Sex ratio at birth in Kenya
Kenya: Sex ratio at birth was 1.02 male births per female births in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1.02 male births per female births
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
213th
of 218 countries
All-time high
1.02 male births per female births
in 2011
All-time low
1.01 male births per female births
in 1984
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Sex ratio at birth in Kenya, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in male births per female births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sex ratio at birth in Kenya is 1.02 male births per female births, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex ratio at birth in Kenya peaked at 1.02 male births per female births in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.01 male births per female births, in 1984.
Kenya ranks 213th of 218 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Sex ratio at birth in Kenya, year by year
| Year | male births per female births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.02 male births per female births | — |
| 1961 | 1.02 male births per female births | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 1.02 male births per female births | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 1.02 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1.02 male births per female births | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 1.02 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1.02 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1.02 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1.02 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1.02 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 1.02 male births per female births | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 1.02 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1.02 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1.02 male births per female births | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 1.02 male births per female births | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 1.02 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 1.02 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1.02 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1.02 male births per female births | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 1.02 male births per female births | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 1.02 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1.02 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1.02 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1.02 male births per female births | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 1.01 male births per female births | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 1.01 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1.01 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1.02 male births per female births | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 1.01 male births per female births | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 1.02 male births per female births | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 1.02 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1.02 male births per female births | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 1.02 male births per female births | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 1.02 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.02 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.02 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.02 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.02 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.02 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.02 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.02 male births per female births | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 1.02 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.02 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.02 male births per female births | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.02 male births per female births | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.02 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.02 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.02 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.02 male births per female births | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.02 male births per female births | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.02 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.02 male births per female births | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.02 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.02 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.02 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.02 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.02 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.02 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.02 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.02 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.02 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.02 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.02 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.02 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.02 male births per female births | -0.1% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 1.02 male births per female births is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.04 male births per female births, 98% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 1.02 male births per female births is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.03 male births per female births, 99% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.02 male births per female births | 1.02 male births per female births | 1.02 male births per female births | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.02 male births per female births | 1.02 male births per female births | 1.02 male births per female births | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.02 male births per female births | 1.01 male births per female births | 1.02 male births per female births | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.02 male births per female births | 1.02 male births per female births | 1.02 male births per female births | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.02 male births per female births | 1.02 male births per female births | 1.02 male births per female births | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.02 male births per female births | 1.02 male births per female births | 1.02 male births per female births | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 male births per female births | 1.02 male births per female births | 1.02 male births per female births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 210 Burundi 1.02 male births per female births compare
- 210 Zimbabwe 1.02 male births per female births compare
- 212 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1.02 male births per female births compare
- 213 Gabon 1.02 male births per female births compare
- 215 Mozambique 1.02 male births per female births compare
- 216 Malawi 1.01 male births per female births compare
More health data for Kenya
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.44 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6026 % change on previous year (2090)
- 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 89 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0621 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex ratio at birth in Kenya?
- Sex ratio at birth in Kenya was 1.02 male births per female births in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest sex ratio at birth recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 male births per female births in 2011.
- What is the lowest sex ratio at birth recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.01 male births per female births in 1984.
- How does Kenya rank for sex ratio at birth?
- Kenya ranks 213th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sex ratio at birth rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Sex ratio at birth (male births per female births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Sex ratio at birth refers to male births per female births.