Kenya ranked among top 5 gainers of population growth

Kenya is among the economies that are poised to reap the highest dividends from a rapidly growing population in the next 35 years, London-based Economist magazine says in its latest assessment of long-term growth prospects for countries worldwide.

The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), the research arm of the magazine, says Kenya’s labour force will nearly triple to 48 million by 2050 from the current 18 million, offering the economy a unique potential to speed up growth.