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Figure 2-4 – Wote Municipality’s Social and Demographic Profile
2.3.3 Socio-Economic and Demographic Profile
Figure 2-4 – Wote Municipality’s Social and Demographic Profile
Population
987,653
inhabitants in MC in 2019.
Source: Atkins analysis
164,116
inhabitants in WM in 2019.
Population Growth
1.14 million
inhabitants are projected to be living in Makueni County by 2030 if current growth rates continue. 186,900 of these inhabitants will live in Wote Municipality.
Poverty
Makueni County had an absolute poverty index rate of 34.8% in 2018, compared with 36.1% nationally.
Education
6%
of Makueni County had no level of education in 2019, compared with 9% in Kenya overall. 23% of both males and females have been educated to a secondary school level.
Health Facilities
24
Public health facilities in Wote Municipality - a County Referral Hospital, 5 health centres and 18 dispensaries.
