Fertility Rate: Kenya
Kenya's fertility rate is currently 3.167 births per woman as of 2024. # Kenya Fertility Rate Kenya's fertility rate stands at 3.
Current (2024)
3.167 births per woman
-1.3% y/y
Peak (1966)
7.955 births per woman
Low (2024)
3.167 births per woman
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Fertility Rate — Kenya
1960 — 2024
Fertility Rate — Kenya
Analysis# Kenya Fertility Rate
Kenya's fertility rate stands at 3.167 births per woman in 2024, marking a dramatic decline from its peak of 7.955 in 1966. Over the past 64 years, the rate has fallen 58.6%, reflecting profound shifts in family planning, education, and economic development. The country now sits at its historical low, having moved decisively away from the high-fertility pattern that characterized much of the post-independence era.
The downward trajectory has accelerated since 2015, when the rate was 3.766. Annual declines averaging 0.06 births per woman over the past nine years demonstrate sustained momentum toward smaller family sizes. Kenya's fertility rate continues its steady descent, suggesting the country remains on a path toward further demographic transition and convergence with global family planning trends.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.167 births per woman | -1.28% |
| 2023 | 3.208 births per woman | -1.66% |
| 2022 | 3.262 births per woman | -1.51% |
| 2021 | 3.312 births per woman | -1.55% |
| 2020 | 3.364 births per woman | -2.01% |
| 2019 | 3.433 births per woman | -2.91% |
| 2018 | 3.536 births per woman | -2.02% |
| 2017 | 3.609 births per woman | -2.17% |
| 2016 | 3.689 births per woman | -2.04% |
| 2015 | 3.766 births per woman | -2.00% |
| 2014 | 3.843 births per woman | -2.83% |
| 2013 | 3.955 births per woman | -3.91% |
| 2012 | 4.116 births per woman | -3.92% |
| 2011 | 4.284 births per woman | -3.64% |
| 2010 | 4.446 births per woman | -2.65% |
| 2009 | 4.567 births per woman | -2.00% |
| 2008 | 4.66 births per woman | -1.23% |
| 2007 | 4.718 births per woman | -0.76% |
| 2006 | 4.754 births per woman | -0.98% |
| 2005 | 4.801 births per woman | -1.23% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 4.861 births per woman | -1.54% |
| 2003 | 4.937 births per woman | -1.79% |
| 2002 | 5.027 births per woman | -1.32% |
| 2001 | 5.094 births per woman | -0.82% |
| 2000 | 5.136 births per woman | -0.79% |
| 1999 | 5.177 births per woman | -1.28% |
| 1998 | 5.244 births per woman | -0.46% |
| 1997 | 5.268 births per woman | -0.73% |
| 1996 | 5.307 births per woman | -1.21% |
| 1995 | 5.372 births per woman | -1.21% |
| 1994 | 5.438 births per woman | -2.35% |
| 1993 | 5.569 births per woman | -2.98% |
| 1992 | 5.74 births per woman | -3.37% |
| 1991 | 5.94 births per woman | -3.18% |
| 1990 | 6.135 births per woman | -3.11% |
| 1989 | 6.332 births per woman | -2.81% |
| 1988 | 6.515 births per woman | -2.56% |
| 1987 | 6.686 births per woman | -2.25% |
| 1986 | 6.84 births per woman | -1.72% |
| 1985 | 6.96 births per woman | -1.74% |
| 1984 | 7.083 births per woman | -1.87% |
| 1983 | 7.218 births per woman | -1.73% |
| 1982 | 7.345 births per woman | -1.46% |
| 1981 | 7.454 births per woman | -1.02% |
| 1980 | 7.531 births per woman | -0.88% |
| 1979 | 7.598 births per woman | -0.89% |
| 1978 | 7.666 births per woman | -0.82% |
| 1977 | 7.729 births per woman | -0.49% |
| 1976 | 7.767 births per woman | -0.36% |
| 1975 | 7.795 births per woman | -0.35% |
| 1974 | 7.822 births per woman | -0.48% |
| 1973 | 7.86 births per woman | -0.43% |
| 1972 | 7.894 births per woman | -0.35% |
| 1971 | 7.922 births per woman | -0.26% |
| 1970 | 7.943 births per woman | -0.05% |
| 1969 | 7.947 births per woman | -0.01% |
| 1968 | 7.948 births per woman | -0.06% |
| 1967 | 7.953 births per woman | -0.03% |
| 1966 | 7.955 births per woman | +0.40% |
| 1965 | 7.923 births per woman | +0.69% |
| 1964 | 7.869 births per woman | +0.67% |
| 1963 | 7.817 births per woman | +0.62% |
| 1962 | 7.769 births per woman | +0.70% |
| 1961 | 7.715 births per woman | +0.84% |
| 1960 | 7.651 births per woman | — |
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