Fertility rate, total in Kenya
Kenya: Fertility rate, total was 3.17 births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate, total in Kenya, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in births per woman.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 3.17 births per woman for fertility rate, total in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate, total in Kenya peaked at 7.96 births per woman in 1966 and was at its lowest, 3.17 births per woman, in 2024.
That places Kenya 52nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.85 births per woman | 7.65 births per woman | 7.96 births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.8 births per woman | 7.6 births per woman | 7.94 births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 7 births per woman | 6.33 births per woman | 7.53 births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.52 births per woman | 5.18 births per woman | 6.13 births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.86 births per woman | 4.57 births per woman | 5.14 births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.87 births per woman | 3.43 births per woman | 4.45 births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.26 births per woman | 3.17 births per woman | 3.36 births per woman | 5 |
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- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 680,935 (2025)
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- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 679,769 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate, total in Kenya?
- Fertility rate, total in Kenya was 3.17 births per woman in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest fertility rate, total recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 7.96 births per woman in 1966.
- What is the lowest fertility rate, total recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.17 births per woman in 2024.
- How does Kenya rank for fertility rate, total?
- Kenya ranks 52nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate, total rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.