Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Kenya, 1999

Kenya
1999
Total fertility rate: 5.18
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1999  +1 +5

Country

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The total fertility rate of Kenya was 5.18 children per woman in 1999 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (252 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.5 years old. In total, 1,199,045 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.18
Births
1,199,045
Births per 1,000 people
40.3
Mean age of mothers
28.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.13
Boys per 100 girls at birth
101.8
Population
29,733,408
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
10-146.60.6%13,719
15-19121.911.7%212,868
20-24251.624.2%359,520
25-29240.523.2%282,913
30-34197.519.0%188,306
35-39136.713.2%100,262
40-4468.26.6%36,176
45-4913.91.3%5,080
50-540.70.1%200