Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Kenya, 2002

Kenya
2002
Total fertility rate: 5.03
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2002  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Kenya was 5.03 children per woman in 2002 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (242 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.4 years old. In total, 1,303,182 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.03
Births
1,303,182
Births per 1,000 people
39.9
Mean age of mothers
28.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.11
Boys per 100 girls at birth
101.9
Population
32,629,808
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
10-146.90.7%14,988
15-19120.612.0%232,988
20-24242.124.0%387,604
25-29232.223.0%302,105
30-34193.119.2%205,608
35-39133.813.3%112,866
40-4465.46.5%41,173
45-4912.91.3%5,664
50-540.60.1%186