Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Kenya, 1972

Kenya
1972
Total fertility rate: 7.89
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1972  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Kenya was 7.89 children per woman in 1972 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (323 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.6 years old. In total, 628,772 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.89
Births
628,772
Births per 1,000 people
51.5
Mean age of mothers
29.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.7%
Net reproduction rate
3.08
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.1
Population
12,206,060
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
10-1417.21.1%14,243
15-19178.111.3%111,451
20-24317.820.1%150,113
25-29322.620.5%125,331
30-34294.618.7%103,989
35-39246.215.6%77,315
40-44157.110.0%38,573
45-4941.42.6%7,420
50-542.50.2%340