Fertility & birth rates in Kenya and Mauritius

Fertility rate in Kenya vs Mauritius chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Kenya was 3.21 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.39 in Mauritius in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Kenya	Mauritius
1960	7.65	5.9
1961	7.72	5.98
1962	7.77	5.88
1963	7.82	6.18
1964	7.87	5.96
1965	7.92	5.51
1966	7.96	5.46
1967	7.95	4.63
1968	7.95	4.6
1969	7.95	3.97
1970	7.94	3.82
1971	7.92	3.51
1972	7.89	3.41
1973	7.86	3.07
1974	7.82	3.45
1975	7.8	3.2
1976	7.77	3.13
1977	7.73	3.07
1978	7.67	3.01
1979	7.6	2.91
1980	7.53	2.8
1981	7.45	2.67
1982	7.35	2.53
1983	7.22	2.4
1984	7.08	2.16
1985	6.96	2.02
1986	6.84	1.99
1987	6.69	2.05
1988	6.52	2.14
1989	6.33	2.23
1990	6.14	2.32
1991	5.94	2.3
1992	5.74	2.37
1993	5.57	2.21
1994	5.44	2.25
1995	5.37	2.14
1996	5.31	2.12
1997	5.27	2.04
1998	5.24	1.97
1999	5.18	2.05
2000	5.14	1.99
2001	5.09	1.91
2002	5.03	1.94
2003	4.94	1.87
2004	4.86	1.92
2005	4.8	1.88
2006	4.75	1.77
2007	4.72	1.74
2008	4.66	1.67
2009	4.57	1.59
2010	4.45	1.57
2011	4.28	1.55
2012	4.12	1.54
2013	3.96	1.44
2014	3.84	1.43
2015	3.77	1.36
2016	3.69	1.4
2017	3.61	1.44
2018	3.54	1.41
2019	3.43	1.4
2020	3.36	1.44
2021	3.31	1.41
2022	3.26	1.32
2023	3.21	1.39
2024	3.17	1.37
2025	3.12	1.36
2026	3.07	1.35
2027	3.03	1.35
2028	2.99	1.35
2029	2.95	1.35
2030	2.92	1.36
2031	2.89	1.36
2032	2.85	1.37
2033	2.82	1.37
2034	2.78	1.38
2035	2.75	1.39
2036	2.72	1.39
2037	2.69	1.4
2038	2.66	1.41
2039	2.63	1.41
2040	2.61	1.42
2041	2.58	1.42
2042	2.55	1.43
2043	2.53	1.43
2044	2.5	1.44
2045	2.47	1.45
2046	2.44	1.45
2047	2.42	1.46
2048	2.4	1.46
2049	2.38	1.47
2050	2.36	1.47

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Kenya	Mauritius
1960	48.7%	45%
1961	49.1%	45%
1962	49.4%	45.1%
1963	49.7%	45.1%
1964	49.8%	44.8%
1965	50.2%	44.4%
1966	50.6%	44%
1967	50.9%	43.4%
1968	51.2%	42.9%
1969	51.4%	42.3%
1970	51.6%	41.6%
1971	51.7%	40.9%
1972	51.9%	40.1%
1973	52%	39.1%
1974	52%	38.2%
1975	52%	37.3%
1976	52.1%	36.5%
1977	52%	35.7%
1978	51.9%	34.9%
1979	51.7%	34.2%
1980	51.5%	33.6%
1981	51.3%	33.1%
1982	51.1%	32.6%
1983	50.8%	32.2%
1984	50.6%	31.8%
1985	50.3%	31.4%
1986	50.1%	31.1%
1987	49.9%	30.8%
1988	49.7%	30.5%
1989	49.5%	30.1%
1990	49.2%	29.8%
1991	48.9%	29.4%
1992	48.7%	29%
1993	48.4%	28.5%
1994	48%	28%
1995	47.7%	27.5%
1996	47.4%	27%
1997	47.1%	26.6%
1998	46.8%	26.2%
1999	46.5%	25.8%
2000	46.1%	25.6%
2001	45.7%	25.3%
2002	45.3%	25%
2003	45%	24.7%
2004	44.6%	24.3%
2005	44.4%	23.9%
2006	44.2%	23.4%
2007	44%	22.9%
2008	43.9%	22.3%
2009	43.8%	21.7%
2010	43.6%	21.1%
2011	43.4%	20.6%
2012	43.2%	20.1%
2013	42.8%	19.7%
2014	42.4%	19.3%
2015	42%	18.9%
2016	41.5%	18.4%
2017	41%	17.9%
2018	40.5%	17.4%
2019	39.9%	16.9%
2020	39.3%	16.4%
2021	38.7%	15.9%
2022	38.1%	15.5%
2023	37.4%	15.1%
2024	36.8%	14.8%
2025	36.3%	14.5%
2026	35.7%	14.3%
2027	35.3%	14.1%
2028	34.9%	14%
2029	34.5%	13.8%
2030	34.2%	13.7%
2031	33.9%	13.6%
2032	33.6%	13.5%
2033	33.4%	13.4%
2034	33.2%	13.3%
2035	32.9%	13.2%
2036	32.7%	13%
2037	32.5%	12.9%
2038	32.2%	12.8%
2039	32%	12.7%
2040	31.7%	12.6%
2041	31.4%	12.5%
2042	31%	12.4%
2043	30.7%	12.3%
2044	30.4%	12.2%
2045	30%	12.1%
2046	29.7%	12%
2047	29.3%	11.8%
2048	28.9%	11.7%
2049	28.5%	11.6%
2050	28.2%	11.4%

Children aged 0-14 make up 36.8% of the population in Kenya and 14.8% in Mauritius in 2024, compared to 49.2% and 29.8% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Kenya and Mauritius compared.

Natural population change in Kenya vs Mauritius by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.16% in Kenya and +0.15% in Mauritius. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Kenya	Mauritius
1960	280,032	19,931
1961	298,463	20,355
1962	315,797	20,660
1963	332,763	22,069
1964	349,322	22,239
1965	366,444	20,482
1966	382,891	20,758
1967	396,920	17,560
1968	411,948	17,884
1969	427,819	15,761
1970	443,065	16,190
1971	459,897	15,441
1972	472,557	14,825
1973	485,556	13,145
1974	500,008	17,561
1975	517,579	15,342
1976	536,740	16,407
1977	554,124	16,769
1978	574,695	18,670
1979	595,390	19,282
1980	616,390	19,321
1981	642,379	18,334
1982	663,109	15,880
1983	684,587	14,525
1984	709,639	13,665
1985	732,739	12,451
1986	755,606	12,340
1987	775,124	13,262
1988	785,652	14,084
1989	795,622	14,718
1990	789,087	15,564
1991	790,030	15,091
1992	785,018	15,833
1993	788,579	14,814
1994	792,702	14,355
1995	812,391	13,020
1996	827,326	13,041
1997	847,493	11,943
1998	875,511	11,489
1999	898,484	12,341
2000	928,357	12,224
2001	963,721	11,723
2002	992,044	11,685
2003	1,018,182	10,799
2004	1,048,590	10,745
2005	1,080,446	10,195
2006	1,113,357	8,515
2007	1,147,063	8,429
2008	1,174,818	7,465
2009	1,193,598	6,113
2010	1,199,786	5,877
2011	1,185,863	5,511
2012	1,161,548	5,149
2013	1,136,006	4,281
2014	1,123,333	3,657
2015	1,119,200	3,031
2016	1,108,801	2,906
2017	1,105,769	3,415
2018	1,097,075	2,151
2019	1,071,777	1,773
2020	1,036,253	2,405
2021	1,037,082	-253
2022	1,092,102	-757
2023	1,100,970	1,009

Maternal mortality chart: Kenya vs Mauritius

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 149 deaths per 100,000 live births in Kenya, compared to 66 deaths in Mauritius.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Kenya	Mauritius
1985	1,375	111
1986	1,059	106
1987	960	103
1988	756	93
1989	663	85
1990	586	77
1991	493	75
1992	419	73
1993	363	70
1994	342	63
1995	308	55
1996	275	52
1997	253	49
1998	250	48
1999	217	46
2000	206	43
2001	188	42
2002	182	42
2003	177	42
2004	177	43
2005	178	43
2006	188	45
2007	198	46
2008	197	48
2009	208	51
2010	210	53
2011	209	55
2012	214	55
2013	206	58
2014	203	60
2015	203	61
2016	196	62
2017	186	66
2018	183	67
2019	176	67
2020	184	58
2021	183	80
2022	155	61
2023	149	66

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 3.99% in Kenya and 1.52% in Mauritius. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Kenya	Mauritius
1960	19.6%	10.2%
1961	18.8%	9.82%
1962	18.1%	9.31%
1963	17.5%	8.72%
1964	17%	8.4%
1965	16.6%	8.66%
1966	16.3%	9.25%
1967	16%	9.55%
1968	15.7%	9.25%
1969	15.4%	8.72%
1970	15%	8.35%
1971	14.7%	8.15%
1972	14.3%	7.98%
1973	14%	7.71%
1974	13.5%	7.24%
1975	13.1%	6.53%
1976	12.7%	5.74%
1977	12.2%	5.08%
1978	11.8%	4.62%
1979	11.4%	4.28%
1980	11%	4.02%
1981	10.6%	3.77%
1982	10.3%	3.47%
1983	9.98%	3.15%
1984	9.74%	2.92%
1985	9.57%	2.85%
1986	9.49%	2.88%
1987	9.51%	2.85%
1988	9.63%	2.7%
1989	9.85%	2.5%
1990	10.1%	2.32%
1991	10.5%	2.19%
1992	10.7%	2.13%
1993	10.9%	2.12%
1994	11%	2.16%
1995	11%	2.22%
1996	10.9%	2.26%
1997	10.7%	2.25%
1998	10.4%	2.16%
1999	10.1%	2.03%
2000	9.63%	1.89%
2001	9.16%	1.76%
2002	8.66%	1.66%
2003	8.16%	1.6%
2004	7.66%	1.57%
2005	7.15%	1.55%
2006	6.71%	1.54%
2007	6.32%	1.52%
2008	5.82%	1.5%
2009	5.54%	1.48%
2010	5.35%	1.48%
2011	5.22%	1.49%
2012	5.12%	1.5%
2013	5%	1.49%
2014	4.88%	1.47%
2015	4.74%	1.47%
2016	4.6%	1.47%
2017	4.53%	1.5%
2018	4.43%	1.53%
2019	4.33%	1.57%
2020	4.28%	1.58%
2021	4.19%	1.57%
2022	4.11%	1.55%
2023	3.99%	1.52%