This archive report was first published on 5 November 2019.
Released in 2019, the Kenya Population and Housing Census revealed that the population of Garissa, Mandera, and Wajir counties has surpassed the 2009 disputed figures by nearly 200,000 people.
The combined population of the three counties stands at 2,490,073, compared to 2.3 million people in the 2009 population census.
However, the numbers show a drop in population in Mandera County, with a population of 867,457 compared to 1,025,756 in the previous result that was nullified over reported inconsistencies.
Garissa and Wajir have populations of 841,353 and 781,263 respectively, according to figures released by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics at State House.
The three counties topped the country in the number of family members per household, with Mandera having an average of 6.9 household size, followed by Wajir and Garissa at 6.1 and 5.9 respectively.
The figures imply that parents in North Eastern still give birth to more children compared to any other part of the country.
For instance, Mandera East has the highest population at 159,638, followed by Mandera Central at 157,220.
Some sub-counties in the region have more men compared to women, a scenario that contradicts the general countrywide result that shows more women than men.
