Meru
County in Kenya
Contents: Population
The population development of Meru as well as related information and services (Wikipedia, Google, images).
Name | Status | Population Census 1979-08-24 | Population Census 1989-08-24 | Population Census 1999-08-24 | Population Census 2009-08-24 | Population Census 2019-08-24 | Population Projection 2023-07-01 | ||||||||||||
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Meru | County | ... | ... | 1,102,930 | 1,356,301 | 1,545,714 | 1,625,982 | ||||||||||||
Meru 1,625,982 Population [2023] – Projection 7,006 km² Area 232.1/km² Population Density [2023] 1.3% Annual Population Change [2019 → 2023] | |||||||||||||||||||
Kenya | Republic | 15,327,061 | 21,443,636 | 28,686,607 | 38,610,097 | 47,564,296 | 51,525,602 |
Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics.
Further information about the population structure:
Gender (P 2023) | |
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Males | 808,208 |
Females | 817,774 |
Age Groups (P 2023) | |
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0-14 years | 526,607 |
15-64 years | 999,983 |
65+ years | 99,393 |
Age Distribution (P 2023) | |
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80+ years | 28,559 |
70-79 years | 42,287 |
60-69 years | 64,971 |
50-59 years | 100,933 |
40-49 years | 165,861 |
30-39 years | 226,435 |
20-29 years | 301,593 |
10-19 years | 341,637 |
0-9 years | 353,707 |
Urbanization (C 2019) | |
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Rural | 1,406,796 |
Urban | 138,918 |
Religion (C 2019) | |
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Catholic | 313,277 |
Protestant | 615,129 |
Evangelical | 365,759 |
Other Christian | 184,108 |
Islam | 12,531 |
Hindu | 336 |
Traditional | 2,022 |
Other religion | 18,898 |
No religion | 20,985 |