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Population by County - 2019 census numbers released by KNBS

Miriam Mwende
Miriam Mwende 12:19 - 04 November 2019
President Uhuru Kenyatta with census officials. Nelly Kinja arrested in Kiambu after lying to census officials that she was counted on Saturday
President Uhuru Kenyatta with census officials. Nelly Kinja arrested in Kiambu after lying to census officials that she was counted on Saturday
Full list of the 47 counties with the total population
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The Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) on Monday officially released the total number of Kenya's population including the statistics per county.

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President Uhuru Kenyatta received the preliminary report at State House Nairobi from KNBS Director-General Zachary Mwangi and Labour CS Ukur Yattani.

President Kenyatta noted that the KNBS had made history by making Kenya the first African country to ever release census results after two months of the exercise.

He also noted that the 2019 census was the first to be conducted following the promulgation of Kenya's Constitution in 2010.

The Head of State directed government ministries to use the report for planning purposes.

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Here are Kenya's population numbers by county.

  1. Mombasa......1,208,333
  2. Kwale......866,820
  3. Kilifi......1,453,787
  4. Tana River......315,943
  5. Lamu......143,920
  6. Taita Taveta......340,671
  7. Garissa......841,353
  8. Wajir......781,263
  9. Mandera......867,457
  10. Marsabit......459,785
  11. Isiolo......268,002
  12. Meru......1,545,714
  13. Tharaka Nithi,......393,177
  14. Embu......608,599
  15. Kitui.......1,136,187
  16. Machakos......1,421,932
  17. Makueni......987,653
  18. Nyandarua......638,289
  19. Nyeri......759,164
  20. Narok......1, 157,873
  21. Kirinyaga.....610,411
  22. Muranga......1,056,640
  23. Kiambu......2,417,735
2019 census numbers by County
Population by County - 2019 census numbers released by Kenya National Bureau of Statistics
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