Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious in Kenya
Kenya: Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious was 3.21 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious in Kenya, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 3.21 live births per woman for fertility rate vs. share of people who are religious in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. share of people who are religious in Kenya peaked at 7.96 live births per woman in 1966 and was at its lowest, 3.21 live births per woman, in 2023.
Kenya ranks 53rd of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.48 live births per woman | 7.39 live births per woman | 7.64 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 7.85 live births per woman | 7.65 live births per woman | 7.96 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.8 live births per woman | 7.6 live births per woman | 7.94 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 7 live births per woman | 6.33 live births per woman | 7.53 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.52 live births per woman | 5.18 live births per woman | 6.13 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.86 live births per woman | 4.57 live births per woman | 5.14 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.87 live births per woman | 3.43 live births per woman | 4.45 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.29 live births per woman | 3.21 live births per woman | 3.36 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More population data for Kenya
- World population growth -0.0% (2100)
- Population density 183.07 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 6.40 million people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.0% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 3.17 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 3.17 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 604,257 people (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 3.17 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 2.96 children per women (2023)
- Birth rate by women's age group 56.31 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs. share of people who are religious in Kenya?
- Fertility rate vs. share of people who are religious in Kenya was 3.21 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs. share of people who are religious recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 7.96 live births per woman in 1966.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. share of people who are religious recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.21 live births per woman in 2023.
- How does Kenya rank for fertility rate vs. share of people who are religious?
- Kenya ranks 53rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate vs. share of people who are religious rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.