Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Kenya, 1994

Kenya
1994
Total fertility rate: 5.44
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1994  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Kenya was 5.44 children per woman in 1994 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (264 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.7 years old. In total, 1,056,580 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.44
Births
1,056,580
Births per 1,000 people
40.9
Mean age of mothers
28.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.23
Boys per 100 girls at birth
101.8
Population
25,857,130
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
10-146.30.6%11,165
15-19120.511.1%178,894
20-24264.024.2%328,129
25-29253.723.3%257,745
30-34207.319.0%162,907
35-39142.413.1%81,421
40-4475.76.9%29,947
45-4919.21.8%6,074
50-541.10.1%297