Kenya Birth Rate 1950-2023

Chart and table of the Kenya birth rate from 1950 to 2023. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current birth rate for Kenya in 2023 is 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.
  • The birth rate for Kenya in 2020 was 28.286 births per 1000 people, a 1.08% decline from 2019.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Birth Rate
Country Name 2023 Birth Rate
Angola 38.911
Republic of Congo 38.846
Nigeria 36.026
Zambia 34.909
Cameroon 33.352
Mauritania 31.856
Sudan 30.721
Sao Tome and Principe 30.154
Solomon Islands 30.127
Timor-Leste 27.921
Vanuatu 27.788
Ghana 27.704
Kenya 27.357
Pakistan 26.042
Papua New Guinea 25.884
Kiribati 25.797
Lesotho 24.881
Eswatini 24.181
Egypt 23.635
Bolivia 20.613
Mongolia 20.543
Cambodia 20.400
Honduras 20.318
Micronesia 19.966
Philippines 19.579
Djibouti 19.465
Nicaragua 18.746
Uzbekistan 18.577
Cabo Verde 17.606
Morocco 17.238
El Salvador 17.152
India 16.949
Indonesia 16.817
Myanmar 16.798
Bangladesh 16.744
Bhutan 15.774
Tunisia 15.377
Vietnam 15.141
Sri Lanka 14.544
Georgia 12.191
Moldova 9.363
Ukraine 8.618
Kenya - Historical Birth Rate Data
Year Birth Rate Growth Rate
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%