Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Kenya, 1991

Kenya
1991
Total fertility rate: 5.94
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1991  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Kenya was 5.94 children per woman in 1991 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (275 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.0 years old. In total, 1,018,015 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.94
Births
1,018,015
Births per 1,000 people
43.1
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.47
Boys per 100 girls at birth
101.7
Population
23,646,514
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
10-147.10.6%11,444
15-19130.210.9%176,844
20-24275.323.1%313,192
25-29270.222.7%245,020
30-34226.519.0%153,460
35-39167.814.1%79,594
40-4487.87.4%31,036
45-4923.72.0%7,049
50-541.40.1%376