Like many countries on the African continent, Kenya’s population is growing – fast. The country’s population was 8.1 million in 1963; today it stands at about 55 million people. More people have moved into urban areas too. In 1960 about 7 percent of the population lived in urban areas; by 2021 it stood at 28 percent.
Some key changes within Kenya’s society have taken place alongside, and because of, this fast growth.
