Kenya Birth Rate 1950-2024

Chart and table of the Kenya birth rate from 1950 to 2024. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current birth rate for Kenya in 2024 is 27.071 births per 1000 people, a 1.05% decline from 2023.
  • The birth rate for Kenya in 2023 was 27.357 births per 1000 people, a 1.12% decline from 2022.
  • The birth rate for Kenya in 2022 was 27.667 births per 1000 people, a 1.1% decline from 2021.
  • The birth rate for Kenya in 2021 was 27.976 births per 1000 people, a 1.1% decline from 2020.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Birth Rate
Country Name 2024 Birth Rate
Angola 38.589
Republic of Congo 38.397
Nigeria 35.683
Zambia 34.612
Cameroon 32.979
Mauritania 31.504
Sudan 30.450
Sao Tome and Principe 29.992
Solomon Islands 29.799
Vanuatu 27.494
Timor-Leste 27.489
Ghana 27.381
Kenya 27.071
Papua New Guinea 25.636
Pakistan 25.578
Kiribati 25.346
Lesotho 24.495
Eswatini 23.917
Egypt 23.254
Bolivia 20.364
Mongolia 20.055
Cambodia 20.038
Honduras 19.984
Micronesia 19.769
Philippines 19.378
Djibouti 19.065
Nicaragua 18.413
Uzbekistan 18.138
Cabo Verde 17.230
Morocco 16.938
El Salvador 16.844
India 16.750
Myanmar 16.637
Indonesia 16.608
Bangladesh 16.405
Bhutan 15.400
Tunisia 14.980
Vietnam 14.877
Sri Lanka 14.391
Georgia 12.020
Moldova 9.191
Ukraine 8.540
Kenya - Historical Birth Rate Data
Year Birth Rate Growth Rate
2024 27.071 -1.050%
2023 27.357 -1.120%
2022 27.667 -1.100%
2021 27.976 -1.100%
2020 28.286 -1.080%
2019 28.595 -1.070%
2018 28.905 -2.670%
2017 29.698 -2.600%
2016 30.491 -2.530%
2015 31.284 -2.470%
2014 32.077 -2.410%
2013 32.870 -2.510%
2012 33.717 -2.450%
2011 34.564 -2.390%
2010 35.412 -2.340%
2009 36.259 -2.280%
2008 37.106 -1.110%
2007 37.521 -1.090%
2006 37.935 -1.080%
2005 38.350 -1.070%
2004 38.764 -1.060%
2003 39.179 -0.700%
2002 39.456 -0.700%
2001 39.733 -0.690%
2000 40.010 -0.690%
1999 40.287 -0.680%
1998 40.564 0.100%
1997 40.522 0.100%
1996 40.481 0.100%
1995 40.439 0.100%
1994 40.398 0.100%
1993 40.356 -2.380%
1992 41.341 -2.330%
1991 42.326 -2.270%
1990 43.311 -2.220%
1989 44.296 -2.180%
1988 45.281 -1.430%
1987 45.940 -1.410%
1986 46.599 -1.400%
1985 47.259 -1.380%
1984 47.918 -1.360%
1983 48.577 -0.650%
1982 48.893 -0.640%
1981 49.209 -0.640%
1980 49.525 -0.630%
1979 49.841 -0.630%
1978 50.157 -0.340%
1977 50.327 -0.340%
1976 50.497 -0.330%
1975 50.666 -0.330%
1974 50.836 -0.330%
1973 51.006 0.130%
1972 50.939 0.130%
1971 50.873 0.130%
1970 50.806 0.130%
1969 50.740 0.130%
1968 50.673 -0.100%
1967 50.723 -0.100%
1966 50.774 -0.100%
1965 50.824 -0.100%
1964 50.875 -0.100%
1963 50.925 -0.160%
1962 51.005 -0.160%
1961 51.085 -0.160%
1960 51.166 -0.160%
1959 51.246 -0.160%
1958 51.326 0.060%
1957 51.297 0.060%
1956 51.268 0.050%
1955 51.240 0.060%
1954 51.211 0.060%
1953 51.182 0.060%
1952 51.153 0.060%
1951 51.124 0.050%
1950 51.096 0.000%