Fertility & birth rates in Kenya and Netherlands

Fertility rate in Kenya vs Netherlands 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 1.43 in the Netherlands in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Kenya vs the Netherlands population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Kenya	Netherlands
1960	7.65	3.12
1961	7.72	3.22
1962	7.77	3.18
1963	7.82	3.19
1964	7.87	3.17
1965	7.92	3.04
1966	7.96	2.9
1967	7.95	2.81
1968	7.95	2.72
1969	7.95	2.75
1970	7.94	2.57
1971	7.92	2.36
1972	7.89	2.15
1973	7.86	1.9
1974	7.82	1.77
1975	7.8	1.66
1976	7.77	1.63
1977	7.73	1.58
1978	7.67	1.58
1979	7.6	1.56
1980	7.53	1.6
1981	7.45	1.56
1982	7.35	1.5
1983	7.22	1.47
1984	7.08	1.49
1985	6.96	1.51
1986	6.84	1.55
1987	6.69	1.56
1988	6.52	1.55
1989	6.33	1.55
1990	6.14	1.62
1991	5.94	1.61
1992	5.74	1.59
1993	5.57	1.57
1994	5.44	1.57
1995	5.37	1.53
1996	5.31	1.53
1997	5.27	1.56
1998	5.24	1.63
1999	5.18	1.65
2000	5.14	1.72
2001	5.09	1.71
2002	5.03	1.73
2003	4.94	1.75
2004	4.86	1.72
2005	4.8	1.71
2006	4.75	1.72
2007	4.72	1.72
2008	4.66	1.77
2009	4.57	1.79
2010	4.45	1.79
2011	4.28	1.76
2012	4.12	1.72
2013	3.96	1.68
2014	3.84	1.71
2015	3.77	1.66
2016	3.69	1.66
2017	3.61	1.62
2018	3.54	1.59
2019	3.43	1.57
2020	3.36	1.54
2021	3.31	1.62
2022	3.26	1.49
2023	3.21	1.43
2024	3.17	1.43
2025	3.12	1.44
2026	3.07	1.44
2027	3.03	1.45
2028	2.99	1.45
2029	2.95	1.45
2030	2.92	1.46
2031	2.89	1.46
2032	2.85	1.47
2033	2.82	1.47
2034	2.78	1.48
2035	2.75	1.48
2036	2.72	1.48
2037	2.69	1.48
2038	2.66	1.48
2039	2.63	1.49
2040	2.61	1.49
2041	2.58	1.49
2042	2.55	1.5
2043	2.53	1.5
2044	2.5	1.5
2045	2.47	1.5
2046	2.44	1.5
2047	2.42	1.51
2048	2.4	1.51
2049	2.38	1.51
2050	2.36	1.51

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Kenya	Netherlands
1960	48.7%	30%
1961	49.1%	29.7%
1962	49.4%	29.1%
1963	49.7%	28.7%
1964	49.8%	28.5%
1965	50.2%	28.3%
1966	50.6%	28.1%
1967	50.9%	27.8%
1968	51.2%	27.6%
1969	51.4%	27.5%
1970	51.6%	27.3%
1971	51.7%	27.1%
1972	51.9%	26.8%
1973	52%	26.4%
1974	52%	25.9%
1975	52%	25.3%
1976	52.1%	24.8%
1977	52%	24.2%
1978	51.9%	23.5%
1979	51.7%	22.9%
1980	51.5%	22.3%
1981	51.3%	21.8%
1982	51.1%	21.3%
1983	50.8%	20.7%
1984	50.6%	20.1%
1985	50.3%	19.5%
1986	50.1%	19.1%
1987	49.9%	18.7%
1988	49.7%	18.5%
1989	49.5%	18.4%
1990	49.2%	18.4%
1991	48.9%	18.4%
1992	48.7%	18.5%
1993	48.4%	18.5%
1994	48%	18.6%
1995	47.7%	18.6%
1996	47.4%	18.6%
1997	47.1%	18.6%
1998	46.8%	18.6%
1999	46.5%	18.7%
2000	46.1%	18.8%
2001	45.7%	18.8%
2002	45.3%	18.8%
2003	45%	18.7%
2004	44.6%	18.6%
2005	44.4%	18.5%
2006	44.2%	18.3%
2007	44%	18.1%
2008	43.9%	17.9%
2009	43.8%	17.7%
2010	43.6%	17.6%
2011	43.4%	17.4%
2012	43.2%	17.3%
2013	42.8%	17.1%
2014	42.4%	16.9%
2015	42%	16.6%
2016	41.5%	16.4%
2017	41%	16.2%
2018	40.5%	16%
2019	39.9%	15.8%
2020	39.3%	15.6%
2021	38.7%	15.5%
2022	38.1%	15.4%
2023	37.4%	15.2%
2024	36.8%	15%
2025	36.3%	14.9%
2026	35.7%	14.9%
2027	35.3%	14.8%
2028	34.9%	14.8%
2029	34.5%	14.8%
2030	34.2%	14.8%
2031	33.9%	14.8%
2032	33.6%	14.7%
2033	33.4%	14.7%
2034	33.2%	14.7%
2035	32.9%	14.7%
2036	32.7%	14.7%
2037	32.5%	14.6%
2038	32.2%	14.6%
2039	32%	14.6%
2040	31.7%	14.5%
2041	31.4%	14.5%
2042	31%	14.4%
2043	30.7%	14.4%
2044	30.4%	14.3%
2045	30%	14.2%
2046	29.7%	14.1%
2047	29.3%	14.1%
2048	28.9%	14%
2049	28.5%	13.9%
2050	28.2%	13.8%

Children aged 0-14 make up 36.8% of the population in Kenya and 15% in the Netherlands in 2024, compared to 49.2% and 18.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Kenya and the Netherlands compared.

Natural population change in Kenya vs Netherlands by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.16% in Kenya and +0.08% in the Netherlands. 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	Netherlands
1960	280,032	151,623
1961	298,463	159,450
1962	315,797	153,474
1963	332,763	154,361
1964	349,322	157,653
1965	366,444	146,308
1966	382,891	138,265
1967	396,920	138,580
1968	411,948	132,389
1969	427,819	139,082
1970	443,065	129,082
1971	459,897	116,112
1972	472,557	101,297
1973	485,556	84,668
1974	500,008	75,853
1975	517,579	64,232
1976	536,740	63,361
1977	554,124	63,739
1978	574,695	61,344
1979	595,390	63,172
1980	616,390	66,504
1981	642,379	62,688
1982	663,109	54,388
1983	684,587	51,722
1984	709,639	54,812
1985	732,739	55,069
1986	755,606	59,746
1987	775,124	64,526
1988	785,652	61,993
1989	795,622	59,396
1990	789,087	68,777
1991	790,030	69,321
1992	785,018	66,811
1993	788,579	58,103
1994	792,702	61,532
1995	812,391	54,106
1996	827,326	51,251
1997	847,493	56,198
1998	875,511	61,258
1999	898,484	60,086
2000	928,357	66,887
2001	963,721	62,580
2002	992,044	59,751
2003	1,018,182	58,411
2004	1,048,590	56,987
2005	1,080,446	50,592
2006	1,113,357	49,038
2007	1,147,063	49,145
2008	1,174,818	49,337
2009	1,193,598	51,244
2010	1,199,786	48,184
2011	1,185,863	45,072
2012	1,161,548	35,186
2013	1,136,006	30,248
2014	1,123,333	35,417
2015	1,119,200	23,716
2016	1,108,801	23,843
2017	1,105,769	18,844
2018	1,097,075	15,508
2019	1,071,777	17,345
2020	1,036,253	0
2021	1,037,082	7,014
2022	1,092,102	-1,770
2023	1,100,970	-5,363

Maternal mortality chart: Kenya vs Netherlands

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 4 deaths in the Netherlands.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Kenya	Netherlands
1985	1,375	12
1986	1,059	12
1987	960	12
1988	756	12
1989	663	12
1990	586	12
1991	493	12
1992	419	12
1993	363	12
1994	342	12
1995	308	12
1996	275	12
1997	253	13
1998	250	12
1999	217	13
2000	206	13
2001	188	13
2002	182	13
2003	177	12
2004	177	11
2005	178	10
2006	188	9
2007	198	8
2008	197	8
2009	208	7
2010	210	6
2011	209	7
2012	214	6
2013	206	6
2014	203	5
2015	203	5
2016	196	5
2017	186	5
2018	183	5
2019	176	5
2020	184	4
2021	183	5
2022	155	4
2023	149	4

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 3.99% in Kenya and 0.4% in the Netherlands. 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	Netherlands
1960	19.6%	2.08%
1961	18.8%	2.03%
1962	18.1%	1.97%
1963	17.5%	1.92%
1964	17%	1.88%
1965	16.6%	1.83%
1966	16.3%	1.79%
1967	16%	1.74%
1968	15.7%	1.69%
1969	15.4%	1.64%
1970	15%	1.58%
1971	14.7%	1.53%
1972	14.3%	1.47%
1973	14%	1.41%
1974	13.5%	1.36%
1975	13.1%	1.31%
1976	12.7%	1.26%
1977	12.2%	1.21%
1978	11.8%	1.16%
1979	11.4%	1.12%
1980	11%	1.09%
1981	10.6%	1.06%
1982	10.3%	1.04%
1983	9.98%	1.02%
1984	9.74%	0.99%
1985	9.57%	0.97%
1986	9.49%	0.95%
1987	9.51%	0.92%
1988	9.63%	0.89%
1989	9.85%	0.86%
1990	10.1%	0.83%
1991	10.5%	0.8%
1992	10.7%	0.77%
1993	10.9%	0.74%
1994	11%	0.71%
1995	11%	0.69%
1996	10.9%	0.67%
1997	10.7%	0.66%
1998	10.4%	0.64%
1999	10.1%	0.63%
2000	9.63%	0.62%
2001	9.16%	0.61%
2002	8.66%	0.59%
2003	8.16%	0.57%
2004	7.66%	0.55%
2005	7.15%	0.53%
2006	6.71%	0.51%
2007	6.32%	0.49%
2008	5.82%	0.47%
2009	5.54%	0.46%
2010	5.35%	0.44%
2011	5.22%	0.43%
2012	5.12%	0.42%
2013	5%	0.42%
2014	4.88%	0.41%
2015	4.74%	0.41%
2016	4.6%	0.41%
2017	4.53%	0.4%
2018	4.43%	0.4%
2019	4.33%	0.4%
2020	4.28%	0.4%
2021	4.19%	0.4%
2022	4.11%	0.4%
2023	3.99%	0.4%