Fertility & birth rates in Kenya and Thailand

Fertility rate in Kenya vs Thailand 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 1.21 in Thailand in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Kenya vs Thailand 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	Thailand
1960	7.65	6.33
1961	7.72	6.32
1962	7.77	6.33
1963	7.82	6.34
1964	7.87	6.31
1965	7.92	6.26
1966	7.96	6.18
1967	7.95	6.08
1968	7.95	5.93
1969	7.95	5.7
1970	7.94	5.45
1971	7.92	5.25
1972	7.89	5.08
1973	7.86	4.85
1974	7.82	4.6
1975	7.8	4.36
1976	7.77	4.12
1977	7.73	3.87
1978	7.67	3.62
1979	7.6	3.45
1980	7.53	3.29
1981	7.45	3.13
1982	7.35	2.94
1983	7.22	2.76
1984	7.08	2.58
1985	6.96	2.45
1986	6.84	2.36
1987	6.69	2.26
1988	6.52	2.17
1989	6.33	2.14
1990	6.14	2.07
1991	5.94	2.04
1992	5.74	2.01
1993	5.57	1.97
1994	5.44	1.93
1995	5.37	1.89
1996	5.31	1.87
1997	5.27	1.85
1998	5.24	1.82
1999	5.18	1.77
2000	5.14	1.73
2001	5.09	1.71
2002	5.03	1.69
2003	4.94	1.67
2004	4.86	1.67
2005	4.8	1.64
2006	4.75	1.63
2007	4.72	1.62
2008	4.66	1.59
2009	4.57	1.57
2010	4.45	1.56
2011	4.28	1.57
2012	4.12	1.56
2013	3.96	1.53
2014	3.84	1.48
2015	3.77	1.45
2016	3.69	1.4
2017	3.61	1.36
2018	3.54	1.32
2019	3.43	1.29
2020	3.36	1.26
2021	3.31	1.23
2022	3.26	1.22
2023	3.21	1.21
2024	3.17	1.2
2025	3.12	1.19
2026	3.07	1.19
2027	3.03	1.19
2028	2.99	1.19
2029	2.95	1.19
2030	2.92	1.2
2031	2.89	1.2
2032	2.85	1.21
2033	2.82	1.21
2034	2.78	1.22
2035	2.75	1.22
2036	2.72	1.23
2037	2.69	1.23
2038	2.66	1.24
2039	2.63	1.24
2040	2.61	1.25
2041	2.58	1.25
2042	2.55	1.26
2043	2.53	1.26
2044	2.5	1.26
2045	2.47	1.27
2046	2.44	1.27
2047	2.42	1.28
2048	2.4	1.28
2049	2.38	1.28
2050	2.36	1.29

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Kenya	Thailand
1960	48.7%	44.3%
1961	49.1%	44.6%
1962	49.4%	44.8%
1963	49.7%	45.1%
1964	49.8%	45.3%
1965	50.2%	45.4%
1966	50.6%	45.4%
1967	50.9%	45.3%
1968	51.2%	45.2%
1969	51.4%	45%
1970	51.6%	44.8%
1971	51.7%	44.4%
1972	51.9%	44%
1973	52%	43.5%
1974	52%	43%
1975	52%	42.4%
1976	52.1%	41.8%
1977	52%	41.1%
1978	51.9%	40.3%
1979	51.7%	39.5%
1980	51.5%	38.7%
1981	51.3%	37.8%
1982	51.1%	37%
1983	50.8%	36%
1984	50.6%	35.1%
1985	50.3%	34.1%
1986	50.1%	33.2%
1987	49.9%	32.4%
1988	49.7%	31.5%
1989	49.5%	30.7%
1990	49.2%	30%
1991	48.9%	29.2%
1992	48.7%	28.5%
1993	48.4%	28%
1994	48%	27.4%
1995	47.7%	26.9%
1996	47.4%	26.4%
1997	47.1%	25.9%
1998	46.8%	25.4%
1999	46.5%	24.9%
2000	46.1%	24.4%
2001	45.7%	23.9%
2002	45.3%	23.4%
2003	45%	23%
2004	44.6%	22.6%
2005	44.4%	22.2%
2006	44.2%	21.7%
2007	44%	21.3%
2008	43.9%	20.9%
2009	43.8%	20.6%
2010	43.6%	20.1%
2011	43.4%	19.7%
2012	43.2%	19.2%
2013	42.8%	18.8%
2014	42.4%	18.5%
2015	42%	18.1%
2016	41.5%	17.7%
2017	41%	17.3%
2018	40.5%	16.9%
2019	39.9%	16.6%
2020	39.3%	16.2%
2021	38.7%	15.8%
2022	38.1%	15.4%
2023	37.4%	15.1%
2024	36.8%	14.7%
2025	36.3%	14.4%
2026	35.7%	14.1%
2027	35.3%	13.7%
2028	34.9%	13.4%
2029	34.5%	13.1%
2030	34.2%	12.9%
2031	33.9%	12.7%
2032	33.6%	12.5%
2033	33.4%	12.3%
2034	33.2%	12.2%
2035	32.9%	12.1%
2036	32.7%	12%
2037	32.5%	11.9%
2038	32.2%	11.9%
2039	32%	11.8%
2040	31.7%	11.8%
2041	31.4%	11.8%
2042	31%	11.8%
2043	30.7%	11.7%
2044	30.4%	11.7%
2045	30%	11.7%
2046	29.7%	11.7%
2047	29.3%	11.6%
2048	28.9%	11.6%
2049	28.5%	11.6%
2050	28.2%	11.5%

Children aged 0-14 make up 36.8% of the population in Kenya and 14.7% in Thailand in 2024, compared to 49.2% and 30% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Kenya and Thailand compared.

Natural population change in Kenya vs Thailand by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.16% in Kenya and +0.18% in Thailand. 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	Thailand
1960	280,032	774,190
1961	298,463	801,140
1962	315,797	828,741
1963	332,763	860,728
1964	349,322	885,137
1965	366,444	909,000
1966	382,891	929,469
1967	396,920	944,980
1968	411,948	953,806
1969	427,819	948,314
1970	443,065	937,116
1971	459,897	936,215
1972	472,557	940,420
1973	485,556	933,540
1974	500,008	923,151
1975	517,579	911,980
1976	536,740	894,072
1977	554,124	871,232
1978	574,695	847,799
1979	595,390	843,434
1980	616,390	845,575
1981	642,379	839,297
1982	663,109	817,951
1983	684,587	794,239
1984	709,639	779,856
1985	732,739	776,935
1986	755,606	783,430
1987	775,124	774,498
1988	785,652	765,252
1989	795,622	774,563
1990	789,087	760,808
1991	790,030	760,508
1992	785,018	754,999
1993	788,579	737,696
1994	792,702	712,589
1995	812,391	682,703
1996	827,326	661,397
1997	847,493	644,834
1998	875,511	617,318
1999	898,484	578,073
2000	928,357	543,884
2001	963,721	524,230
2002	992,044	504,299
2003	1,018,182	488,003
2004	1,048,590	466,542
2005	1,080,446	456,378
2006	1,113,357	441,211
2007	1,147,063	425,362
2008	1,174,818	401,730
2009	1,193,598	382,636
2010	1,199,786	370,466
2011	1,185,863	365,670
2012	1,161,548	351,485
2013	1,136,006	325,059
2014	1,123,333	294,628
2015	1,119,200	266,362
2016	1,108,801	226,255
2017	1,105,769	194,695
2018	1,097,075	159,383
2019	1,071,777	116,867
2020	1,036,253	84,107
2021	1,037,082	57,382
2022	1,092,102	-61,046
2023	1,100,970	-46,105

Maternal mortality chart: Kenya vs Thailand

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 34 deaths in Thailand.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Kenya	Thailand
1985	1,375	88
1986	1,059	78
1987	960	72
1988	756	67
1989	663	64
1990	586	60
1991	493	59
1992	419	58
1993	363	57
1994	342	54
1995	308	52
1996	275	49
1997	253	48
1998	250	47
1999	217	48
2000	206	49
2001	188	47
2002	182	44
2003	177	42
2004	177	44
2005	178	40
2006	188	38
2007	198	38
2008	197	37
2009	208	37
2010	210	37
2011	209	37
2012	214	36
2013	206	35
2014	203	34
2015	203	34
2016	196	34
2017	186	34
2018	183	34
2019	176	34
2020	184	36
2021	183	38
2022	155	112
2023	149	34

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 3.99% in Kenya and 0.92% in Thailand. 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	Thailand
1960	19.6%	14.7%
1961	18.8%	14.2%
1962	18.1%	13.7%
1963	17.5%	13.2%
1964	17%	12.8%
1965	16.6%	12.3%
1966	16.3%	11.8%
1967	16%	11.4%
1968	15.7%	10.9%
1969	15.4%	10.4%
1970	15%	9.95%
1971	14.7%	9.47%
1972	14.3%	9.01%
1973	14%	8.56%
1974	13.5%	8.14%
1975	13.1%	7.73%
1976	12.7%	7.35%
1977	12.2%	7%
1978	11.8%	6.67%
1979	11.4%	6.36%
1980	11%	6.07%
1981	10.6%	5.79%
1982	10.3%	5.53%
1983	9.98%	5.28%
1984	9.74%	5.03%
1985	9.57%	4.8%
1986	9.49%	4.57%
1987	9.51%	4.34%
1988	9.63%	4.12%
1989	9.85%	3.91%
1990	10.1%	3.69%
1991	10.5%	3.49%
1992	10.7%	3.3%
1993	10.9%	3.12%
1994	11%	2.96%
1995	11%	2.81%
1996	10.9%	2.67%
1997	10.7%	2.53%
1998	10.4%	2.41%
1999	10.1%	2.29%
2000	9.63%	2.18%
2001	9.16%	2.08%
2002	8.66%	1.98%
2003	8.16%	1.89%
2004	7.66%	1.81%
2005	7.15%	1.73%
2006	6.71%	1.66%
2007	6.32%	1.59%
2008	5.82%	1.53%
2009	5.54%	1.47%
2010	5.35%	1.42%
2011	5.22%	1.37%
2012	5.12%	1.32%
2013	5%	1.27%
2014	4.88%	1.23%
2015	4.74%	1.19%
2016	4.6%	1.15%
2017	4.53%	1.11%
2018	4.43%	1.08%
2019	4.33%	1.04%
2020	4.28%	1.01%
2021	4.19%	0.98%
2022	4.11%	0.95%
2023	3.99%	0.92%