Editing Demographics of Kenya (section)

==Vital statistics==
[[File:Life expectancy by WBG -Kenya -diff.png|thumb|300px|[[Life expectancy at birth]] in Kenya]]
Registration of vital events is in Kenya not complete. The Population Department of the United Nations prepared the following estimates.
<ref>{{Cite web |title=World Population Prospects - Population Division - United Nations |url=https://population.un.org/wpp/ |access-date=2022-07-13 |website=population.un.org}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: right;"
|-
! width="70pt"|Period
!Population 
per year
! width="70pt"|Live births per year
! width="70pt"|Deaths per year
! width="70pt"|Natural change per year
! width="70pt"|CBR*
! width="70pt"|CDR*
! width="70pt"|NC*
! width="70pt"|TFR*
! width="70pt"|IMR*
! width="70pt"|[[Life expectancy]]<br />(in years)
|-
|1950
|5 712 000
|   285,000 
|   167,000 
|   118,000 
|49.5
|28.9
|20.6
|7.33
|162.2
|38.90
|-
|1951
|5 836 000
|  299,000 
|  166,000 
|  133,000 
|50.7
|28.1
|22.6
|7.36
|161.2
|39.09
|-
|1952
|5 975 000
|  313,000 
|  168,000 
|  146,000 
|51.8
|27.8
|24.1
|7.39
|159.4
|38.95
|-
|1953
|6 122 000
|  328,000 
|  163,000 
|  165,000 
|52.8
|26.3
|26.5
|7.42
|152.2
|40.32
|-
|1954
|6 282 000
|  342,000 
|  159,000 
|  183,000 
|53.7
|25.0
|28.7
|7.45
|145.3
|41.69
|-
|1955
|6 461 000
|  356,000 
|  156,000 
|  200,000 
|54.3
|23.8
|30.5
|7.48
|138.9
|42.96
|-
|1956
|6 657 000
|  372,000 
|  154,000 
|  219,000 
|55.0
|22.7
|32.3
|7.53
|132.9
|44.12
|-
|1957
|6 871 000
|  388,000 
|  149,000 
|  239,000 
|55.5
|21.3
|34.2
|7.59
|127.3
|45.83
|-
|1958
|7 104 000
|  403,000 
|  148,000 
|  255,000 
|55.6
|20.4
|35.2
|7.60
|122.2
|46.88
|-
|1959
|7 343 000
|  414,000 
|  146,000 
|  268,000 
|55.4
|19.5
|35.8
|7.62
|117.5
|47.77
|-
|1960
|7 609 000
|  428,000 
|  145,000 
|  283,000 
|55.2
|18.6
|36.5
|7.63
|113.2
|48.68
|-
|1961
|7 894 000
|  446,000 
|  144,000 
|  302,000 
|55.5
|17.9
|37.6
|7.72
|109.4
|49.53
|-
|1962
|8 201 000
|  465,000 
|  144,000 
|  321,000 
|style="color: blue"|55.6
|17.2
|38.4
|7.80
|106.0
|50.22
|-
|1963
|8 526 000
|  482,000 
|  145,000 
|  338,000 
|55.5
|16.6
|38.8
|7.86
|103.1
|50.81
|-
|1964
|8 868 000
|  500,000 
|  146,000 
|  354,000 
|55.2
|16.1
|39.1
|7.92
|100.6
|51.33
|-
|1965
|9 227 000
|  521,000 
|  148,000 
|  373,000 
|55.3
|15.7
|style="color: blue"|39.6
|8.03
|98.7
|51.70
|-
|1966
|9 608 000
|  539,000 
|  150,000 
|  388,000 
|54.9
|15.3
|39.6
|style="color:blue"|8.06
|97.0
|52.10
|-
|1967
|9 997 000
|  555,000 
|  153,000 
|  402,000 
|54.4
|15.0
|39.4
|8.05
|95.5
|52.46
|-
|1968
|10 405 000
|  572,000 
|  155,000 
|  417,000 
|53.8
|14.6
|39.3
|8.04
|94.0
|52.78
|-
|1969
|10 823 000
|  589,000 
|  157,000 
|  433,000 
|53.4
|14.2
|39.2
|8.03
|92.4
|53.17
|-
|1970
|11 256 000
|  606,000 
|  158,000 
|  447,000 
|52.7
|13.8
|38.9
|8.02
|90.8
|53.58
|-
|1971
|11 690 000
|  625,000 
|  159,000 
|  466,000 
|52.4
|13.3
|39.1
|8.00
|89.1
|54.26
|-
|1972
|12 107 000
|  639,000 
|  158,000 
|  481,000 
|51.7
|12.8
|38.9
|7.98
|87.2
|55.01
|-
|1973
|12 539 000
|  652,000 
|  158,000 
|  495,000 
|51.0
|12.3
|38.7
|7.94
|85.3
|55.68
|-
|1974
|12 982 000
|  668,000 
|  160,000 
|  507,000 
|50.4
|12.1
|38.3
|7.91
|83.3
|55.63
|-
|1975
|13 426 000
|  685,000 
|  162,000 
|  523,000 
|50.0
|11.8
|38.2
|7.88
|81.2
|55.83
|-
|1976
|13 878 000
|  704,000 
|  164,000 
|  540,000 
|49.8
|11.6
|38.2
|7.84
|79.0
|55.90
|-
|1977
|14 327 000
|  722,000 
|  164,000 
|  559,000 
|49.4
|11.2
|38.2
|7.80
|76.7
|56.49
|-
|1978
|14 828 000
|  744,000 
|  164,000 
|  580,000 
|49.2
|10.8
|38.4
|7.75
|74.4
|56.94
|-
|1979
|15 347 000
|  766,000 
|  163,000 
|  604,000 
|49.0
|10.4
|38.6
|7.68
|72.1
|57.72
|-
|1980
|15 894 000
|  787,000 
|  162,000 
|  626,000 
|48.6
|10.0
|38.6
|7.60
|70.1
|58.50
|-
|1981
|16 480 000
|  816,000 
|  151,000 
|  665,000 
|48.5
|9.0
|39.5
|7.51
|68.2
|61.17
|-
|1982
|17 092 000
|  838,000 
|  156,000 
|  683,000 
|48.1
|8.9
|39.1
|7.40
|66.5
|60.95
|-
|1983
|17 731 000
|  860,000 
|  159,000 
|  701,000 
|47.5
|8.8
|38.7
|7.26
|64.9
|61.01
|-
|1984
|18 408 000
|  888,000 
|  164,000 
|  724,000 
|47.3
|8.8
|38.6
|7.12
|63.7
|60.80
|-
|1985
|19 099 000
|  913,000 
|  170,000 
|  743,000 
|46.9
|8.8
|38.1
|6.98
|62.8
|60.58
|-
|1986
|19 806 000
|  941,000 
|  178,000 
|  763,000 
|46.6
|8.8
|37.8
|6.85
|62.4
|60.22
|-
|1987
|20 516 000
|  966,000 
|  185,000 
|  781,000 
|46.2
|8.8
|37.3
|6.68
|62.4
|60.04
|-
|1988
|21 248 000
|  982,000 
|  195,000 
|  788,000 
|45.4
|9.0
|36.4
|6.51
|62.9
|59.54
|-
|1989
|22 004 000
|  998,000 
|  205,000 
|  793,000 
|44.5
|9.2
|35.4
|6.32
|63.9
|59.04
|-
|1990
|22 772 000
| 1,008,000 
|  216,000 
|  793,000 
|43.5
|9.3
|34.2
|6.13
|65.2
|58.61
|-
|1991
|23 553 000
| 1,019,000 
|  228,000 
|  791,000 
|42.5
|9.5
|33.0
|5.94
|66.8
|58.01
|-
|1992
|24 284 000
| 1,029,000 
|  242,000 
|  787,000 
|41.7
|9.8
|31.9
|5.75
|68.3
|57.26
|-
|1993
|25 028 000
| 1,044,000 
|  255,000 
|  789,000 
|41.1
|10.0
|31.0
|5.57
|69.4
|56.62
|-
|1994
|25 756 000
| 1,062,000 
|  266,000 
|  796,000 
|40.6
|10.2
|30.4
|5.45
|70.1
|56.27
|-
|1995
|26 512 000
| 1,088,000 
|  280,000 
|  809,000 
|40.4
|10.4
|30.0
|5.37
|70.1
|55.62
|-
|1996
|27 245 000
| 1,112,000 
|  292,000 
|  821,000 
|40.2
|10.5
|29.7
|5.31
|69.7
|55.16
|-
|1997
|27 987 000
| 1,139,000 
|  303,000 
|  836,000 
|40.1
|10.7
|29.4
|5.26
|68.7
|54.82
|-
|1998
|28 742 000
| 1,174,000 
|  313,000 
|  861,000 
|40.2
|10.7
|29.5
|5.25
|67.4
|54.53
|-
|1999
|29 533 000
| 1,199,000 
|  321,000 
|  878,000 
|40.0
|10.7
|29.3
|5.18
|65.6
|54.50
|-
|2000
|30 398 000
| 1,232,000 
|  329,000 
|  903,000 
|39.9
|10.7
|29.3
|5.14
|63.6
|54.41
|-
|2001
|31 306 000
| 1,271,000 
|  336,000 
|  934,000 
|40.0
|10.6
|29.4
|5.09
|61.3
|54.51
|-
|2002
|32 295 000
| 1,298,000 
|  339,000 
|  959,000 
|39.6
|10.3
|29.3
|5.02
|58.9
|54.99
|-
|2003
|33 265 000
| 1,318,000 
|  337,000 
|  981,000 
|39.0
|10.0
|29.1
|4.91
|56.5
|55.60
|-
|2004
|34 270 000
| 1,347,000 
|  334,000 
| 1,013,000 
|38.7
|9.6
|29.1
|4.83
|54.0
|56.36
|-
|2005
|35 314 000
| 1,380,000 
|  328,000 
| 1,052,000 
|38.5
|9.1
|29.4
|4.78
|51.3
|57.34
|-
|2006
|36 372 000
| 1,414,000 
|  323,000 
| 1,091,000 
|38.3
|8.7
|29.5
|4.75
|48.8
|58.22
|-
|2007
|37 479 000
| 1,450,000 
|  322,000 
| 1,128,000 
|38.1
|8.5
|29.6
|4.72
|46.5
|58.87
|-
|2008
|38 595 000
| 1,471,000 
| 317,000 
| 1,154,000 
|37.5
|8.1
|29.5
|4.65
|43.8
|59.61
|-
|2009
|39 779 000
| 1,476,000 
|  312,000 
| style=" color:blue;" | 1,164,000 
|36.6
|7.7
|28.8
|4.51
|41.7
|60.37
|-
|2010
|40 950 000
| 1,471,000 
|  314,000 
| 1,157,000 
|35.4
|7.6
|27.9
|4.37
|40.2
|60.65
|-
|2011
|42 086 000
| 1,461,000 
|  317,000 
| 1,144,000 
|34.2
|7.4
|26.8
|4.22
|39.0
|61.05
|-
|2012
|43 185 000
| 1,451,000 
|  326,000 
| 1,125,000 
|33.2
|7.5
|25.7
|4.09
|38.1
|61.12
|-
|2013
|44 267 000
| 1,440,000 
|  332,000 
| 1,008,000
|32.1
|7.4
|24.7
|3.95
|37.0
|61.39
|-
|2014
|45 318 000
| 1,436,000 
|  335,000 
| 1,101,000 
|31.3
|style="color: blue"|7.3
|24.0
|3.84
|36.0
|61.82
|-
|2015
|46 346 000
| 1,452,000 
|  345,000 
| 1,107,000 
|31.0
|7.4
|23.6
|3.80
|34.9
|61.89
|-
|2016
|47 357 000
| 1,457,000 
|  352,000 
| 1,105,000 
|30.4
|7.3
|23.1
|3.72
|33.8
|62.16
|-
|2017
|48 432 000
| 1,458,000 
|  357,000 
| 1,100,000 
|29.8
|7.3
|22.5
|3.64
|33.0
|62.48
|-
|2018
|49 464 000
| 1,460,000 
|  365,000 
| 1,094,000 
|29.2
|7.3
|21.9
|3.58
|32.0
|62.68
|-
|2019<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.knbs.or.ke/2019-kenya-population-and-housing-census-results/ | title=2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census Results - Kenya National Bureau of Statistics | date=4 November 2019 }}</ref>
|47 564 296
| 1,451,000 
|  372,000 
| 1,079,000 
|28.5
|7.3
|21.2
|3.47
|31.1
|62.94
|-
|2020
|51 460 000
| 1,456,000 
|  388,000 
| 1,068,000 
|28.0
|7.5
|20.5
|3.40
|30.4
|62.68
|-
|2021
|53 219 000
| 1,469,000 
|style="color: red"| 432,000 
| 984,000 
|27.6
|8.1
|style="color: red"|18.5
|3.31
|31.1
|61.2
|-
|2022
|54 252 000
| 1,483,000 
| 391,000 
| 1,082,000 
|27.3
|7.2
|20.0
|3.26
|30.2
|63.3
|-
|2023
|55 339 000
| style=" color:blue;" | 1,500,000 
| 399,000 
| 1,091,000 
|style="color: red"|27.1
|7.2
|19.7
|style="color:red" |3.21
|29.7
|63.6
|-
| colspan="11" align="left" | * <small> CBR = crude birth rate (per 1000); CDR = crude death rate (per 1000); NC = natural change (per 1000); IMR = infant mortality rate per 1000 births; TFR = total fertility rate (number of children per woman)</small>
|}

===Demographic and Health Surveys===
Total Fertility Rate (TFR) (Wanted Fertility Rate) and Crude Birth Rate (CBR):<ref>{{cite web|url=http://microdata.worldbank.org/index.php/catalog/dhs#_r=&collection=&country=&dtype=&from=1890&page=8&ps=&sk=&sort_by=nation&sort_order=&to=2014&topic=&view=s&vk=|title=MEASURE DHS: Demographic and Health Surveys|website=Microdata.worldbank.org|access-date=7 November 2017}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! rowspan=2| Year
! colspan=2| Total
! colspan=2| Urban
! colspan=2| Rural
|-
! CBR !! TFR
! CBR !! TFR
! CBR !! TFR
|-
| 1977
| style="text-align:right;"| 
| style="text-align:right;"| 8.1
| style="text-align:right;"| 
| style="text-align:right;"| 
| style="text-align:right;"| 
| style="text-align:right;"| 
|-
| 1984
| style="text-align:right;"| 
| style="text-align:right;"| 7.7
| style="text-align:right;"| 
| style="text-align:right;"| 
| style="text-align:right;"| 
| style="text-align:right;"| 
|-
| 1989
| style="text-align:right;"| 
| style="text-align:right;"| 6.7
| style="text-align:right;"| 
| style="text-align:right;"| 4.5
| style="text-align:right;"| 
| style="text-align:right;"| 7.1
|-
| 1993
| style="text-align:right;"| 35.8
| style="text-align:right;"| 5.40 (3.4)
| style="text-align:right;"| 35.1
| style="text-align:right;"| 3.44 (2.5)
| style="text-align:right;"| 35.9
| style="text-align:right;"| 5.80 (3.7)
|-
| 1998
| style="text-align:right;"| 34.6
| style="text-align:right;"| 4.70 (3.5)
| style="text-align:right;"| 33.6
| style="text-align:right;"| 3.12 (2.6)
| style="text-align:right;"| 34.7
| style="text-align:right;"| 5.16 (3.8)
|-
| 2003
| style="text-align:right;"| 37.5
| style="text-align:right;"| 4.9 (3.6)
| style="text-align:right;"| 35.3
| style="text-align:right;"| 3.3 (2.6)
| style="text-align:right;"| 38.1
| style="text-align:right;"| 5.4 (3.9)
|-
| 2008–2009 (census)
| style="text-align:right;"| 34,8
| style="text-align:right;"| 4.6 (3.4)
| style="text-align:right;"| 32.5
| style="text-align:right;"| 2.9 (2.5)
| style="text-align:right;"| 35.3
| style="text-align:right;"| 5.2 (3.7)
|-
| 2014
| style="text-align:right;"| 30.5
| style="text-align:right;"| 3.9 (3.0)
| style="text-align:right;"| 31.0
| style="text-align:right;"| 3.1 (2.6)
| style="text-align:right;"| 30.3
| style="text-align:right;"| 4.5 (3.4)
|-
| 2022
| style="text-align:right;"| 27.7
| style="text-align:right;"| 3.4 (2.9)
| style="text-align:right;"| 30.1
| style="text-align:right;"| 2.7 (2.5)
| style="text-align:right;"| 26.6
| style="text-align:right;"| 4.0 (3.3)
|-
|}

Fertility data as of 2014 (DHS Program):<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/FR308/FR308.pdf|title=Demographic and Health Survey 2014|website=Dhsprograms.com|access-date=7 November 2017}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! style="width:100pt;"| Region
! style="width:100pt;"| Total fertility rate
! style="width:100pt;"| Percentage of women age 15–49 currently pregnant
! style="width:100pt;"| Mean number of children ever born to women age 40–49
|-
| [[Coast Province|Coast]] || 4.3 || 6.6 || 5.5
|-
| [[North Eastern Province (Kenya)|North Eastern]] || 6.4 || 12.0 || 7.1
|-
| [[Eastern Province (Kenya)|Eastern]] || 3.4 || 4.6 || 4.7
|-
| [[Central Province (Kenya)|Central]] || 2.8 || 4.8 || 3.7
|-
| [[Rift Valley Province|Rift Valley]] || 4.5 || 7.0 || 5.5
|-
| [[Western Province (Kenya)|Western]] || 4.7 || 6.7 || 6.1
|-
| [[Nyanza Province|Nyanza]] || 4.3 || 5.9 || 5.8
|-
| [[Nairobi City County|Nairobi]] || 2.7 || 6.8 || 3.1
|}