Fertility & birth rates in Kenya and Solomon Islands

Fertility rate in Kenya vs Solomon Islands 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 3.56 in the Solomon Islands in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Kenya vs the Solomon Islands 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	Solomon Islands
1960	7.65	7.07
1961	7.72	7.05
1962	7.77	7.04
1963	7.82	7.03
1964	7.87	7.05
1965	7.92	7.02
1966	7.96	7
1967	7.95	6.97
1968	7.95	6.95
1969	7.95	6.97
1970	7.94	6.98
1971	7.92	6.99
1972	7.89	6.99
1973	7.86	7
1974	7.82	7.01
1975	7.8	6.99
1976	7.77	6.95
1977	7.73	6.92
1978	7.67	6.87
1979	7.6	6.82
1980	7.53	6.77
1981	7.45	6.71
1982	7.35	6.64
1983	7.22	6.57
1984	7.08	6.49
1985	6.96	6.38
1986	6.84	6.26
1987	6.69	6.12
1988	6.52	5.99
1989	6.33	5.87
1990	6.14	5.74
1991	5.94	5.62
1992	5.74	5.51
1993	5.57	5.45
1994	5.44	5.4
1995	5.37	5.34
1996	5.31	5.22
1997	5.27	5.09
1998	5.24	4.98
1999	5.18	4.86
2000	5.14	4.76
2001	5.09	4.67
2002	5.03	4.6
2003	4.94	4.54
2004	4.86	4.47
2005	4.8	4.41
2006	4.75	4.39
2007	4.72	4.37
2008	4.66	4.36
2009	4.57	4.35
2010	4.45	4.34
2011	4.28	4.34
2012	4.12	4.33
2013	3.96	4.33
2014	3.84	4.36
2015	3.77	4.29
2016	3.69	4.2
2017	3.61	4.06
2018	3.54	3.93
2019	3.43	3.8
2020	3.36	3.75
2021	3.31	3.69
2022	3.26	3.62
2023	3.21	3.56
2024	3.17	3.51
2025	3.12	3.47
2026	3.07	3.42
2027	3.03	3.37
2028	2.99	3.32
2029	2.95	3.28
2030	2.92	3.24
2031	2.89	3.2
2032	2.85	3.16
2033	2.82	3.12
2034	2.78	3.08
2035	2.75	3.04
2036	2.72	3
2037	2.69	2.97
2038	2.66	2.94
2039	2.63	2.91
2040	2.61	2.88
2041	2.58	2.84
2042	2.55	2.82
2043	2.53	2.79
2044	2.5	2.76
2045	2.47	2.73
2046	2.44	2.71
2047	2.42	2.68
2048	2.4	2.66
2049	2.38	2.63
2050	2.36	2.61

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Kenya	Solomon Islands
1960	48.7%	46.3%
1961	49.1%	46.1%
1962	49.4%	46%
1963	49.7%	45.9%
1964	49.8%	45.8%
1965	50.2%	45.9%
1966	50.6%	46%
1967	50.9%	46.2%
1968	51.2%	46.4%
1969	51.4%	46.6%
1970	51.6%	46.7%
1971	51.7%	46.8%
1972	51.9%	46.9%
1973	52%	47.1%
1974	52%	47.5%
1975	52%	47.9%
1976	52.1%	48.2%
1977	52%	48.3%
1978	51.9%	48.3%
1979	51.7%	48.3%
1980	51.5%	48.3%
1981	51.3%	48.2%
1982	51.1%	48.1%
1983	50.8%	47.9%
1984	50.6%	47.8%
1985	50.3%	47.5%
1986	50.1%	47.3%
1987	49.9%	46.9%
1988	49.7%	46.6%
1989	49.5%	46.2%
1990	49.2%	45.8%
1991	48.9%	45.4%
1992	48.7%	45.1%
1993	48.4%	44.8%
1994	48%	44.5%
1995	47.7%	44.3%
1996	47.4%	44%
1997	47.1%	43.8%
1998	46.8%	43.5%
1999	46.5%	43.2%
2000	46.1%	42.9%
2001	45.7%	42.5%
2002	45.3%	42.2%
2003	45%	41.9%
2004	44.6%	41.7%
2005	44.4%	41.5%
2006	44.2%	41.3%
2007	44%	41.2%
2008	43.9%	41.2%
2009	43.8%	41.1%
2010	43.6%	41%
2011	43.4%	40.8%
2012	43.2%	40.7%
2013	42.8%	40.4%
2014	42.4%	40.2%
2015	42%	40%
2016	41.5%	39.7%
2017	41%	39.4%
2018	40.5%	39%
2019	39.9%	38.7%
2020	39.3%	38.4%
2021	38.7%	38.1%
2022	38.1%	37.7%
2023	37.4%	37.4%
2024	36.8%	37%
2025	36.3%	36.6%
2026	35.7%	36.1%
2027	35.3%	35.7%
2028	34.9%	35.2%
2029	34.5%	34.7%
2030	34.2%	34.3%
2031	33.9%	33.9%
2032	33.6%	33.5%
2033	33.4%	33.2%
2034	33.2%	32.9%
2035	32.9%	32.7%
2036	32.7%	32.4%
2037	32.5%	32.2%
2038	32.2%	31.9%
2039	32%	31.7%
2040	31.7%	31.5%
2041	31.4%	31.2%
2042	31%	31%
2043	30.7%	30.7%
2044	30.4%	30.4%
2045	30%	30.2%
2046	29.7%	29.9%
2047	29.3%	29.6%
2048	28.9%	29.3%
2049	28.5%	29%
2050	28.2%	28.7%

Children aged 0-14 make up 36.8% of the population in Kenya and 37% in the Solomon Islands in 2024, compared to 49.2% and 45.8% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Kenya and the Solomon Islands compared.

Natural population change in Kenya vs Solomon Islands by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.16% in Kenya and +2.38% in the Solomon Islands. 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	Solomon Islands
1960	280,032	4,119
1961	298,463	4,257
1962	315,797	4,408
1963	332,763	4,571
1964	349,322	4,747
1965	366,444	4,885
1966	382,891	5,028
1967	396,920	5,151
1968	411,948	5,285
1969	427,819	5,444
1970	443,065	5,575
1971	459,897	5,814
1972	472,557	6,074
1973	485,556	6,343
1974	500,008	6,612
1975	517,579	6,635
1976	536,740	7,058
1977	554,124	7,290
1978	574,695	7,598
1979	595,390	7,874
1980	616,390	8,156
1981	642,379	8,436
1982	663,109	8,720
1983	684,587	9,011
1984	709,639	9,299
1985	732,739	9,534
1986	755,606	9,656
1987	775,124	9,943
1988	785,652	10,142
1989	795,622	10,354
1990	789,087	10,561
1991	790,030	10,789
1992	785,018	11,029
1993	788,579	11,396
1994	792,702	11,771
1995	812,391	12,124
1996	827,326	12,328
1997	847,493	12,478
1998	875,511	12,658
1999	898,484	12,809
2000	928,357	12,938
2001	963,721	13,061
2002	992,044	13,195
2003	1,018,182	13,344
2004	1,048,590	13,444
2005	1,080,446	13,568
2006	1,113,357	13,799
2007	1,147,063	13,963
2008	1,174,818	14,225
2009	1,193,598	14,381
2010	1,199,786	14,604
2011	1,185,863	15,095
2012	1,161,548	15,585
2013	1,136,006	16,038
2014	1,123,333	16,652
2015	1,119,200	16,909
2016	1,108,801	17,027
2017	1,105,769	16,897
2018	1,097,075	16,790
2019	1,071,777	16,649
2020	1,036,253	16,488
2021	1,037,082	16,626
2022	1,092,102	17,253
2023	1,100,970	17,436

Maternal mortality chart: Kenya vs Solomon Islands

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 123 deaths in the Solomon Islands.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Kenya	Solomon Islands
1985	1,375	209
1986	1,059	226
1987	960	200
1988	756	193
1989	663	188
1990	586	184
1991	493	178
1992	419	174
1993	363	173
1994	342	170
1995	308	168
1996	275	166
1997	253	164
1998	250	165
1999	217	164
2000	206	166
2001	188	167
2002	182	168
2003	177	167
2004	177	164
2005	178	161
2006	188	159
2007	198	163
2008	197	153
2009	208	152
2010	210	148
2011	209	147
2012	214	146
2013	206	147
2014	203	147
2015	203	146
2016	196	143
2017	186	140
2018	183	136
2019	176	135
2020	184	131
2021	183	153
2022	155	126
2023	149	123

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 3.99% in Kenya and 2.06% in the Solomon Islands. 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	Solomon Islands
1960	19.6%	16.7%
1961	18.8%	16%
1962	18.1%	15.4%
1963	17.5%	14.7%
1964	17%	14%
1965	16.6%	13.3%
1966	16.3%	12.7%
1967	16%	12%
1968	15.7%	11.3%
1969	15.4%	10.6%
1970	15%	9.94%
1971	14.7%	9.29%
1972	14.3%	8.69%
1973	14%	8.12%
1974	13.5%	7.6%
1975	13.1%	7.9%
1976	12.7%	6.68%
1977	12.2%	6.29%
1978	11.8%	5.95%
1979	11.4%	5.64%
1980	11%	5.38%
1981	10.6%	5.14%
1982	10.3%	4.93%
1983	9.98%	4.74%
1984	9.74%	4.58%
1985	9.57%	4.42%
1986	9.49%	4.28%
1987	9.51%	4.16%
1988	9.63%	4.04%
1989	9.85%	3.93%
1990	10.1%	3.82%
1991	10.5%	3.72%
1992	10.7%	3.62%
1993	10.9%	3.52%
1994	11%	3.43%
1995	11%	3.35%
1996	10.9%	3.27%
1997	10.7%	3.21%
1998	10.4%	3.16%
1999	10.1%	3.11%
2000	9.63%	3.07%
2001	9.16%	3.03%
2002	8.66%	2.99%
2003	8.16%	2.97%
2004	7.66%	2.94%
2005	7.15%	2.91%
2006	6.71%	2.88%
2007	6.32%	2.85%
2008	5.82%	2.81%
2009	5.54%	2.76%
2010	5.35%	2.72%
2011	5.22%	2.67%
2012	5.12%	2.62%
2013	5%	2.58%
2014	4.88%	2.53%
2015	4.74%	2.49%
2016	4.6%	2.45%
2017	4.53%	2.41%
2018	4.43%	2.36%
2019	4.33%	2.3%
2020	4.28%	2.24%
2021	4.19%	2.18%
2022	4.11%	2.12%
2023	3.99%	2.06%