Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Kenya, 2003

Kenya
2003
Total fertility rate: 4.94
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2003  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Kenya was 4.94 children per woman in 2003 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (238 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.4 years old. In total, 1,327,867 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.94
Births
1,327,867
Births per 1,000 people
39.5
Mean age of mothers
28.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.09
Boys per 100 girls at birth
101.8
Population
33,652,223
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
10-146.50.7%14,489
15-19119.012.0%237,030
20-24238.424.1%396,201
25-29228.223.1%307,593
30-34190.819.3%210,284
35-39130.013.1%114,264
40-4463.26.4%41,834
45-4912.71.3%5,973
50-540.60.1%200