Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Kenya, 2007

Kenya
2007
Total fertility rate: 4.72
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2007  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Kenya was 4.72 children per woman in 2007 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (231 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.4 years old. In total, 1,456,741 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.72
Births
1,456,741
Births per 1,000 people
38.3
Mean age of mothers
28.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.06
Boys per 100 girls at birth
101.9
Population
38,036,349
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
10-145.40.6%12,668
15-19113.512.0%246,232
20-24231.024.4%441,341
25-29216.822.9%340,970
30-34185.819.6%235,182
35-39123.113.0%126,161
40-4458.16.1%46,663
45-4912.21.3%7,259
50-540.60.1%263