Kenya: trends in fertility by residence 2022

In 2022, the lowest total fertility rate was achieved among individuals residing in urban areas in Kenya, at 2.8 percent. Fertility rates in rural areas have declined considerably since 1989, from 7.1 percent to 3.9 percent in 2022. This is likely due to increased education, the use of contraception, and wanting to live a quality life.

Total fertility rates in Kenya from 1989 to 2022, by residence

Characteristic	Urban	Rural
2022	2.8	3.9
2014	3.1	4.5
2008-9	2.9	5.2
2003	3.3	5.4
1998	3.1	5.2
1993	3.4	5.8
1989	4.5	7.1

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Release date

January 2023

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Region

Kenya

Survey time period

1989 to 2022

Age group

18-49 years

Supplementary notes

The source states the following: "The sample for the 2022 KDHS was drawn from the Kenya Household Master Sample Frame (K-HMSF). This is the frame that KNBS currently operates to conduct household-based sample surveys in Kenya. In 2019, Kenya conducted a Population and Housing Census, and a total of 129,067 enumeration areas (EAs) were developed. Of these EAs, 10,000 were selected with probability proportional to size to create the KHMSF. The 10,000 EAs were randomized into four equal subsamples. The survey sample was drawn from one of the four subsamples. The EAs were developed into clusters through a process of household listing and geo-referencing. To design the frame, each of the 47 counties in Kenya was stratified into rural and urban strata, resulting in 92 strata since Nairobi City and Mombasa counties are purely urban."

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