Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Kenya, 1992

Kenya
1992
Total fertility rate: 5.74
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1992  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Kenya was 5.74 children per woman in 1992 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (267 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.9 years old. In total, 1,025,956 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.74
Births
1,025,956
Births per 1,000 people
42.1
Mean age of mothers
28.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.37
Boys per 100 girls at birth
101.8
Population
24,382,460
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%11,840
15-19126.411.0%176,539
20-24267.223.2%313,477
25-29265.023.0%250,142
30-34220.119.1%156,986
35-39157.413.7%79,583
40-4483.17.2%30,313
45-4922.41.9%6,722
50-541.30.1%355