Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Kenya, 2012

Kenya
2012
Total fertility rate: 4.12
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2012  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Kenya was 4.12 children per woman in 2012 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (211 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.1 years old. In total, 1,477,880 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.12
Births
1,477,880
Births per 1,000 people
33.7
Mean age of mothers
28.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.85
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.2
Population
43,888,303
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
10-142.70.3%7,357
15-19100.212.1%235,190
20-24210.525.5%451,707
25-29195.923.8%366,754
30-34159.619.4%242,622
35-39103.712.6%125,687
40-4441.55.0%40,516
45-4910.21.2%7,745
50-540.50.1%303