Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Kenya, 1971

Kenya
1971
Total fertility rate: 7.92
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-5 -1   1971  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Kenya was 7.92 children per woman in 1971 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (324 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.6 years old. In total, 615,659 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.92
Births
615,659
Births per 1,000 people
52.2
Mean age of mothers
29.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.3%
Net reproduction rate
3.07
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.1
Population
11,788,904
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
10-1418.41.2%14,517
15-19179.911.4%106,591
20-24317.620.1%145,898
25-29324.020.5%124,451
30-34296.018.7%104,396
35-39247.915.7%75,836
40-44156.69.9%36,568
45-4940.92.6%7,075
50-542.40.2%324