastEastern

N. EasternNyanza

Rift ValleyWestern

Kenya

0 20 40 60 80 100

Literacy for MalesLiteracy for Female

EducationPrimary school education become mandatory in 2003Central 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)