Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Kenya, 1974

Kenya
1974
Total fertility rate: 7.82
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1974  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Kenya was 7.82 children per woman in 1974 — 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 29.7 years old. In total, 656,113 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.82
Births
656,113
Births per 1,000 people
50.2
Mean age of mothers
29.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.8%
Net reproduction rate
3.10
Boys per 100 girls at birth
101.9
Population
13,070,078
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
10-1414.30.9%12,881
15-19167.510.7%116,717
20-24319.920.5%162,141
25-29324.320.8%132,197
30-34292.618.7%102,881
35-39242.815.5%78,792
40-44155.710.0%41,711
45-4942.82.7%8,409
50-542.50.2%381