Fertility & birth rates in Kenya and United Kingdom

Fertility rate in Kenya vs United Kingdom 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 1.56 in the United Kingdom in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Kenya vs the United Kingdom 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	United Kingdom
1960	7.65	2.69
1961	7.72	2.78
1962	7.77	2.86
1963	7.82	2.88
1964	7.87	2.93
1965	7.92	2.86
1966	7.96	2.78
1967	7.95	2.68
1968	7.95	2.6
1969	7.95	2.51
1970	7.94	2.44
1971	7.92	2.41
1972	7.89	2.2
1973	7.86	2.04
1974	7.82	1.92
1975	7.8	1.81
1976	7.77	1.74
1977	7.73	1.69
1978	7.67	1.75
1979	7.6	1.86
1980	7.53	1.9
1981	7.45	1.82
1982	7.35	1.78
1983	7.22	1.77
1984	7.08	1.77
1985	6.96	1.79
1986	6.84	1.78
1987	6.69	1.81
1988	6.52	1.82
1989	6.33	1.79
1990	6.14	1.83
1991	5.94	1.82
1992	5.74	1.79
1993	5.57	1.76
1994	5.44	1.74
1995	5.37	1.71
1996	5.31	1.73
1997	5.27	1.72
1998	5.24	1.71
1999	5.18	1.68
2000	5.14	1.64
2001	5.09	1.63
2002	5.03	1.63
2003	4.94	1.7
2004	4.86	1.75
2005	4.8	1.76
2006	4.75	1.82
2007	4.72	1.86
2008	4.66	1.91
2009	4.57	1.89
2010	4.45	1.92
2011	4.28	1.91
2012	4.12	1.92
2013	3.96	1.83
2014	3.84	1.81
2015	3.77	1.8
2016	3.69	1.79
2017	3.61	1.74
2018	3.54	1.68
2019	3.43	1.63
2020	3.36	1.57
2021	3.31	1.58
2022	3.26	1.56
2023	3.21	1.56
2024	3.17	1.55
2025	3.12	1.54
2026	3.07	1.53
2027	3.03	1.53
2028	2.99	1.53
2029	2.95	1.52
2030	2.92	1.52
2031	2.89	1.52
2032	2.85	1.53
2033	2.82	1.53
2034	2.78	1.53
2035	2.75	1.53
2036	2.72	1.53
2037	2.69	1.53
2038	2.66	1.53
2039	2.63	1.53
2040	2.61	1.53
2041	2.58	1.54
2042	2.55	1.54
2043	2.53	1.54
2044	2.5	1.54
2045	2.47	1.54
2046	2.44	1.54
2047	2.42	1.54
2048	2.4	1.54
2049	2.38	1.55
2050	2.36	1.55

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Kenya	United Kingdom
1960	48.7%	23.3%
1961	49.1%	23.3%
1962	49.4%	23.2%
1963	49.7%	23.2%
1964	49.8%	23.3%
1965	50.2%	23.4%
1966	50.6%	23.5%
1967	50.9%	23.7%
1968	51.2%	23.9%
1969	51.4%	24%
1970	51.6%	24.1%
1971	51.7%	24.1%
1972	51.9%	24%
1973	52%	23.9%
1974	52%	23.6%
1975	52%	23.3%
1976	52.1%	22.9%
1977	52%	22.4%
1978	51.9%	21.9%
1979	51.7%	21.4%
1980	51.5%	21%
1981	51.3%	20.6%
1982	51.1%	20.2%
1983	50.8%	19.8%
1984	50.6%	19.5%
1985	50.3%	19.3%
1986	50.1%	19.1%
1987	49.9%	18.9%
1988	49.7%	18.9%
1989	49.5%	19.1%
1990	49.2%	19.1%
1991	48.9%	19.3%
1992	48.7%	19.4%
1993	48.4%	19.5%
1994	48%	19.6%
1995	47.7%	19.5%
1996	47.4%	19.4%
1997	47.1%	19.3%
1998	46.8%	19.3%
1999	46.5%	19.2%
2000	46.1%	18.9%
2001	45.7%	18.7%
2002	45.3%	18.5%
2003	45%	18.4%
2004	44.6%	18.3%
2005	44.4%	18.2%
2006	44.2%	18%
2007	44%	17.9%
2008	43.9%	17.8%
2009	43.8%	17.8%
2010	43.6%	17.8%
2011	43.4%	17.7%
2012	43.2%	17.8%
2013	42.8%	17.8%
2014	42.4%	17.8%
2015	42%	17.9%
2016	41.5%	18%
2017	41%	18%
2018	40.5%	18.1%
2019	39.9%	18%
2020	39.3%	18%
2021	38.7%	17.8%
2022	38.1%	17.6%
2023	37.4%	17.4%
2024	36.8%	17.2%
2025	36.3%	17%
2026	35.7%	16.7%
2027	35.3%	16.5%
2028	34.9%	16.2%
2029	34.5%	16%
2030	34.2%	15.7%
2031	33.9%	15.5%
2032	33.6%	15.3%
2033	33.4%	15.2%
2034	33.2%	15.1%
2035	32.9%	15%
2036	32.7%	14.9%
2037	32.5%	14.9%
2038	32.2%	14.8%
2039	32%	14.8%
2040	31.7%	14.8%
2041	31.4%	14.8%
2042	31%	14.8%
2043	30.7%	14.9%
2044	30.4%	14.9%
2045	30%	14.9%
2046	29.7%	15%
2047	29.3%	15%
2048	28.9%	15%
2049	28.5%	15%
2050	28.2%	15.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 36.8% of the population in Kenya and 17.2% in the United Kingdom in 2024, compared to 49.2% and 19.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Kenya and the United Kingdom compared.

Natural population change in Kenya vs United Kingdom by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.16% in Kenya and +0.16% in the United Kingdom. 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	United Kingdom
1960	280,032	314,400
1961	298,463	311,519
1962	315,797	340,800
1963	332,763	337,995
1964	349,322	405,000
1965	366,444	364,132
1966	382,891	333,356
1967	396,920	346,145
1968	411,948	292,622
1969	427,819	260,577
1970	443,065	244,918
1971	459,897	257,123
1972	472,557	162,650
1973	485,556	112,389
1974	500,008	67,476
1975	517,579	33,735
1976	536,740	-5,621
1977	554,124	0
1978	574,695	16,859
1979	595,390	61,872
1980	616,390	95,734
1981	642,379	73,234
1982	663,109	56,314
1983	684,587	61,966
1984	709,639	84,633
1985	732,739	79,170
1986	755,606	90,690
1987	775,124	136,325
1988	785,652	136,628
1989	795,622	119,861
1990	789,087	154,569
1991	790,030	143,562
1992	785,018	149,709
1993	788,579	103,893
1994	792,702	127,304
1995	812,391	87,028
1996	827,326	98,884
1997	847,493	99,138
1998	875,511	87,730
1999	898,484	64,551
2000	928,357	70,671
2001	963,721	65,032
2002	992,044	65,308
2003	1,018,182	89,471
2004	1,048,590	131,974
2005	1,080,446	144,963
2006	1,113,357	176,455
2007	1,147,063	196,232
2008	1,174,818	216,325
2009	1,193,598	230,422
2010	1,199,786	251,066
2011	1,185,863	259,361
2012	1,161,548	248,473
2013	1,136,006	198,830
2014	1,123,333	206,784
2015	1,119,200	175,738
2016	1,108,801	177,139
2017	1,105,769	145,125
2018	1,097,075	119,321
2019	1,071,777	108,342
2020	1,036,253	-4,272
2021	1,037,082	30,612
2022	1,092,102	39,751
2023	1,100,970	34,589

Maternal mortality chart: Kenya vs United Kingdom

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 8 deaths in the United Kingdom.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Kenya	United Kingdom
1985	1,375	2
1986	1,059	2
1987	960	3
1988	756	4
1989	663	5
1990	586	6
1991	493	7
1992	419	7
1993	363	8
1994	342	9
1995	308	9
1996	275	8
1997	253	9
1998	250	10
1999	217	11
2000	206	12
2001	188	13
2002	182	13
2003	177	14
2004	177	13
2005	178	12
2006	188	12
2007	198	11
2008	197	11
2009	208	11
2010	210	10
2011	209	10
2012	214	9
2013	206	9
2014	203	9
2015	203	9
2016	196	9
2017	186	9
2018	183	9
2019	176	9
2020	184	14
2021	183	13
2022	155	15
2023	149	8

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 3.99% in Kenya and 0.45% in the United Kingdom. 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	United Kingdom
1960	19.6%	2.66%
1961	18.8%	2.61%
1962	18.1%	2.56%
1963	17.5%	2.49%
1964	17%	2.42%
1965	16.6%	2.34%
1966	16.3%	2.28%
1967	16%	2.22%
1968	15.7%	2.18%
1969	15.4%	2.14%
1970	15%	2.1%
1971	14.7%	2.06%
1972	14.3%	2%
1973	14%	1.94%
1974	13.5%	1.87%
1975	13.1%	1.8%
1976	12.7%	1.72%
1977	12.2%	1.64%
1978	11.8%	1.57%
1979	11.4%	1.49%
1980	11%	1.41%
1981	10.6%	1.34%
1982	10.3%	1.27%
1983	9.98%	1.22%
1984	9.74%	1.17%
1985	9.57%	1.14%
1986	9.49%	1.11%
1987	9.51%	1.08%
1988	9.63%	1.04%
1989	9.85%	0.99%
1990	10.1%	0.93%
1991	10.5%	0.87%
1992	10.7%	0.82%
1993	10.9%	0.77%
1994	11%	0.74%
1995	11%	0.72%
1996	10.9%	0.7%
1997	10.7%	0.69%
1998	10.4%	0.68%
1999	10.1%	0.67%
2000	9.63%	0.65%
2001	9.16%	0.64%
2002	8.66%	0.63%
2003	8.16%	0.63%
2004	7.66%	0.61%
2005	7.15%	0.6%
2006	6.71%	0.59%
2007	6.32%	0.58%
2008	5.82%	0.56%
2009	5.54%	0.54%
2010	5.35%	0.52%
2011	5.22%	0.5%
2012	5.12%	0.48%
2013	5%	0.46%
2014	4.88%	0.45%
2015	4.74%	0.45%
2016	4.6%	0.44%
2017	4.53%	0.44%
2018	4.43%	0.44%
2019	4.33%	0.44%
2020	4.28%	0.44%
2021	4.19%	0.44%
2022	4.11%	0.45%
2023	3.99%	0.45%