Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Kenya, 1958

Kenya
1958
Total fertility rate: 7.60
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1958  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Kenya was 7.60 children per woman in 1958 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (308 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.6 years old. In total, 397,543 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.60
Births
397,543
Births per 1,000 people
55.4
Mean age of mothers
29.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.57
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.0
Population
7,174,789
The net reproduction rate counts only daughters who survive to their mothers' age: below 1, each generation of women is smaller than the one before.
Mother's ageBirths per 1,000 womenShare of total fertilityBirths
10-1423.31.5%10,032
15-19174.511.4%67,407
20-24299.619.6%106,374
25-29308.220.2%88,926
30-34297.819.5%63,434
35-39230.715.1%38,567
40-44147.09.6%18,588
45-4941.82.7%4,026
50-542.70.2%191