What is birth rate vs. death rate in Kenya?

Birth rate vs. death rate in Kenya was 27.11 births per 1,000 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest birth rate vs. death rate recorded in Kenya?

The highest recorded value was 55.41 births per 1,000 people in 1958.

What is the lowest birth rate vs. death rate recorded in Kenya?

The lowest recorded value was 27.11 births per 1,000 people in 2023.

How does Kenya rank for birth rate vs. death rate?

Kenya ranks 44th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is birth rate vs. death rate rising or falling in Kenya?

Over the last ten years it is down 16.4%. 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 Birth rate vs. death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Birth rate vs. death rate in Kenya

Name: Birth rate vs. death rate in Kenya
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Kenya: Birth rate vs. death rate was 27.11 births per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

27.11 births per 1,000 people

Change on year

down 0.9%

World rank

44th

of 236 countries

All-time high

55.41 births per 1,000 people

in 1958

All-time low

27.11 births per 1,000 people

in 2023

Years of data

1950–2023

Birth rate vs. death rate in Kenya, 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per 1,000 people.

Analysis

The most recent figure for birth rate vs. death rate in Kenya is 27.11 births per 1,000 people, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 16.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, birth rate vs. death rate in Kenya peaked at 55.41 births per 1,000 people in 1958 and was at its lowest, 27.11 births per 1,000 people, in 2023.

That places Kenya 44th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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	53.14 births per 1,000 people	49.34 births per 1,000 people	55.41 births per 1,000 people	10
1960s	54.65 births per 1,000 people	53.06 births per 1,000 people	55.38 births per 1,000 people	10
1970s	50.33 births per 1,000 people	48.56 births per 1,000 people	52.54 births per 1,000 people	10
1980s	46.9 births per 1,000 people	44.89 births per 1,000 people	48.21 births per 1,000 people	10
1990s	41.43 births per 1,000 people	40.33 births per 1,000 people	43.93 births per 1,000 people	10
2000s	38.95 births per 1,000 people	37.17 births per 1,000 people	40.24 births per 1,000 people	10
2010s	31.69 births per 1,000 people	28.23 births per 1,000 people	36.27 births per 1,000 people	10
2020s	27.46 births per 1,000 people	27.11 births per 1,000 people	27.78 births per 1,000 people	4

Countries ranked near Kenya

41 Vanuatu 28.05 births per 1,000 people compare
42 Pakistan 27.81 births per 1,000 people compare
43 Gabon 27.67 births per 1,000 people compare
45 Palestine 27.06 births per 1,000 people compare
46 Solomon Islands 26.93 births per 1,000 people compare
47 Uzbekistan 26.46 births per 1,000 people compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Kenya

Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,119 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Number of infants who die before age 1 16,059 deaths (2100)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 3 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 3 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 504,714 (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 527,528 (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 526,588 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 546,326 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 548,338 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 564,731 (2025)

All data for Kenya →

Frequently asked questions

What is birth rate vs. death rate in Kenya?: Birth rate vs. death rate in Kenya was 27.11 births per 1,000 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest birth rate vs. death rate recorded in Kenya?: The highest recorded value was 55.41 births per 1,000 people in 1958.
What is the lowest birth rate vs. death rate recorded in Kenya?: The lowest recorded value was 27.11 births per 1,000 people in 2023.
How does Kenya rank for birth rate vs. death rate?: Kenya ranks 44th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is birth rate vs. death rate rising or falling in Kenya?: Over the last ten years it is down 16.4%. 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 Birth rate vs. death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Birth rate vs. death rate
Unit: births per 1,000 people
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.