Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Kenya, 1981

Kenya
1981
Total fertility rate: 7.45
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-5 -1   1981  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Kenya was 7.45 children per woman in 1981 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (315 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.6 years old. In total, 799,792 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.45
Births
799,792
Births per 1,000 people
48.2
Mean age of mothers
29.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.4%
Net reproduction rate
3.11
Boys per 100 girls at birth
101.7
Population
16,601,507
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
10-1411.10.7%13,153
15-19160.810.8%155,158
20-24314.521.1%231,085
25-29311.120.9%161,827
30-34284.819.1%110,887
35-39227.615.3%74,511
40-44136.79.2%42,026
45-4939.42.7%10,639
50-542.50.2%505