Average age of mothers at childbirth in Kenya
Kenya: Average age of mothers at childbirth was 28.2 years in 2023. ▼ Falling
Average age of mothers at childbirth in Kenya, 1950–2023
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 28.2 years for average age of mothers at childbirth in 2023.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average age of mothers at childbirth in Kenya peaked at 29.75 years in 1950 and was at its lowest, 28.01 years, in 2014.
Kenya ranks 185th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 29.69 years | 29.58 years | 29.75 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 29.53 years | 29.5 years | 29.58 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 29.67 years | 29.61 years | 29.73 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 29.39 years | 29.04 years | 29.66 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.7 years | 28.46 years | 29.02 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.41 years | 28.36 years | 28.45 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.14 years | 28.01 years | 28.3 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.22 years | 28.2 years | 28.25 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 182 Antigua and Barbuda 28.25 years compare
- 183 Anguilla 28.25 years compare
- 184 Dominica 28.21 years compare
- 186 Costa Rica 28.2 years compare
- 187 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 28.19 years compare
- 188 Bolivia 28.14 years compare
More reference data data for Kenya
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 58.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5379 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 12.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 67.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 68.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.1803 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.1 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average age of mothers at childbirth in Kenya?
- Average age of mothers at childbirth in Kenya was 28.2 years in 2023, according to Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 29.75 years in 1950.
- What is the lowest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.01 years in 2014.
- How does Kenya rank for average age of mothers at childbirth?
- Kenya ranks 185th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average age of mothers at childbirth rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Average age of mothers at childbirth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Mean age of mothers at the birth of their children if women were subject throughout their lives to the age-specific fertility rates observed in a given year.