Fertility & birth rates in Kenya and United Arab Emirates

Fertility rate in Kenya vs United Arab Emirates 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 1.2 in the United Arab Emirates in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Kenya vs the United Arab Emirates 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	UAE
1960	7.65	6.5
1961	7.72	6.49
1962	7.77	6.49
1963	7.82	6.5
1964	7.87	6.49
1965	7.92	6.5
1966	7.96	6.5
1967	7.95	6.51
1968	7.95	6.53
1969	7.95	6.52
1970	7.94	6.52
1971	7.92	6.52
1972	7.89	6.5
1973	7.86	6.46
1974	7.82	6.41
1975	7.8	6.35
1976	7.77	6.29
1977	7.73	6.22
1978	7.67	6.15
1979	7.6	6.06
1980	7.53	5.95
1981	7.45	5.81
1982	7.35	5.66
1983	7.22	5.48
1984	7.08	5.3
1985	6.96	5.13
1986	6.84	5
1987	6.69	4.88
1988	6.52	4.77
1989	6.33	4.65
1990	6.14	4.51
1991	5.94	4.25
1992	5.74	4.09
1993	5.57	3.82
1994	5.44	3.76
1995	5.37	3.28
1996	5.31	3.06
1997	5.27	2.83
1998	5.24	2.77
1999	5.18	2.79
2000	5.14	2.73
2001	5.09	2.62
2002	5.03	2.54
2003	4.94	2.49
2004	4.86	2.38
2005	4.8	2.23
2006	4.75	1.96
2007	4.72	1.79
2008	4.66	1.52
2009	4.57	1.58
2010	4.45	1.57
2011	4.28	1.54
2012	4.12	1.53
2013	3.96	1.53
2014	3.84	1.48
2015	3.77	1.42
2016	3.69	1.37
2017	3.61	1.35
2018	3.54	1.29
2019	3.43	1.25
2020	3.36	1.29
2021	3.31	1.16
2022	3.26	1.15
2023	3.21	1.2
2024	3.17	1.21
2025	3.12	1.21
2026	3.07	1.21
2027	3.03	1.21
2028	2.99	1.22
2029	2.95	1.22
2030	2.92	1.23
2031	2.89	1.23
2032	2.85	1.24
2033	2.82	1.25
2034	2.78	1.25
2035	2.75	1.26
2036	2.72	1.26
2037	2.69	1.27
2038	2.66	1.28
2039	2.63	1.28
2040	2.61	1.28
2041	2.58	1.29
2042	2.55	1.29
2043	2.53	1.3
2044	2.5	1.3
2045	2.47	1.31
2046	2.44	1.31
2047	2.42	1.31
2048	2.4	1.32
2049	2.38	1.32
2050	2.36	1.33

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Kenya	UAE
1960	48.7%	37.8%
1961	49.1%	36.7%
1962	49.4%	35.8%
1963	49.7%	35.1%
1964	49.8%	34.5%
1965	50.2%	33.9%
1966	50.6%	33.2%
1967	50.9%	32.1%
1968	51.2%	31.2%
1969	51.4%	30.6%
1970	51.6%	29.8%
1971	51.7%	29%
1972	51.9%	28.3%
1973	52%	27.8%
1974	52%	27.4%
1975	52%	27.2%
1976	52.1%	26.9%
1977	52%	26.8%
1978	51.9%	26.9%
1979	51.7%	27.1%
1980	51.5%	27.4%
1981	51.3%	28%
1982	51.1%	28.8%
1983	50.8%	29.5%
1984	50.6%	30.2%
1985	50.3%	30.7%
1986	50.1%	31.2%
1987	49.9%	31.2%
1988	49.7%	30.9%
1989	49.5%	30.3%
1990	49.2%	29.6%
1991	48.9%	28.8%
1992	48.7%	28.1%
1993	48.4%	27.4%
1994	48%	26.7%
1995	47.7%	25.9%
1996	47.4%	25.2%
1997	47.1%	24.3%
1998	46.8%	23.1%
1999	46.5%	22%
2000	46.1%	20.8%
2001	45.7%	19.8%
2002	45.3%	18.9%
2003	45%	18.3%
2004	44.6%	17.8%
2005	44.4%	17.5%
2006	44.2%	17.2%
2007	44%	17%
2008	43.9%	16.9%
2009	43.8%	16.9%
2010	43.6%	16.9%
2011	43.4%	16.8%
2012	43.2%	16.8%
2013	42.8%	16.8%
2014	42.4%	16.8%
2015	42%	16.8%
2016	41.5%	16.8%
2017	41%	16.8%
2018	40.5%	16.7%
2019	39.9%	16.6%
2020	39.3%	16.6%
2021	38.7%	16.5%
2022	38.1%	16.5%
2023	37.4%	16.3%
2024	36.8%	16.1%
2025	36.3%	16%
2026	35.7%	15.9%
2027	35.3%	15.9%
2028	34.9%	15.9%
2029	34.5%	15.9%
2030	34.2%	16%
2031	33.9%	16.1%
2032	33.6%	16.3%
2033	33.4%	16.5%
2034	33.2%	16.7%
2035	32.9%	16.9%
2036	32.7%	17.1%
2037	32.5%	17.3%
2038	32.2%	17.5%
2039	32%	17.7%
2040	31.7%	17.9%
2041	31.4%	18%
2042	31%	18.1%
2043	30.7%	18.2%
2044	30.4%	18.3%
2045	30%	18.3%
2046	29.7%	18.3%
2047	29.3%	18.3%
2048	28.9%	18.3%
2049	28.5%	18.2%
2050	28.2%	18.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 36.8% of the population in Kenya and 16.1% in the United Arab Emirates in 2024, compared to 49.2% and 29.6% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Kenya and the United Arab Emirates compared.

Natural population change in Kenya vs United Arab Emirates by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.16% in Kenya and +0.93% in the United Arab Emirates. 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	UAE
1960	280,032	3,418
1961	298,463	3,657
1962	315,797	3,901
1963	332,763	4,157
1964	349,322	4,410
1965	366,444	4,675
1966	382,891	4,955
1967	396,920	5,264
1968	411,948	5,588
1969	427,819	6,138
1970	443,065	6,922
1971	459,897	7,839
1972	472,557	8,818
1973	485,556	9,822
1974	500,008	10,835
1975	517,579	11,859
1976	536,740	12,876
1977	554,124	15,787
1978	574,695	18,879
1979	595,390	21,987
1980	616,390	25,005
1981	642,379	27,560
1982	663,109	29,585
1983	684,587	31,480
1984	709,639	33,250
1985	732,739	34,855
1986	755,606	36,829
1987	775,124	37,741
1988	785,652	38,861
1989	795,622	40,148
1990	789,087	41,339
1991	790,030	41,409
1992	785,018	42,119
1993	788,579	41,324
1994	792,702	42,976
1995	812,391	38,685
1996	827,326	37,886
1997	847,493	38,207
1998	875,511	41,176
1999	898,484	46,198
2000	928,357	49,993
2001	963,721	52,789
2002	992,044	55,922
2003	1,018,182	59,118
2004	1,048,590	60,344
2005	1,080,446	60,046
2006	1,113,357	54,338
2007	1,147,063	55,048
2008	1,174,818	55,426
2009	1,193,598	66,521
2010	1,199,786	69,907
2011	1,185,863	73,496
2012	1,161,548	78,682
2013	1,136,006	82,977
2014	1,123,333	84,277
2015	1,119,200	85,044
2016	1,108,801	87,028
2017	1,105,769	89,382
2018	1,097,075	86,840
2019	1,071,777	86,296
2020	1,036,253	87,871
2021	1,037,082	76,802
2022	1,092,102	81,758
2023	1,100,970	92,698

Maternal mortality chart: Kenya vs United Arab Emirates

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 3 deaths in the United Arab Emirates.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Kenya	UAE
1985	1,375	19
1986	1,059	19
1987	960	19
1988	756	19
1989	663	19
1990	586	19
1991	493	19
1992	419	19
1993	363	19
1994	342	19
1995	308	18
1996	275	16
1997	253	14
1998	250	12
1999	217	10
2000	206	8
2001	188	7
2002	182	5
2003	177	5
2004	177	4
2005	178	4
2006	188	3
2007	198	3
2008	197	3
2009	208	3
2010	210	3
2011	209	4
2012	214	4
2013	206	4
2014	203	3
2015	203	3
2016	196	3
2017	186	3
2018	183	3
2019	176	3
2020	184	6
2021	183	6
2022	155	2
2023	149	3

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 3.99% in Kenya and 0.5% in the United Arab Emirates. 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	UAE
1960	19.6%	20.1%
1961	18.8%	19%
1962	18.1%	18%
1963	17.5%	16.9%
1964	17%	15.8%
1965	16.6%	14.8%
1966	16.3%	13.7%
1967	16%	12.6%
1968	15.7%	11.6%
1969	15.4%	10.6%
1970	15%	9.62%
1971	14.7%	8.72%
1972	14.3%	7.89%
1973	14%	7.12%
1974	13.5%	6.43%
1975	13.1%	5.8%
1976	12.7%	5.23%
1977	12.2%	4.7%
1978	11.8%	4.22%
1979	11.4%	3.78%
1980	11%	3.4%
1981	10.6%	3.06%
1982	10.3%	2.77%
1983	9.98%	2.52%
1984	9.74%	2.31%
1985	9.57%	2.12%
1986	9.49%	1.97%
1987	9.51%	1.83%
1988	9.63%	1.71%
1989	9.85%	1.61%
1990	10.1%	1.51%
1991	10.5%	1.43%
1992	10.7%	1.37%
1993	10.9%	1.31%
1994	11%	1.26%
1995	11%	1.21%
1996	10.9%	1.18%
1997	10.7%	1.15%
1998	10.4%	1.12%
1999	10.1%	1.09%
2000	9.63%	1.07%
2001	9.16%	1.05%
2002	8.66%	1.03%
2003	8.16%	1.01%
2004	7.66%	1%
2005	7.15%	0.98%
2006	6.71%	0.96%
2007	6.32%	0.94%
2008	5.82%	0.92%
2009	5.54%	0.9%
2010	5.35%	0.88%
2011	5.22%	0.86%
2012	5.12%	0.84%
2013	5%	0.82%
2014	4.88%	0.79%
2015	4.74%	0.77%
2016	4.6%	0.73%
2017	4.53%	0.7%
2018	4.43%	0.67%
2019	4.33%	0.63%
2020	4.28%	0.6%
2021	4.19%	0.56%
2022	4.11%	0.53%
2023	3.99%	0.5%