Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Kenya, 1982

Kenya
1982
Total fertility rate: 7.34
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-5 -1   1982  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Kenya was 7.34 children per woman in 1982 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (316 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.6 years old. In total, 822,326 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.34
Births
822,326
Births per 1,000 people
47.8
Mean age of mothers
29.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.8%
Net reproduction rate
3.08
Boys per 100 girls at birth
101.7
Population
17,206,175
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
10-1411.30.8%13,736
15-19153.410.5%154,259
20-24315.721.5%244,039
25-29311.021.2%172,065
30-34281.419.2%113,052
35-39222.015.1%73,563
40-44131.59.0%40,483
45-4938.22.6%10,606
50-542.40.2%523