Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Kenya, 1964

Kenya
1964
Total fertility rate: 7.87
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1964  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Kenya was 7.87 children per woman in 1964 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (324 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 494,596 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.87
Births
494,596
Births per 1,000 people
55.1
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.91
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.0
Population
8,973,536
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
10-1422.21.4%11,956
15-19173.311.0%76,176
20-24323.920.6%123,258
25-29321.720.4%112,930
30-34306.619.5%89,278
35-39236.515.0%50,955
40-44148.49.4%24,679
45-4940.52.6%5,114
50-542.60.2%250