Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Kenya, 1978

Kenya
1978
Total fertility rate: 7.67
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-5 -1   1978  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Kenya was 7.67 children per woman in 1978 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (321 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.7 years old. In total, 729,606 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.67
Births
729,606
Births per 1,000 people
48.9
Mean age of mothers
29.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.0%
Net reproduction rate
3.14
Boys per 100 girls at birth
101.8
Population
14,934,126
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
10-1412.90.8%13,699
15-19164.510.7%138,679
20-24320.921.0%200,136
25-29319.020.8%142,609
30-34287.518.8%103,845
35-39236.115.4%76,746
40-44145.39.5%43,428
45-4941.62.7%10,016
50-542.60.2%447