Birth rate, crude in Kenya
Kenya: Birth rate, crude was 26.97 per 1,000 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
26.97 per 1,000 people
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
43rd
of 217 countries
All-time high
55.38 per 1,000 people
in 1961
All-time low
26.97 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Birth rate, crude in Kenya, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for birth rate, crude in Kenya is 26.97 per 1,000 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, birth rate, crude in Kenya peaked at 55.38 per 1,000 people in 1961 and was at its lowest, 26.97 per 1,000 people, in 2024.
That places Kenya 43rd out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Birth rate, crude in Kenya, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 55.18 per 1,000 people | — |
| 1961 | 55.38 per 1,000 people | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 55.38 per 1,000 people | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 55.29 per 1,000 people | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 55.12 per 1,000 people | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 54.92 per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 54.63 per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 54.05 per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 53.52 per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 53.06 per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 52.54 per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
| 1971 | 52.22 per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 51.51 per 1,000 people | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 50.8 per 1,000 people | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 50.2 per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 49.83 per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 49.59 per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 49.15 per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 48.85 per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 48.56 per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 48.21 per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 48.18 per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 47.79 per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 47.36 per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 47.16 per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 46.86 per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 46.65 per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 46.29 per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 45.6 per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 44.89 per 1,000 people | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 43.93 per 1,000 people | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 43.05 per 1,000 people | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 42.08 per 1,000 people | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 41.42 per 1,000 people | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 40.86 per 1,000 people | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 40.83 per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 40.63 per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 40.54 per 1,000 people | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 40.62 per 1,000 people | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 40.33 per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 40.24 per 1,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 40.19 per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 39.94 per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 39.46 per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 39.1 per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 38.78 per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 38.49 per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 38.3 per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 37.85 per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 37.17 per 1,000 people | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 36.27 per 1,000 people | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 35.01 per 1,000 people | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 33.67 per 1,000 people | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 32.43 per 1,000 people | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 31.54 per 1,000 people | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 30.91 per 1,000 people | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 30.2 per 1,000 people | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 29.6 per 1,000 people | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 29.04 per 1,000 people | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 28.23 per 1,000 people | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 27.78 per 1,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 27.61 per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 27.34 per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 27.11 per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 26.97 per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 54.65 per 1,000 people | 53.06 per 1,000 people | 55.38 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 50.33 per 1,000 people | 48.56 per 1,000 people | 52.54 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 46.9 per 1,000 people | 44.89 per 1,000 people | 48.21 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 41.43 per 1,000 people | 40.33 per 1,000 people | 43.93 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.95 per 1,000 people | 37.17 per 1,000 people | 40.24 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.69 per 1,000 people | 28.23 per 1,000 people | 36.27 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.36 per 1,000 people | 26.97 per 1,000 people | 27.78 per 1,000 people | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is birth rate, crude in Kenya?
- Birth rate, crude in Kenya was 26.97 per 1,000 people in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest birth rate, crude recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 55.38 per 1,000 people in 1961.
- What is the lowest birth rate, crude recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.97 per 1,000 people in 2024.
- How does Kenya rank for birth rate, crude?
- Kenya ranks 43rd out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is birth rate, crude rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.