Population Growth in Kenya: How Social Groups Shape Urban and Rural Trends
Authors: Omar Benyamin, Sofia Andersen
DOI: 10.87349/JBUPT/28606
Page No: 35-66
Abstract
This article draws a link between social groups and perception about population growth in urban and rural counties in Kenya. Data indicates remarkable difference on how social groups, namely educational attainment, income sources and ethnic affiliation perceive population growth. Urban counties have more residents with secondary education and above, therefore a majority of them perceive population growth as a negative change than their counterparts in rural counties. Data also indicates that urban counties host many unemployed residents than rural counties who perceive population growth as a negative change. It is further revealed that the importance of political dominance because of the numerical strength of ethnic group in rural counties predisposes residents to perceive population growth as a positive change.
