Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Kenya, 1985

Kenya
1985
Total fertility rate: 6.96
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1985  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Kenya was 6.96 children per woman in 1985 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (308 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.4 years old. In total, 899,803 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.96
Births
899,803
Births per 1,000 people
46.9
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.96
Boys per 100 girls at birth
101.5
Population
19,201,768
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
10-1410.30.7%13,746
15-19144.810.4%163,052
20-24307.522.1%275,781
25-29303.421.8%202,204
30-34269.919.4%125,135
35-39202.914.6%73,377
40-44117.38.4%36,260
45-4933.42.4%9,727
50-542.10.2%523