Kenya birth & fertility rate charts by year

Fertility rate in Kenya chart

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in Kenya is 3.21, which is above the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman. In 1993, the fertility rate was 5.57 — a -42.4% decline in 30 years.

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The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Kenya	World
1960	7.65	4.69
1961	7.72	4.56
1962	7.77	5.02
1963	7.82	5.31
1964	7.87	5.13
1965	7.92	5.08
1966	7.96	4.97
1967	7.95	4.87
1968	7.95	4.98
1969	7.95	4.88
1970	7.94	4.84
1971	7.92	4.69
1972	7.89	4.55
1973	7.86	4.42
1974	7.82	4.26
1975	7.8	4.07
1976	7.77	3.97
1977	7.73	3.84
1978	7.67	3.77
1979	7.6	3.76
1980	7.53	3.73
1981	7.45	3.71
1982	7.35	3.72
1983	7.22	3.59
1984	7.08	3.57
1985	6.96	3.53
1986	6.84	3.51
1987	6.69	3.48
1988	6.52	3.39
1989	6.33	3.35
1990	6.14	3.31
1991	5.94	3.13
1992	5.74	3.04
1993	5.57	2.97
1994	5.44	2.92
1995	5.37	2.87
1996	5.31	2.82
1997	5.27	2.78
1998	5.24	2.75
1999	5.18	2.72
2000	5.14	2.73
2001	5.09	2.69
2002	5.03	2.66
2003	4.94	2.64
2004	4.86	2.63
2005	4.8	2.61
2006	4.75	2.61
2007	4.72	2.6
2008	4.66	2.6
2009	4.57	2.59
2010	4.45	2.57
2011	4.28	2.55
2012	4.12	2.56
2013	3.96	2.53
2014	3.84	2.52
2015	3.77	2.49
2016	3.69	2.49
2017	3.61	2.46
2018	3.54	2.39
2019	3.43	2.35
2020	3.36	2.28
2021	3.31	2.25
2022	3.26	2.22
2023	3.21	2.2
2024	3.17	2.19
2025	3.12	2.18
2026	3.07	2.18
2027	3.03	2.17
2028	2.99	2.16
2029	2.95	2.15
2030	2.92	2.14
2031	2.89	2.13
2032	2.85	2.12
2033	2.82	2.12
2034	2.78	2.11
2035	2.75	2.1
2036	2.72	2.09
2037	2.69	2.09
2038	2.66	2.08
2039	2.63	2.08
2040	2.61	2.08
2041	2.58	2.07
2042	2.55	2.07
2043	2.53	2.07
2044	2.5	2.07
2045	2.47	2.06
2046	2.44	2.06
2047	2.42	2.06
2048	2.4	2.05
2049	2.38	2.05
2050	2.36	2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 11.4% were to women under 20 years old, 58.6% to women ages 20-29, and 30% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 17.7%, 55.7%, and 26.6% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in Kenya by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
	Kenya	World
1960	48.7%	37.4%
1961	49.1%	37.5%
1962	49.4%	37.6%
1963	49.7%	37.8%
1964	49.8%	38%
1965	50.2%	38%
1966	50.6%	38%
1967	50.9%	38%
1968	51.2%	37.9%
1969	51.4%	37.8%
1970	51.6%	37.7%
1971	51.7%	37.6%
1972	51.9%	37.5%
1973	52%	37.3%
1974	52%	37.2%
1975	52%	37.1%
1976	52.1%	36.9%
1977	52%	36.7%
1978	51.9%	36.3%
1979	51.7%	35.9%
1980	51.5%	35.5%
1981	51.3%	35.2%
1982	51.1%	34.9%
1983	50.8%	34.6%
1984	50.6%	34.3%
1985	50.3%	34%
1986	50.1%	33.8%
1987	49.9%	33.6%
1988	49.7%	33.4%
1989	49.5%	33.2%
1990	49.2%	33%
1991	48.9%	32.9%
1992	48.7%	32.7%
1993	48.4%	32.5%
1994	48%	32.3%
1995	47.7%	32.1%
1996	47.4%	31.8%
1997	47.1%	31.5%
1998	46.8%	31.1%
1999	46.5%	30.8%
2000	46.1%	30.4%
2001	45.7%	30%
2002	45.3%	29.6%
2003	45%	29.2%
2004	44.6%	28.8%
2005	44.4%	28.5%
2006	44.2%	28.1%
2007	44%	27.9%
2008	43.9%	27.6%
2009	43.8%	27.5%
2010	43.6%	27.3%
2011	43.4%	27.1%
2012	43.2%	27%
2013	42.8%	26.9%
2014	42.4%	26.8%
2015	42%	26.6%
2016	41.5%	26.5%
2017	41%	26.4%
2018	40.5%	26.2%
2019	39.9%	26%
2020	39.3%	25.8%
2021	38.7%	25.6%
2022	38.1%	25.3%
2023	37.4%	25%
2024	36.8%	24.7%
2025	36.3%	24.4%
2026	35.7%	24.1%
2027	35.3%	23.8%
2028	34.9%	23.4%
2029	34.5%	23.1%
2030	34.2%	22.8%
2031	33.9%	22.6%
2032	33.6%	22.3%
2033	33.4%	22.1%
2034	33.2%	21.9%
2035	32.9%	21.7%
2036	32.7%	21.6%
2037	32.5%	21.5%
2038	32.2%	21.4%
2039	32%	21.3%
2040	31.7%	21.2%
2041	31.4%	21.1%
2042	31%	21%
2043	30.7%	21%
2044	30.4%	20.9%
2045	30%	20.8%
2046	29.7%	20.7%
2047	29.3%	20.7%
2048	28.9%	20.6%
2049	28.5%	20.5%
2050	28.2%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Kenya was 48.7% in 1960, 48.4% in 1993, and 36.8% as of the latest data in 2025.

More about the demographics of Kenya.

Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in Kenya, excluding migration, has been +2.16% annually. On average, 1,089,236 more people were born each year than died.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Kenya
1960	280,032
1961	298,463
1962	315,797
1963	332,763
1964	349,322
1965	366,444
1966	382,891
1967	396,920
1968	411,948
1969	427,819
1970	443,065
1971	459,897
1972	472,557
1973	485,556
1974	500,008
1975	517,579
1976	536,740
1977	554,124
1978	574,695
1979	595,390
1980	616,390
1981	642,379
1982	663,109
1983	684,587
1984	709,639
1985	732,739
1986	755,606
1987	775,124
1988	785,652
1989	795,622
1990	789,087
1991	790,030
1992	785,018
1993	788,579
1994	792,702
1995	812,391
1996	827,326
1997	847,493
1998	875,511
1999	898,484
2000	928,357
2001	963,721
2002	992,044
2003	1,018,182
2004	1,048,590
2005	1,080,446
2006	1,113,357
2007	1,147,063
2008	1,174,818
2009	1,193,598
2010	1,199,786
2011	1,185,863
2012	1,161,548
2013	1,136,006
2014	1,123,333
2015	1,119,200
2016	1,108,801
2017	1,105,769
2018	1,097,075
2019	1,071,777
2020	1,036,253
2021	1,037,082
2022	1,092,102
2023	1,100,970

Maternal mortality chart

The maternal mortality rate in Kenya was 149 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.15% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a -27.7% decrease compared to the year 2000.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Kenya	World
1985	1,375	460
1986	1,059	438
1987	960	429
1988	756	414
1989	663	401
1990	586	391
1991	493	395
1992	419	395
1993	363	389
1994	342	382
1995	308	371
1996	275	366
1997	253	358
1998	250	360
1999	217	340
2000	206	328
2001	188	321
2002	182	311
2003	177	301
2004	177	291
2005	178	283
2006	188	276
2007	198	269
2008	197	264
2009	208	258
2010	210	253
2011	209	247
2012	214	239
2013	206	235
2014	203	231
2015	203	228
2016	196	220
2017	186	215
2018	183	211
2019	176	207
2020	184	211
2021	183	242
2022	155	203
2023	149	197

Under-five mortality rate chart

The under-5 mortality rate in Kenya was 39.9 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 3.99% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 96.3 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Kenya	World
1960	19.6%	18.5%
1961	18.8%	18.1%
1962	18.1%	17.8%
1963	17.5%	17.5%
1964	17%	17.7%
1965	16.6%	17.5%
1966	16.3%	17.3%
1967	16%	17%
1968	15.7%	16.5%
1969	15.4%	15.5%
1970	15%	15.2%
1971	14.7%	15.1%
1972	14.3%	14.4%
1973	14%	14.1%
1974	13.5%	13.7%
1975	13.1%	13.4%
1976	12.7%	13%
1977	12.2%	12.5%
1978	11.8%	12.1%
1979	11.4%	11.7%
1980	11%	11.4%
1981	10.6%	11%
1982	10.3%	10.8%
1983	9.98%	10.6%
1984	9.74%	10.4%
1985	9.57%	10.1%
1986	9.49%	9.81%
1987	9.51%	9.47%
1988	9.63%	9.31%
1989	9.85%	9.02%
1990	10.1%	8.81%
1991	10.5%	8.66%
1992	10.7%	8.46%
1993	10.9%	8.19%
1994	11%	7.98%
1995	11%	7.76%
1996	10.9%	7.52%
1997	10.7%	7.28%
1998	10.4%	7.05%
1999	10.1%	6.76%
2000	9.63%	6.48%
2001	9.16%	6.21%
2002	8.66%	5.94%
2003	8.16%	5.65%
2004	7.66%	5.43%
2005	7.15%	5.16%
2006	6.71%	4.92%
2007	6.32%	4.7%
2008	5.82%	4.5%
2009	5.54%	4.31%
2010	5.35%	4.11%
2011	5.22%	3.97%
2012	5.12%	3.77%
2013	5%	3.61%
2014	4.88%	3.48%
2015	4.74%	3.35%
2016	4.6%	3.23%
2017	4.53%	3.11%
2018	4.43%	2.97%
2019	4.33%	2.86%
2020	4.28%	2.75%
2021	4.19%	2.66%
2022	4.11%	2.59%
2023	3.99%	2.49%