Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Kenya, 1979

Kenya
1979
Total fertility rate: 7.60
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1979  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Kenya was 7.60 children per woman in 1979 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (319 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.6 years old. In total, 750,789 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.60
Births
750,789
Births per 1,000 people
48.6
Mean age of mothers
29.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.2%
Net reproduction rate
3.14
Boys per 100 girls at birth
101.7
Population
15,460,666
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
10-1412.30.8%13,606
15-19163.110.7%143,894
20-24318.921.0%210,191
25-29317.020.9%147,145
30-34288.119.0%107,041
35-39232.215.3%75,235
40-44141.99.4%42,954
45-4940.92.7%10,252
50-542.60.2%469