Kenya's population hits 49.7 million amid slow jobs growth

Africa's population will more than double to 2.6 billion by 2050, the Population Reference Bureau says. FILE PHOTO | JEFFF ANGOTE

Population of Kenya grew by 4.3 million within a year to reach 49.7 million at a time when the country is grappling with high unemployment, a new report says.

According the 2017 World Population Data Sheet from the Population Reference Bureau (PRB), Kenya’s population will hit 67 million in 2030 and 95.5 million by 2050.

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