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Population Five Years and Above by Sex, Age, Activity Status and District

Total Employed Seeking Work

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 Economically

Inactive

 Unclassified
County
Total
Male 17,288,226 9,811,428 865,311 5,834,813 776,674
Female 17,636,000 9,100,376 754,976 7,058,942 721,706
Total 34,924,226 18,911,804 1,620,287 12,893,755 1,498,380
NAIROBI
Male 1,461,599 911,664 108,839 408,002 33,094
Female 1,402,717 674,776 126,698 569,459 31,784
Total 2,864,316 1,586,440 235,537 977,461 64,878
NYANDARUA
Male 267,629 144,966 6,368 107,135 9,160
Female 280,887 152,640 4,904 114,684 8,659
Total 548,516 297,606 11,272 221,819 17,819
NYERI
Male 313,940 183,707 9,984 113,700 6,549
Female 331,090 182,972 8,273 133,888 5,957
Total 645,030 366,679 18,257 247,588 12,506
KIRINYAGA
Male 241,857 157,498 5,252 73,004 6,103
Female 250,177 161,211 5,059 78,109 5,798
Total 492,034 318,709 10,311 151,113 11,901
MURANG’A
Male 423,306 243,490 13,399 150,356 16,061
Female 451,809 256,624 9,150 170,965 15,070
Total 875,115 500,114 22,549 321,321 31,131
KIAMBU
Male 738,569 418,463 41,561 261,059 17,486
Female 758,136 355,135 37,635 348,540 16,826
Total 1,496,705 773,598 79,196 609,599 34,312
MOMBASA
Male 437,038 250,243 41,967 133,310 11,518
Female 409,890 149,057 36,416 213,621 10,796
Total 846,928 399,300 78,383 346,931 22,314
KWALE
Male 279,037 135,382 17,594 109,145 16,916
Female 298,360 119,287 12,626 150,314 16,133
Total 577,397 254,669 30,220 259,459 33,049
KILIFI
Male 474,359 244,942 25,105 179,638 24,674
Female 515,395 231,940 20,866 238,667 23,922
Total 989,754 476,882 45,971 418,305 48,596
TANARIVER
Male 104,560 65,381 6,817 25,259 7,103
Female 106,110 54,344 4,643 40,265 6,858
Total 210,670 119,725 11,460 65,524 13,961
LAMU
Male 47,649 31,027 1,680 12,560 2,382
Female 43,698 22,161 1,051 18,420 2,066
Total 91,347 53,188 2,731 30,980 4,448
TAITATAVETA
Male 128,654 77,337 5,880 40,980 4,457
Female 126,434 63,279 3,939 55,288 3,928
Total 255,088 140,616 9,819 96,268 8,385
MARSABIT
Male 136,536 90,161 7,628 29,778 8,969
Female 127,438 72,522 4,219 42,199 8,498
Total 263,974 162,683 11,847 71,977 17,467
ISIOLO
Male 65,553 37,337 4,459 20,588 3,169
Female 62,874 30,146 3,174 26,578 2,976
Total 128,427 67,483 7,633 47,166 6,145
MERU
Male 609,945 384,767 19,070 177,786 28,322
Female 629,043 368,771 15,985 217,377 26,910
Total 1,238,988 753,538 35,055 395,163 55,232
THARAKA
Male 163,070 104,351 3,308 47,808 7,603
Female 171,912 105,459 2,953 56,192 7,308
Total 334,982 209,810 6,261 104,000 14,911
EMBU
Male 233,183 153,486 7,878 61,552 10,267
Female 241,987 153,330 6,980 71,854 9,823
Total 475,170 306,816 14,858 133,406 20,090
KITUI
Male 430,085 223,905 20,273 159,465 26,442
Female 482,822 237,911 18,963 200,834 25,114
Total 912,907 461,816 39,236 360,299 51,556
MACHAKOS
Male 496,128 266,662 25,207 184,321 19,938
Female 510,949 232,942 17,506 242,067 18,434
Total 1,007,077 499,604 42,713 426,388 38,372
MAKUENI
Male 389,982 170,209 17,660 182,444 19,669
Female 416,093 152,528 10,929 234,106 18,530
Total 806,075 322,737 28,589 416,550 38,199
GARISSA
Male 307,036 170,243 55,687 59,315 21,791
Female 264,192 131,776 39,259 74,870 18,287
Total 571,228 302,019 94,946 134,185 40,078
WAJIR
Male 336,794 196,041 42,481 72,193 26,079
Female 274,610 149,650 25,620 77,168 22,172
Total 611,404 345,691 68,101 149,361 48,251
MANDERA
Male 521,804 294,725 45,936 147,770 33,373
Female 429,262 217,328 27,806 154,062 30,066
Total 951,066 512,053 73,742 301,832 63,439
SIAYA
Male 353,801 199,018 10,660 127,143 16,980
Female 400,254 229,968 11,963 142,431 15,892
Total 754,055 428,986 22,623 269,574 32,872
KISUMU
Male 418,637 204,656 20,136 180,248 13,597
Female 444,438 196,608 22,008 213,017 12,805
Total 863,075 401,264 42,144 393,265 26,402
HOMABAY
Male 408,536 217,914 14,313 161,780 14,529
Female 448,410 244,908 17,359 172,668 13,475
Total 856,946 462,822 31,672 334,448 28,004
MIGORI
Male 388,572 212,388 9,252 151,260 15,672
Female 418,099 236,597 11,368 155,152 14,982
Total 806,671 448,985 20,620 306,412 30,654
KISII
Male 490,170 256,656 10,204 204,153 19,157
Female 543,814 310,039 10,500 205,068 18,207
Total 1,033,984 566,695 20,704 409,221 37,364
NYAMIRA
Male 258,105 132,944 4,275 111,385 9,501
Female 282,780 159,306 4,130 110,399 8,945
Total 540,885 292,250 8,405 221,784 18,446
TURKANA
Male 411,248 296,419 31,728 49,807 33,294
Female 379,780 266,075 25,658 60,562 27,485
Total 791,028 562,494 57,386 110,369 60,779
WESTPOKOT
Male 225,357 139,059 9,377 60,070 16,851
Female 229,461 132,986 7,166 74,306 15,003
Total 454,818 272,045 16,543 134,376 31,854
SAMBURU
Male 98,551 64,942 5,947 21,626 6,036
Female 99,347 60,334 4,976 28,076 5,961
Total 197,898 125,276 10,923 49,702 11,997
TRANSNZOIA
Male 362,334 189,328 14,809 139,405 18,792
Female 369,786 167,778 14,422 170,273 17,313
Total 732,120 357,106 29,231 309,678 36,105
BARINGO
Male 250,687 139,546 12,810 86,305 12,026
Female 250,117 121,710 9,851 108,035 10,521
Total 500,804 261,256 22,661 194,340 22,547
UASINGISHU
Male 403,553 198,144 25,528 165,525 14,356
Female 403,703 155,367 21,583 213,429 13,324
Total 807,256 353,511 47,111 378,954 27,680
ELGEYO-MARAKWET
Male 165,017 89,394 6,348 62,676 6,599
Female 168,277 78,430 3,804 79,863 6,180
Total 333,294 167,824 10,152 142,539 12,779
NANDI
Male 338,682 186,542 8,398 129,727 14,015
Female 340,125 165,122 6,641 155,516 12,846
Total 678,807 351,664 15,039 285,243 26,861
LAIKIPIA
Male 179,117 97,276 10,562 64,420 6,859
Female 183,151 89,679 8,525 78,576 6,371
Total 362,268 186,955 19,087 142,996 13,230
NAKURU
Male 724,956 408,156 36,806 253,813 26,181
Female 725,592 365,101 35,636 300,825 24,030
Total 1,450,548 773,257 72,442 554,638 50,211
NAROK
Male 374,082 238,375 7,821 103,113 24,773
Female 371,327 215,275 6,714 125,618 23,720
Total 745,409 453,650 14,535 228,731 48,493
KAJIADO
Male 307,778 169,137 16,540 107,790 14,311
Female 308,463 126,691 14,519 153,673 13,580
Total 616,241 295,828 31,059 261,463 27,891
KERICHO
Male 268,304 153,120 7,146 98,095 9,943
Female 263,760 143,834 6,455 104,324 9,147
Total 532,064 296,954 13,601 202,419 19,090
BOMET
Male 396,818 219,743 7,456 151,944 17,675
Female 406,077 228,302 5,819 155,356 16,600
Total 802,895 448,045 13,275 307,300 34,275
KAKAMEGA
Male 710,102 396,684 26,742 245,927 40,749
Female 770,948 426,449 26,595 279,056 38,848
Total 1,481,050 823,133 53,337 524,983 79,597
VIHIGA
Male 236,427 113,789 13,883 97,888 10,867
Female 266,243 128,430 13,347 114,045 10,421
Total 502,670 242,219 27,230 211,933 21,288
BUNGOMA
Male 594,905 345,361 12,786 202,328 34,430
Female 628,907 365,647 12,751 217,809 32,700
Total 1,223,812 711,008 25,537 420,137 67,130
BUSIA
Male 314,174 186,850 7,751 101,217 18,356
Female 347,256 209,951 8,532 111,338 17,435
Total 661,430 396,801 16,283 212,555 35,791

Source: Kenya Population and Housing Census

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