Population of Bantus, Nilotes and Cushites in Kenya

Kenya is a diverse country with people from different linguistic and tribal backgrounds. Overall, the country has 46 tribes and ethnicities, including Kenyan Europeans, Kenyan Asians, and Kenyan Americans. 

Additionally, 68 languages are spoken in Kenya, including those from the Niger-Congo, Nilo-Saharan, and Afro-Asiatic language families.^[1]

Kenya has Bantu, Nilotic, and Cushitic people. 

Quick Facts

1. The Bantu are the largest language group in Kenya, with 28,752,811 people as of 2019.
2. The total number of Nilotes was 14,438,036 in 2019.
3. Cushitic people were the smallest language group as of 2019, with a total of 3,563,367 people.

The Bantu are the largest language group in Kenya.

The Bantu people are descended from the Niger-Congo language family. They are the largest language group in Kenya, accounting for 60.5% of Kenya's total population in 2019. 

The total population of the Bantu was 28,752,811 in 2019.^[2]

The Bantu people in Kenya include the Kikuyu, Luhya, Kamba, Kisii, Mijikenda, Meru, Embu, Taita, Kuria, Tharaka, Mbeere, Suba, Pokomo, Bajuni, Swahili, Taveta, Walwana, Makonde, and Gosha.

Nilotic people are the second-largest group in Kenya

Nilotic people are descended from the Nilo-Saharan language family. In 2019, Nilotes comprised 30.4% of Kenya's population.

In 2019, the total number of Nilotes was 14,438,036.

Nilotic people include the Kalenjin, Luo, Maasai, Turkana, Teso, Samburu, Njemps, and Dorobo.

Cushitic people are the smallest language group in Kenya

Cushites are descended from the Afro-Asiatic language family. In 2019, Cushites were 7.5% of the Kenyan population. 

The total population of Cushites was 3,563,367 in 2019.

Cushitic peoples include Somali, Borana, Orma, Gabra, Rendille, Burji, Sakuye, Aweer, Dasenach, Wayyi, Konso, El Molo, and Dahalo.

See Also

1. Number of People by Tribe and Ethnicity in Kenya
2. List of languages spoken in Kenya

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