Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Kenya, 2014

Kenya
2014
Total fertility rate: 3.84
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2014  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Kenya was 3.84 children per woman in 2014 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (203 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.0 years old. In total, 1,452,569 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.84
Births
1,452,569
Births per 1,000 people
31.5
Mean age of mothers
28.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.73
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.2
Population
46,051,440
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
10-142.20.3%6,312
15-1990.011.7%222,489
20-24203.526.4%447,603
25-29185.824.1%367,658
30-34150.819.6%244,482
35-3992.712.0%119,610
40-4435.34.6%36,791
45-498.91.2%7,309
50-540.50.1%317