Over a quarter of the population surveyed in Kenya spoke Swahili as the primary language at home in 2021. Nearly five percent of the respondents used English as their primary language in the household. Swahili and English are Kenya's official languages.
Distribution of primary languages spoken at home in Kenya as of 2021
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Afrobarometer. (August 16, 2022). Distribution of primary languages spoken at home in Kenya as of 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1279540/primary-languages-spoken-at-home-in-kenya/
Afrobarometer. "Distribution of primary languages spoken at home in Kenya as of 2021." Chart. August 16, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1279540/primary-languages-spoken-at-home-in-kenya/
Afrobarometer. (2022). Distribution of primary languages spoken at home in Kenya as of 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1279540/primary-languages-spoken-at-home-in-kenya/
Afrobarometer. "Distribution of Primary Languages Spoken at Home in Kenya as of 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Aug 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1279540/primary-languages-spoken-at-home-in-kenya/
Afrobarometer, Distribution of primary languages spoken at home in Kenya as of 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1279540/primary-languages-spoken-at-home-in-kenya/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Distribution of primary languages spoken at home in Kenya as of 2021 [Graph], Afrobarometer, August 16, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1279540/primary-languages-spoken-at-home-in-kenya/
