Kenya’s fertility rate declining as Embu, Kiambu women record lowest births
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Fertility rate was lowest in Embu County, where women were found to have an average of 2.2 births each.
Kenya has, in the last two decades, recorded a decline in the fertility rate due to a reduction in the average number of births per woman.
This is according to the Kenya Mini Demographic and Health Survey, 2025/2026, conducted by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS).
