Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Kenya, 2011

Kenya
2011
Total fertility rate: 4.28
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2011  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Kenya was 4.28 children per woman in 2011 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (215 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.2 years old. In total, 1,496,940 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.28
Births
1,496,940
Births per 1,000 people
35.0
Mean age of mothers
28.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.1%
Net reproduction rate
1.91
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.2
Population
42,758,461
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
10-143.10.4%8,348
15-19104.612.2%240,472
20-24215.225.1%454,804
25-29203.223.7%368,974
30-34166.619.4%244,974
35-39109.112.7%128,369
40-4445.45.3%42,794
45-4910.91.3%7,903
50-540.60.1%302