Kenya Birth Rate 1950-2025

Chart and table of the Kenya birth rate from 1950 to 2025. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current birth rate for Kenya in 2025 is 26.786 births per 1000 people, a 1.05% decline from 2024.
  • The birth rate for Kenya in 2024 was 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.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Birth Rate
Country Name 2025 Birth Rate
Angola 38.267
Republic of Congo 37.949
Nigeria 35.341
Zambia 34.315
Cameroon 32.605
Mauritania 31.151
Sudan 30.178
Sao Tome and Principe 29.830
Solomon Islands 29.470
Vanuatu 27.200
Ghana 27.058
Timor-Leste 27.058
Kenya 26.786
Papua New Guinea 25.388
Pakistan 25.114
Kiribati 24.895
Lesotho 24.109
Eswatini 23.653
Egypt 22.873
Bolivia 20.114
Cambodia 19.675
Honduras 19.651
Micronesia 19.573
Mongolia 19.567
Philippines 19.177
Djibouti 18.666
Nicaragua 18.080
Uzbekistan 17.700
Cabo Verde 16.853
Morocco 16.638
India 16.551
El Salvador 16.537
Myanmar 16.476
Indonesia 16.399
Bangladesh 16.066
Bhutan 15.026
Vietnam 14.613
Tunisia 14.583
Sri Lanka 14.238
Georgia 11.849
Moldova 9.019
Ukraine 8.462
Kenya - Historical Birth Rate Data
Year Birth Rate Growth Rate
2025 26.786 -1.050%
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%