Live births in Kenya
Live births in Kenya was 1.5 million in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 1.1% from 2022. That is the 17th highest of 236 countries in 2023.
Live births in Kenya, 1950 to 2023
All 74 values
| Period | count |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 1,499,998 Estimated |
| 2022 | 1,483,377 Estimated |
| 2021 | 1,469,426 Estimated |
| 2020 | 1,450,722 Estimated |
| 2019 | 1,445,243 Estimated |
| 2018 | 1,457,849 Estimated |
| 2017 | 1,456,356 Estimated |
| 2016 | 1,453,935 Estimated |
| 2015 | 1,455,413 Estimated |
| 2014 | 1,452,569 Estimated |
| 2013 | 1,458,784 Estimated |
| 2012 | 1,477,880 Estimated |
| 2011 | 1,496,940 Estimated |
| 2010 | 1,508,620 Estimated |
| 2009 | 1,501,942 Estimated |
| 2008 | 1,484,001 Estimated |
| 2007 | 1,456,741 Estimated |
| 2006 | 1,420,499 Estimated |
| 2005 | 1,388,301 Estimated |
| 2004 | 1,357,304 Estimated |
| 2003 | 1,327,867 Estimated |
| 2002 | 1,303,182 Estimated |
| 2001 | 1,270,715 Estimated |
| 2000 | 1,233,019 Estimated |
| 1999 | 1,199,045 Estimated |
| 1998 | 1,173,344 Estimated |
| 1997 | 1,139,284 Estimated |
| 1996 | 1,111,038 Estimated |
| 1995 | 1,086,164 Estimated |
| 1994 | 1,056,580 Estimated |
| 1993 | 1,040,278 Estimated |
| 1992 | 1,025,956 Estimated |
| 1991 | 1,018,015 Estimated |
| 1990 | 1,005,684 Estimated |
| 1989 | 992,859 Estimated |
| 1988 | 973,805 Estimated |
| 1987 | 954,408 Estimated |
| 1986 | 928,342 Estimated |
| 1985 | 899,803 Estimated |
| 1984 | 873,157 Estimated |
| 1983 | 845,129 Estimated |
| 1982 | 822,326 Estimated |
| 1981 | 799,792 Estimated |
| 1980 | 772,264 Estimated |
| 1979 | 750,789 Estimated |
| 1978 | 729,606 Estimated |
| 1977 | 709,197 Estimated |
| 1976 | 692,207 Estimated |
| 1975 | 673,223 Estimated |
| 1974 | 656,113 Estimated |
| 1973 | 641,917 Estimated |
| 1972 | 628,772 Estimated |
| 1971 | 615,659 Estimated |
| 1970 | 597,316 Estimated |
| 1969 | 580,445 Estimated |
| 1968 | 562,955 Estimated |
| 1967 | 546,554 Estimated |
| 1966 | 530,867 Estimated |
| 1965 | 512,865 Estimated |
| 1964 | 494,596 Estimated |
| 1963 | 477,028 Estimated |
| 1962 | 459,588 Estimated |
| 1961 | 442,402 Estimated |
| 1960 | 424,659 Estimated |
| 1959 | 411,095 Estimated |
| 1958 | 397,543 Estimated |
| 1957 | 382,853 Estimated |
| 1956 | 366,915 Estimated |
| 1955 | 351,292 Estimated |
| 1954 | 337,561 Estimated |
| 1953 | 324,838 Estimated |
| 1952 | 311,279 Estimated |
| 1951 | 297,861 Estimated |
| 1950 | 284,634 Estimated |
Kenya compared with nearby places
- Under 100K
- 100K to 200K
- 200K to 400K
- 400K to 1M
- 1M and over
- No data
Rankings
Definition
Live births to mothers resident in the area during the year.
How to cite
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.Citation styles
APA 7
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births) (Live births, Kenya, 1950 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz
MLA 9
World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births), Live births, Kenya, 1950 to 2023. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 13 Dec. 2024, https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/kenya. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. 2024. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Live births, Kenya, 1950 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/kenya.
Harvard
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024) World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births), Live births, Kenya, 1950 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/births/kenya (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{united_live_births_kenya_2023,
author = {{United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division}},
title = {{World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births): Live births, Kenya, 1950 to 2023}},
year = {2024},
howpublished = {Data set},
url = {https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz},
urldate = {2026-10-12},
note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/kenya. Publisher attribution: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel\%20Files/1\_Indicator\%20(Standard)/CSV\_FILES/WPP2024\_Demographic\_Indicators\_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.},
}
RIS
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What is the live births in Kenya?
Live births in Kenya was 1.5 million in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 1.1% from 2022. That is the 17th highest of 236 countries in 2023.
Where does this figure come from?
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.
What was the highest live births in Kenya?
1.51 million in 2010, the highest value since 1950 in this series.