Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Kenya, 2027

Kenya
2027
Total fertility rate: 3.03
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2027  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Kenya is projected at 3.03 children per woman in 2027 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 20-24 (166 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 28.2 years old. In total, 1,576,718 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
3.03
Births
1,576,718
Births per 1,000 people
26.4
Mean age of mothers
28.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.7%
Net reproduction rate
1.39
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.1
Population
59,745,753
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
10-140.50.1%1,800
15-1949.98.2%169,379
20-24166.227.3%506,819
25-29162.926.8%427,731
30-34129.621.3%287,904
35-3975.012.3%145,798
40-4420.93.4%33,541
45-492.80.5%3,611
50-540.10.0%136