Kenya vs Seychelles: Share of births by age of mother
Kenya
12.1%
in 2023
Seychelles
12.2%
in 2023
Kenya rank
64th
Seychelles rank
63rd
Share of births by age of mother over time
- Kenya
- Seychelles
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports 12.2% against 12.1% in Kenya, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 64th and Seychelles ranks 63rd of 236 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 20.9% | 7.0% | 13.9% | Kenya |
| 1960s | 18.2% | 7.8% | 10.5% | Kenya |
| 1970s | 20.1% | 19.0% | 1.1% | Kenya |
| 1980s | 19.8% | 18.0% | 1.8% | Kenya |
| 1990s | 18.4% | 14.6% | 3.9% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 18.3% | 14.2% | 4.1% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 14.9% | 13.0% | 1.9% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 12.2% | 11.8% | 0.4% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of births by age of mother, Kenya or Seychelles?
- Seychelles, at 12.2% against 12.1% in Kenya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of births by age of mother between Kenya and Seychelles?
- 0.1%, with Seychelles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Seychelles?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Seychelles rank globally for share of births by age of mother?
- Kenya ranks 64th and Seychelles ranks 63rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of births by age of mother. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of live births in a calendar year.