Total Fertility Rate in Kenya
Kenya: Total Fertility Rate was 3.3 in 2022. βΌ Falling
Total Fertility Rate in Kenya, 1960β2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2022, total fertility rate in Kenya stood at 3.3. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fertility rate in Kenya peaked at 8.06 in 1966 and was at its lowest, 3.3, in 2022.
That places Kenya 48th out of 197 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.91 | 7.63 | 8.06 | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.88 | 7.68 | 8.02 | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.02 | 6.32 | 7.6 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.52 | 5.18 | 6.13 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.84 | 4.51 | 5.14 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.87 | 3.47 | 4.37 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.34 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More gender data for Kenya
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 740,912 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 751,960 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 725,839 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 736,424 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 712,907 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 723,661 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 702,473 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 712,985 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 691,890 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 702,017 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fertility rate in Kenya?
- Total fertility rate in Kenya was 3.3 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest total fertility rate recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 8.06 in 1966.
- What is the lowest total fertility rate recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3 in 2022.
- How does Kenya rank for total fertility rate?
- Kenya ranks 48th out of 197 countries with data for 2022.
- Is total fertility rate rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Total Fertility Rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.