Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Kenya, 2004

Kenya
2004
Total fertility rate: 4.86
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2004  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Kenya was 4.86 children per woman in 2004 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (236 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.4 years old. In total, 1,357,304 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.86
Births
1,357,304
Births per 1,000 people
39.1
Mean age of mothers
28.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.08
Boys per 100 girls at birth
101.9
Population
34,713,455
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
10-146.20.6%13,916
15-19118.212.1%241,866
20-24235.924.2%406,723
25-29225.123.1%315,053
30-34188.919.4%215,442
35-39126.213.0%115,474
40-4460.66.2%42,253
45-4912.71.3%6,355
50-540.70.1%220